2019 Tormenta FC season

The 2019 Tormenta FC season is the club's fourth season of existence, and their first season as a professional club. It is their first season playing in the third tier of American soccer and their first season playing in USL League One.

Tormenta FC
2019 season
OwnerVan Tassell Group
Head coachJohn Miglarese
StadiumEagle Field at Erk Russell Park
USL League One6th
USL1 PlayoffsDid Not Qualify
U.S. Open CupFirst round
Highest home attendance3,519
(March 29 vs. Greenville Triumph SC)
Lowest home attendance1,038
(May 12 vs. Toronto FC II)
Average home league attendance1,724
Biggest win4–1
(July 24 at Orlando City B)
Biggest defeat0–5
(August 27 at North Texas SC)

Background

In January 2018, 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 USL League Two Deep South division championship.[1]

Club

Roster
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Pablo Jara  Chile
2 Defender Michael Mecham  United States
3 Defender Conner Antley  United States
4 Defender Lars Eckenrode  United States
5 Defender Joshua Phelps  Australia
6 Midfielder Ricardo Gómez  United States
7 Midfielder Dalton Pando  United States
8 Midfielder Nil Vinyals  Spain
9 Forward Mikie Rowe  Ireland
10 Midfielder Marco Micaletto  Italy
11 Midfielder Charlie Dennis  England
12 Midfielder Peter Pearson  United States
13 Defender Daltyn Knutson  United States
14 Forward Alex Morrell  United States
15 Defender Jordan Skelton  England
16 Forward Kaleb Jackson  United States
17 Defender Yaw Amankwa  United States
18 Defender Michael O'Sullivan  England
19 Defender Nick Wells  United States
20 Defender Jerry Saint-Vil  Haiti
21 Forward Jad Arslan  United States
22 Midfielder Lucas Coutinho  Brazil
24 Midfielder Shinya Kadono (on loan from Loudoun United)  Japan
25 Midfielder Kobe Perez  United States
26 Goalkeeper Micah Bledsoe  United States
27 Defender Tristan DeLoach ([A])  United States
29 Goalkeeper Matías Reynares  Argentina
30 Goalkeeper Mitch Thorn  Australia
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract
    2.

Team management
As of September 19, 2018[2]
  • John Miglarese – VP of Player Development and Head Coach
  • Jorge Gonzalez – Assistant Coach
  • John Kot – Assistant Coach
  • Mike Panter – VP of Soccer Operations
  • Bryce Judy - Director of Gameday Operations
  • Bernadette O'Donnell – Director of Communications and Public Relations
  • Logan Gleaton – Director of Marketing and Fan Engagement
  • James Griffith – Director of Ticket Sales and Sponsorships
  • Zachary Delgard - Director of Cooperate Partnerships
  • Logan Crosby - Director of Business Development
  • Corey Stone - Assistant Director of Franchise Development
  • Hope Mullett - Assistant Director of Franchise Development

