The end of the 2020 season marks a pivotal milestone for South Georgia Tormenta FC – five years completed as a club. Five years of thrilling home matches, title-winning seasons and Twitter-breaking goals. Looking back, there is so much to celebrate, and we plan to highlight these victories and achievements, big and small, over the course of this offseason as we prepare for 2021.
Relive the club's first year of play with this Q&A from Co-Owner and President Darin Van Tassell about Tormenta FC's 2016 season.
The end of the 2020 season marks a pivotal milestone for South Georgia Tormenta FC – five years completed as a club. Five years of thrilling home matches, title-winning seasons and Twitter-breaking goals. Looking back, there is so much to celebrate, and we plan to highlight these victories and achievements, big and small, over the course of this offseason as we prepare for 2021.
Relive the club’s first year of play with this Q&A from Co-Owner and President Darin Van Tassell about Tormenta FC’s 2016 season.
Statesboro was ready to be a professional sports town. And when you combine the world's most popular sport and the fastest growing sport in the United States with a city that supports those things that are part of the local fabric — that's the recipe for creating great things.
Statesboro was ready to be a professional sports town. And when you combine the world’s most popular sport and the fastest growing sport in the United States with a city that supports those things that are part of the local fabric — that’s the recipe for creating great things.
Our first win and first goal ever scored (June 26, 2016: 2-0 win on the road versus the Charlotte Eagles). Along with our inaugural home match on May 21, 2016, where we hosted the Carolina Dynamo in front of 3,105 fans in Erk Russell Park.
Our first win and first goal ever scored (June 26, 2016: 2-0 win on the road versus the Charlotte Eagles). Along with our inaugural home match on May 21, 2016, where we hosted the Carolina Dynamo in front of 3,105 fans in Erk Russell Park.
On the road against the Charlotte Eagles…a team that at the time had Marco Micaletto on the squad.
On the road against the Charlotte Eagles…a team that at the time had Marco Micaletto on the squad.
The announcement was held at the Convention and Visitors Bureau here in Statesboro. The place was packed. Three TV stations and front-page news in the local newspapers. We knew we struck a positive nerve.
The announcement was held at the Convention and Visitors Bureau here in Statesboro. The place was packed. Three TV stations and front-page news in the local newspapers. We knew we struck a positive nerve.
Amazing! So many fans. And most didn't know what they were cheering for, but they had a great experience.
Amazing! So many fans. And most didn’t know what they were cheering for, but they had a great experience.
We have gone from a time in which no one knew who we were to having a fan base that cries when we lose and builds their life schedule around our matches. That deserves a massive wow. So many people have worked so hard to get to this point. Great things still await!
We have gone from a time in which no one knew who we were to having a fan base that cries when we lose and builds their life schedule around our matches. That deserves a massive wow. So many people have worked so hard to get to this point. Great things still await!
One of our Academy players, Tristan DeLoach, playing meaningful minutes at the end of this season. The announcement that matters the most will always be the people connected to this club. Their accomplishments are what makes me fulfilled professionally.
One of our Academy players, Tristan DeLoach, playing meaningful minutes at the end of this season. The announcement that matters the most will always be the people connected to this club. Their accomplishments are what makes me fulfilled professionally.
In 2015, I couldn't have imagined that we would also have a team in USL League One. We are in the midst of building a stadium-anchored entertainment district, with all of the amenities of a Live, Work, Eat, Play style of living. It will change the brand of Statesboro and how others see the place we call home.
And on top of that, every club we play knows they are in for a dangerous match when they play us. And I couldn't be more proud of this organization and the fans we play for.
In 2015, I couldn’t have imagined that we would also have a team in USL League One. We are in the midst of building a stadium-anchored entertainment district, with all of the amenities of a Live, Work, Eat, Play style of living. It will change the brand of Statesboro and how others see the place we call home.
And on top of that, every club we play knows they are in for a dangerous match when they play us. And I couldn’t be more proud of this organization and the fans we play for.
