| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cibao FC |
| 2019 CFU Club Championship | Cibao FC Atlético de San Francisco |
| Matches | 152 |
| Goals | 424 (2.79 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Atlético San Cristóbal 8-0Delfines del Este FC |
| Biggest away win | Atlético Vega Real 0-8Atlético de San Francisco |
| Highest scoring | Universidad O&M F.C. 5-4Cibao FC Moca FC 8-1Delfines del Este FC |
←2017 2019 → | |
The2018Liga Dominicana de Fútbol season (known as theLDF Banco Popular for sponsorship reasons) is the fourth season of professionalfootball in theDominican Republic.Atlántico FC are the reigning champions, having won this first titlelast season. The season started on 7 April 2018 and ended on 27 October 2018.[1]
While there is no promotion or relegation involving this league, there were changes to the composition of the league from last season.Bauger FC have left the league following last season. Meanwhile, three new teams have joined the league:Jarabacoa FC,Inter RD, andAtlético de San Francisco. Thus, the league now has 12 teams in total.
The format of the competition has changed for this season. The regular season will still consist of a double round robin between the participating teams. After this, a Liguilla round will be played between the top six finishers of the regular season, with a single round robin between the teams. The top 4 finishers of this phase will move on to the knockout phase of the playoffs, where the champion will be decided. The top team at the end of the regular season along with the playoff champion will qualify for the2019 Caribbean Club Championship.
The regular season began on 7 April 2018 and ended on 26 August 2018. The regular season winner qualified for the2019 Caribbean Club Championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético de San Francisco | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 48 | Liguilla and2019 Caribbean Club Championship |
| 2 | Cibao FC | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 46 | Liguilla |
| 3 | Club Atlético Pantoja | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 45 | |
| 4 | Moca FC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 38 | |
| 5 | Atlético Vega Real | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 36 | |
| 6 | Universidad O&M F.C. | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 36 | |
| 7 | Atlántico FC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 35 | |
| 8 | Jarabacoa FC | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 25 | |
| 9 | Delfines del Este FC | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 20 | |
| 10 | Atlético San Cristóbal | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 17 | |
| 11 | Inter RD | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 43 | −29 | 10 | |
| 12 | Club Barcelona Atlético | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 8 |
| Home \ Away | ATL | ASC | ASF | AVR | CIB | CAP | CBA | DDE | IRD | JAR | MOC | UOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlántico FC | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Atlético San Cristóbal | 2–2 | — | 2–5 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Atlético de San Francisco | 5–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Atlético Vega Real | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0[a] | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Cibao FC | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Club Atlético Pantoja | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Club Barcelona Atlético | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Delfines del Este FC | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 |
| Inter RD | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Jarabacoa FC | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Moca FC | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 8–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Universidad O&M F.C. | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 5–4 | 2–4 | — |
The top 6 teams from the regular season participated in a single round robin tournament to determine who qualifies for the championship playoffs. The liguilla started on 1 September 2018 and ended on 30 September 2018.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cibao FC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | Championship playoffs |
| 2 | Atlético de San Francisco | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 8 | |
| 3 | Atlético Vega Real | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Club Atlético Pantoja | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | Universidad O&M F.C. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | Moca FC | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
| Home \ Away | ASF | AVR | CIB | CAP | MOC | UOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético de San Francisco | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — |
| Atlético Vega Real | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| Cibao FC | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | — | — |
| Club Atlético Pantoja | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | — | 2–2 | — |
| Moca FC | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 0–0 |
| Universidad O&M F.C. | 0–1 | — | 2–5 | 1–2 | — | — |
The top 4 finishers of the Liguilla qualify for this phase. These matches began on 6 October 2018 and ended on 27 October 2018.
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
| 1 | Cibao FC | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | Club Atlético Pantoja | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 1 | Cibao FC | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Atlético de San Francisco | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Atlético de San Francisco | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||||||
| 3 | Atlético Vega Real | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
The first legs were played on 6 and 7 October 2018 and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 October 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Atlético Pantoja | 4–6 | Cibao FC | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| Atlético Vega Real | 1–10 | Atlético de San Francisco | 0–8 | 1–2 |
Tha final was played on 27 October 2018.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cibao FC | 1–0 | Atlético de San Francisco |