Volleyball national side
Dominican Republic Women
National team · Dominican Republic
«Queens of the Caribbean»
The Pabellón de Voleibol, inside the Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte in Santo Domingo, is where the Dominican Republic women's team plays most of its home dates, though the biggest occasions have gone to the larger Arena BanReservas, built to hold crowds the Pabellón cannot. The choice tells its own story: a federation that outgrew its own venue on the nights that mattered most.
The team's name in the country's colours, red, white and blue, goes back to the Central American and Caribbean Games of 1946, the first major tournament it entered and the first it won. That win in Barranquilla set a pattern the team would return to again and again in the region, eight Central American and Caribbean titles in all, the most recent in 2023.
The wider breakthrough came later, under Brazilian coach Marcos Kwiek, in charge since 2008. He took the team to a fifth-place finish at the 2012 London Olympics and a fifth at the 2014 World Championship, the best results either tournament has produced for the Dominicans, and built the side that would go on to beat continental rivals with regularity, four NORCECA Championships since 2009, three Pan American Games golds, six Pan American Cups.
Libero Brenda Castillo carried that period on her back, named the best libero at the 2012 Olympics in the tournament where the team announced itself outside the Caribbean. Puerto Rico has remained the team's fiercest opponent throughout, meetings between the two treated as the region's own final long before either side reaches one.
The Nations League has so far resisted them, a sixth-place finish in 2021 the high point, which leaves the world stage as the gap still to close.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 19 Sep | Pan-American Cup Women |
USA Women
H
|
0:3 | L |
| 18 Sep | Pan-American Cup Women |
Mexico Women
A
|
3:2 | W |
| 17 Sep | Pan-American Cup Women |
Cuba Women
H
|
3:1 | W |
| 16 Sep | Pan-American Cup Women |
Puerto Rico Women
H
|
1:3 | L |
| 14 Sep | Pan-American Cup Women |
Canada Women
H
|
3:1 | W |
| 12 Sep | Pan-American Cup Women |
Venezuela Women
H
|
3:0 | W |
Standing
Pan-American Cup WomenGroup stage · Group A
| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Puerto Rico Women
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 12:2 | 18 |
| 2 |
 Dominican Republic Women
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 10:4 | 15 |
| 3 |
Canada Women
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 8:6 | 12 |
| 4 |
 Nicaragua Women
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 3:11 | 3 |
| 5 |
Venezuela Women
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 2:12 | 2 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 155| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 155 | 87 | 68 |
| Scored | 317 | 187 | 130 |
| Conceded | 275 | 138 | 137 |
| Average per match | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Conceded per game | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Difference | +42 | +49 | −7 |
Fixtures of Dominican Republic Women
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19 Sep
USA Women
H
0:3
L
-
18 Sep
Mexico Women
A
3:2
W
-
17 Sep
Cuba Women
H
3:1
W
-
16 Sep
Puerto Rico Women
H
1:3
L
-
14 Sep
Canada Women
H
3:1
W
-
12 Sep
Venezuela Women
H
3:0
W
-
11 Sep
Nicaragua Women
H
3:0
W
-
12 Jul
Canada Women
A
1:3
L
Honours of Dominican Republic Women
- Central American and Caribbean Games 1946, 1962, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2023 8
- Pan American Cup 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2022 6
- NORCECA Championship 2009, 2019, 2021, 2023 4
- Pan American Games 2003, 2019, 2023 3