Moca Fútbol Club is a Dominican professional football team based in Moca, Dominican Republic, founded in 1971. Their home stadium is Estadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86, and the team plays in the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol (LDF).
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| Full name | Moca Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Cradle of Dominican Football | ||
| Founded | 1971 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86 Moca, Dominican Republic | ||
| Capacity | 7,000 | ||
| Manager | Maximiliano Viera | ||
| League | Liga Dominicana de Fútbol | ||
| Website | mocafc | ||
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History
editFrom 1971 until 2015, Moca FC was the team with the most championships in the now defunct semi-professional football league, Primera División de Republica Dominicana. With 13 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 are Atlético San Cristóbal and Cibao FC.
2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup
editMoca FC advanced to the Semi-Finals where they defeated S.V. Robinhood in leg 1 but lost in leg 2 in penalties.[1] This resulted in Moca FC having to fend for title of 3rd place, which would still qualify them for the CONCACAF Champions Cup. On December 5, 2023, Moca FC won on aggregate 3–2 against Harbour View FC,[2] clinching 3rd place in the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup. This is the first time Moca FC has ever advanced to the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Stadiums
edit- Estadio Don Bosco Moca (1971–14)
- Estadio Bragaña García (2015)
- Estadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86 (2016–)
Roster
editSenior Roster
edit- As of July 12, 2023[3]
Youth academy
editMoca has historically been a hotspot for many outstanding and developing soccer players for the Dominican Republic national football team. Among these are: Jonathan Faña, Richard Dabas, Jean Carlos López, Ernesto Trinidad. As of the 2023 season, Moca FC has several young players already established in its senior team such as Enrique de Jesus, Alfredo Cortorreal, Simón Veras and Ronaldo Peña.
Moca FC currently has an affiliated/reserve U-23 team in "LDF Expansion", a semi-professional development league that is unofficially considered as the second 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 the Escuela 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 The Moca Juniors Program, a program designed to provide supplemental development for U-12 players & other Moca-area youth clubs.[citation needed]
Current first team staff
edit- Head Coach:
Sergio Guzman - Assistant Coach:
Jonathan Urena - Physical trainer: Jair Alzate
References
edit- ^ "Game Details". Concacaf. 2023-07-14. Archived from the original on 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Game Details". CONCACAF. CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ {based on the wikipedia spanish page of moca fc and the official information of the Dominican football league (LDF)|title=Moca FC Senior Roster|
- ^ Dominguez, Angel. "Escuela de Fútbol Jonathan Faña, una escuela en el mismo trayecto del balompié dominicano". DOCE. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.