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| 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 | http://fgcdlfc.com | ||
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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 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.[1]
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.[2]
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. [3]