Tormenta FC 2
Full nameSouth Georgia Tormenta Football Club 2
Nickname(s)Twomenta
FoundedJanuary 23, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-01-23)[1]
StadiumOptim Sports Medicine Field
Statesboro, Georgia
Capacity5,300
Co-Owners
  • Darin Van Tassell
  • Netra Van Tassell
  • Jeff Spencer
Head CoachTom Morris
LeagueUSL League Two
20223rd, South Central Division
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website
Current season

South Georgia Tormenta FC 2, officially known as Tormenta FC 2, is an American soccer team based in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. Founded in 2019, the club fields a pre-professional team in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. They are the reserve club of USL League One team South Georgia Tormenta FC. Tormenta FC 2 is known by the nickname Twomenta, a play off of Tormenta and the number 2.[2] The team went on a one-year hiatus for the 2023 USL League Two season.[3]

History

The club was founded in 2019, when South Georgia Tormenta FC, which previously competed in the Premier Development League from 2016 through 2018, moved up to the professional divisions, joining the newly formed third-tier USL League One. Tormenta FC 2 was created to fill the vacated spot.[1]

In 2019, they defended the Deep South Division title, which was won by the first team in 2018.[4] They won the South Division playoffs, defeating Southeast Division champions The Villages SC and then Midsouth Division champions Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. in the Conference playoffs,[5][6] before falling to Eastern Conference champions Reading United AC in the National Semi-finals.[7][8] Earlier in the season, they competed in the 2019 U.S. Open Cup where they defeated professional club Chattanooga Red Wolves of USL League One in the first round,[9] before being defeated by USL Championship side Nashville SC in the next round.[10]

Year-by-year

Year League Regular Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Tormenta FC[a]
2016 Premier Development League 5th, South Atlantic Did not qualify Ineligible
2017 4th, South Atlantic Did not qualify Did not qualify
2018 1st, Deep South Conference Semifinals Second Round
Tormenta FC 2
2019 USL League Two 1st, Deep South National Semifinals Second Round
2020 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[11] Cancelled
2021 2nd, Deep South Conference Final Cancelled
2022 3rd, South Central Did not qualify Did not qualify
  1. ^ Tormenta 2 was founded in 2019. However, the history of the PDL squad between 2016 and 2018 is shared between both the first and reserve teams.

Honors

USL League Two
Deep South Division Champion: 2018, 2019
Southern Conference Champion: 2019

References

  1. ^ a b O'Donnell, Bernadette (January 23, 2019). "Tormenta FC Announces Rebrand of its USL League Two team". South Georgia Tormenta FC.
  2. ^ Popkin, Jackson (October 5, 2019). "Storm Watch, Week 28: Tormenta FC vs. Greenville Triumph". Dirty South Soccer.
  3. ^ "Tormenta FC to Elevate USL Academy Team". South Georgia Tormenta FC. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  4. ^ O'Donnell, Bernadette (July 13, 2019). "Tormenta FC 2 Wins 2nd Deep South Division Title 1-0". South Georgia Tormenta FC.
  5. ^ "Results: USL League Two (Conference Semifinals)". Soccer America. July 20, 2019.
  6. ^ O'Donnell, Bernadette (July 21, 2019). "Tormenta 2 Wins Southern Conference Finals 5-1". South Georgia Tormenta FC.
  7. ^ Gough, Lyndsey (July 28, 2019). "Tormenta FC 2 falls in semi-final match". WTOC-TV.
  8. ^ Zimmer, Amy (July 29, 2019). "Historic season for Tormenta FC 2 comes to an end". WJCL.
  9. ^ O'Donnell, Bernadette (May 7, 2019). "Tormenta FC 2 Knocks Chattanooga Red Wolves SC out of Open Cup". South Georgia Tormenta FC.
  10. ^ Sullivan, Tim (May 15, 2019). "2019 US Open Cup round 2: Nashville SC holds off pesky South Georgia Tormenta 2". U.S. Open Cup.
  11. ^ Hojnacki, Jenny (April 30, 2020). "USL cancels 2020 League Two season, extends pro league suspensions". SBI Soccer.
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