DFW Tornados

DFW Tornados (also known as Dallas-Fort Worth Tornados) is an American soccer team based in Bedford, Texas, United States. Founded in 1986, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference.

The team plays its home games at Pennington Field, where they have played since 2004. The team's colors are black, blue and white.

History

In 1986, the club, known as Garland Genesis, based in Garland, Texas, became a founding member of the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. The team topped the standings during the 1986-1987 season before defeating the Lubbock Lazers in the championship game. The team moved to Addison, Texas in 1987 and changed their name to the Addison Arrows. They remained in Addison for two years. In 1989, the league added a summer outdoor season and Addison promptly went to the championship game, this time losing to the Colorado Comets. They continued their excellent play during the 1989-1990 indoor season, defeating the Phoenix Hearts to take their second indoor championship. Following the completion of the indoor season, the team moved to the Dallas/Fort Worth are and was renamed North Texas United after their move to Dallas/Fort Worth. In November 1990, they merged with the Waco Kickers and became the Fort Worth Kickers.^[1] After team owner Pat Parker was unable to gain financial backing for the team, it moved to Dallas and became the Dallas Kickers for the 1991/92 indoor season. The team was renamed the Dallas Americans before the 1992 outdoor season. They were renamed the Dallas/Fort Worth Toros in 1993, and remained as such until 1996, when they were renamed the Dallas Toros for the 1997 outdoor season. They became the Texas Toros in 1998, and the Texas Rattlers for the 2000 season. Upon their move to the Premier Development League for 2001 they changed their name, and were bought by the Texas Spurs, which they maintained until 2003, when the Spurs club sold the team to the owner of Arena Athletics in Euless, Texas. They finally took their current name, the DFW Tornados, beginning in 2004.

Players

Current roster

as at July 2, 2010^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Notable former players

• See also: All-time DFW Tornados roster

Year-by-year

New Indoor Team

Honors

• USL PDL Mid South Division Champions 2001
• USL D-3 Pro League Southern Division Champions 2000
• USISL Pro League Central Division Champions 1996

Head coaches

• Ken Muhall (1989)
• Caesar Cervin (1991)
• Ed Puskarich (1998, 2001•2003)
• Bernard Brodigan (2004)
• Paul Robinson (2005•present)

Stadia

• Pennington Field; Bedford, Texas (2004•present)

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.

• 2005: 207
• 2006: 349
• 2007: 389
• 2008: 320
• 2009: 188

References

1. ^ Sockadillos have new look as indoor season kicks off Austin American-Statesman - Saturday, November 10, 1990
2. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/934453.html#ROSTER
3. ^ http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/valko_maros00.html
4. ^ http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/adibi_adriel00.html
5. ^ http://www.golimestonesaints.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=577
6. ^ http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/white_kevin00.html
7. ^ http://www.gocolgateraiders.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2424&path=msoc
8. ^ http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=76408
9. ^ http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/dasilva_paulo01.html
10. ^ http://vcurams.vcu.edu/ms/05bios/shirley.htm
11. ^ http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/ivo_arthur00.html
12. ^ http://cometsports.utdallas.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=336&path=msoc
13. ^ http://www.simpson.edu/storm/men/soccer/profiles.html#Miller
14. ^ http://lmcbobcats.com/profile.asp?playerID=106
15. ^ http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/ward_mackenzie00.html
16. ^ http://www.richlandcollege.edu/menssoccer/roster.php
17. ^ http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/ivo_ale00.html
18. ^ http://www.msnsportsnet.com/profile.cfm?id=101861&sport=msoccer
19. ^ http://www.lmcbobcats.com/profile.asp?playerID=260
20. ^ http://www.charlotte49ers.com/fls/23200/old_site/sports/m-soccer/mtt/cuero_andres00.html?DB_OEM_ID=23200

External links

• Official Site
• Official PDL site

Categories: DFW Tornados | Teams in the Premier Development League | Soccer clubs in the United States | Sports in the Dallas • Fort Worth Metroplex | Texas soccer clubs | Indoor soccer clubs in the United States