Boy's Youth Teams
The New Season 2024-25
This season we have U9, U11, U13 and U15 Boys Teams.
A big thank you to our sponsors for the upcoming season!
Florida Rush Tournament Orlando May 16th -18th 2025.
The Sunset FC U9 boys team travelled to Orlando to face off in the 2025 Champions cup, making them the youngest ever Sunset team to attend an overseas tournament which is testament to hard work and dedicated displayed by this young team.
The boys battled hard against seasoned opposition, eventually finishing second in their group and narrowly missing out on advancing to the final, their maiden performance was nothing short of exceptional.
Their most memorable moment came in a thrilling match where they overturned an early 3-0 deficit to triumph 4-3, a victory that will no doubt be remembered as a defining moment in their journey. Demonstrating incredible mental strength, skill, and composure, the players showed what can be achieved through collective effort and belief in one another.
The trip to Florida was about more than just football. It was an opportunity for these young players to experience the thrill of playing on an international stage, to bond as a team, and to represent the Cayman Islands and their club with pride. Their sportsmanship, enthusiasm, and positive attitude off the pitch were as commendable as their performance on it.
This experience has undoubtedly marked the beginning of what promises to be an exciting journey for this group of players, some of which have been together since they were 5 years old. They have set a high standard and cannot wait to take on their next challenge.
This amazing journey would not have been possible without the support of Barrington Partners who sponsored the 4 boys’ teams attending this year’s tournament.
Thank you to all the families, coaches, and supporters who made this trip such a success!
U11 Boys at the Florida Rush Tournament 16-18 May 2025 with Coach Alan and Coach Podge.
U11 Boys - Runners up. Congratulations to Coaches Alan and Padraig. More pictures below.
U11 boys with coaches at the Airport.
Perfect Team Picture.
On Friday May 16th, Sunset FC U11 boys travelled to Orlando to compete in the annual Champions Cup hosted by Florida Rush Soccer Club. There was a quiet confidence within the group given pre tour friendly games had gone well.
With an 8am kick off on Saturday morning, U11s were the first boys’ team in action and keen to get the club off to a good start. Our opponents were the host club, Florida Rush. Sunset started brightly, prompted by the calm authority of Harry Cahill in midfield. Florida Rush had an excellent goalkeeper who repelled our attacks time and time again until Christian Altamura eventually found the net with a great long-range shot after15 minutes. In the 2nd half, Sully Ramsay applied a deft finish to a Liam Kelly cross to make it 2-0 after 30 minutes. Seconds before the final water break, Florida Rush scored against the run of play to make it 2.1. Nerves were frayed until Christian Altamura popped up with a composed finish to score his 2nd 10minutes from time. The defence marshalled by Tadhg Brosnan and Mac Dunne held firm to secure a well-deserved 3.1 win. We were delighted to get 3 points board so early which set us up nicely for the games to follow.
Our 2nd game on Saturday was at 11.45am against International Soccer Club. We started slowly but due in no small part to sterling work in defence from Daniel Stelling & Zachary Thomas and Gabe Proud in goals, the game remained scoreless at the break. Sunset carried much more of a threat as the game wore on with Sully Ramsey and Liam Kelly becoming more prominent. With 6 minutes to go Liam went past several defenders before crossing for Jamie Dee to expertly finish a hugely important goal. 1.0 Sunset!! Cue the celebrations from the travelling support. We still had to withstand some final ISC attacks with Harri Harrison particularly defiant now in defence. The referee’s final whistle seemingly took an age. When it did come, everyone was elated to be in such a strong position with 2 wins from 2 to end day 1.
On Sunday morning, we knew a draw in our final group game against GGS Soccer Academy would be good enough for a place in the final. The game kicked off at 9.15am but it wasn’t long before we found ourselves 1.0down. We were going to have to do this the hard way. After 20 minutes, a great break on transition from Alex Keys and Christian Altamura saw Christian slot home in the bottom corner to equalise. Things got even better when Christian added a 2nd midway through the 2nd half. With 10 minutes to go, we could finally relax when Christian duly completed his hat trick from the spot when Alex Keys was taken down. We were going to the final after a 3-1 win!
At 2.15pm, the final pitted the 2 best teams in both brackets together having each qualified with 9 points from a possible 9. To give some context of the challenge we faced, our opponents Nona Soccer Academy entered with a goal difference of +16 from their 3 games (versus our +5). They won their previous game 9-0! The game kicked off with Nona immediately on the attack. Gabe Proud was excellent in goals when we needed him the most. Nona scored right on the 1st water break to go 1-0 up. As the game wore on, slowly but surely Sunset started to come more into it. Daniel Stenning began to lock down their most dangerous winger with Zachary Thomas, Tadhg Brosnan and Mac Dunne excellent in defence. Harry Cahill and Harri Harrison gave us a solid platform in midfield. Our forward players Christian, Liam, Sully, Jamie and Alex began to win the ball high up the pitch creating opportunities on more than one occasion. Sunset wasn’t going down without a fight and Nona knew it. The game eventually finished with Nona pinned in their own box as Sunset won a series of late corners and throw ins. Nona were a good team but their relief at the final whistle said it all. Coaches Alan Kelly and Podge Brosnan couldn’t have asked for more from the boys.
