Cincinnati Dutch Lions

Cincinnati Dutch Lions FC
Full name	Cincinnati Dutch Lions Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Lions
Founded	2013; 12 years ago
Stadium	Northern Kentucky University (NKU)
Owners	Mike Mossel
President	None
Head Coach	None
League	USL League Two
2019	3rd, Great Lakes Division; Playoffs: DNQ
Website	http://cdlfc.com/
Home colors	Away colors

The Cincinnati Dutch Lions FC is an American amateur soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio, and playing home games in the suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky. Founded in 2013, the team played in USL League Two. The club went into hiatus during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

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The club was last owned by majority stakeholder Hans Philippo, who purchased the club alongside Club President Robert Rack in January 2017.^[1] This new ownership group includes Dr. Suresh Gupta and Mike Mossel, in representation of the Dutch Lions Capital Group, who remain minority owners in the club. Brandon Ponchak was the club's general manager after being hired in March 2017.^[2]

Their inaugural match at the Xavier University Soccer Complex on May 9, 2014 featured an appearance by soccer legend Ruud Gullit as he participated in a "Kick the Crossbar" contest and a pre-game ceremony.^[3]

The Cincinnati Dutch Lions were created and owned by Dutch Lions Capital Group BV, owners of the New York City Dutch Lions, Dayton Dutch Lions, Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions, and the Houston Dutch Lions.^[4]^[5]

CDLFC has found success in their short time including an appearance in the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The ownership group of Philippo and Rack have made several changes for the club's 2017 season including purchasing a charter bus for the team, moving to the NKU Soccer Stadium as their home field and the creation of a new bar in support of the club.^[6]

In November 2019, CDLFC became the first club to join the brand new Ohio Valley Premier League which began play in 2020. Later in 2020 the CDLFC returned to the USL League Two.

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Season	Record (W-L-D)	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	Open Cup	Head Coach
2014	6-4-4	USL PDL	2nd, South Atlantic	did not qualify	did not qualify	Terry Nicholl
2015	8-5-1	USL PDL	2nd, South Atlantic	Divisional Playoff	did not qualify	Terry Nicholl
2016	1-10-3	USL PDL	7th, Great Lakes	did not qualify	1st Round	Terry Nicholl
2017	5-6-3	USL PDL	4th, Great Lakes	did not qualify	did not qualify	Sid van Druenen
2018	6-4-4	USL PDL	3rd, Great Lakes	did not qualify	did not qualify	Paul Nicholson
2019	6-3-5	USL League Two	3rd, Great Lakes	did not qualify	did not qualify	Paul Nicholson
2020	DNP^	USL League Two	N/A, Great Lakes	N/A	N/A	Paul Nicholson

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