Author: Jouko Gorissen

Cape Coral, Florida, June 6 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is proud to announce Menno Vermeer as the new Academy Manager. FGCDL FC sat down with Menno to discuss his new position. Can you introduce yourself? “I’m Menno Vermeer, I am 21 years old and have been working for the Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions Read More

Cape Coral, June 6 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC Men’s team is playing their seventh game of the season today facing South West Florida United at 5:00pm in Fort Myers. After back to back victories vs IMG Academy and Kraze United SC, the Dutch Lions team is looking to get their third Read More

Cape Coral, Florida, May 31 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is proud to announce Daan Uithof as Academy Director starting June 12, 2016. FGCDL FC sat down with Daan to discuss his new position and introduce him. Can you introduce yourself? “My name is Daan Uithof, I am 31 years old and since 15 years Read More

Cape Coral, Florida, May 24 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is proud to announce that the U9 3v3 team qualified for the 3v3 US National Championships in Disney! On a warm Saturday (May 21), the U9 Lions 3v3 team played their first qualifying tournament in Cape Coral. Coach Ronald looks back on Read More

Cape Coral, Florida, May 24 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC organized the last Orange Family Event on Sunday May 22. The Orange Family ended the year with a barbecue and parent vs kids soccer games. On a warm Sunday afternoon the Orange Family came together one more time to finish the year Read More

Cape Coral, May 16 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC Men’s team played their first home game in front of 400 people against Kraze United. The Lions picked up their second straight win beating Kraze United 2-0. Kick-off of the first ever home game of the Men’s team was at 5pm but around Read More

Cape Coral, May 14 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC Men’s team will play their 1st home game of the season against Kraze United SC at Island Coast High School on Sunday afternoon at 5pm. General Manger Jouko Gorissen is looking forward to the inaugural home game of the Men’s team: “after playing Read More

Cape Coral, May 12 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC Men’s team played their 5th game of the season against the IMG academy in Bradenton. The Lions took the lead in the early minutes of the game and kept the lead. From the first minute the Dutch Lions had the control of the Read More

Cape Coral, May 11 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC Men’s team is playing their fifth game of the season today facing the IMG academy at 6.00pm in Bradenton. After a couple of strong opponents (Chivas, Kraze united, Tampa Bay Rowdies and Miami City FC) the Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is facing today the IMG Read More

Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC earns 2-2 draw against nationally ranked (12) Chivas Florida Cape Coral, May 7 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC Men’s team played their 3rd game of the season against Chivas Florida on Friday in Sarasota. The Lions came back from behind twice and picked up their first Read More

Cape Coral, May 6 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC Men’s team is playing their third game of the season today facing Chivas Florida Futbol Academy at 6.30pm in Sarasota. After the first two games against Miami United (2-1 loss) and Tampa Bay Rowdies II (4-1 loss), the Lions will face another strong opponent Read More

Cape Coral, May 2 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is happy to announce that they have renewed the partnership with the City of Cape Coral to stay at Jim Jeffers Park for the upcoming season until they can build their own complex. General Manager Jouko Gorissen commented on the renewal: “We are very Read More

Cape Coral, April 30 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC played their 2nd game of the season today against a strong Tampa Bay Rowdies 2. The Lions left Tampa with a 4-1 loss but despite the defeat the team played well considering just being in training a week playing against the 2nd Read More

Cape Coral, April 28, 2016 – The FGCDL FC coaching staff has selected the Academy Team of the Week for week 7. The Player of the Week is Avery Amaral. She scored two goals in the game of the U8! Elizabeth Woolf (U15 Girls): gave the team confidence by backing the team from the back Read More

After a way of try-outs and a couple of good practices our Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions Men team played yesterday their first game! The team traveled to Miami with 24 players. The First half the starting 11 were Klaas Boersma, Steven Schwaab, Jesse Owens (Matthew de Sanctis ’35), Danilo A. Cortes (C), Daniel Soto, Read More

Jesse Owens  is 23 years old and played for Weston FC. General Manager Jouko Gorissen is happy with this signing “Jesse is a young talented player and has a lot of experience with soccer.” Jesse is originally from Miramar. He went to Everglades High school. He went to the University of South Florida and Nova Read More

Davian Cranston is 32 years old and played for the Hurricanes. General Manager Jouko Gorissen is happy with this signing “ David is a player with a lot of experience for the team. He can help and improve the younger players in the team.” Davian is originally from Jamaica and lives in Cape Coral. He Read More

Myles Morris is 21 years old and played for Paget Rangers, West Bromwich Albion futsal and the Super 20 team of the Dutch Lions. General Manager Jouko Gorissen is happy with this signing “We know Myles from last year and he is a good team player.” Myles is originally from England. He went to St Read More

Wilfredo Alvarez is 24 years old and played in the Tahvichi Ogvilera Academy in Bolivia. General Manager Jouko Gorissen is happy with this signing “Wilfredo is an  all-round midfielder that we can use for a stable midfield.” Wilfredo is originally from Bolivia. He went to Potomac Fallz High school and Florida South West College. His Read More

Georges Olivier Benedict is 22 years old and played for the Cyclones and for the Cape Coral Hurricanes. General Manager Jouko Gorissen is happy with this signing “Georges is a good team player and helps the team to improve.” Georges is originally from Haiti. He went to Cape Coral High School in Cape Coral and Read More