2020 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol explained

Competition:Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
Season:2020
Winners:O&M
Previous Winners:Cibao FC
Continentalcup1:2021 CFU Club Championship
Matches:32
Total Goals:85
League Topscorer:Haiti Daniel Jamesley (7 goals)
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2021

The 2020 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol was the sixth season of the LDF. This most important soccer tournament in the country, organized by the Dominican Soccer Federation Dominican Football Federation, was scheduled to begin in the second week of March, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] 10 teams participated in the competition. The tournament was in three phases (regular phase – liguilla phase – play-off phase).[2]

On September 24, the change of format to the group stage was announced, which began on October 9. It was scheduled to end on December 13.

The Liga Dominicana de Futbol tournament is made up of two parts:[3]

Competition system

The order of classification of the teams will be determined in a general calculation table, as follows:

  1. Higher number of points;
  2. Greater goal difference in favor; in case of equality;
  3. Higher number of goals scored; in case of equality;
  4. Highest number of away goals scored; in case of equality;
  5. Less amount of red cards received; in case of equality;
  6. Less quantity of yellow cards received; in case of equality;
  7. Draw.

Qualification for international competitions

The champion and runner-up of the 'Grand Final will have a place in the CFU Club Championship

Participating teams

A total of 8 teams will compete in the 2020 Tournament.

Teams by Province

ProvinceN.ºTeams
Distrito Nacional2Club Atlético Pantoja y O&M FC
La Vega2Atlético Vega Real y Jarabacoa FC
Puerto Plata2Atlántico FC y Pantoja FC
La Romana1Delfines del Este FC
San Cristóbal1Atlético San Cristóbal
Santiago Province1Cibao FC

Team Information

TeamManagerCityStadiumCapacityEstablishSponsorsUniforms
Atlántico FC Miguel Ángel AcostaPuerto PlataEstadio Leonel Plácido2,0002014 Ocean World
Farmacia Popular
Batu Wear
Atlético Pantoja Alejandro TrionfiniSanto DomingoFélix Sánchez Olympic Stadium27,0001999 Banco BHD León
Laboratorios Rowe
Walon Sport
Atlético San Cristóbal Johannes HernándezSan CristóbalEstadio Panamericano2,8002014 Loncin Holdings Batú Wear
Atlético Vega Real Nahuel BernabeiLa VegaEstadio Olímpico7,0002014 Angloamericana de Seguros
Alaver
LAF Sport
Cibao FC Jorge AlfonsoSantiago de los CaballerosEstadio Cibao FC10,0002014 Banreservas
Delfines del Este FC Edward AcevedoLa RomanaEstadio Municipal La Romana1,2002014 Bee Sport
Jarabacoa FC Pedro EstévezJarabacoaEstadio Olímpico7,0001986 Banreservas
QA Company SRL
Batú Wear
Pantoja Alejandro TrionfiniSosúaEstadio Leonel Plácido27,0001962 Banco BHD León
Laboratorios Rowe
Walon Sport
O&M FC Ronald BatistaSanto DomingoFélix Sánchez Olympic Stadium27,0001974 Universidad Dominicana O&M HEB

North Circuit

Team / Match010203040506
Cibao FC2 1 2 1 1 1
Atlántico FC3 3 1 2 3 2
Atlético Vega Real1 2 3 3 2 3
Jarabacoa FC4 4 4 4 4 4

South Circuit

Team / Match010203040506
O&M FC1 1 1 1 1 1
Delfines del Este FC3 4 3 2 2 2
Atlético San Cristóbal4 2 4 4 3 3
Atlético Pantoja2 3 2 3 4 4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 3, 2020. Futbol iniciara su fase i la proxima week. Football will start its Phase I next week. El Caribe. es.
  2. Web site: November 13, 2019. New LDF advances assembly of the 2020 tournament. dead. https://archive.today/20200806140842/https://elnuevodiario.com.do/nueva-ldf-avanza-montaje-del-torneo-2020/?fbclid=IwAR01KFiV3Nnqj5X3rYoYym3y7aDLOekDLW1BbxBSyZo8bDsZUm5mXp8yvVE. August 6, 2020. El Nuevo Diario. May 22, 2021.
  3. Web site: TWELVE The Podcast. December 22, 2019. What the LDF Must Improve by 2020. live. anchor.fm. https://web.archive.org/web/20210522200654/https://anchor.fm/elihu-castillo/episodes/WHAT-MUST-IMPROVE-THE-LDF-FOR-THE-2020-e9nhkg . May 22, 2021 .