Non-competitive

Competitive

USL League One
Main article: 2019 USL League One

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Forward Madison FC 28 12 7 9 33 26 +7 43 Playoffs
5 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 28 10 10 8 35 37 −2 40
6 South Georgia Tormenta FC 28 9 10 9 32 34 −2 37
7 Toronto FC II 28 9 9 10 43 46 −3 36
8 FC Tucson 28 8 9 11 35 41 −6 33
Source: 2019 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumHHAAAAHAHAHHHHAAAHAHHAHAHAAH
ResultWWDDLWWWDDDWWLLDWDLLDLLDLDLW
Position5132222222222222222225555676
Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports
March 29 1 Tormenta FC 1–0 Greenville Triumph SC Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Morrell  72' Report Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 3,519
Referee: Amin Hadzic
April 3 2 Tormenta FC 3–1 FC Tucson Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Morrell  38'  58'
Eckenrode  54'
Coutinho  57'
Vinyals  60'
Micaletto  74',  74'		 Report Vega  55'
Somersall  60'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,573
Referee: John Griggs
April 6 3 Richmond Kickers 0–0 Tormenta FC Richmond, Virginia
5:00 PM EDT Ackwei  80' Report Phelps  29'
Pando  68'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,853
Referee: Kevin Broadley
April 14 4 Orlando City B 1–1 Tormenta FC Montverde, Florida
5:00 P.M. EDT Tablante  48'
Diouf  56',  59'
Hernandez  84'
Amer  90+4'		 Report Eckenrode  2',  90+4'
Dennis  29'		 Stadium: Montverde Academy
Referee: Madzid Coric
April 20 5 Chattanooga Red Wolves 3–2 Tormenta FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT Beattie  8',  17',  36'
Zayed  11'
Ualefi  69'
Dixon  79'
Zguro  90+4'		 Report Gómez  47'
Antley  74',  90+1'
Hellmann  88'		 Stadium: David Stanton Field
Attendance: 2,119
Referee: Ben Meyer
April 26 6 FC Tucson 0–2 Tormenta FC Tucson, Arizona
9:30 PM EDT Terrón  78' Report Gómez  52'
Coutinho  63'
Saint-Vil  65'
Arslan  89'
Micaletto  90+4'
Antley  90+5'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
May 12 7 Tormenta FC 3–2 Toronto FC II Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Dennis  28',  48',  90+3'
Phelps  45'
Wells  57'
Antley  76'
Micaletto  72' (pen.)		 Report Perruzza  14'
Bunk-Andersen  36'
Campbell  40'
Mohammed  73'
Swartz  79'
Ovalle  90+5'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,038
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
May 18 8 Forward Madison FC 0–1 Tormenta FC Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 p.m. Tobin  45+4' Report Antley  50'
Micaletto  90'
Vinyals  90+2'		 Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 3,762
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
May 25 9 Tormenta FC 0–0 Lansing Ignite FC Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Miccaletto  42'
Knutson  59'		 Report Cleveland  73' Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,697
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
June 1 10 Greenville Triumph SC 0–0 Tormenta FC Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Politz  39'
Boland  53'
Walker  60'		 Report Gómez  73'  86' Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Attendance: 2,368
Referee: José Lara
June 8 11 Tormenta FC P–P Chattanooga Red Wolves Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Eagle Field
Referee: Luis Arroyo
Note: Match postponed to be played at a date TBD
June 15 12 Tormenta FC 2–0 Orlando City B Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Rowe  54'
Morrell  86'		 Report Léo  90+3' Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,490
Referee: Amin Hadzic
June 22 13 Tormenta FC 1–0 Richmond Kickers Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Morrell  79'
Micaletto  83' (pen.)		 Report Eckenrode  45+1'
Troyer  54'
Hughes  73'
Shanosky  85'  87'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Natalie Simon
July 6 14 Tormenta FC 1–2 Forward Madison FC Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Morrell  83'
Micaletto  90+1'		 Report Smart  16'
Schneider  52'
White  73'
Díaz  83'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,529
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
July 12 15 Toronto FC II 3–0 Tormenta FC Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4:00 PM EDT Srbely  28'
Perruzza  38'
Mohammed  43'
Ovalle  63'
Romeo  74'
Bunk-Andersen  78'		 Report Stadium: BMO Training Ground
Attendance: 113
Referee: Brad Doubrough
July 20 16 North Texas SC 0–0 Tormenta FC Frisco, Texas
7:00 P.M. EDT Cerrillo  70' Report Vinyals  74'
