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{{About|the DFW Tornados of the USL Premier Development League|the team that played in the [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|NASL]]|Dallas Tornado}}
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| image = dfwtornados.jpg
| fullname = Dallas-Fort Worth Tornados
| nickname = The Tornados
| founded = 1986
| dissolved = 2010
| ground = [[Pizza Hut Park]]<br />[[Frisco, Texas]]
| capacity = 21,193
| chrtitle = Owner
| chairman = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Mertz]]
| mgrtitle = Head Coach
| manager = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Robinson (soccer)|Paul Robinson]]
| league = [[USL Premier Development League]]
| season = [[2010 PDL Season|2010]]
| position = 3rd, Mid South<br />Playoffs: DNQ
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'''DFW Tornados''' (also known as '''Dallas–Fort Worth Tornados''') was an American [[association football|soccer]] team based in [[Dallas, Texas]], United States. Founded in 1986, the team played 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 franchise folded at the end of the 2010 season and left the league thereafter.

The team played its home games at [[Pizza Hut Park]] (the home of [[Major League Soccer]]'s [[FC Dallas]]) in nearby [[Frisco, Texas]]. The team's colors were black, blue and white.

==History==
{{Expand section|date=December 2009}}
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 [[1986–87 Southwest Indoor Soccer League|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]]. In 1989, owner Ken Mulhall sold the team. At the time, he also coached the Arrows. The new owner fired Mulhall as coach and named Billy Pettigrew as head coach. The team continued its excellent play during the [[1989–90 Southwest Independent Soccer League|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'''. In November 1990, they merged with the [[Waco Kickers]] and became the '''Fort Worth Kickers'''.<ref>''Sockadillos have new look as indoor season kicks off'' Austin American-Statesman – Saturday, November 10, 1990</ref> 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==

===Final roster===
This list is a historical record of the final group of players on the last Tornados roster for their final game in August 2010. ''Source:'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20100429060910/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/934453.html#ROSTER]

