2020 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol

Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
Season	2020
Champions	O&M
Matches played	32
Goals scored	85 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer	Haiti Daniel Jamesley (7 goals)
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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.^{[citation needed]}

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

'Group stage:' A group stage system will be played divided into 2 circuits: 'North Circuit' and 'South Circuit' . Each team will play a total of 6 matches in their respective circuit in their own field and in the opposite field. The first place of each circuit will qualify directly to the semifinals, while the second and third place of each circuit will qualify for the playoffs.

Competition system

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

Higher number of points;
Greater goal difference in favor; in case of equality;
Higher number of goals scored; in case of equality;
Highest number of away goals scored; in case of equality;
Less amount of red cards received; in case of equality;
Less quantity of yellow cards received; in case of equality;
Draw.

'Final phase:' An elimination system will be played, in which the teams qualified to the repechage will play a single match, the winners will play against those directly qualified to the semifinals in two games, and the winners of this will play the Grand Final 'two-legged.

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

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

Team Information

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	Banco BHD León Laboratorios Rowe	Walon Sport
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	10,000	2014	Banreservas
Delfines del Este FC	Edward Acevedo	La Romana	Estadio Municipal La Romana	1,200	2014	—	Bee Sport
Jarabacoa FC	Pedro Estévez	Jarabacoa	Estadio Olímpico	7,000	1986	Banreservas QA Company SRL	Batú Wear
Pantoja	Alejandro Trionfini	Sosúa	Estadio Leonel Plácido	27,000	1962	Banco BHD León Laboratorios Rowe	Walon Sport
O&M FC	Ronald Batista	Santo Domingo	Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium	27,000	1974	Universidad Dominicana O&M	HEB

The Atlético San Francisco and Moca FC were not included.

North Circuit

Team / Match	01	02	03	04	05	06
Cibao FC	2	1	2	1	1	1
Atlántico FC	3	3	1	2	3	2
Atlético Vega Real	1	2	3	3	2	3
Jarabacoa FC	4	4	4	4	4	4

South Circuit

Team / Match	01	02	03	04	05	06
O&M FC	1	1	1	1	1	1
Delfines del Este FC	3	4	3	2	2	2
Atlético San Cristóbal	4	2	4	4	3	3
Atlético Pantoja	2	3	2	3	4	4

Play-offs

Quarter-finals			Semi-finals					Final

			1.A	Cibao FC	1	0	1

			2.B	Delfines del Este	2	1	3
2.B	Delfines del Este	2

3.A	Atlético Vega Real	1
								2.B	Delfines del Este	0	1	1

								1.B	O&M FC	2	2	4



			1.B	O&M FC	3	2	5

			3.B	Atlético San Cristóbal	0	1	1
2.A	Atlántico	1

3.B	Atlético San Cristóbal	3

References

^ "Futbol iniciara su fase i la proxima week" [Football will start its Phase I next week]. El Caribe (in Spanish). July 3, 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "New LDF advances assembly of the 2020 tournament". El Nuevo Diario. November 13, 2019. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
^ TWELVE The Podcast (December 22, 2019). "What the LDF Must Improve by 2020". Archived from the original on May 22, 2021 – via anchor.fm.

External links

Equipos de la LDF 2020

[1] "Futbol iniciara su fase i la proxima week" [Football will start its Phase I next week]. El Caribe (in Spanish). July 3, 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] "New LDF advances assembly of the 2020 tournament". El Nuevo Diario. November 13, 2019. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

[3] TWELVE The Podcast (December 22, 2019). "What the LDF Must Improve by 2020". Archived from the original on May 22, 2021 – via anchor.fm.

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