Disappointment was short-lived as the boys were delighted to soon receive their runners-up trophy and medals. A fantastic achievement in only their 2nd tour.
Success was the icing on the cake, but the trip forthese boys was more about creating memories they could take away for life.Throughout the whole tournament, this team showed outstanding levels of respect,teamwork and fighting spirit – qualities that define who we are as a team andindeed club.
This experience continues an exciting journey for this team, some of which have been together since they first joined Sunset FC at 4years of age. They made us very proud!
Our coaches named Christian Altamura our player of the tournament on Sunday evening to universal acclaim.
Our sincere thanks to our sponsors Barrington Partnersfor their support.
Thank you also to all the families, coaches, and supporters who made this trip a success! It was a wonderful experience for theboys, and we look forward to next year already, where we aim to go one stepfurther.
Our U12 - Champions!!
Congratulations to Coach James and Coach Brad.
U12 Boys Team had a fantastic weekend.
U12's Sam Kennedy scores with a great strike!
Sunset FC U12 Boys Crowned Champions After Dominant Tournament Run
The Sunset FC U12 boys delivered a weekend to remember, marching through four matches at the Orlando Rush Cup with purpose, passion, and precision to be crowned tournament champions. From the first whistle to the last, the team played with a relentless intensity that set them apart—scoring 32 goals, conceding just one, and showcasing a style of football built on teamwork, grit, and flair.
The squad travelling was super strong and made up of Hugh Kennedy, Brandon Elliot, Aidan Kelly, Simon Fenn (Captain), Dylan Jones, Maddox Miller, Vincent Strommer, Harrison Coak, Jack De Saram, Eli Conolly, Michael Smith and Sam Kennedy.
The tone was set early in Game 1, where Sunset opened their campaign with a blistering 9-0 win. Sam exploded onto the scene with six goals, while Harrison racked up four assists and a goal of his own. It was a display of attacking dominance, backed by rock-solid defending from Aiden, Vincent, Brandon, and Dylan, with Hugh confident in goal and quick to distribute.
Game 2 brought a more competitive edge, but Sunset maintained control with a 6-1 win. The goals were shared, with six different scorers finding the net.
By Game 3, Sunset had truly found their rhythm. A 10-0 victory showcased the team’s depth, with goals from Brandon, Dylan, Jack, Simon, and another four-goal outing from Sam. Vincent wowed the crowd with a top-corner strike from outside the box, while Maddox, anchoring the back line alongside Aiden and Mikey, delivered a disciplined and composed defensive performance.
The Championship Final brought the weekend to a perfect close and after a tight opening Sunset dominated the 2nd half to run away to an ultimately comfortable 7-0 win.
Across the weekend, every player stepped up—Sam’s clinical finishing, Harrison’s vision, Eli’s creativity, Jack’s work rate, Simon’s flair, Dylan’s versatility, Mikey’s grit, Vincent’s two-way excellence, Brandon’s composure, Aiden and Maddox’s solid defending, and Hugh’s commanding presence in goal.
Congratulations to the entire Sunset FC U12 squad—2025 Tournament Champions!
U10 Boys with Coaches Iain, Dermot and Mark.
The Sunset U10s travelled to Orlando for the boys' first ever tour to play in the Champions Cup hosted by Florida Rush sports club.
Despite the battle hardened opposition, the boys got off to a promising start with a 1-1 draw with the hosts, Florida Rush. The game was played in blistering heat in mid-afternoon, but, despite that, Liam Remizowski gave Sunset the lead in the first half. His namesake, Liam O'Kelly, made a number of brave saves during the match to keep Sunset in the game. Sunset did have opportunities to win the match, Leo Keys hit the bar from a free kick toward the end of the first half and in the second half Ruairi Walsh executed a composed finish into the far corner, only for the referee to disallow the goal (correctly) as the ball had gone out of play in the build up, but the match finished all square.