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player | no=1 | nat=SVK | pos=GK | name=[[Maros Valko]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/valko_maros00.html |title=Furman |access-date=2010-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604174711/http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/valko_maros00.html |archive-date=2011-06-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no=2 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=[[Adriel Adibi]]<ref>[http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/adibi_adriel00.html Tulsa Official Athletic Site – Men's Soccer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722061210/http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/adibi_adriel00.html |date=2011-07-22 }}</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no=3 | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=[[Matthew Dinsmore]]}}
{{Fs player | no=4 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=[[Taylor Nelson-Cook]]}}
{{Fs player | no=5 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=[[Kevin White (soccer)|Kevin White]]<ref>[http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/white_kevin00.html Tulsa Official Athletic Site – Men's Soccer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722061227/http://www.tulsahurricane.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/white_kevin00.html |date=2011-07-22 }}</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no=6 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=[[Christopher Ross (soccer)|Chris Ross]]<ref>[http://www.gocolgateraiders.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2424&path=msoc Colgate Athletics – 2009 Men's Soccer Roster]</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no=7 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=[[Bryce Taylor (soccer)|Bryce Taylor]]<ref>[http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=76408 Bryce Taylor – GoDucks.com – The University of Oregon Official Athletics Web Site]</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no=8 | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name=[[Gifton Noel-Williams]]}}
{{Fs player | no=9 | nat=BRA | pos=FW | name=[[Paulo Da Silva (soccer)|Paulo da Silva]]<ref>[http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/dasilva_paulo01.html Player Bio: Paulo da Silva – SMUMUSTANGS.COM – The Official Athletic Site of SMU Mustangs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212844/http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/dasilva_paulo01.html |date=2011-07-08 }}</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no=10 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=[[Derek Knutson]]}}
{{Fs player | no=11 | nat=SCO | pos=MF | name=[[Stephen Shirley]]<ref>[http://vcurams.vcu.edu/ms/05bios/shirley.htm VCU]</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no=12 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=[[Aaron DeLoach]]}}
{{Fs player | no=13 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=[[Gabriel Arredondo]]<ref>[http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/arredondo_gabriel00.html Player Bio: Gabriel Arredondo – SMUMUSTANGS.COM – The Official Athletic Site of SMU Mustangs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012052045/http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/arredondo_gabriel00.html |date=2007-10-12 }}</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=[[Stephen Ambrose (soccer)|Stephen Ambrose]]<ref>[http://cometsports.utdallas.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=336&path=msoc THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS – INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS – Men's Soccer – 2009 UT Dallas Men's Soccer Roster]</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=[[Cory Miller]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.simpson.edu/storm/men/soccer/profiles.html |title=Athlete Profiles |access-date=2010-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430161234/http://simpson.edu/storm/men/soccer/profiles.html#Miller |archive-date=2010-04-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no=16 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=[[Lucas Joyner]]}}
{{Fs player | no=17 | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name=[[Luke Haidarovic]]<ref>[http://www.bakeru.edu/athletics2/men/soccer/roster Athletics Homepage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804210550/http://www.bakeru.edu/athletics2/men/soccer/roster |date=2010-08-04 }}</ref>}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player | no=18 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=[[Mackenzie Ward]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/ward_mackenzie00.html |title=Player Bio: Mackenzie Ward – CLEMSON UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE |access-date=2010-05-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114172248/http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/ward_mackenzie00.html |archive-date=2009-11-14 }}</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no=19 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=[[Jared Lee (soccer)|Jared Lee]]}}
{{Fs player | no=20 | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=[[Pierce Kiembi]]}}
{{Fs player | no=21 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=[[David Kamali]]<ref>[http://www.richlandcollege.edu/menssoccer/roster.php Roster – Men's Soccer – Athletics – Richland College] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527122302/http://www.richlandcollege.edu/menssoccer/roster.php |date=2010-05-27 }}</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no=22 | nat=SCO | pos=FW | name=Jordan Murch}}
{{Fs player | no=23 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=[[Sean Gordon]]}}
{{Fs player | no=24 | nat=BRA | pos=FW | name=[[Alex Ivo]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/ivo_ale00.html |title=Ale Ivo Profile – St. John'S University Official Athletic Site |access-date=2010-05-25 |archive-date=2011-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715171306/http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/ivo_ale00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no=25 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=[[Jonathan Boggus]]}}
{{Fs player | no=26 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name=[[Tuan Doan]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.msnsportsnet.com/profile.cfm?id=101861&sport=msoccer |title=Men's Soccer – WVU Athletics |access-date=2010-06-21 |archive-date=2010-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102164211/http://msnsportsnet.com/profile.cfm?id=101861&sport=msoccer |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no=27 | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name=[[Sam Kennedy (soccer)|Sam Kennedy]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lmcbobcats.com/profile.asp?playerID=260 |title=M. Soccer: Sam Kennedy ¤ LMCBobcats.com |access-date=2010-06-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916022331/http://www.lmcbobcats.com/profile.asp?playerID=260 |archive-date=2011-09-16 }}</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no=31 | nat=ENG | pos=GK | name=[[Michael Wood (soccer)|Michael Wood]]<ref>[http://msumustangs.com/profile.asp?playerID=537 404 Error] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714133008/http://msumustangs.com/profile.asp?playerID=537 |date=2011-07-14 }}</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no= | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=[[Andres Cuero]]<ref>[http://www.charlotte49ers.com/fls/23200/old_site/sports/m-soccer/mtt/cuero_andres00.html?DB_OEM_ID=23200 Player Bio: Andres Cuero – CHARLOTTE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE]</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no= | nat=BRA | pos=FW | name=[[Arthur Ivo]]<ref>[http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/ivo_arthur00.html Arthur Ivo Profile – SMUMUSTANGS.COM – The Official Athletic Site of SMU Mustangs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924012424/http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/ivo_arthur00.html |date=2010-09-24 }}</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no= | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=Dale Parker<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lmcbobcats.com/profile.asp?playerID=106 |access-date=2010-06-21 |title=Archived copy |archive-date=2011-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820053157/http://lmcbobcats.com/profile.asp?playerID=106 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
{{Fs player | no= | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=[[Taylor Rice]]}}
{{Fs player | no= | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=[[Daniel Woolard]]}}
{{Fs player | no= | nat=AUS | pos=MF | name=[[Keegan Ziada]]<ref>[http://www.golimestonesaints.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=577 Limestone Athletics – 2009 Men's Soccer Roster]</ref>}}
{{Fs end}}

===Notable former players===
{{See also|All-time DFW Tornados roster}}
''This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.''
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kyle Altman]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cody Bragg]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kyle Brown (soccer)|Kyle Brown]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Agoos]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Hedlund]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Caesar Cervin]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andres Cuero]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chad Deering]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Aaron DeLoach]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hunter Freeman]]
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Guarda]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stephen McCarthy (soccer)|Stephen McCarthy]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Mirsky]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Needham]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gifton Noel-Williams]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dane Saintus]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shea Salinas]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chad Smith (soccer)|Chad Smith]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[T. J. Tomasso]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jamie Watson (soccer)|Jamie Watson]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daniel Woolard]]
{{div col end}}

