2021 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol explained

The Liga Dominicana de Fútbol 2021 is the seventh season of the LDF, the Dominican Republic's professional football league.

Competition system

The Liga Dominicana de Futbol tournament will consist of three parts:

'Regular Season:' A system of all against all will be played. Each team will play a total of 9 games in their own field and in the opposite field, making a total of 18 games. The top six teams at the end of the Regular Season will advance to the League.

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) Fewest red cards received; in case of equality;
6) Fewest yellow cards received; in case of equality;
7) Draw.
'Liguilla:' The six teams classified from the regular season will play a system of all against all. Each team will play a total of five matches in their own field and in the opposite field, making a total of ten rounds. The top four teams at the end of the League will advance to the Play-offs. The ranking order will be the same as for the Regular Season.
'Play-offs:' An elimination system will be played, the first place in the Liguilla will face the fourth place and the second place will face the third. Both keys will be played in two games and the winners will advance to the Grand Final, which will also be played in two games.

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

A total of 10 teams will compete in the 2021 Tournament.

Province	N.º	Teams
Distrito Nacional	2	Club Atlético Pantoja y O&M FC
La Vega	2	Atlético Vega Real y Jarabacoa FC
La Romana	1	Delfines del Este FC
Puerto Plata	1	Atlántico FC
San Cristóbal	1	Atlético San Cristóbal
Santiago Province	1	Cibao FC

Team	Manager	City	Stadium	Capacity	Establish	Sponsors	Uniforms
Atlántico FC	Miguel Ángel Acosta	Puerto Plata	Estadio Leonel Plácido	2,000	2014	Ocean World Farmacia Popular	Batu Wear
Atlético Pantoja	Alejandro Trionfini	Santo Domingo	Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium	27,000	1999
Atlético San Cristóbal	Johannes Hernández	San Cristóbal	Estadio Panamericano	2,800	2014	Loncin Holdings	Batú Wear
Atlético Vega Real	Nahuel Bernabei	La Vega	Estadio Olímpico	7,000	2014	Angloamericana de Seguros Alaver	LAF Sport
Cibao FC	Jorge Alfonso	Santiago de los Caballeros	Estadio Cibao FC	12,000	2014	Banreservas
Atlético San Francisco	Jean Carlos Güell	San Francisco de Macorís	Estadio Julian Javier	1,200	2017
Moca FC	Hiram Apaiz	Moca	Estadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86	2,000	1971
Delfines del Este FC	Edward Acevedo	La Romana	Estadio Municipal La Romana	1,200	2014	—	Bee Sport
Jarabacoa FC		Jarabacoa	Estadio Olímpico	7,000	1986	Banreservas QA Company SRL	Batú Wear
O&M FC	Ronald Batista	Santo Domingo	Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium	27,000	1974	Universidad Dominicana O&M	HEB