Tornados de Humacao is a Puerto Rican football club based in

Humacao Humacao () is a city and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern coast of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Naguabo; east of Las Piedras; and west of Vieques Passage. Humacao is spread over 12 barrios and Humacao Pueblo (the ...

, which currently plays in the

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. It is affiliated to

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History

The team plays in

Nestor Morales Stadium Nestor Morales Stadium is a baseball stadium in Humacao, Puerto Rico. The stadium, located at the Osvaldo Gil Bosch sports complex is used by the Grises de Humacao double A baseball team and the Tornados de Humacao who play in the Puerto Rico ...

Early years

The team's origins date back to 1994, when Colombian coach

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brought together a group of boys in the neighborhood of

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to practice the sport every Saturday. It wasn't until 20 April 1995 that the team officially registered in the FPF as Club de Fútbol Tornados de la Ciudad Gris, and that same year they started participating in federation sponsored youth tournaments and events. In 1996 Mexican coach Evaristo Pérez joined the team, along came the academy's first student, Jonathan Genero Grilli, a 10-year-old Argentinian boy. In 1997 they created a senior squad and joined the now defunct Liga Mayor up until its end in 2007. In 1999, thanks to a group of concerned parents and Rosa de Trujillo the wife of the then mayor of

, that wanted to consolidate the youth system, the team in all its levels has played in the Jacinto Hernández Park since 2001.

Puerto Rico Soccer League

2008 Season
On 30 June 2008, the team announced their official roster and on 5 July 2008 played their first professional game against Academia Quintana, which they lost 5–0. On its second game the team lost to Gigantes de Carolina, 5–1. On 19 July 2008, Tornados lost to Atlético de San Juan 9–0. This winless pattern continued in their fourth game, when they lost to

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, 2–3. On the fifth date of the tournament the team lost to

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by ten goals, with a scores of 11–1. On 10 August 2008, Tornados lost to River Plate Puerto Rico. This marked the end of the league's first half, the teams would then compete against each other a second time. In the first two games of this stage, Tornados de Humacao lost to Guaynabo Fluminense FC and Academia Quintana. To close the regular season, the team won 1 and lost 4 games. The team's final record was 1-13-0.
2009 Season
Tornados de Humacao started the season off with an 8–1 loss to Bayamón FC. After the 8–1 loss Humacao has lost every game however all have been within 2 goals. In the last 5 games Humacao has gone 0-2-3. On 23 August 2009 the team will play

to determine who is the better of the bottom two teams in the league. Humacao can win and take 8th place while Caguas can draw or win for 8th.

Club hierarchy

Tornados de Humacao Ltd. ''Chairman'': José Juan Perez Otero Tornados de Humacao plc. ''Vice President'' : Emilio Bezares ''Club treasure'' : Karla Pérez ''Club Secretary'' : Marisol Rodríguez

Current squad

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Humacao C.F. Pachuca Football clubs in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Soccer League teams 1994 establishments in Puerto Rico Association football clubs established in 1994