Tormenta Stadium
{{Short description|Soccer stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, US}}
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| stadium_name = Optim Sports Medicine Field at Tormenta Stadium
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| address = 100 Tormenta Way
Statesboro, GA 30458
| coordinates = {{coord|32|24|35|N|81|47|46|W|display=it}}
| broke_ground = March 27, 2019{{cite web|last=Anthony |first=Mike |title=Tormenta FC breaks ground for new stadium |url=https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/tormenta-fc-breaks-ground-new-stadium/ |publisher=Statesboro Herald|website=statesboroherald.com |accessdate=December 23, 2019 |date=March 27, 2019}}
| opened = October 2, 2022
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| capacity = 5,300
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| tenants = Tormenta FC (USL1) (2022–present)
Tormenta FC (W League) (W League) (2023–present)
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Optim Sports Medicine Field at Tormenta Stadium is a 5,300-seat soccer-specific stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The stadium is the home field for South Georgia Tormenta FC, a professional soccer club that plays in USL League One, the third tier of soccer in the United States.{{cite news |last=Sulkowski |first=Frank |title=Optim Health System claims naming rights for field at new Tormenta FC stadium |url=https://www.wjcl.com/article/optim-health-system-claims-naming-rights-for-field-at-new-tormenta-fc-stadium/35400717 |publisher=WJCL-TV|website=wjcl.com |accessdate=December 23, 2019 |date=February 4, 2021}}{{cite web|last=Koubeck |first=Cameron |title=‘Live, Work, Play’: Tormenta FC’s Stadium Coming to Life |url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1147283 |website=uslsoccer.com |accessdate=December 23, 2019 |date=February 19, 2021}}
History
The stadium opened on October 2, 2022 with a 1–1 tie versus the Richmond Kickers. Tormenta's Fuad Adeniyi scored the opening goal in the 41st minute.{{cite news|url=https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/tormenta-play-first-game-new-stadium-field-sunday/ |title=Tormenta to play first game on new stadium field Sunday |publisher=Statesboro Herald |website=statesboroherald.com |last=Healy |first=Jim |date=September 28, 2022 |access-date=September 29, 2022}}
References
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Category:Buildings and structures in Bulloch County, Georgia
Category:USL League One stadiums
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