Gavin MacLeod has been named head coach for the Dayton Dutch Lions W-League team. “I am happy with Gavin joining the club and leading the women’s program,” Dutch Lions Technical Manager Sid van Druenen commented. “He is not only a good coach on the field, but also a very dedicated person off the field with a lot of connections, knowledge, and social skills. He has experience working with female athletes and I trust him to do a great job with the
The Dayton Dutch Lions (USL PRO) announced the re-signing of captain Joel DeLass for the 2014 season pending league approval. Photos Courtesy of Jeremi Blurton, www.jeremiblurton.com “Joel has been the leader of this team for the last two years and he will be returning as our captain for the 2014 season,” Dayton Dutch Lions head coach Sid van Druenen commented. “Besides his qualities on the field he is also very important off the field as he is a great leader and
The Dayton Dutch Lions continued to upgrade their squad with the signing of midfielder Sebastien Maurice Thuriere and midfielder/forward Cameron Vickers for the 2014 season. Photo Credit: VSI Thuriere spent the 2013 season with VSI Tampa Bay, registering 24 appearances and 18 starts with the club. He would log one goal and four assists during the season in addition to starting in the team’s first-ever USL PRO match. He would also find himself on the USL PRO Team of the Week
The Columbus Crew today announced that the club has formed an affiliate partnership with Dayton Dutch Lions FC of USL PRO. The agreement between the two Ohio teams enables the Crew to loan a minimum of four players on its Major League Soccer roster to Dayton for the 2014 USL PRO campaign. Photo Credit: Dayton Dutch Lions “We are proud to unveil our new partnership with Dayton Dutch Lions FC,” said Columbus Crew President Mark McCullers. “We have known the Dutch
The Dayton Dutch Lions FC and several staff members have been nominated for seven USL awards for the 2013 season. Recently former 2013 Head Coach Patrick Bal of the Men’s team and Sid van Druenen of the Women’s team were also nominated for Coach of the Year in USL PRO and the W-League respectively, bringing the total to nine USL Award Nominations in 2013. United Soccer Leagues will honor the teams and executives that set a standard for excellence during the
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