Tormenta FC


South Georgia Tormenta FC is an American soccer organization based in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. Founded in 2015, the club fields a professional team in USL League One, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, as well as the pre-professional USL League Two. The team colors are Midnight Navy, Sky Blue, Silver and Magenta. The team's crest shows an Ibis.

History

South Georgia Tormenta FC was founded in 2015 making it Statesboro's first pro team in any sport in 60 years, since the Statesboro Pilots of baseball's Georgia State League folded in 1955. Owned by Tormenta FC LLC, the operations of the franchise are steered by Darin Van Tassell and Netra Van Tassell. The word "tormenta" means "storm" in Spanish.

2016

On May 21, 2016, Tormenta FC hosted its inaugural home match against the Carolina Dynamo in front of 3,105 fans.
Tormenta FC won their first match in club history on June 16, 2016 against the Charlotte Eagles in a 2–0 decision. The club then followed up that victory with a second consecutive win on June 18, 2016 by defeating the Carolina Dynamo 1–0. On June 23, 2016, Tormenta FC not only scored their first ever home goal, but the team managed to win their first home match as well; a 1–0 victory over Southern West Virginia King's Warriors.
Tormenta had a five-game win streak snapped in a 2–1 defeat against the King's Warriors on July 2, 2016.
The club finished 6th out of 8 in the South Atlantic Division.

2018

On January 25, 2018, South Georgia Tormenta FC was announced as the first founding member of USL League One for 2019. The team had an undefeated regular season in 2018, clinching the Deep South Division championship. Tormenta FC hosted the conference playoffs in Statesboro, Georgia.

2019

On March 29, 2019, Tormenta FC hosted the inaugural match of USL League One, winning 1–0 against the Greenville Triumph and setting a new attendance record of 3,519. After a successful start to the season that saw the team in second place, a second-half downturn with 2 wins in their last 16 matches brought them down to 6th place and out of a playoff spot.

Stadium

Tormenta FC currently plays at Eagle Field at Erk Russell Park on the Georgia Southern University campus. Construction for a 5,300 seater soccer-specific stadium in Statesboro commenced on March 27, 2019, due for a 2021 completion.

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History

2019

In January 2019, the team announced that it would continue to field a team in USL League Two while also playing professionally in USL League One. The team, Tormenta FC 2, finished first in the Deep South Division and reached the National Semifinals before falling to eventual champions Reading United AC, 3-2, in extra time. The 2 team also earned a spot in the 2019 U.S. Open Cup from the first team's previous season results in the PDL and beat League One side Chattanooga Red Wolves SC in the first round before falling in the second to Nashville SC.

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