Tormenta FC, Statesboro's First Minor League Sports Team!

Ben Freakley, formerly an assistant soccer coach at Georgia Southern University, will speak to our club about his new role as Head Coach of South Georgia Tormenta FC, a Premier Development League (PDL) franchise of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) founded in 2015.

Tormenta FC becomes the first minor league sports franchise in Statesboro. The Premier Development League is a 67-team league that consists of four conferences spanning the United States and Canada. 

Over the last decade, 70 percent of all Major League Soccer draftees have played in the PDL. Players range from professionals who have international soccer experience to current collegiate athletes getting an opportunity to face a higher level of competition while maintaining eligibility with the NCAA.