2022 Tormenta FC season

The 2022 Tormenta FC season was the club's seventh season of existence, and their fourth season as a professional club, all of which have been spent in the third tier of American soccer in USL League One. Tormenta FC enter this season following an 11th-place finish the previous season.[1] This will be the club's first season in their new stadium, Optim Health System Field, after spending previous seasons at Eagle Field on the campus of Georgia Southern University.[2]

Tormenta FC
2022 season
OwnerVan Tassell Group
Head coachIan Cameron
StadiumErik Russell Park & Optim Health System Field
USL1 PlayoffsChampions
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Multiple players (2 goals)
All: Arthur Bosua (3 goals)
Highest home attendance1,254 vs. CV (5/21)
Lowest home attendance627 vs. OMA (6/25)
Average home league attendance1,259
Biggest winBMH 0–2 TRM (4/19, USOC)
GVL 0–2 TRM (4/23)
TUC 0–2 TRM (4/30)
GVL 1–3 TRM (7/30)
CV 0–2 TRM (8/27)
CLT 0–2 TRM (8/31)
TRM 3–1 NCO (9/10)
TRM 2–0 CHA (10/15)
Biggest defeatTRM 0–4 CV (5/21)
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Club

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Roster

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As of March 31, 2022[3][4]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Pablo Jara   Chile
2 DF Ian Antley   United States
3 DF Owen Green   United States
4 DF Lars Eckenrode   United States
5 DF Joshua Phelps   Australia
7 FW Kingsford Adjei   Ghana
8 MF Gabriel Cabral   Brazil
9 FW Kazaiah Sterling   England
10 MF Adrian Billhardt   Germany
11 FW Jamil Roberts   England
12 DF Deshawon Nembhard   Belize
14 FW Alex Morrell   United States
18 MF Josue Soto   United States
21 MF Chris Heckenberg   Australia
23 DF Curtis Thorn   England
25 DF Jake Dengler   United States
27 FW Arthur Bosua   South Africa
29 DF Brittain Gottlieb ([A])   United States
30 GK Jamie Boegel   United States
47 MF Barry Sharifi   United States
55 MF Tobias Otieno   Kenya
99 GK TJ Bush   United States
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    USL Academy Contract

Competitions

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Exhibitions

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February 26, 2022 (2022-02-26) 1 Atlanta United 2 0–1 Tormenta FC Marietta, Georgia
3:00 PM EST Report Stadium: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20) 3 Tormenta FC 1–1 Mercer University Statesboro, Georgia
3:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Eagle Field

USL League One

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Richmond Kickers (X) 30 14 7 9 54 35 +19 51 Qualification for the semi-finals
2 Greenville Triumph SC 30 12 8 10 40 38 +2 46
3 Tormenta FC (C) 30 12 9 9 42 40 +2 45 Qualification for the play-offs
4 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 30 12 11 7 52 39 +13 43
5 Union Omaha 30 10 7 13 34 33 +1 43
Source: USL League One
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) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season Champion

