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2020 Tormenta FC season

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]

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)
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Club edit

Roster edit

As of April 19, 2020[2][3]
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   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
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract
    2.

Competitions edit

Exhibitions edit

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 edit

Main article: 2020 USL League One season

Standings edit

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[a] 16 5 8 3 19 26 −7 18 1.13
10 Fort Lauderdale CF[a] 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:
  1. ^ a b Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.

Match results edit

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 edit

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 the COVID-19 pandemic[5]

References edit

  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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