Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions
| Full name | Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Dutch Lions | ||
| Founded | April 2015 | ||
| Owner | Mike Mossel | ||
| League | US Club Soccer | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is an American soccer team based in Cape Coral, Florida, United States.
The club was founded in 2015. In seaon 2015/2016 they had 52 members in the youth academy. This amount of players doubled at the start of season 2016/2017 to 130 members in the Youth Academy.
The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions U9 qualified in June 2016 for the National Open in Orlando, Florida. They finished 3rd in the Silver Bracket during the National Open.
History
The team is supported by Dutch Eredivisie side FC Twente, and is co-owned by Erik Tammer of Tammer Sportmanagement and Mike Mossel of Business and Sports Performance. Tammer is a former professional soccer player in the Netherlands who played for clubs such as sc Heerenveen and Sparta Rotterdam, while Mossel played in Europe for RBC Roosendaal and Turnhout, and in the USL for the Cincinnati Riverhawks following his graduation from Xavier University.
In the summer of 2015 the Super 20 team played in the United Soccer Leagues' Super-20 League.
In the summer of 2016 the men's team played several friendly games in Florida.
The Dutch Lions FC consists of four franchises in the USA: Dayton Dutch Lions FC, Houston Dutch Lions FC, Cincinnati Dutch Lions FC and Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC.
Colors and badge
Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC crest is a modified version of Dayton Dutch Lions's logo, featuring the white and blue field, with an orange lion centered on the crest. The script above the vector lion reads the club's name.
Training ground
Jim Jeffers Park, Cape Coral , Florida, United States
External links
Staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| General Manager |  Jouko Gorissen |
| Academy Director | Daan Uithof |
| Program Manager | Vincent de Weger |
| Academy Manager | Menno Vermeer |
| Trainer/Coach | Davy Hendrks |