Tormenta Stadium

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Optim Sports Medicine Field at Tormenta Stadium
Tormenta Stadium
Address100 Tormenta Way
Statesboro, GA 30458
Coordinates 32°24′35″N81°47′46″W / 32.40972°N 81.79611°W / 32.40972; -81.79611
Capacity 3,500
Record attendance3,045
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground March 27, 2019 [1]
OpenedOctober 2, 2022
Tenants
Tormenta FC (USL1) (2022–present)
Tormenta FC (W League) (W League) (2023–present)

Optim Sports Medicine Field at Tormenta Stadium is a currently 3,500-seat soccer-specific stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, with an expected finished capacity of 5,300. [2] The stadium is the home field for South Georgia Tormenta FC, a professional soccer club that plays in USL League One, the third tier of soccer in the United States, and their affiliated pre-professional women's side which competes in the USL W League. [3] [4]

The stadium's playing surface features a high-tech SubAir Sport System, which monitors subsurface conditions of the pitch and can control moisture and temperature of the natural surface. The pitch can be drained using a vacuum system, which can pull water through the turf in as little as ten minutes. [5]

History

The stadium opened on October 2, 2022 with a 1–1 tie versus the Richmond Kickers. Tormenta's Fuad Adeniyi scored the opening goal in the 41st minute. [6]

On November 6th, 2022, the stadium hosted the 2022 USL League One Final, which saw Tormenta FC defeat the Chattanooga Red Wolves to claim their first league title in front of 3,045 spectators. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Anthony, Mike (March 27, 2019). "Tormenta FC breaks ground for new stadium". statesboroherald.com. Statesboro Herald . Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Stadium". South Georgia Tormenta FC. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  3. ↑ Sulkowski, Frank (February 4, 2021). "Optim Health System claims naming rights for field at new Tormenta FC stadium". wjcl.com. WJCL-TV . Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ Koubeck, Cameron (February 19, 2021). "'Live, Work, Play': Tormenta FC's Stadium Coming to Life". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tormenta Stadium Joins Elite Sports Venues Utilizing the Prestigious SubAir Sport System". South Georgia Tormenta FC. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  6. ↑ Healy, Jim (September 28, 2022). "Tormenta to play first game on new stadium field Sunday". statesboroherald.com. Statesboro Herald . Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Tormenta clinches League One championship". www.statesboroherald.com. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
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