2020 Tormenta FC season

The 2020 Tormenta FC season is the club's fifth season of existence, and their second season as a professional club. It is 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 OneTBD
USL1 PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupSecond Round

Club

Roster
As of April 19, 2020[2][3]
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Pablo Jara  Chile
2 Defender Rhys Williams  United States
3 Defender Stefan Mueller  United States
4 Defender Lars Eckenrode  United States
5 Defender Joshua Phelps  Australia
6 Midfielder Ricardo Gómez  United States
7 Midfielder Luca Mayr-Fälten  Austria
8 Midfielder Nil Vinyals  Spain
9 Forward Mikie Rowe  Ireland
10 Midfielder Marco Micaletto  Italy
11 Forward Daniel Jackson  United States
12 Midfielder Abuchi Obinwa  United States
15 Defender Jordan Skelton  England
16 Forward Devyn Jambga  United States
18 Defender Michael O'Sullivan  England
19 Forward Pato Botello Faz  Mexico
21 Midfielder Jad Arslan  United States
22 Midfielder Lucas Coutinho  Brazil
27 Midfielder Tristan DeLoach ([A])  United States
28 Midfielder Grant Hampton ([A])  United States
30 Goalkeeper Stephen O'Hearn ([A])  United States
— Goalkeeper Parker Siegfried  United States
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Competitions

Exhibitions
February 12 Preseason 1Charlotte Independence2–4Tormenta FCColumbia, South Carolina
5:00 PM EDT  (pen.)


 Report Vinyals  (Mayr-Fälten)
Micaletto  (pen.)		 Stadium: SCUFC Monticello Road Soccer Center
February 23 Preseason 2Tampa Bay Rowdies2–3Tormenta FCSt. 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 3Tormenta FCvCharleston BatteryStatesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Eagle Field

USL League One
Main article: 2020 USL League One season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Orlando City B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Richmond Kickers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 South Georgia Tormenta FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Toronto FC II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FC Tucson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on March 27, 2020. Source: 2020 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

Match Results
March 28 1Tormenta FCP–PNorth Texas SCStatesboro, Georgia
TBD PM EDT Stadium: Eagle Field
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[4]
April 4 2Greenville Triumph SCP–PTormenta FCGreenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[4]
April 11 3Tormenta FCP–PFort Lauderdale CFStatesboro, Georgia
TBA PM EDT Stadium: Eagle Field
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[4]
April 18 4Tormenta FCP–PToronto FC IIStatesboro, Georgia
TBD PM EDT Stadium: Eagle Field
Note: Match postponed in extension to May 10 of original suspension on advice of CDC[5]
May 2 5Tormenta FCP–PNew England Revolution IIStatesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Eagle Field
Note: Match postponed in extension to May 10 of original suspension on advice of CDC[5]
May 9 6Richmond KickersP–PTormenta FCRichmond, Virginia
18:30 EDT Stadium: City Stadium
Note: Match postponed in extension to May 10 of original suspension on advice of CDC[5]
May 16 7Tormenta FCvChattanooga Red Wolves SCStatesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park
May 23 8North Texas SCvTormenta FCArlington, Texas
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Globe Life Park
May 27 9Union OmahavTormenta FCPapillion, Nebraska
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Werner Park
June 2 10New England Revolution IIvTormenta FCFoxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
June 6 11Tormenta FCvGreenville Triumph SCStatesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park
June 12 12Orlando City BvTormenta FCKissimmee, Florida
Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
June 20 13Tormenta FCvFC TucsonStatesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park
June 26 14Toronto FC IIvTormenta FCToronto, Ontario
4:00 PM EDT Stadium: BMO Training Ground
July 5 15Tormenta FCvNorth Texas SCStatesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park
July 11 16Chattanooga Red Wolves SCvTormenta FCEast Ridge, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
July 18 17FC TucsonvTormenta FCTucson, Arizona
10:30 PM EDT Stadium: Kino North Stadium
July 25 18Richmond KickersvTormenta FCRichmond, Virginia
6:30 PM EDT Stadium: City Stadium
August 1 19Tormenta FCvForward Madison FCStatesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park
August 9 20Tormenta FCvOrlando City BStatesboro, Georgia
Stadium: Erk Russell Park
August 15 21Fort Lauderdale CFvTormenta FCFort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
August 19 22Tormenta FCvUnion OmahaStatesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park
August 29 23Chattanooga Red Wolves SCvTormenta FCEast Ridge, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
September 5 24Tormenta FCvGreenville Triumph SCStatesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park
September 11 25Tormenta FCvOrlando City BStatesboro, Georgia
Stadium: Erk Russell Park
September 23 26Tormenta FCvRichmond KickersStatesboro, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Eagle Field
September 26 27Forward Madison FCvTormenta FCMadison, Wisconsin
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
October 3 28New England Revolution IIvTormenta FCFoxborough, Massachusetts
1:00 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium

U.S. Open Cup
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.[6]

April 8 2nd RoundCharleston Battery P–P Tormenta FCMount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Note: Match postponed due to coronavirus pandemic[7]

References
  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. "United Soccer League Announces Two-Week Delay to Start of League One Season". uslchampionship.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  5. "League One Extends Delay to 2020 Season Kickoff". uslleagueone.com. March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. "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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