2016 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol season
# 2016 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol season

The 2016 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol season (known as the LDF Banco Popular for sponsorship reasons) is the 2nd season of professional football in the Dominican Republic. Club Atlético Pantoja are the reigning champions, having won their first title last year.

## Stadia and locations

Each team will play 18 matches in the regular season, the 4 teams with most points qualify to the playoffs. The champion will be decided in a single-legged final.

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Atlántico FC | Puerto Plata | Estadio Leonel Plácido | 2,000 |
| Atlético San Cristóbal | San Cristóbal | Estadio Panamericano | 2,800 |
| Atlético Vega Real | La Vega | Estadio Olímpico | 7,000 |
| Bauger FC | Santo Domingo | Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez | 27,000 |
| Cibao FC | Santiago | Estadio Cibao FC | 5,000 |
| Club Atlético Pantoja | Santo Domingo | Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez | 27,000 |
| Club Barcelona Atlético | Santo Domingo Este | Estadio Parque del Este | 3,000 |
| Delfines del Este FC | La Romana | Estadio Municipal La Romana | |
| Moca FC | Moca | Estadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86 | 7,000 |
| Universidad O&M F.C. | Santo Domingo | Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez | 27,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Club Barcelona Atlético | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 38 | Championship Round |
| 2 | Cibao FC | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 35 | Championship Round |
| 3 | Club Atlético Pantoja | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 32 | Championship Round |
| 4 | Atlético San Cristóbal | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 28 | Championship Round |
| 5 | Atlético Vega Real | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 25 | |
| 6 | Atlántico FC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 25 | |
| 7 | Moca FC | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 21 | |
| 8 | Universidad O&M F.C. | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 20 | |
| 9 | Bauger FC | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 18 | |
| 10 | Delfines del Este FC | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 42 | −30 | 8 | |

## Championship round

### Semifinals

**Second leg**

Cibao FC wins 2–1 on aggregate

Club Barcelona Atlético wins 4–1 on aggregate

## Results

| Home \ Away | ATL | ASC | AVR | BAU | CIB | CAP | CBA | DDE | MOC | UO&M |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlántico FC | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Atlético San Cristóbal | 2–3 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Atlético Vega Real | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Bauger FC | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Cibao FC | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Club Atlético Pantoja | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Club Barcelona Atlético | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Delfines del Este FC | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Moca FC | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 0–0 |
| Universidad O&M F.C. | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anderson Arias | Barcelona Atlético | 11 |
| 2 | Berthame Dine | Atlético Vega Real | 10 |
| 3 | Domingo Peralta | Cibao FC | 9 |
| 4 | Darly Batista | Atlético Pantoja | 7 |
| 5 | Jonathan Faña | Cibao | 6 |
| – | Luis Espinal | Atlético Pantoja | 6 |
| – | Jorge Alonso | Atlético San Cristóbal | 6 |
| – | Bony Pierre | Bauger FC | 6 |
| – | Kensy Guerrero | Atlético San Cristóbal | 6 |
| – | Marcel Hernández | Moca FC | 6 |
| 11 | Pablo Cabrera | Atlético Pantoja | 5 |
| – | Jose Felix Gutierrez | Universidad O&M FC | 5 |
| 13 | Patrick Soko | Cibao FC | 4 |
| – | Luciano Copetti | Bauger FC | 4 |
| – | Herlyn Cuica | Moca FC | 4 |
| – | Charles Herold Jr. | Cibao FC | 4 |
| – | Wuiswell Isea | Atlántico FC | 4 |
| – | Kens Germain | Delfines del Este FC | 4 |

### Hat-tricks

| Date | Player | Goals | Local | Result | Visiting | Week |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 April 2016 | Darly Batista | 3' 13' 16' | Club Atlético Pantoja | 3–0 | Delfines del Este FC | Jornada 4 |
| 30 July 2016 | Domingo Peralta | 16' 42' 72' | Cibao FC | 5–0 | Delfines del Este FC | Jornada 18 |
| 14 August 2016 | Enson Rodríguez | 40' 44' 48' | Club Barcelona Atlético | 3–0 | Atlético San Cristóbal | Semifinals Second leg |

### Player of the week

| Week | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| Week 1 | Berthame Dine | Atlético Vega Real |
| Week 2 | Luciano Copetti | Bauger FC |
| Week 3 | Anderson Arias | Club Barcelona Atlético |
| Weeka 4 | Darly Batista | Club Atlético Pantoja |
| Week 5 | Anderson Arias | Club Barcelona Atlético |
| Week 6 | Dennis Agyekum | Atlético San Cristóbal |
| Week 7 | Wilman Modesta | Club Barcelona Atlético |
| Week 8 | Jonathan Faña | Cibao FC |
| Week 9 | Pablo Cabrera | Club Atlético Pantoja |
| Week 10 | Ramon Excellente | Delfines del Este FC |
| Week 11 | Alexander Rodríguez | Cibao FC |
| Week 12 | Marcel Hernandez | Moca FC |
| Week 13 | Ergy Berkin | Universidad O&M FC |
| Week 14 | Jorge Alonso Martín | Atlético San Cristóbal |
| Week 15 | Cristian Casseres | Atlantico FC |
| Week 16 | | – |
| Week 17 | Jorge Alonso Martín | Club Atlético San Cristóbal |
| Week 18 | Domingo Peralta | Cibao FC |
