- For the women's team, see Dayton Dutch Lions WFC
Dayton Dutch Lions is an American soccer team based in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having promoted themselves from the USL Premier Development League at the end of the 2010 season.[1]
The team plays its home games at the Miami Valley South Stadium, on the campus of Bellbrook High School in nearby Bellbrook, Ohio.[2] The team's colors are orange, white and blue.
[edit] 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 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.
The team played its first competitive game on May 8, 2010, a 3–3 tie with the Cincinnati Kings. The first goal in franchise history was scored by Eddie Hertsenberg.[3]
On July 8, 2010 the Lions announced that they would be self-promoting to the USL Second Division for the 2011 season, as well as adding a brand new women's team in the USL W-League. During the announcement team owner Mike Mossel said "The promotion to USL-2 and development of a W-League club was just a matter of time. To be the best, we must begin to play among the upper-echelon clubs. We want to set a standard, and I believe we have done that so far in the PDL in our first season. But more importantly, our decision was made with our Premier Academy in mind.".[4] With the merger of the USL First and Second Divisions to form USL Pro in 2011, the Dutch Lions were announced as a founding team.[5]
[edit] Colors and badge
[edit] Stadium
[edit] Club culture
[edit] International partnerships
On January 17, 2011 the Dutch Lions signed a five year contract with Dutch Eredivisie champions, FC Twente, to foster development of players, Academy teams, training practices and possibly facilitate loans or transfers of players between the two teams.[6]
[edit] Supporters
The main supporters of the Dutch Lions are the Orange Legion.[7]
[edit] Broadcasting
[edit] Players and staff
[edit] Current roster
as of February 14, 2012[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] Notable former players
[edit] Head coaches
[edit] Record
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
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League |
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Playoffs |
Open Cup |
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4 |
PDL |
3rd, Great Lakes |
Did not qualify |
1st Round |
| 2011 |
3 |
USL Pro |
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1st Round |
[edit] Average attendance
Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html
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[edit] External links
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Erik Tammer
Current season
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Ivar van Dinteren - Head Coach
Zach Huffman - General Manager (USA)
