2019 Tormenta FC season
The 2019 Tormenta FC season was the club's fourth season of existence, and their first season as a professional club. It was their first season playing in the third tier of American soccer, USL League One.
| 2019 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Van Tassell Group |
| Head coach | John Miglarese |
| Stadium | Eagle Field at Erk Russell Park |
| USL League One | 6th |
| USL1 Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| U.S. Open Cup | First round |
| Highest home attendance | 3,519 (March 29 vs. Greenville Triumph SC) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,038 (May 12 vs. Toronto FC II) |
| Average home league attendance | 1,724 |
| Biggest win | 4–1 (July 24 at Orlando City B) |
| Biggest defeat | 0–5 (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 | GK | Pablo Jara |  Chile |
| 2 | DF | Michael Mecham |  United States |
| 3 | DF | Conner Antley | United States |
| 4 | DF | Lars Eckenrode | United States |
| 5 | DF | Joshua Phelps | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| 6 | MF | Ricardo Gómez | United States |
| 7 | MF | Dalton Pando | United States |
| 8 | MF | Nil Vinyals |  Spain |
| 9 | FW | Mikie Rowe |  Ireland |
| 10 | MF | Marco Micaletto |  Italy |
| 11 | MF | Charlie Dennis |  England |
| 12 | MF | Peter Pearson | United States |
| 13 | DF | Daltyn Knutson | United States |
| 14 | FW | Alex Morrell | United States |
| 15 | DF | Jordan Skelton | England |
| 16 | FW | Kaleb Jackson | United States |
| 17 | DF | Yaw Amankwa | United States |
| 18 | DF | Michael O'Sullivan | England |
| 19 | DF | Nick Wells | United States |
| 20 | DF | Jerry Saint-Vil |  Haiti |
| 21 | FW | Jad Arslan | United States |
| 22 | MF | Lucas Coutinho |  Brazil |
| 24 | MF | Shinya Kadono (on loan from Loudoun United) |  Japan |
| 25 | MF | Kobe Perez | United States |
| 26 | GK | Micah Bledsoe | United States |
| 27 | DF | Tristan DeLoach ([A]) | United States |
| 29 | GK | Matías Reynares |  Argentina |
| 30 | GK | Mitch Thorn | Australia |
- ^ USL Academy Contract
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
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
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
Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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
| May 8, 2019 First round | Greenville Triumph SC  | 1–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Name | USL1 | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | |||
References
- "Tormenta FC joins USL Division III for 2019". January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- "News".
- "Tormenta FC, Chattanooga Game Rescheduled". June 14, 2019.
External links
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