2019 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
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| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Atlético Pantoja |
| Matches played | 122 |
| Goals scored | 270 (2.21 per match) |
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The 2019 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol (known as the LDF Banco Popular for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of professional football in the Dominican Republic. The season started on 30 March 2019.[1]
The 2019 tournament of the Liga Dominicana de Futbol will start with 12 teams. The event will be developed with a new format, each of the twelve clubs can have up to 6 foreign players on their payroll.
The new format includes an "Apertura" and a "Clausura" tournament, both will be played one round and has been agreed with the twelve clubs and also with CONCACAF. The "Apertura" will have a semifinal with the four best teams and then a final, as well as the "Clausura".
Then the champion of each tournament will compete to win the qualification to the CONCACAF championship tournament. Another club will qualify for the CONCACAF tournament, accumulating the most points in both tournaments.
Apertura
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cibao (Q) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 26 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Jarabacoa (Q) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 18 | |
| 3 | Atlético Pantoja (Q) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 17 | |
| 4 | Moca (Q) | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 16 | |
| 5 | Atlético Vega Real | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 15 | |
| 6 | Universidad O&M | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 13 | |
| 7 | Atlético San Francisco | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 10 | |
| 8 | Atlántico | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 8 | |
| 9 | Barcelona Atlético | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 8 | |
| 10 | Delfines del Este | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 7 | |
| 11 | Atlético San Cristóbal | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 7 | |
| 12 | Inter RD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not enter |
Regular season results
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
| 4 | Moca | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Cibao | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Cibao | 0 (0) | |||||||||
| 3 | Atlético Pantoja (a.e.t.), (p) | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 3 | Atlético Pantoja (a.e.t.), (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | |||||||
| 2 | Jarabacoa | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | |||||||