==Year-by-year==

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Team Name
!Division
!League
!Regular season
!Playoffs
!Open Cup
|-
|[[1986-87 Southwest Indoor Soccer League|1986–87]]
|'''Garland Genesis'''
|3
|SISL Indoor
|bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st
|bgcolor="FFEBAD"|Champion
|-
|[[1987-88 Southwest Indoor Soccer League|1987–88]]
|'''Arlington Arrows'''
|3
|SISL Indoor
|4th
|Semifinal
|-
|[[1988-89 Southwest Indoor Soccer League|1988–89]]
|'''Addison Arrows'''
|3
|SISL Indoor
|bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, North
|Semifinals
|-
|[[1989 Southwest Outdoor Soccer League|1989]]
|
|6
|SOSL
|3rd
|Final
|''Did not enter''
|-
|[[1989-90 Southwest Independent Soccer League|1989–90]]
|
|7
|SISL Indoor
|bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Tex-Ark-Oma
|bgcolor="FFEBAD"|Champion
|-
|[[1989-90 Southwest Independent Soccer League#1990 outdoor season|1990]]
|'''North Texas United'''
|6
|SISL Outdoor
|5th, Eastern
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not enter''
|-
|[[1990-91 Sunbelt Independent Soccer League#1990-1991 indoor season|1990–91]]
|'''Fort Worth Kickers'''
|7
|SISL Indoor
|3rd, Southeast
|Semifinals
|-
|[[1990-91 Sunbelt Independent Soccer League#1991 outdoor season|1991]]
|
|7
|SISL
|2nd, Tex-Oma
|Semifinals
|''Did not enter''
|-
|1991–92
|'''Dallas Kickers'''
|3
|USISL Indoor
|bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Tex-Oma
|Sizzling Four
|-
|[[1992 United States Interregional Soccer League|1992]]
|'''Dallas Americans'''
|
|USISL
|3rd, South Central
|Sizzling Six
|''Did not enter''
|-
|1992–93
|
|
|USISL Indoor
|2nd, South Central
|Sizzling Four
|-
|[[1993 United States Interregional Soccer League|1993]]
|'''Dallas/Fort Worth Toros'''
|
|USISL
|3rd, South Central
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not enter''
|-
|[[1994 United States Interregional Soccer League|1994]]
|
|
|USISL
|2nd, South Central
|Sizzling Nine
|''Did not enter''
|-
|[[1995 United States Interregional Soccer League Premier League|1995]]
|
|
|USISL Pro League
|2nd, South Central
|Divisional Semifinals
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|1995–96
|
|
|USISL Indoor
|5th, Central
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[1996 USISL Professional League|1996]]
|
|
|USISL Pro League
|bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Central
|Sizzling Six
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[1997 USISL D-3 Pro League|1997]]
|'''Dallas Toros'''
|3
|USISL D-3 Pro League
|6th, South Central
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[1998 USISL D-3 Pro League|1998]]
|'''Texas Toros'''
|3
|USISL D-3 Pro League
|2nd, South Central
|Division Semifinals
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[1999 USISL D-3 Pro League|1999]]
|
|3
|USL D-3 Pro League
|2nd, Western
|Conference Finals
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2000 USISL D-3 Pro League|2000]]
|'''Texas Rattlers'''
|3
|USL D-3 Pro League
|bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Southern
|Conference Quarterfinals
|2nd Round
|-
|[[2001 PDL season|2001]]
|'''Texas Spurs'''
|4
|USL PDL
|bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Mid South
|Conference Semifinals
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2002 PDL season|2002]]
|'''Texas Spurs'''
|4
|USL PDL
|2nd, Mid South
|Conference Semifinals
|1st Round
|-
|[[2003 PDL season|2003]]
|'''Texas Spurs'''
|4
|USL PDL
|4th, Mid South
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2004 PDL season|2004]]
|'''DFW Tornados'''
|4
|USL PDL
|2nd, Mid South
|Conference Semifinals
|2nd Round
|-
|[[2005 PDL season|2005]]
|'''DFW Tornados'''
|4
|USL PDL
|4th, Mid South
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2006 PDL season|2006]]
|
|4
|USL PDL
|2nd, Mid South
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2007 PDL season|2007]]
|
|4
|USL PDL
|3rd, Mid South
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2008 PDL season|2008]]
|
|4
|USL PDL
|6th, Mid South
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2009 PDL season|2009]]
|
|4
|USL PDL
|6th, Mid South
|''Did not qualify''
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2010 PDL season|2010]]
|
|4
|USL PDL
|3rd, Mid South
|''Did not qualify''
|1st Round
|}

==New indoor team (2004–2012)==
DFW Tornados played in the [[Premier Arena Soccer League]] in the South Central Division. The team played its home games at [[Arena Athletics]] in [[Euless, TX]].

