| 2020 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Van Tassell Group |
| Head coach | John Miglarese |
| Stadium | Eagle Field at Erk Russell Park |
| USL League One | 8th |
| USL1 Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled |
| Average home league attendance | 400 |
| Biggest win | TRM 4–0 NE (October 21) |
| Biggest defeat | MAD 4–0 TRM (August 14) |
The 2020 Tormenta FC season was the club's fifth season of existence, and their second season as a professional club. It was 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]
Club
Roster
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Pablo Jara |  Chile |
| 2 | DF | Rhys Williams |  United States |
| 3 | DF | Stefan Mueller | 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 | Luca Mayr-Fälten |  Austria |
| 8 | MF | Nil Vinyals |  Spain |
| 9 | FW | Mikie Rowe |  Ireland |
| 10 | MF | Marco Micaletto |  Italy |
| 11 | FW | Daniel Jackson | United States |
| 12 | MF | Abuchi Obinwa | United States |
| 15 | DF | Jordan Skelton |  England |
| 16 | FW | Devyn Jambga | United States |
| 18 | DF | Michael O'Sullivan | England |
| 19 | FW | Pato Botello Faz |  Mexico |
| 21 | MF | Jad Arslan | United States |
| 22 | MF | Lucas Coutinho |  Brazil |
| 27 | MF | Tristan DeLoach ([A]) | United States |
| 28 | MF | Grant Hampton ([A]) | United States |
| 30 | GK | Stephen O'Hearn ([A]) | United States |
- ^ USL Academy Contract
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
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | FC Tucson | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 22 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Forward Madison FC | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 21 | 1.31 |
| 8 | Tormenta FC | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 19 | 1.19 |
| 9 | New England Revolution II[lower-alpha 1] | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 18 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Fort Lauderdale CF[lower-alpha 1] | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 15 | 0.94 |
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
Notes:
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
Notes:
- 1 2 Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.
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
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 the COVID-19 pandemic[5] | ||||
References
- ↑ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 USL League One Roster". tormentafc.com.
- ↑ "South Georgia Tormenta FC Roster | uslleagueone.com". Uslleagueone.com.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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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