Kendal Tornado F.C.

Kendal Tornado
Full name	Kendal Tornado Football Club
Nickname(s)	Laskar Badai Pantura (The North Java Coast Storm Warriors)
Short name	KTFC
Founded	2018; 7 years ago, as Tornado FC Pekanbaru; 2025; 0 years ago, as Kendal Tornado FC
Ground	Kebondalem Stadium
Capacity	15,000
Chairman	Fardan Nandana
Manager	Heri Sasongko
Coach	Stefan Keltjes
League	Liga 2
2024–25	Liga Nusantara, runner-up
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Kendal Tornado Football Club (formerly known as Tornado Football Club Pekanbaru) is an Indonesian football team based in Kendal, Central Java. They set to play in Championship from 2025–26 after promotion from Liga Nusantara in 2024–25^[1] and their homebase is Kebondalem Stadium.^[2]

History

The club was founded in 2018 as Tornado Football Club Pekanbaru and played its inaugural season that same year. The club was crowned champions of the 2019 Liga 3 Riau and finished as runners-up in both 2021 and 2023.

Tornado joined Liga Nusantara for the 2024–25 season after finishing fourth in Group 2 of the fourth round of the Liga 3 National Phase. On 17 February 2025, the club secured promotion to Liga 2 for the first time in its history, following a 3–0 victory over PSGC in Matchweek 5 of the Championship Round, Group X.^[3]

Ahead of the 2025–26 season, the club relocated its home base to Kendal, Central Java, and officially changed its name to Kendal Tornado Football Club.^[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 1 August 2025^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	IDN	Damar
4	DF	IDN	Fernando Lekatompessy
5	DF	IDN	Yoga Pratama
6	DF	IDN	Derry Herlangga
7	DF	IDN	Difo Prasetya
8	MF	IDN	Sandi Septian
10	FW	IDN	Rendhi Saputra
11	MF	IDN	Ludi Pratama
12	MF	IDN	Aprianto
15	FW	IDN	La Sami La Ode
16	DF	IDN	Dio Samudra
17	FW	IDN	Muh Rahmatullah
18	MF	IDN	Riki Pradana
19	FW	IDN	Yanuar Baehaki
20	MF	IDN	Saiful Arifin
23	GK	IDN	Firdaus Mataram
24	MF	IDN	Sri Rangga
25	GK	IDN	Ababil Syahbela
26	DF	IDN	Rio Valentino
27	FW	IDN	Raja Pandiangan
28	FW	IDN	Marius Ahoren
29	FW	IDN	Fahri Akbar
30	MF	IDN	Feri Aman Saragih (captain)
31	FW	IDN	Muhammad Ferdiansa
53	DF	IDN	Putra Ramadhan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
77	MF	IDN	Adib Nasution
88	MF	IDN	Vikrian Akbar
90	GK	IDN	Mohammad Yudha
96	FW	IDN	Antok Triyatmono
99	MF	IDN	Saeful Abdul
—	GK	IDN	Pualam Bahari
—	GK	IDN	Husein Akbar
—	DF	IDN	Dimas Sukarno
—	DF	IDN	Risna Prahalabenta
—	DF	IDN	Agung Prasetyo
—	DF	IDN	Bayu Fiqri
—	DF	COL	Juan Pablo Morales
—	DF	IDN	Ilham Syafri
—	DF	IDN	Gevin Simopiaref
—	MF	IDN	Yudha Alkanza
—	MF	IDN	Ibnu Hajar
—	MF	IDN	Gufroni Al Maruf
—	MF	IDN	Akbar Firmansyah
—	MF	BRA	Felipe Ryan
—	MF	IDN	Taufiq Febriyanto
—	FW	IDN	Kushedya Hari Yudo
—	FW	IDN	Diaz Ardika
—	FW	IDN	Alfath Diaz
—	FW	IDN	Ivan Syahdana
—	FW	BRA	Patrick Cruz

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Technical Director	Danilo Fernando
Head coach	Stefan Keeltjes
Assistant coach	Ridwan Oesman
Physical Coach	Abil Mahdi Almukhdlor
Goalkeeper coach	Ruben Christof

Seasons

Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Promoted	Relegated

Season	Division	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
2023–24	Liga 3 Riau	2nd (Group A)	10	6	2	2	37	14	+23	20	Accepted to Liga Nusantara through National phase Fourth round in Group 2
2024–25	Liga Nusantara	1st (Group 1)	14	9	2	3	27	14	+13	29	Promoted to Liga 2 in Championship round in Group X
2025–26	Championship

Season by season

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Piala Indonesia
2018	3	L3	Eliminated in Provincial round	–
2019	3	L3	4th in Group A (First round)	–
2020	3	L3	declared void	–
2021–22	3	L3	4th in Group K (First round)	–
2022–23	3	L3	not finished	–
2023–24	3	L3	4th in Group 2 (Fourth round)	–
2024–25	3	LN	Runner-up	–
2025–26	2	CH		–

Current league

1 season in Championship
7 seasons in Liga 3/Liga Nusantara

Honours

Liga 3 Riau
- Champion (1): 2019
- Runner-up (2): 2021, 2023
Liga Nusantara
- Runner-up (1): 2024–25

Name and logo change

Tornado FC Pekanbaru (2024–2025)
Kendal Tornado FC (2025–present)

References

^ "Pembagian Grup Liga Nusantara 2024-2025 dan Stadionnya". www.skor.id (in Indonesian).
^ Auglandy, Niko. "Profil Tornado FC: Kesabaran dan Konsistensi, Klub Liga 3 Riau Ini Akhirnya Buka Peluang Promosi Ke Liga 2". Radar Solo (in Indonesian).
^ Bram, Damianus (22 February 2025). "Tornado FC Pekanbaru Cetak Sejarah! Resmi Promosi ke Liga 2 Indonesia". Radar Solo (in Indonesian).
^ priyanto, mamdukh ari (10 April 2025). "Pindah Markas, Tim Liga 2 Berganti Nama Jadi Kendal Tornado FC". Tribun Banyumas (in Indonesian).
^ Daftar pemain tim Tornado FC. liga-indonesia.id.

External links

Kendal Tornado F.C. on Instagram

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[1] "Pembagian Grup Liga Nusantara 2024-2025 dan Stadionnya". www.skor.id (in Indonesian).

[2] Auglandy, Niko. "Profil Tornado FC: Kesabaran dan Konsistensi, Klub Liga 3 Riau Ini Akhirnya Buka Peluang Promosi Ke Liga 2". Radar Solo (in Indonesian).

[3] Bram, Damianus (22 February 2025). "Tornado FC Pekanbaru Cetak Sejarah! Resmi Promosi ke Liga 2 Indonesia". Radar Solo (in Indonesian).

[4] riyanto, mamdukh ari (10 April 2025). "Pindah Markas, Tim Liga 2 Berganti Nama Jadi Kendal Tornado FC". Tribun Banyumas (in Indonesian).

[5] Daftar pemain tim Tornado FC. liga-indonesia.id.

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