In the second game, the U10s faced off against Hunter's Creek SC. The conditions continued to be very warm, but Sunset got off to a good start with James Levy winning a free kick which flew just wide off the post. Unfortunately, James had to be replaced as a result of the foul, but Tristan Corroyer stepped in seamlessly to replace him and continued Sunset's good work. Despite a spirited first half showing, including a stonewall penalty that the Hunter Creek's coach admitted should have been given, Sunset found themselves 1-0 down. In the second half the effort that went into the first half and the game earlier in the day began to take its toll and despite some fierce defending from Sebastian Malin-Sellars and Oliver Sawle-Thomas the boys eventually went down to a 5-0 defeat.
The U10s final match was against the eventual winners of the tournament GGS Soccer Academy. This was a tough match and the boys found themselves 2-0 down at half time, despite hitting the post in the first half. Oliver Williams was delivering an assured performance at the right side of the defence and made a number of timely interceptions and tackles. Despite the best efforts of the boys, Sunset were 5-0 down going into the remaining period of the game. With instructions before the final period to try and grab a goal and with a few minutes remaining, the captain, Rushton Harlow, strode forward from the back beating several men and just as he was about to pull the trigger on what would have been a contender for goal of the tournament, he was crudely taken out by the last man. Whilst the resultant free kick flew just over, the goal the boys richly deserved evaded them.
Overall it was a fantastic learning experience for the boys and we look forward to going on tour next year and continuing to develop as a team.
Under 13's in Miami Nov 2024 to play some fun games against South Miami FC , AC Miami, and Pinecrest. A big thanks to coach James and all supporting parents.
Miami November 2024
Under 13 Squad Nov 2024
7v7 Fun.
Friends for Life.
Under 11 Boys at the South Florida Soccer Cup and Showcase Tournament - April 26-28th 2024.
U11 were Runners Up in the Tournament !!
Under 10 Boys in Naples!
Great numbers !!
CIFA Boys U13 League Table - 7th Place.
CIFA Boys U15 League Table - 4th Place.
We are off to the Rush Tournament in Orlando, Florida. May19-21st 2023
Sunset Football Club, of Grand Cayman, travelled with four youth teams to Orlando last weekend to compete in Florida Rush Soccer’s 2023 Champions Cup against teams from all over Florida. Participating were U10 Boys and U11, U12 and U13 Girls teams, with pride of place for the U12 Girls team that won their division to bring a first place trophy back home to the Cayman Islands.
After three tightly fought games in the first round, the U12s faced ANWSC Wellington in the final. Goals by Abby Proud and Tillie Lomas gave Sunset a 2-0 win and secured them the 2023 Champions Cup.
Tom Elliot, who volunteers his time to coach multiple Sunset FC youth teams and was the head coach for the winning U12 Girls team (assisted by Ian Lomas and Conrad Proud) said, “The U12 girls did themselves proud this weekend. They demonstrated great resilience and determination to come back from the brink of exit, to deservedly beat the top ranked team in the final. The many hours of training and hard work have paid dividends for these young athletes and goes to show that success will come with commitment and dedication.”
This was Sunset FC’s first time competing with multiple age groups which emphasizes how seriously Sunset FC and their management team, comprising entirely of volunteer parents, takes youth and grassroots football. Gareth Thacker, Sunset FC Vice President said, “The Club would not be where it is now without our wonderful group of volunteers and coaches, and we thank them for their continued commitment and support over the years. We have an excellent group of coaches with plenty of coaching experience amongst them. Organising trips takes a lot of planning and time and we thank Tom Elliot and his team for leading the Orlando trip. We also provide our thanks to KPMG for their sponsorship for the tour.”
All four teams had a successful start to the tournament, scoring goals and winning matches on Saturday 20 May. In fact, after Day 1 all four teams were in contention for respective finals. After hard fought contests in the morning of Day 2, unfortunately the U10 Boys and U13 Girls were narrowly eliminated, both finishing an extremely creditable second place in respective groups.
The Under 11 Girls team reached the final of their division but despite battling bravely, were beaten 3-1 by Central Brevard Soccer CBS Cyclones. U11 head coach Chris Turrell (assisted by Chris Lennon and Chris Palmer) felt that it was an incredible experience for their squad and reaching the final was just reward for the efforts the girls had put in all season.
James Kennedy, head coach for the U10 Boys team (assisted by Chris Fenn) said, “The overseas trip for the youth teams has proved a huge success with the players, coaches and travelling parents all having a great time both on and off the pitch and generating huge excitement for the players in advance of the tour. The results this year show the progress being made at all levels of the club and as a true non-for profit that we can provide a fun, inclusive and competitive standard for the kids who join with the help of the many devoted coaches and parents. Given the positive feedback from players and parents we will continue to travel annually and indeed seek to expand the number of teams travelling to more age categories as well as competing locally in all CIFA competitions.”
Sunset FC is an amateur football club with a strong youth programme. Founded in 1982, Sunset FC runs youth training sessions at Camana Bay Sports Complex near daily, with weekend sessions for girls and boys as young as 4.
