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| Full name | Moca Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Cradle of Dominican Football | ||
| Founded | 1971; 54 years ago (1971) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86 Moca, Dominican Republic | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Manager | Maximiliano Viera | ||
| League | Liga Dominicana de Fútbol | ||
| 2025 | 4th, semi-final | ||
| Website | mocafc | ||
Moca Fútbol Club is aDominican professionalfootball team based inMoca, Dominican Republic, founded in 1971. Their home stadium isEstadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86, and the team plays in theLiga Dominicana de Fútbol (LDF).
From 1971 until 2015, Moca FC was the team with the most championships in the now defunctsemi-professional football league,Primera División de Republica Dominicana. With13 titles, Moca was the most popular club in that league. Its province is the "House of the Dominican Football".[citation needed]
In 2015, after the LDF folded, Moca joined the new professional Dominican football league in the first division,Liga Dominicana de Fútbol.
Their classic rivals areAtlético San Cristóbal andCibao FC.
Moca FC advanced to theSemi-Finals where they defeatedS.V. Robinhood in leg 1 but lost in leg 2 inpenalties.[1] This resulted in Moca FC having to fend for title of3rd place, which would still qualify them for the CONCACAF Champions Cup. On December 5, 2023, Moca FC won on aggregate 3–2 againstHarbour View FC,[2] clinching 3rd place in the2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup. This is the first time Moca FC has ever advanced to theCONCACAF Champions Cup.
Moca has historically been a hotspot for many outstanding and developing soccer players for theDominican Republic national football team. Among these are:Jonathan Faña,Richard Dabas,Jean Carlos López,Ernesto Trinidad. As of the2023 season, Moca FC has several young players already established in its senior team such asEnrique de Jesus,Alfredo Cortorreal, andRonaldo Peña.
Moca FC currently has an affiliated/reserve U-23 team in "LDF Expansion", a semi-professional development league that is unofficially considered as thesecond division of the Dominican Republic. Participation in the academy is free for all players and participants are eligible to be signed to the Moca FC senior team as a homegrown player.[citation needed]
The Youth Academy operates a soccer development program for scouting and identifying players within local clubs throughout Moca. The club also operates theEscuela Jonathan Faña, a pre-academy feeder program for players aged 8–14 which aims to provide training and development for advanced local players and identify potential academy players.[4] Along with the aforementioned football academy exists TheMoca Juniors Program, a program designed to provide supplemental development for U-12 players & other Moca-area youth clubs.[citation needed]
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