South Georgia Tormenta FC
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| Full name | South Georgia Tormenta FC |
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| Founded | 2015 |
| Ground | Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Co-Owners | Darin Van Tassell Netra Van Tassell Jeremy Aven |
| Head Coach | John Milgarese |
| League | Premier Development League |
| 2017 | 4th, South Atlantic Division Playoffs: DNQ |
| Website | Club website |
South Georgia Tormenta FC is an American soccer team based in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. Founded in 2015, the team plays in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, starting in 2016. The team colors are Midnight Navy, Sky Blue, Silver and Magenta.
South Georgia Tormenta FC is the Premier Development League (PDL) franchise of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) founded in 2015, making Statesboro a minor league sports city for the first time. The team seeks to play an exciting brand of soccer featuring elite local, national, and international players. The 2016 PDL season will mark the first year of competition for Tormenta FC. A priority for any minor-league franchise is to develop players who will be promoted to higher levels of the sport, and Tormenta FC seeks to provide the franchise and the community with the excitement of having our players chosen in the Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft.
The franchise is owned by StormFC LLC, and operations of the franchise are steered by owners Darin Van Tassell, Jeremy Aven, and Netra Van Tassell.
On May 21, 2016, Tormenta FC hosted its inaugural home match against the Carolina Dynamo in front of 3,105 fans in attendance.
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.
As of May 23, 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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