| 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) | 
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.
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) 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 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 
- ^ USL Academy Contract
Team management
- As of September 19, 2018[2]
 John Miglarese – VP of Player Development and Head Coach John Miglarese – VP of Player Development and Head Coach
 Jorge Gonzalez – Assistant Coach Jorge Gonzalez – Assistant Coach
 John Kot – Assistant Coach John Kot – Assistant Coach
 Mike Panter – VP of Soccer Operations Mike Panter – VP of Soccer Operations
 Bryce Judy - Director of Gameday Operations Bryce Judy - Director of Gameday Operations
 Bernadette O'Donnell – Director of Communications and Public Relations Bernadette O'Donnell – Director of Communications and Public Relations
 Logan Gleaton – Director of Marketing and Fan Engagement Logan Gleaton – Director of Marketing and Fan Engagement
 James Griffith – Director of Ticket Sales and Sponsorships James Griffith – Director of Ticket Sales and Sponsorships
 Zachary Delgard - Director of Cooperate Partnerships Zachary Delgard - Director of Cooperate Partnerships
 Logan Crosby - Director of Business Development Logan Crosby - Director of Business Development
 Corey Stone - Assistant Director of Franchise Development Corey Stone - Assistant Director of Franchise Development
 Hope Mullett - Assistant Director of Franchise Development Hope Mullett - Assistant Director of Franchise Development
Non-competitive
Winter friendlies
Summer friendlies
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 |  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 | Total | USL1 | U.S. Open Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
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.
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