2020 Tormenta FC season

The 2020 Tormenta FC season is the club's fifth season of existence, and their second season as a professional club. It is their second season playing in the third tier of American soccer and their second season playing in USL League One (USL1). This article covers the period from October 20, 2019, the day after the 2019 USL1 Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USL1 Playoff Final, scheduled for October 22–25, 2020.[1]

Tormenta FC
2020 season
OwnerVan Tassell Group
Head coachJohn Miglarese
StadiumEagle Field at Erk Russell Park
USL League One8th
USL1 PlayoffsDid Not Qualify
U.S. Open CupCancelled
Average home league attendance400
Biggest winTRM 4–0 NE (October 21)
Biggest defeatMAD 4–0 TRM (August 14)

Club

Roster
As of April 19, 2020[2][3]
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Pablo Jara  Chile
2 Defender Rhys Williams  United States
3 Defender Stefan Mueller  United States
4 Defender Lars Eckenrode  United States
5 Defender Joshua Phelps  Australia
6 Midfielder Ricardo Gómez  United States
7 Midfielder Luca Mayr-Fälten  Austria
8 Midfielder Nil Vinyals  Spain
9 Forward Mikie Rowe  Ireland
10 Midfielder Marco Micaletto  Italy
11 Forward Daniel Jackson  United States
12 Midfielder Abuchi Obinwa  United States
15 Defender Jordan Skelton  England
16 Forward Devyn Jambga  United States
18 Defender Michael O'Sullivan  England
19 Forward Pato Botello Faz  Mexico
21 Midfielder Jad Arslan  United States
22 Midfielder Lucas Coutinho  Brazil
27 Midfielder Tristan DeLoach ([A])  United States
28 Midfielder Grant Hampton ([A])  United States
30 Goalkeeper Stephen O'Hearn ([A])  United States
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Competitions

Exhibitions
February 12 Preseason 1 Charlotte Independence 2–4 Tormenta FC Columbia, South Carolina
5:00 PM EDT  (pen.)


 Report Vinyals  (Mayr-Fälten)
Micaletto  (pen.)		 Stadium: SCUFC Monticello Road Soccer Center
February 23 Preseason 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–3 Tormenta FC St. Petersburg, Florida
2:00 PM EDT Mkosana  57' (pen.)
Lachowecki  60'		 Report Mayr-Fälten  1'
Micaletto  28'
Coutinho  33'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 28 Preseason 3 Tormenta FC v Charleston Battery Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Eagle Field

USL League One
Main article: 2020 USL League One season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
6 FC Tucson 16 6 6 4 21 19 +2 22
7 Forward Madison FC 16 5 5 6 20 14 +6 21
8 Tormenta FC 16 5 7 4 19 22 −3 19
9 New England Revolution II 16 5 8 3 19 26 −7 18
10 Fort Lauderdale CF 16 4 9 3 19 28 −9 15
Source: 2020 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots

Match results
July 25 1 Tormenta FC 2–2 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Micaletto  7',  26'
Mayr-Fälten  16'
Rowe  71'
Jackson  90+1'		 Report Hurst  28',  52',  61'
Ruiz  42'
Pineda  82'
Ualefi  83'
Hernandez  90+3'		 Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 28 2 Tormenta FC 0–0 Richmond Kickers Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Mueller  7'
Skelton  66'
Micaletto  76'		 Report Falck  13'
Mwape  90+1'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kyle Johnston
August 1 3 Tormenta FC 2–0 Orlando City B Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Skelton  6'
Obinwa  45+1'
Vinyals  56',  70'		 Report Tablante  41'
Rivera  44'		 Stadium: Erk Russell Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Joshua Belk
August 5 4 Greenville Triumph SC 1–0 Tormenta FC Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Donnelly  90+1' Report Skelton  32'
Gómez  74'
Williams  90+4'		 Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
August 8 5 Tormenta FC 1–2 Fort Lauderdale CF Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Micaletto  35'
Skelton  57'
Rowe  90+3',  90+3'		 Report Hardin  27'
Castanheira  27'
Azcona  41'
Lopez-Espin  76'
Raggio  90+5'
Cuartas  90+6'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kevin Broadley
August 14 6 Forward Madison FC 4–0 Tormenta FC Madison, Wisconsin
8:00 PM EDT Vang  8',  60'
Smart  23'
Wojcik  58'
Paulo Jr.  69'		 Report Obinwa  86' Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Referee: Calin Radosav
August 22 7 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 1–2 Tormenta FC East Ridge, Tennessee
1:00 PM EDT Hurst  26'
Folla  39'
Ramos  84'		 Report Vinyals  17'
Micaletto  36',  79' (pen.)
Phelps  41'
Mayr-Fälten  82'
DeLoach  90+1'
Jara  90+6'		 Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 770
Referee: Richonne Clark
August 28 8 Orlando City B 1–1 Tormenta FC Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 PM EDT O'Callaghan  27'
Aguilera  63' (pen.)
Tablante  87'		 Report Aviza  29' (o.g.)
Phelps  49'  61'
Obinwa  85'		 Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Referee: Johan Fredrik Roenning
September 4 9 Tormenta FC 1–2 Greenville Triumph SC Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Gómez  26'
Mayr-Fälten  73'
Williams  75'
Arslan  78'		 Report McLean  13'
Morrell  36'
Donnelly  90+4'		 Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
September 11 10 Tormenta FC 2–2 Union Omaha Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Mayr-Fälten  11'
Nuhu  22' (o.g.)
Arslan  63'
Micaletto  74'		 Report Sousa  62',  81'
N'For  70'		 Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
September 19 11 Fort Lauderdale CF 1–2 Tormenta FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EDT Azcona  5'
Makoun  24'
Fray  40'
Guediri  60'
Sosa  90+7'		 Report Thorn  19'
Mayr-Fälten  62'
Skelton  83'  90+4'		 Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
October 3 12 Union Omaha 3–0 Tormenta FC Papillion, Nebraska
8:00 PM EDT Conway  38'
Viader  78'
Scearce  83'		 Report Mueller  53' Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Chris Ruska
October 7 13 Tormenta FC 0–1 FC Tucson Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Skelton  19'
Williams  68'
Rowe  90+4'		 Report Ramos-Godoy  34'
Biek  67'
Logue  90+4'		 Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Joshua Belk
October 17 14 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Tormenta FC Richmond, Virginia
18:30 EDT Report Phelps  45+1'
Micaletto  45+4',  88'  90+2'
Coutinho  90+1'
Eckenrode  90+3'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 875
Referee: Matthew Franz
October 21 15 Tormenta FC 4–0 New England Revolution II Statesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Vinyals  18'
Phelps  29'
Arslan  34'
DeLoach  80'
Jambga  81'		 Report Bell  36' Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kyle Johnston
October 24 16 North Texas SC 2–1 Tormenta FC Arlington, Texas
9:30 PM EDT Do. Hernandez  47'
Burgess  90+5'
Munjoma  90+6',  90+8'		 Report Vinyals  45+3'
Micaletto  90'		 Stadium: Globe Life Park
Attendance: 898
Referee: Matthew Corrigan

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

As a USL League One club, Tormenta will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[4]

April 8 2nd Round Charleston Battery P–P Tormenta FC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[5]

References
  1. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. "2020 USL League One Roster". tormentafc.com.
  3. "South Georgia Tormenta FC Roster | uslleagueone.com". Uslleagueone.com.
  4. "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  5. "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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