Tornados de Humacao
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Tornados de Humacao is a Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 football
Football (soccer)
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 club based in Humacao, which currently plays in the Puerto Rico Soccer League
Puerto Rico Soccer League
The Puerto Rico Soccer League or PRSL is an association football league in Puerto Rico. It is the first unified football league in the island's history, and had a total of six teams for the 2011 season. Association football has been growing in popularity in recent years, and this is an attempt to...

. It is affiliated to C.F. Pachuca of Mexico
Mexico
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History

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The team plays in Nestor Morales Stadium
Nestor Morales Stadium
Nestor Morales Stadium is a baseball stadium in Humacao, Puerto Rico. The stadium is also used for soccer by the Tornados de Humacao which play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League....

 in Humacao.

Early years

The teams origins date back to 1994, when Colombian coach Jorge Eliécer Paredes brought together a group of boys in the neighborhood of Villa Universitaria, Humacao to practice the sport every Saturday. It wasn't until April 20, 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 Humacao, 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 June 30, 2008, the team announced their official roster and on July 5, 2008 played their first professional game against Academia Quintana
Academia Quintana
Academia Quintana F.C. are an Association Football club from San Juan, Puerto Rico. They were founded in 1969, making them one of the oldest clubs still in existence in Puerto Rico. They are one of the founding members of the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the island's first nationwide league. The...

, which they lost 5-0. On its second game the team lost to Gigantes de Carolina
Gigantes de Carolina (football club)
Carolina Giants are a association football club from Carolina, Puerto Rico. They were formed in 2008 as the football branch of the existing baseball side Gigantes de Carolina. They are founding members of the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the first nationwide football league on the island...

, five goals to one. On July 19, 2008, Tornados lost to Atléticos de San Juan
Atléticos de San Juan
Atlético de San Juan FC are an association football club from San Juan, Puerto Rico. A newly formed club, they will play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the island's first unified football competition...

 9-0. This winless pattern continued in their fourth game, when they lost to Caguas Huracán
Caguas Huracán
Huracán Fútbol Club is a Puerto Rican football club from Caguas, who currently play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League.-History:The team was originally established in 1991...

, two goals to three. On the fifth date of the tournament the team lost to Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC (Puerto Rico)
Sevilla FC Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican professional association football team based in Juncos, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the The team competes in the Puerto Rico Soccer League....

 by ten goals, with a scores of 11-1. On August 10, 2008, Tornados lost to Club Atletico River Plate Puerto Rico
Club Atletico River Plate Puerto Rico
Club Atlético River Plate Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican professional association football team based in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2007, the team plays in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, and is the reigning Supercopa DirecTV champion....

. 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
Guaynabo Fluminense FC
Guaynabo Fluminense Futbol Club are an Association Football club from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. The team was a founding member of the Puerto Rico Soccer League. The club is affiliated with Fluminense Football Club, a leading team from Brazil...

 and Academia Quintana. To close the regular season, the team won 1 and lost 4 games. The teams final record was 1-13-0.


2009 Season

Tornados de Humacao started the season off with a 8-1 loss to Bayamon FC
Bayamon FC
Bayamón FC is a football team that joined the Puerto Rico Soccer League for the 2009 season. The team plays in Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The team did not participate in the Puerto Rico Soccer League for the 2010 and 2011 seasons due to the league's instability...

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. 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 August 23, 2009 the team will play Caguas Huracan
Caguas Huracán
Huracán Fútbol Club is a Puerto Rican football club from Caguas, who currently play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League.-History:The team was originally established in 1991...

 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.
Puerto Rico Soccer League
Season Position
2008-09 8th
2009-10 9th

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

External links

Official Club Website
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