Micaletto  88'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Samantha Martinez
July 24 17 Orlando City B 1–4 Tormenta FC Montverde, Florida
7:30 P.M. EDT Thiago  40'  42'
Sérginho  64'
Forbes  66'		 Report Micaletto  7', 14'
Morrell  23'
Gómez  56'
Antley  61'		 Stadium: Montverde Academy
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
July 27 18 Tormenta FC 1–1 Lansing Ignite FC Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Knutson  16'
Saint-Vil  21'
Kadono  88'
Micaletto  90'
Morrell  90+3'		 Report Mentzingen  12',  45+3'
Coiffic  35'
Stoneman  60'
Carr  90+3'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,785
Referee: Nickrod Fateh
August 3 19 Greenville Triumph SC 1–0 Tormenta FC Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Keegan  29'
Walker  78'
Hemmings  81'
Guediri  84'		 Report Dennis  58'
Arslan  87'		 Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Attendance: 2,074
Referee: Wilmer Soriano
August 10 20 Tormenta FC 1–2 Chattanooga Red Wolves Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Phelps  47'
Coutinho  67'
Rowe  74'		 Report Beattie  27'
Seoane  57'
Soto  84',  87'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,560
Referee: Luis Arroyo
August 17 21 Tormenta FC 1–1 FC Tucson Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Dennis  71'
Micaletto  90+5' (pen.)		 Report Jambga  38'
Wakasa  42'
Jones  78' (pen.)
Batista  90+4'
Venter  90+8'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,990
Referee: Kevin Fikar
August 21 11 Tormenta FC 1–1 Chattanooga Red Wolves Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Dennis  8',  28'
Phelps  30'		 Report Folla  22'
Seoane  58'
Zguro  70'
Hurst  81'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,598
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
Note: Reschedule of postponed June 8 match.[3]
August 27 22 North Texas SC 5–0 Tormenta FC Frisco, Texas
8:00 PM EDT Roberts  17'
Reynolds  29',  85'
Danso  34'
Pepi  45+4' (pen.),  90+1' (pen.)
Rayo  82'
Montgomery  89'		 Report Phelps  13'
Dennis  36'
Gómez  38'
Skelton  45+3'
Jackson  79'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Joseph Salinas
August 31 23 Tormenta FC 1–4 Richmond Kickers Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Rowe  5'
Wells  28'
Antley  57'		 Report Chin  11',  36'
Gallardo  15',  41',  80'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,526
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
September 7 24 Forward Madison FC 1–1 Tormenta FC Madison, Wisconsin
8:00 PM EDT Paulo Jr.  24' Report Micaletto  80' Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 4,215
Referee: Karen Callado
September 14 25 Tormenta FC 1–2 North Texas SC Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Antley  4',  45+3'
Rowe  19'
Micaletto  37'
Phelps  61'  72'		 Report Danso  21'
Jatta  43'
A. Rodriguez  45+4'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,318
Referee: John Griggs
September 21 26 Lansing Ignite FC 1–1 Tormenta FC Lansing, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Moon  45+1' Report Dennis  19'
Arslan  34'
Rowe  67'		 Stadium: Cooley Law School Stadium
Attendance: 2,489
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
September 27 27 Toronto FC II 1–0 Tormenta FC Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4:00 PM EDT Mingo  23'
Perruzza  62'
Nelson  89'		 Report Gómez  24'
Micaletto  65'		 Stadium: BMO Training Ground
Attendance: 51
Referee: Marko Kalic
October 5 28 Tormenta FC 3–1 Greenville Triumph SC Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Arslan  26',  40'
Micaletto  33'
Rowe  75'
Antley  80'		 Report Gómez  18'
Walker  32'
Bermudez  69'
Ward  88'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,908
Referee: Chris Ruska

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup
May 8, 2019 First round Greenville Triumph SC 1–0 South Georgia Tormenta FC Greenville, South Carolina
19:00 EDT Stadium: Legacy Early College Field

Transfers

In
Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSL1U.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals

Source:

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Name USL1 U.S. Open Cup Total

References
  1. "Tormenta FC joins USL Division III for 2019". January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. https://www.tormentafc.com/page/show/2300356?referrer_id=
  3. https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1028095

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