Tornado F.C. Kendal
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| Full name | Tornado Football Club Kendal | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Puting Beliung Oranye (The Orange Tornado) | ||
| Short name | TFCK | ||
| Founded | 2018, as Tornado FC Pekanbaru 2025, as Tornado FC Kendal | ||
| Ground | Kebondalem Stadium Kendal, Central Java | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Fardan Nandana | ||
| Manager | Heri Sasongko | ||
| Coach | Stefan Keeltjes | ||
| League | Liga 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga Nusantara, runner-up | ||
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Tornado Football Club Kendal (formerly known as Tornado Football Club Pekanbaru) is an Indonesian football team based in Kendal, Central Java. They set to play in Liga 2 from 2025–26 after promotion from Liga Nusantara in 2024–25[1] and their homebase is Kebondalem Stadium.[2]
History
[edit]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.
Ahead of the 2025–26 season, the club relocated its home base to Kendal, Central Java, and officially changed its name to Tornado Football Club Kendal.
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 15 December 2024[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Seasons
[edit]| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | Division | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
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| 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 | Liga 2 |
Honours
[edit]- Liga 3 Riau
- Champion (1): 2019
- Runner-up (2): 2021, 2023
- Liga Nusantara
- Runner-up (1): 2024–25
Name and logo change
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Tornado FC Pekanbaru (2024–2025) -
Tornado FC Kendal (2025–present)
References
[edit]- ^ "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).
- ^ Daftar pemain tim Tornado FC. liga-indonesia.id.
External links
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