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.

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)
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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.PositionPlayerNation
1GKPablo Jara  Chile
2DFMichael Mecham  United States
3DFConner Antley  United States
4DFLars Eckenrode  United States
5DFJoshua Phelps  Australia
6MFRicardo Gómez  United States
7MFDalton Pando  United States
8MFNil Vinyals  Spain
9FWMikie Rowe  Ireland
10MFMarco Micaletto  Italy
11MFCharlie Dennis  England
12MFPeter Pearson  United States
13DFDaltyn Knutson  United States
14FWAlex Morrell  United States
15DFJordan Skelton  England
16FWKaleb Jackson  United States
17DFYaw Amankwa  United States
18DFMichael O'Sullivan  England
19DFNick Wells  United States
20DFJerry Saint-Vil  Haiti
21FWJad Arslan  United States
22MFLucas Coutinho  Brazil
24MFShinya Kadono (on loan from Loudoun United)  Japan
25MFKobe Perez  United States
26GKMicah Bledsoe  United States
27DFTristan DeLoach ([A])  United States
29GKMatías Reynares  Argentina
30GKMitch Thorn  Australia

Team management

As of 19 September 2018[2]
  • John MiglareseVP 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

Winter friendlies

Summer friendlies

Competitive

USL League One

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
4Forward Madison FC2812793326+743Playoffs
5Chattanooga Red Wolves SC28101083537−240
6South Georgia Tormenta FC2891093234−237
7Toronto FC II2899104346−336
8FC Tucson2889113541−633
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 EDTMorrell 72'ReportStadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 3,519
Referee: Amin Hadzic
April 3 2 Tormenta FC 3–1 FC Tucson Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDTMorrell  38' 58'
Eckenrode  54'
Coutinho 57'
Vinyals  60'
Micaletto 74',  74'
ReportVega 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 EDTAckwei  80'ReportPhelps  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. EDTTablante  48'
Diouf  56', 59'
Hernandez  84'
Amer  90+4'
ReportEckenrode  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 EDTBeattie 8', 17',  36'
Zayed 11'
Ualefi  69'
Dixon  79'
Zguro  90+4'
ReportGómez  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 EDTTerrón  78'ReportGómez  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 EDTDennis 28',  48', 90+3'
Phelps  45'
Wells  57'
Antley  76'
Micaletto 72' (pen.)
ReportPerruzza 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'ReportAntley 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 EDTMiccaletto  42'
Knutson  59'
ReportCleveland  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 EDTPolitz  39'
Boland  53'
Walker  60'
ReportGómez  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 EDTReportStadium: 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 EDTRowe 54'
Morrell 86'
ReportLéo  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 EDTMorrell  79'
Micaletto 83' (pen.)
ReportEckenrode  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 EDTMorrell  83'
Micaletto 90+1'
ReportSmart 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 EDTSrbely 28'
Perruzza 38'
Mohammed  43'
Ovalle  63'
Romeo  74'
Bunk-Andersen 78'
ReportStadium: BMO Training Ground
Attendance: 113
Referee: Brad Doubrough
July 20 16 North Texas SC 0–0 Tormenta FC Frisco, Texas
7:00 P.M. EDTCerrillo  70'ReportVinyals  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. EDTThiago 40'  42'
Sérginho  64'
Forbes  66'
ReportMicaletto 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 EDTKnutson  16'
Saint-Vil  21'
Kadono 88'
Micaletto  90'
Morrell  90+3'
ReportMentzingen 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 EDTKeegan 29'
Walker  78'
Hemmings  81'
Guediri  84'
ReportDennis  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 EDTPhelps  47'
Coutinho 67'
Rowe  74'
ReportBeattie  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 EDTDennis  71'
Micaletto 90+5' (pen.)
ReportJambga  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 EDTDennis  8', 28'
Phelps  30'
ReportFolla  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 EDTRoberts  17'
Reynolds 29',  85'
Danso 34'
Pepi 45+4' (pen.), 90+1' (pen.)
Rayo 82'
Montgomery  89'
ReportPhelps  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 EDTRowe 5'
Wells  28'
Antley  57'
ReportChin 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 EDTPaulo Jr. 24'ReportMicaletto 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 EDTAntley 4',  45+3'
Rowe  19'
Micaletto  37'
Phelps  61'   72'
ReportDanso 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 EDTMoon 45+1'ReportDennis  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 EDTMingo 23'
Perruzza  62'
Nelson  89'
ReportGómez  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 EDTArslan 26', 40'
Micaletto  33'
Rowe  75'
Antley 80'
ReportGómez 18'
Walker  32'
Bermudez  69'
Ward  88'
Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,908
Referee: Chris Ruska

U.S. Open Cup

Transfers

In

Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalUSL1U.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals

Source: [1]

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.NameUSL1U.S. Open CupTotal

References

Official website