345 FC
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| Founded | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Ground | CIS Turf |
| Manager | Peter Reijn |
| League | Cayman Islands Premier League |
| 2024–25 | 2nd |
| Website | 345fc |
345 FC is a football club from the Cayman Islands that currently competes in the Cayman Islands Premier League.
345 FC was founded in 2017 as the local affiliate of Total Soccer. The club operates under the Dutch football philosophy.[1][2][clarification needed]
Youth
345 FC regularly enters sides into the Gothia Cup, the world's largest youth tournament. In 2023, the club finished in the final thirty-two teams with teams from over one hundred and forty countries participating.[3] That year, the club also participated in the prestigious Rood-Wit International Tournament in the Netherlands. The club finished fifth out of twelve clubs which included youth selections from Ajax, AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund, and Lille.[4] 345 FC entered the tournament again in 2024.[5] In 2025, the club's U10 side toured the United Kingdom and played against some of its top sides. With a win over an academy team from Chelsea, 345 FC earned its first victory over a Class 1 academy team from one of England’s Big Six clubs.[1] In addition to international tournaments, the club competes at all levels of the Cayman's domestic youth league system.[6][7]
The club's has produced both male and female youth players that have gone on to join major clubs abroad, including Lawrence Maharaj who joined the Leicester City Academy in 2025 and Grace Moss who joined the academy of Derby County F.C. Women in 2024. Other youth players have joined Newcastle United, Fleetwood Town, and FC Zlin.[8][9]