STATESBORO, Ga. – South Georgia Tormenta FC Academy has announced its participation in the 2022 USL Academy Cup for a second consecutive year. Tormenta FC Academy’s U13-U19 boy’s teams and U19 girl’s team will fight for the cup from Thursday, Mar. 31 to Sunday, Apr. 3 at the Hillsborough County Tournament SportsPlex in Tampa, Florida.
Tormenta FC’s U13 group will compete in Group A of the Premier bracket where they will face USL League Two academy sides FA Euro NY and Nona FC. The U15 group will compete in Group B of the Premier bracket where they will face USL League Two academy sides FA Euro NY, Houston FC and PSG Academy. The U19 boy’s group will compete against USL Championship side Detroit City FC and East Atlanta FC and Wake FC of USL League Two.
For the first time, a U19 Girls Division will be included at this year’s event that will complement the USL’s introduction of a pair of professional and pre-professional women’s leagues in the Super League and W League. Tormenta FC’s U19 girl’s team will compete in group A of the Premier Bracket where they will take on W League sides Chattanooga Red Wolves and Tampa Bay United.
Committed to raising the level of soccer locally and across the country, Tormenta FC Academy has programs available from age two up to age 19 and is the only youth academy in South Georgia and the Lowcountry of South Carolina with a path to the professional ranks.
Over the years, TFC Academy has helped many talented players on their paths to higher levels of the game, whether it be Indiana Vassilev in the English Premier League with Aston Villa FC, Paolo Alcocer in the Bolivian Primera División with Club Bolívar or James Brighton, a rising talent in the collegiate ranks at Clemson University. In 2019, midfielder Tristan DeLoach became the first TFC Academy talent to sign a professional academy contract with the professional USL League One team, followed by his peers, midfielder Grant Hampton and goalkeeper Stephen O’Hearn in 2020 and Brittain Gottlieb and Tyler Bisseck in 2021.
For additional information and scheduling interviews, call (478-508-2604) or email: bodonnell@tormentafc.com.
