Category: Academy

Cape Coral, March 27th- We are happy to tell you that we host our nex tcam April 10 till 14. This is our FGCDL FC Spring Break Camp. This camp is a great opportunity to learn the European style of soccer. Your kid has a great opportunity to improve their self and to have fun with the Read More

Cape Coral, April 3rd – Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions had a great weekend with 1 champion, 2 final places, 1 3rd place and 1 4th place. If you see the improvement last months of all the teams, we are proud of these results. FGCDL FC U9 – 2nd place with a great comeback Our Read More

Cape Coral, April 20th – Our U8 and U11B finished 2nd place this weekend at Bazooka Soccer Junior Showcase. Our U8 lost an exciting final after a penalty shootout. FGCDL FC U8 – First traveling tournament, 2nd place Last weekend our U8 had their first traveling tournament. They won their 1st game with 3-2. A Read More

Cape Coral March 13th – It’s great to see the whole Orange Family together on the fields. Players are playing a 3v3 tournament, and they have a lot of ball touches. Parents are watching the game and support all the kids. Last Saturday was very successful for our Youth Academy. FGCDL FC U8 – Team Yellow and Read More

Cape Coral, February 27th – Last Saturday our Youth Academy had a 3v3 tournament at the fields of Ida Baker High School. We used the official 3v3 rules to get the players ready for our summer program: 3v3 tournaments with as goal, qualification for the Nationals in Orlando. FGCDL FC U8 – Team Green, winners of the Read More

Cape Coral, February 20, 2017 – What a great weekend for several Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC teams. Our U10B won their first tournament this season. The U13B reached the championship game but came up a bit short in overtime after a 2-2 score. FGCDL FC  U10B – Winner of the tournament in the last Read More

Cape Coral, Florida, February 13th, 2017 – Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is pleased to announce 3 try-out dates for the USL Super Y League that runs from May to mid-August and finals in December 2017. Sign up right now. The try-outs will hold February 22th, March 8th and April 12th, 2017 from 5:45 pm Read More

Cape Coral, February 13th – Last weekend Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC U8E played at the I-75 Shootout. They won 2 games on the first day and scored 7 times. The U11B played a great friendly game against Cape Coral FC, and the other teams played against each other. FGCDL FC U8E – This is how Read More

Cape Coral, February 9 2017-  The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is happy to announce that Davy Hendriks renewed his contract for an unlimited time. Davy Hendriks started in September 2016 as program assistant and is now the Academy Director of Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC Youth Academy. Besides that, he is the coach of the U10B, Read More

Cape Coral, January 23 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC performed great at the last Dimitri Cup for the U13. With a 2nd place for the U13G and with some good games for the U13B. The U8, U9, and the U16G had a 3v3 tournament at Ida Baker Highschool. The U13B played the Read More

Cape Coral, 19 January 2017-  The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is happy to announce that Menno Vermeer renewed his contract for an unlimited time. Menno Vermeer started in September 2015 as a community manager and is now the academy manager of the Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC Youth Academy. Besides that he Read More

Cape Coral, 16 January 2017 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC Youth Academy had their first games of the year playing in the Dimitri Cup. During the first weekend, the U8 through U12 participated in one of the biggest tournaments in Florida. The Dimitri Cup is one of the first tournaments that FGCDL FC puts Read More

Cape Coral, January 13 2017- The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC Training School offers weekly skill training. You don’t have to be a FGCDL Academy member to join, the FGCDL FC Training School is open to every player that wants to improve his or her skills. The Trainingschool is coached by our Dutch professional Read More

Cape Coral, December 15th- Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC announces Spring Season try-out on January 18th at Jim Jeffers Park. The FGCDL FC Youth Academy had a successful fall season with further growth in the Youth Academy. The Academy grew to more than 130 kids. This means that there are now 3 U8 teams, Read More

Cape Coral, January 11th 2017- We, as Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC, are proud to announce that Chris Vianest will join our coaching staff. Chris will coach together with Coach Davy the U10B/U11B and U13B. FGCDL FC had an interview with Chris about his past and his future with us. FGCDL FC: Who is Chris Vianest? Read More

Cape Coral, December 18th – Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions had their last event of the 2016 season. The season ended with a 3v3 tournament for all age groups. In the early morning the first teams came to Ida Baker Highschool to play their 3v3 tournament, after that the other teams came all divided in Read More

Cape Coral, December 12, 2016 – Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC had a full schedule at Jim Jeffers Park this weekend with games vs Cape Coral FC and All Stars Academy. The U8E and the U8PD (Pre-Development) kicked off the weekend with their games. For the U8PD it was their first game ever. A Read More

Cape Coral, December 5, 2016 – The Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC teams U9E, U11B and U13B participated in the Gulf Coast Cup at Gateway this weekend. The U9E played with U9 Development Matthew D’Aquino and  U8 players Marley Gutierrez and Derik Painter in the team. They played three really good games with a Read More