- Tornados de Humacao
Football club infobox
clubname = Tornados de Humacao
fullname = Tornados de Humacao
nickname =
founded =1994
ground =Nestor Morales Stadium
Humacao,Puerto Rico
capacity =
chairman = flagicon|Puerto RicoEvaristo Pérez
manager = flagicon|MexicoEloy Ubaldo Martínez Soto
league =Puerto Rico Soccer League
season = 2008
position = "in progress"
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leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=008000|socks2=FFFFFFTornados de Humacao is a Puerto Rican football club based in
Humacao , which currently plays in thePuerto Rico Soccer League . It is affiliated toCF Pachuca History
Early Years
The teams origins date back to
1994 , when Colombian coachJorge Eliécer Paredes brought together a group of boys in the neighborhood ofVilla Universitaria ,Humacao to practice the sport every Saturday. It wasn't untilApril 20 ,1995 that the team officially register in theFPF as Club de Fútbol Tornados de la Ciudad Gris, that same year the team starts participating in federation sponsored youth tournaments and events. In 1996 Mexican coachEvaristo Pérez joins the the team. In1997 they create a senior squad and join the now defunctLiga Mayor up until its end in2007 .In
1999 , thanks to a group of concerned parents andRosa de Trujillo the wife of the then mayor ofHumacao , that wanted to consolidate the youth system, the team in all its levels has played in theJacinto Hernández Park since2001 .Puerto Rico Soccer League
On
June 30 ,2008 , the team announced their official roster [cite book| title=Aires de fútbol en Humacao | publisher="El Vocero "| date=2008-07-01 ] and onJuly 5 ,2008 played their first professional game againstAcademia Quintana , which they lost 5-0. [cite book| title=A reforzarse Academia Quintana| author=Carlos Narváez Rosario| publisher="El Vocero "| date=2008-07-07 ] On its second game the team lost to Gigantes de Carolina, five goals to one. [cite book| title=Golea Carolina| publisher="El Vocero "| date=2008-07-14 ] OnJuly 19 ,2008 , Tornados lost toAtléticos de San Juan 9-0. [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70&Itemid=2| title=Monumental goleada en el Bithorn| author=Octavio Benítez| publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| language=Spanish| date=2008-07-19 | accessdate=2008-07-24] This winless pattern continued in their fourth game, when they lost toCaguas Huracán , two goals to three. [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=82&Itemid=2| title=Bayamon Sevilla Solido en la Punta, Despacha a San Juan y se Mantiene Invicto| author=Octavio Benítez | publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| language=Spanish| date=2008-07-27 | accessdate=2008-07-31] On the fifth date of the tournament the team lost to Sevilla FC by ten goals, with a scores of 11-1. [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=85&Itemid=2| title=Resultados de Hoy 2 de Agosto de 2008| publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| language=Spanish| date=2008-08-02 | accessdate=2008-08-09] OnAugust 10 ,2008 , Tornados lost toClub Atletico River Plate Puerto Rico . [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=2| title=Ganan Quintana y River, Mientras Bayamón sigue invicto tras empatar sin goles con el Guaynabo Flumi| author=Octavio Benítez | publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| language=Spanish| date=2008-08-10 | accessdate=2008-08-15] 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 toGuaynabo Fluminense FC and Academia Quintana. [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=109&Itemid=2| title=Academia Quintana fue el verdugo de Humacao| author=Octavio Benítez | publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| language=Spanish| date=2008-08-24 | accessdate=2008-08-28] To close the regular season, the team won 1 and lost 4 games. [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showresults&p=1&Itemid=1&r=19#jl_top| title=Resultados - Matchday (30/08/2008)| publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| accessdate=2008-10-03] [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showresults&p=1&Itemid=1&r=20#jl_top| title=Resultados - Matchday (06/09/2008)| publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| accessdate=2008-10-03] [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showresults&p=1&Itemid=1&r=23#jl_top| title=Resultados - Matchday (14/09/2008)| publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| accessdate=2008-10-03] [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showresults&p=1&Itemid=1&r=25#jl_top| title=Resultados - Matchday (21/09/2008)| publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| accessdate=2008-10-03] [cite web| url=http://www.prsoccer.org/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showresults&p=1&Itemid=1&r=27#jl_top| title=Resultados - Matchday (28/09/2008)| publisher=Puerto Rico Soccer League| accessdate=2008-10-03]Current squad
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