Match results

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April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02) 1 Tormenta FC 0–1 North Carolina FC Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Bosua   6'
Soto   79'
Report Tahir   1'
Anderson   18'
McLaughlin   22'
Martinez   78'   79'
Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: Kyle Johnston
April 16, 2022 (2022-04-16) 2 Tormenta FC 0–0 Union Omaha Statesboro, Georgia
6:00 PM EDT Billhardt   51'
Nembhard   66'
Roberts   67'
Phelps   73'
Report Knutson   15'
Scearce   20'
Malcolm   80'
Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 978
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
April 23, 2022 (2022-04-23) 3 Greenville Triumph 0–2 Tormenta FC Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Walker   43' Report Adjei   11'
Phelps   32'
Bosua   40'
Cabral   71'
Sharifi   74'
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Referee: Chris Ruska
April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) 4 FC Tucson 0–2 Tormenta FC Tucson, Arizona
10:00 PM EDT Machell   5'
Perez   29'   62'
Fox   77'
Report Billhardt   61'
Phelps   77'
Bosua   81'
Sharifi   84'
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Adam Zarrin
May 7, 2022 (2022-05-07) 5 Tormenta FC 0–0 Charlotte Independence Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Sterling   90+2' Report Rocha   63'
Zendejas   77'
Ibarra   90+3'
Stadium: Erik Russell Park
Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Joshua Belk
May 14, 2022 (2022-05-14) 6 North Carolina FC 2–3 Tormenta FC Cary, North Carolina
5:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,056
Referee: Wes Caouette
May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21) 7 Tormenta FC 0–4 Fuego FC Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Sterling   31' Report
Stadium: Erik Russell Park
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Alejo Calume
May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28) 8 Tormenta FC 0–1 FC Tucson Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Sharifi   30'
Morrell   69'
Report Shaw   4'   38'
T. Allen   36'
Machell   54'
Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 928
Referee: Laura Chambers Waliski
June 4, 2022 (2022-06-04) 9 Richmond Kickers 2–2 Tormenta FC Richmond, Virginia
6:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,201
Referee: Anya Voigt
June 11, 2022 (2022-06-11) 10 Hailstorm FC 1–1 Tormenta FC Windsor, Colorado
9:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Future Legends Complex
Attendance: 813
Referee: Cristian Campos
June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19) 11 Tormenta FC 2–2 Forward Madison Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 937
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
June 25, 2022 (2022-06-25) 12 Tormenta FC 2–3 Union Omaha Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Phelps   5'   77'
Billhardt   17'
Adeniyi   45+4'
Dengler   54'
Bawa   90+3' (o.g.)
Report Scearce   23',   42',   55' (pen.)
Brito   74'
Galvan   90'
Piedrahita   90+3'
Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 627
Referee: Josiah Parke
July 2, 2022 (2022-07-02) 13 Fuego FC 0–1 Tormenta FC Fresno, California
10:30 PM EDT Dullysse   31'
Villarreal   78'
Report Cabral   60'
Nembhard   70'
Jara   87'
Soto   90+4'
Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,546
Referee: Robert Vincze
July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09) 14 Tormenta FC 2–1 Chattanooga Red Wolves Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Roberts   31',   37'
Cabral   34',   81'
Nembhard   46'
Report Carrera   33',   45'
Cardona   53'
Avilez   76'
España   89'
Lombardi   90+2'
Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 731
Referee: Amin Hadzic
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) 15 Tormenta FC 5–5 Greenville Triumph Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Sterling   37',   44' (pen.)
Roberts   54'
Otieno   61',   79'
Billhardt   87'
Report Evans   3',   30'
Gavilanes   10'
Labovitz   21',   45+3'
Christensen   43'
Filerman   65'
Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 909
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) 16 Forward Madison 2–0 Tormenta FC Madison, Wisconsin
8:00 PM EDT Wheeler-Omiunu   58'
Smith   76'
Cassini   86'
Report Dengler   70' Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 4,304
Referee: Alex Beehler
July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23) 17 Tormenta FC 2–1 North Carolina FC Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Otieno   24'
Sterling   27' (pen.),   81'
Report Fernandes   13'
Blanco   49'
Servania   68',   79'
Adams   90'
Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 573
Referee: José Lara
July 30, 2022 (2022-07-30) 18 Greenville Triumph 1–3 Tormenta FC Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Polak   21'
Labovitz   37'
Smart   50'
Ibarra   89'
Walker   90+3'
Cox-Ashwood   90+3'
Report Billhardt   25'
Sterling   27'
Adjei   30'
Otieno   35'
Roberts   39'
Cabral   51'
Jara   90+3'
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Referee: John Rush
August 6, 2022 (2022-08-06) 19 Hailstorm FC 2–0 Tormenta FC Windsor, Colorado
9:00 PM EDT Amann   27'
Rogers   60'
Evans   82'
Dietrich   86'
Nortey   87'
Peñaranda   90+6'
Report Green   15'
Phelps   54'
Nembhard   69'
Stadium: Future Legends Complex
Attendance: 300
Referee: Adorae Monroy
August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13) 20 Tormenta FC 0–3 Charlotte Independence Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Sierakowski   27' Report Dutey   16'
Conteh   33'
Mbuyu   44'
Bennett   86'
Barber   89'
Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 1,194
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
August 20, 2022 (2022-08-20) 21 Chattanooga Red Wolves 2–1 Tormenta FC East Ridge, Tennessee
7:30 PM EDT Mehl   38'
Navarro   45'
Galindrez   45+4',   54'
Espinoza   64'
Ualefi   72'
Villalobos   80'
Ortiz   90+4'
Report Adjei   8',   21'
Adeniyi   40'
Dengler   48'
Bush   52'
Green   90+4'
Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Referee: Shawn Tehini
August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27) 22 Fuego FC 0–2 Tormenta FC Fresno, California
10:30 PM EDT Casillas   24'
Cerritos   65'
Schenfeld   70'
Report Cabral   25'
Sterling   26',   54'
Phelps   45+5'
Akale   54'
Sierakowski   71'
Billhardt   90+5'
Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Adam Zarrin
August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31) 23 Charlotte Independence 0–2 Tormenta FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Rocha   5'
Bennett   55'
Barber   87'
Report Sterling   6',   87'
Dengler   45+1'
Adeniyi   45+3'
Nembhard   50'
Adjei   71'
Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Referee: Emma Richards
September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07) 24 Richmond Kickers 3–1 Tormenta FC Richmond, Virginia
6:30 PM EDT Terzaghi   21',   55'
Morán   68'
Bolanos   72',   90+4'
Aune   78'
Candela   90+3'
Report Billhardt   10'
Dengler   23'
Nembhard   23'
Phelps   34'
Adeniyi   82'
Bush   90+5'
Stadium: City Stadium
Referee: Katherine McCormick
September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10) 25 Tormenta FC 3–1 Hailstorm FC Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Sterling   3',   41',   76'
Adjei   35'
Billhardt   44'
Sharifi   89'
Report Desdunes   28'
Prentice   54'
Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Referee: Joshua Belk
September 16, 2022 (2022-09-16) 26 Tormenta FC 1–1 FC Tucson Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Sierakowski   28'
Akale   68',   76'
Heckenberg   90+7'
Report Pérez   56'
Sunday   74'
Garcia   90+1'
Kinzner   90+5'
Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Attendance: 1,021
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
September 24, 2022 (2022-09-24) 27 Forward Madison 0–1 Tormenta FC Madison, Wisconsin
8:00 PM EDT Rad   15'
Torres   21'
Mbacke Thiam   26'   46'
Wheeler-Omiunu   34'
Report Nembhard   41'
Phelps   49'
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 3,619
Referee: Jervis Atagana
October 2, 2022 (2022-10-02) 28 Tormenta FC 1–1 Richmond Kickers Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Adeniyi   41',   67'
Otieno   62'
Report Terzaghi   45+1'
Aune   90+1'
Barnathan   90+2'
Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Referee: Alefo Calume
October 8, 2022 (2022-10-08) 29 Union Omaha 1–1 Tormenta FC Papillion, Nebraska
8:00 PM EDT Doyle   24'
Scearce   50'
Knutson   75'
Report Green   22'
Sterling   52'
Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 4,437
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 15, 2022 (2022-10-15) 30 Tormenta FC 2–0 Chattanooga Red Wolves Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Adjei   5'
Sierakowski   24'
Report Cardona   43' Stadium: Optim Health System Park
Referee: Joshua Encarnación

