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team based in

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, United States. Founded in 2019, the club fields a pre-professional team in

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, the fourth tier of the

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. They are the reserve club of

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team

South Georgia Tormenta FC South Georgia Tormenta FC is an American soccer organization based in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. Founded in 2015, the club fields a professional team in USL League One, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, as well as a pre-prof ...

. Tormenta FC 2 is known by the nickname Twomenta, a play off of Tormenta and the number 2.

History

The club was founded in 2019, when

, which previously competed in the

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from 2016 through 2018, moved up to the professional divisions, joining the newly formed third-tier

. Tormenta FC 2 was created to fill the vacated spot. In 2019, they defended the Deep South Division title, which was won by the first team in 2018. They won the South Division playoffs, defeating Southeast Division champions

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and then Midsouth Division champions

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in the Conference playoffs, before falling to Eastern Conference champions

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in the National Semi-finals. Earlier in the season, they competed in the

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where they defeated professional club Chattanooga Red Wolves of

in the first round, before being defeated by

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side

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in the next round.

Year-by-year

Honors

;USL League Two :Deep South Division Champion:

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:Southern Conference Champion:

Notes

References

{{Georgia Sports Tormenta FC Association football clubs established in 2019 USL League Two teams 2019 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Soccer clubs in Georgia (U.S. state)