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The DFW Tornados - also known as the Dallas-Fort Worth Tornados - is an American soccer team, founded in 1986. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play in the Mid-South Division of the Southern Conference, against teams from Austin, Baton Rouge, El Paso, Houston, Jackson, Laredo and New Orleans.
The Tornados play their home games at Pennington Field in the city of Bedford, Texas, 22 miles west of downtown Dallas and 18 miles north-east of downtown Fort Worth, in the middle of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area. The team's colors are blue and white.
[edit] 2008 Roster
as at June 1, 2008
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Brian Sarber |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Mark Pocock |
| 3 |
|
DF |
Payton Hickey |
| 4 |
|
DF |
Casey Herd |
| 5 |
|
DF |
Ryan Mirsky |
| 6 |
|
MF |
Christopher Ross |
| 7 |
|
FW |
Bryan Sajjadi |
| 8 |
 |
FW |
Dean Lovegrove |
| 9 |
 |
FW |
Christopher Hamilton |
| 10 |
 |
MF |
Bruno Guarda |
| 11 |
|
DF |
Joe Arnold |
| 12 |
|
DF |
Richard Oliva |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 13 |
|
MF |
Aaron Chibli |
| 14 |
|
MF |
Dario Saintus |
| 15 |
|
DF |
Ryan Spence |
| 16 |
|
DF |
Kevin White |
| 17 |
|
FW |
Arthur Ivo |
| 18 |
|
MF |
Taylor Casillas |
| 19 |
|
MF |
Dustin Lemley |
| 20 |
|
MF |
Dane Saintus |
| 21 |
|
DF |
Owen Botting |
| 22 |
|
FW |
Jess Mitchell |
| 24 |
|
MF |
Evan Doan |
|
|
DF |
Alexander Fichera |
|
[edit] History
The team has played indoor and outdoor soccer since 1986, have been National Indoor Champions on two occasions, in 1986 and 1989, and have gone through numerous incarnations and name-changes during their 20 year history. The club was originally known as Garland Genesis and was a founding member of the SISL based in Garland, Texas. The team moved to Arlington, Texas during their first season and changed their name to the Addison Arrows. The team was renamed North Texas United after their move to Dallas/Fort Worth area prior to the 1990 outdoor season. They then merged with the Waco Kickers and became the Fort Worth Kickers before the 1990/91 indoor season, became the Dallas Kickers for the 1991/92 indoor season, and then 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.
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Reg. Season |
Playoffs |
Open Cup |
| 1986/87 |
N/A |
SISL Indoor |
1st |
Champion |
N/A |
| 1987/88 |
N/A |
SISL Indoor |
4th |
Did not qualify |
N/A |
| 1988/89 |
N/A |
SISL Indoor |
1st, North |
Semifinals |
N/A |
| 1989 |
N/A |
SISL |
3rd |
Final |
Did not enter |
| 1989/90 |
N/A |
SISL Indoor |
1st, Tex-Ark-Oma |
Champion |
N/A |
| 1990 |
N/A |
SISL |
5th, Eastern |
Did not qualify |
Did not enter |
| 1990/91 |
N/A |
SISL Indoor |
3rd, Southeast |
Semifinals |
N/A |
| 1991 |
N/A |
SISL |
2nd, Tex-Oma |
Semifinals |
Did not enter |
| 1991/92 |
N/A |
USISL Indoor |
1st, Tex-Oma |
Sizzling Four |
N/A |
| 1992 |
N/A |
USISL |
3rd, South Central |
Sizzling Six |
Did not enter |
| 1992/93 |
N/A |
USISL Indoor |
2nd, South Central |
Sizzling Four |
N/A |
| 1993 |
N/A |
USISL |
3rd, South Central |
Did not qualify |
Did not enter |
| 1994 |
3 |
USISL |
2nd, South Central |
Sizzling Nine |
Did not enter |
| 1995 |
3 |
USISL Pro League |
2nd, South Central |
Divisional Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 1995/96 |
N/A |
USISL Indoor |
5th, Central |
Did not qualify |
N/A |
| 1996 |
3 |
USISL Pro League |
1st, Central |
Sizzling Six |
Did not qualify |
| 1997 |
3 |
USISL D-3 Pro League |
6th, South Central |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 1998 |
3 |
USISL D-3 Pro League |
2nd, South Central |
Division Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 1999 |
3 |
USL D-3 Pro League |
2nd, Western |
Conference Finals |
Did not qualify |
| 2000 |
3 |
USL D-3 Pro League |
1st, Southern |
Conference Quarterfinals |
2nd Round |
| 2001 |
4 |
USL PDL |
1st, Mid South |
Conference Semifinals |
Did not qualify |
| 2002 |
4 |
USL PDL |
2nd, Mid South |
Conference Semifinals |
1st Round |
| 2003 |
4 |
USL PDL |
4th, Mid South |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2004 |
4 |
USL PDL |
2nd, Mid South |
Conference Semifinals |
2nd Round |
| 2005 |
4 |
USL PDL |
4th, Mid South |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2005/2006 |
|
PASL Indoor |
2nd, South Central |
|
|
| 2006 |
4 |
USL PDL |
2nd, Mid South |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2006/2007 |
|
PASL Indoor |
1st South Central |
|
| 2007 |
4 |
USL PDL |
3rd, Mid South |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
| 2007-08 |
|
PASL Indoor |
3rd, South Central |
|
| 2008 |
4 |
USL PDL |
in progress |
|
Did not qualify |
[edit] Notable former players
[edit] External links
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Sports teams based in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex |
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| Soccer |
MLS: FC Dallas, PDL: DFW Tornados |
| Baseball |
MLB: Texas Rangers, TL: Frisco RoughRiders, AA: Fort Worth Cats • Grand Prairie AirHogs, CBL: McKinney Blue Thunder |
| Basketball |
NBA: Dallas Mavericks, PBL: Dallas Defenders, ABA/WBA: Texas Tycoons, WBA: Fort Worth Star Prospects • Mayas-USA, UBL: Fort Worth Funk • Grand Prairie Stallions • Texas Wranglers |
| Football |
NFL: Dallas Cowboys, AFL: Dallas Desperados, IFL: Frisco Thunder, APFL: Fort Worth Regulators, NAFL: Dallas Diesels, NPSFL: DFW Panthers, NPSFL: Dallas Defenders Football Club, WPFL: Dallas Diamonds, NWFA: Dallas Rage |
| Hockey |
NHL: Dallas Stars, CHL: Texas Brahmas, NAHL: Texas Tornado |
College athletics
(NCAA Division I) |
North Texas • SMU • TCU • UT-Arlington |