The girls youth football program, led by coach Gisela Gamba, has grown in recent years with over 150 girls enrolled this season throughout the age groups.
Paul Macey, President of the club added that “He was delighted with the performance of the teams and the way they represented themselves and the club. Our goal is to develop the travel policy of the club so that teams at all age groups can have the same opportunity. The emphasis of the club will always be on development and a big thank you goes out to the dedicated coaches that give their free time to the program. We could not do this without them.”
To find out more about Sunset FC youth programme or enroll for next season, visit https://www.sunsetfootballclub.com/home
Under 15 Boys Team - coached by Paul Macey and Jose Griffith.
For the 2021-22 season we have teams in the Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 and Under 18 CIFA Leagues.
Calderwood, Marbury and CIBC First Caribbean are sponsoring our boys youth teams and we thank them for their support.
Season 2020-21 Below.
U12 Boys are Coached by Paul Macey.
Week 1 Sunset 7-3 GTSC
Week 2 Sunset 5-3 Cayman Brac
Week 3 Sunset 2-1 Future
Under 14 Boys are Coached by Chris Hirst and Jose Griffith.
Week 1 - Sunset 7-2 East End (Rees 2, Gurure 2, Ibister, Borbaram plus OG)
Week 2 - Sunset 2-5 345 Vandyk
Week 3 - Sunset 5-0 Elite
Week 4 - Sunset 0-7 345 Coutinho
Under 18 Squad that travelled to the Brac December 2020
League Results:
Sunset 1-2 Academy (Campbell-Ebanks)
Sunset 9-0 Roma (Campbell Ebanks 4, Evin 2, Godfrey, Smith and OG)
Sunset 1-0 Bodden Town (Campbell- Ebanks)
Sunset 2-1 Cayman Athletic (Jonah and Jaden)
Sunset 5-1 Roma (FA Cup) Jaden 2, Josh, Evin, Patrick
Under 16 Team that played in the mini league December 2020
League Results:
Sunset 0-3 Bodden Town
Sunset 0-0 Academy
Sunset U18 Squad that travelled to the Brac December 2020.
Brac Trip September 2020 - Under 14 Team.
Brac Trip September 2020 - Under 12 Team.
At the Airport leaving Cayman for the Brac.
Brac Report - Written by Paul Macey.
Sunset Football Club took Under 12 and Under 14 Boys teams to the Brac this past weekend for games against the Brac youth teams. We received the usual warm welcome and many thanks to Harold Sanford for making the local arrangements. I don’t know if it’s just me, but it always seems hotter on the Brac. A large cooler full of water and Gatorade was appreciated by the boys as was the air-conditioned changing rooms.
We arrived early on Saturday morning and one of the island’s school buses was ready to take us to breakfast at Captain’s Table. Despite requests for waffles, sausage and bacon the boys were treated to a pre-match meal of cereals and fruit.
After breakfast we headed to the sports complex. I’m sure the bus driver used to race professionally because we couldn’t keep up in the rental car, I was in. The roads on the Brac are a little bumpy so by the time we arrived the boys were a little shaken although from some reports it was one of the best rides they’ve had for a long time.
The Under 14 boy’s played against a strong Brac team and lost a close game. Coaches Hirst and Griffith were trying out a few new formations gained from watching the mighty Leeds in the English Premier League. I’m sure this will pay dividends as the season progresses.
We had enough players for two Under 12 teams, and we played a round robin with the Brac team. After all the games were completed, every team won one and lost won so honors were even. Everyone contributed and performed well. Coach Sellars won the honors as his team won the battle of the two Sunset teams. I suspect that will come up in conversation for the rest of the season.
After the games we headed back to Captain’s Table for a BBQ lunch before heading off on an island tour. Again, the bus driver was out of the gates like a rocket and I had trouble keeping up on the windy roads. The bat cave, lighthouse and bluff were all on the agenda. Thankfully, no one was injured climbing the ladders to the cave and to everyone’s surprise even Coach Chris made it to the top.
After retrieving our masks, we checked in and despite some confusion with the late flight going before the early one we all arrived safely back in Grand Cayman.
All in all, a very enjoyable day.
The Under 14 Team that played in the Academy Slam Tournament August 2020
The Under 14 Team that played in the Academy Slam Tournament August 2020.
The Under 12 Team are coached by Paul Macey and Steve Sellars.
The Under 14 Team are coached by Chris Hirst and Jose Griffiths.
The Under 16 Team are coached by Alan Purvis and Freddy Kohler-Kruner.
The Under 18 Team are coached by Alan Purvis, Freddy Kohler-Kruner and Mark Tothfalussy.
The Under 15 Squad 2019-20 Season