Tormenta FC 2
{{short description|American soccer club in Statesboro, Georgia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
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| fullname = South Georgia Tormenta Football Club 2
| nickname = Twomenta
| founded = {{start date and age|2019|1|23}}
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| stadium = Optim Sports Medicine Field
Statesboro, Georgia
| capacity = 5,300
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| owntitle = Co-Owners
| owner = {{ubl|Darin Van Tassell|Netra Van Tassell|Jeff Spencer}}
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| mgrtitle = Head Coach
| manager = Tom Morris
| league = USL League Two
| season = 2022
| position = 3rd, South Central Division
Playoffs: DNQ
| website = https://www.tormentafc.com/tormentafc2
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.dirtysouthsoccer.com/2019/10/5/20899989/storm-watch-week-28-tormenta-fc-vs-greenville-triumph|title=Storm Watch, Week 28: Tormenta FC vs. Greenville Triumph|date=October 5, 2019|first=Jackson|last=Popkin|work=Dirty South Soccer}} The team went on a one-year hiatus for the 2023 USL League Two season.{{Cite web |title=Tormenta FC to Elevate USL Academy Team |url=https://www.tormentafc.com/news/2023/01/05/tormenta-fc-to-elevate-usl-academy-team/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=South Georgia Tormenta FC |language=en-US}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tormentafc.com/news_article/show/987720|title=Tormenta FC Announces Rebrand of its USL League Two team|date=January 23, 2019|first=Bernadette|last=O'Donnell|work=South Georgia Tormenta FC}}
In 2019, they defended the Deep South Division title, which was won by the first team in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.tormentafc.com/news_article/show/1034719|title=Tormenta FC 2 Wins 2nd Deep South Division Title 1-0|date=July 13, 2019|first=Bernadette|last=O'Donnell|work=South Georgia Tormenta FC}} 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,{{Cite web|url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/83021/results-usl-league-two-conference-semifinals.html|title=Results: USL League Two (Conference Semifinals)|date=July 20, 2019|work=Soccer America}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tormentafc.com/news_article/show/1036552|title=Tormenta 2 Wins Southern Conference Finals 5-1|date=July 21, 2019|first=Bernadette|last=O'Donnell|work=South Georgia Tormenta FC}} before falling to Eastern Conference champions Reading United AC in the National Semi-finals.{{cite web |last=Gough |first=Lyndsey |author-link=Lyndsey Gough |date=July 28, 2019 |title=Tormenta FC 2 falls in semi-final match |url=https://www.wtoc.com/2019/07/29/tormenta-fc-falls-semi-final-match/ |work=WTOC-TV}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wjcl.com/article/historic-season-for-tormenta-fc-2-comes-to-an-end/28540744|title=Historic season for Tormenta FC 2 comes to an end|first=Amy|last=Zimmer|date=July 29, 2019|work=WJCL}} 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,{{cite web|url=https://www.tormentafc.com/news_article/show/1019272|title=Tormenta FC 2 Knocks Chattanooga Red Wolves SC out of Open Cup|date=May 7, 2019|first=Bernadette|last=O'Donnell|work=South Georgia Tormenta FC}} before being defeated by USL Championship side Nashville SC in the next round.{{cite web|url=https://thecup.us/2019/05/15/2019-us-open-cup-round-2-nashville-sc-holds-off-pesky-south-georgia-tormenta-2/|title=2019 US Open Cup round 2: Nashville SC holds off pesky South Georgia Tormenta 2|date=May 15, 2019|first=Tim|last=Sullivan|work=U.S. Open Cup}}
Year-by-year
| class="wikitable"
!Year !League !Regular Season !Playoffs |
| colspan=5|Tormenta FC{{efn|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.}} |
|---|
| 2016
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="3"|Premier Development League | 5th, South Atlantic | Did not qualify | Ineligible |
| 2017
| 4th, South Atlantic | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018
| style="background:#b3b7ff;"|1st, Deep South | Conference Semifinals |
| colspan=5|Tormenta FC 2 |
| 2019
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="3"|USL League Two | style="background:#b3b7ff;"|1st, Deep South | National Semifinals |
| 2020
| colspan=2 align=center|Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic{{cite news|url=https://sbisoccer.com/2020/04/usl-cancels-2020-league-two-season-extends-pro-league-suspensions|title=USL cancels 2020 League Two season, extends pro league suspensions|first=Jenny|last=Hojnacki|work=SBI Soccer|date=April 30, 2020}} |
| 2021
| 2nd, Deep South | Conference Final |
| 2022
| 3rd, South Central | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
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Honors
References
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{{Tormenta FC}}
{{USL League Two}}
{{Georgia Sports}}
Category:Association football clubs established in 2019