Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions
Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is an American soccer team based in Cape Coral, Florida, United States.
| Full name | Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Dutch Lions | ||
| Founded | April 2015 | ||
| Owner | Dutch Lions consulting group Mike Mossel | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club was founded in April 2015. In the season of 2018 the club grew to 140 Youth Academy members, 25 Lion Cubs members and a Women's Team .
Since the start of the club, the Youth Academy have 3 teams in top 50 of the State and every team is in the top 100 of the state. From the U8 to the U16G, every single team won a tournament once a season.
In February 2017 the U10B won the Bazooka President's Day Tournament in Winter Haven with a 5–4 victory in the final.
In February 2017 Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC took over the WPSL license from Palm City and became the 1st club in Lee County with a WPSL license. The club has a collaboration with ADO Den Haag from The Netherlands.
In January 2018 the U14G won the I-75 Shootout in Fort Myers by winning all 4 games. Besides that the U12G became the first Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC Youth Team in May 2018 that entered the top-20 of the State.
In July 2018 the Women's Team became Champion of the WPSL Sunshine Conference with 16 points. This meant the first play-off bound for the club.