USL League One playoffs

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October 22, 2022 (2022-10-22) Quarter Finals Tormenta FC 2–1 Charlotte Independence Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Sterling   48',   77' Report Obertan   8'
Hegardt   40'
Acosta   49'
Pack   53'
Ibarra   75'
Zendejas   81'
Santos   82'
Ciss   82'
Shevtsov   90+3'
Stadium: Optim Sports Medicine Field
Attendance: 1,268
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
October 29, 2022 (2022-10-29) Semi Finals Greenville Triumph SC 0–1 Tormenta FC Greenville, South Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Report Sterling   42' Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Attendance: 2,070
Referee: John Griggs
November 6, 2022 (2022-11-06) Final Tormenta FC 2–1 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EST Sterling   35' (pen.)
Adjei   39'
Thorn   45+1'
Otieno   72'
Roberts   82'
Report España   13'
Espinoza   33'
Ortiz   34'
Tejera   45+3'
Benton   72'
Carrera   85'
Stadium: Optim Sports Medicine Field
Attendance: 3,045
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

U.S. Open Cup

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April 7, 2022 (2022-04-07) 2nd Round Charleston Battery (USLC)   0–1   Tormenta FC (USL1) Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
10:00 AM EDT Piggott   24'
Hogan   32'
St. Martin   62'
Schmidt   83'
Ettienne   83'
Report Bosua   28',   61'
Nembhard   57'
Heckenberg   67'
Roberts   79'
Dengler   81'
Cabral   85'
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
Note: Originally scheduled for April 6, but was postponed due to severe weather. Game was played behind closed doors.
April 19, 2022 (2022-04-19) 3rd Round Birmingham Legion FC (USLC)   0–2   Tormenta FC (USL1) Tuscaloosa, Alabama
8:00 PM EDT Lapa   33'
Kasim   44'
Asiedu   62'
Lopez   73'
Marlon   84'
Report Cabral   17'
Thorn   33'
Roberts   41'
Dengler   45'
Sharifi   54'
Jara   83'
Green   90+2'
Stadium: Alabama Soccer Stadium
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 10, 2022 (2022-05-10) Round of 32 Inter Miami CF (MLS)   3–1   Tormenta FC (USL1) Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EDT Lassiter   45', 83'
Robinson   47'
Report Sterling   88' Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 3,198
Referee: Alejo Calume

References

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  1. ^ "South Georgia Tormenta FC Stats and History". fbref.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Sulkowski, Frank (February 4, 2021). "Optim Health System claims naming rights for field at new Tormenta FC stadium". wjcl.com. WJCL. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 USL League One Roster". tormentafc.com. Tormenta FC. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "South Georgia Tormenta FC Roster". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. Retrieved August 28, 2021.