Tormenta FC goes pro

Local soccer team to join USL

Tormenta FC owners Netra and Darin Van Tassell pose with jerseys and United Soccer League vice president Steven Short, right, during a press conference Thursday at the Bishop Fieldhouse, announcing that the franchise will begin competing in the new USL Division III professional soccer league in 2019, in addition to building a new stadium complex.

W 012518 TORMENTA 01 — Tormenta FC owners Netra and Darin Van Tassell pose with jerseys and United Soccer League vice president Steven Short, right, during a press conference Thursday at the Bishop Fieldhouse, announcing that the franchise will begin competing in the new USL Division III professional soccer league in 2019, in addition to building a new stadium complex.

Statesboro has long been a haven for sports fans to enjoy watching successful high school and collegiate events. When 2019 rolls around, Statesboro will be able to add professional sports to that list. South Georgia Tormenta FC announced on Thursday in a press conference at the Gene Bishop Field House at Paulson Stadium that it will be a founding member of USL Division III - a third-division branch of American professional soccer that will begin play next year.