Kendal Tornado F.C.

Kendal Tornado
Full nameKendal Tornado Football Club
Nickname(s)Laskar Badai Pantura (The North Java Coast Storm Warriors)
Short nameKTFC
Founded2018 (2018), as Tornado FC Pekanbaru
2025 (2025), as Kendal Tornado FC
GroundKebondalem Stadium
Capacity15,000
ChairmanFardan Nandana
ManagerHeri Sasongko
CoachStefan Keltjes
LeagueLiga 2
2024–25Liga Nusantara, runner-up

Kendal Tornado Football Club (formerly known as Tornado Football Club Pekanbaru) is an Indonesian football team based in Kendal, Central Java. They set to play in Championship from 2025–26 after promotion from Liga Nusantara in 2024–25[1] and their homebase is Kebondalem Stadium.[2]

History

The club was founded in 2018 as Tornado Football Club Pekanbaru and played its inaugural season that same year. The club was crowned champions of the 2019 Liga 3 Riau and finished as runners-up in both 2021 and 2023.

Tornado joined Liga Nusantara for the 2024–25 season after finishing fourth in Group 2 of the fourth round of the Liga 3 National Phase. On 17 February 2025, the club secured promotion to Liga 2 for the first time in its history, following a 3–0 victory over PSGC in Matchweek 5 of the Championship Round, Group X.[3]

Ahead of the 2025–26 season, the club relocated its home base to Kendal, Central Java, and officially changed its name to Kendal Tornado Football Club.[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 1 August 2025[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Indonesia IDN Damar
4 DF Indonesia IDN Fernando Lekatompessy
5 DF Indonesia IDN Yoga Pratama
6 DF Indonesia IDN Derry Herlangga
7 DF Indonesia IDN Difo Prasetya
8 MF Indonesia IDN Sandi Septian
10 FW Indonesia IDN Rendhi Saputra
11 MF Indonesia IDN Ludi Pratama
12 MF Indonesia IDN Aprianto
15 FW Indonesia IDN La Sami La Ode
16 DF Indonesia IDN Dio Samudra
17 FW Indonesia IDN Muh Rahmatullah
19 FW Indonesia IDN Yanuar Baehaki
20 MF Indonesia IDN Saiful Arifin
23 GK Indonesia IDN Firdaus Mataram
24 MF Indonesia IDN Sri Rangga
25 GK Indonesia IDN Ababil Syahbela
26 DF Indonesia IDN Rio Valentino
27 FW Indonesia IDN Raja Pandiangan
28 FW Indonesia IDN Marius Ahoren
29 FW Indonesia IDN Fahri Akbar
30 MF Indonesia IDN Feri Aman Saragih (captain)
31 FW Indonesia IDN Muhammad Ferdiansa
53 DF Indonesia IDN Putra Ramadhan
77 MF Indonesia IDN Adib Nasution
No. Pos. Nation Player
88 MF Indonesia IDN Vikrian Akbar
90 GK Indonesia IDN Mohammad Yudha
96 FW Indonesia IDN Antok Triyatmono
99 MF Indonesia IDN Saeful Abdul
— GK Indonesia IDN Pualam Bahari
— GK Indonesia IDN Husein Akbar
— DF Indonesia IDN Dimas Sukarno
— DF Indonesia IDN Risna Prahalabenta
— DF Indonesia IDN Agung Prasetyo
— DF Indonesia IDN Bayu Fiqri
— DF Colombia COL Juan Pablo Morales
— DF Indonesia IDN Ilham Syafri
— DF Indonesia IDN Gevin Simopiaref
— MF Indonesia IDN Yudha Alkanza
— MF Indonesia IDN Ibnu Hajar
— MF Indonesia IDN Gufroni Al Maruf
— MF Indonesia IDN Akbar Firmansyah
— MF Brazil BRA Felipe Ryan
— MF Indonesia IDN Taufiq Febriyanto
— FW Indonesia IDN Kushedya Hari Yudo
— FW Indonesia IDN Diaz Ardika
— FW Indonesia IDN Alfath Diaz
— FW Indonesia IDN Ivan Syahdana
— FW Brazil BRA Patrick Cruz

Coaching staff

Position Name
Technical Director Brazil Danilo Fernando
Head coach Indonesia Stefan Keeltjes
Assistant coach Indonesia Ridwan Oesman
Physical Coach Indonesia Abil Mahdi Almukhdlor
Goalkeeper coach Indonesia Ruben Christof

Seasons

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
Season Division Position Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
2023–24 Liga 3 Riau 2nd (Group A) 10 6 2 2 37 14 +23 20 Accepted to Liga Nusantara through National phase Fourth round in Group 2
2024–25 Liga Nusantara 1st (Group 1) 14 9 2 3 27 14 +13 29 Promoted to Liga 2 in Championship round in Group X
2025–26 Championship

Season by season

Season Tier Division Place Piala Indonesia
2018 3 L3 Eliminated in Provincial round –
2019 3 L3 4th in Group A (First round) –
2020 3 L3 declared void –
2021–22 3 L3 4th in Group K (First round) –
2022–23 3 L3 not finished –
2023–24 3 L3 4th in Group 2 (Fourth round) –
2024–25 3 LN Runner-up –
2025–26 2 CH –

Current league

Honours

Name and logo change

  • Tornado FC Pekanbaru (2024–2025)
    Tornado FC Pekanbaru (2024–2025)
  • Kendal Tornado FC (2025–present)
    Kendal Tornado FC (2025–present)

References

  1. ^ "Pembagian Grup Liga Nusantara 2024-2025 dan Stadionnya". www.skor.id (in Indonesian).
  2. ^ Auglandy, Niko. "Profil Tornado FC: Kesabaran dan Konsistensi, Klub Liga 3 Riau Ini Akhirnya Buka Peluang Promosi Ke Liga 2". Radar Solo (in Indonesian).
  3. ^ Bram, Damianus (22 February 2025). "Tornado FC Pekanbaru Cetak Sejarah! Resmi Promosi ke Liga 2 Indonesia". Radar Solo (in Indonesian).
  4. ^ priyanto, mamdukh ari (10 April 2025). "Pindah Markas, Tim Liga 2 Berganti Nama Jadi Kendal Tornado FC". Tribun Banyumas (in Indonesian).
  5. ^ Daftar pemain tim Tornado FC. liga-indonesia.id.
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