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Division
!League
!Reg. Season
!Playoffs
|-
|Winter 04/05
|''N/A''
|PASL Premier
|''N/A''
|Lost Final
|-
|Winter 05/06
|''South Central''
|PASL Premier
|2nd
|''N/A''
|-
|Winter 06/07
|''South Central''
|PASL Premier
|bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st
|''N/A''
|-
|Winter 07/08
|''South Central''
|PASL Premier
|3rd
|''N/A''
|-
|Winter 08/09
|''South Central''
|PASL Premier
|3rd
|''N/A''
|-
|Winter 09/10
|''South Central''
|PASL Premier
|3rd
|''N/A''
|-
|Winter 10/11
|''South Central''
|PASL Premier
|2nd
|''N/A''
|-
|Summer 2012
|''South Central''
|PASL Premier
|4th
|''N/A''
|-
|}

==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==
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Muhall]] (1986–1989)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Billy Pettigrew]] (1989–1990)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Caesar Cervin]] (1991)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Puskarich]] (1998, 2001–2003)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bernard Brodigan]] (2004)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Robinson (soccer)|Paul Robinson]] (2005–2010)

==Stadia==
* [[Pennington Field]]; [[Bedford, Texas]] (2004–2010)
* [[Pizza Hut Park]]; [[Frisco, Texas]] (2010)

==Average attendance==
Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at [https://web.archive.org/web/20051228192430/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html]

* 2005: 207
* 2006: 349
* 2007: 389
* 2008: 320
* 2009: 188
* 2010: 179

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Texas}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180613184621/http://www.dfwtornados.org/ Official Site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100429060910/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/934453.html#MAIN Official PDL site]

{{USSoccer}}
{{Authority control}}

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Latest revision as of 14:59, 27 March 2024

This article is about the DFW Tornados of the USL Premier Development League. For the team that played in the NASL, see Dallas Tornado.
DFW Tornados
Full nameDallas-Fort Worth Tornados
Nickname(s)The Tornados
Founded1986
Dissolved2010
GroundPizza Hut Park
Frisco, Texas
Capacity21,193
OwnerUnited States Jim Mertz
Head CoachUnited States Paul Robinson
LeagueUSL Premier Development League
20103rd, Mid South
Playoffs: DNQ

DFW Tornados (also known as Dallas–Fort Worth Tornados) was an American soccer team based in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1986, the team played 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 franchise folded at the end of the 2010 season and left the league thereafter.

The team played its home games at Pizza Hut Park (the home of Major League Soccer's FC Dallas) in nearby Frisco, Texas. The team's colors were black, blue and white.

History[edit]

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. In 1989, owner Ken Mulhall sold the team. At the time, he also coached the Arrows. The new owner fired Mulhall as coach and named Billy Pettigrew as head coach. The team continued its 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. 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[edit]

Final roster[edit]

This list is a historical record of the final group of players on the last Tornados roster for their final game in August 2010. Source: [1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Slovakia SVK Maros Valko[2]
2 DF United States USA Adriel Adibi[3]
3 MF England ENG Matthew Dinsmore
4 DF United States USA Taylor Nelson-Cook
5 MF United States USA Kevin White[4]
6 MF United States USA Chris Ross[5]
7 MF United States USA Bryce Taylor[6]
8 FW England ENG Gifton Noel-Williams
9 FW Brazil BRA Paulo da Silva[7]
10 MF United States USA Derek Knutson
11 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Shirley[8]
12 MF United States USA Aaron DeLoach
13 MF United States USA Gabriel Arredondo[9]
14 MF United States USA Stephen Ambrose[10]
15 DF United States USA Cory Miller[11]
16 DF United States USA Lucas Joyner
17 FW England ENG Luke Haidarovic[12]
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF United States USA Mackenzie Ward[13]
19 DF United States USA Jared Lee
20 MF England ENG Pierce Kiembi
21 MF United States USA David Kamali[14]
22 FW Scotland SCO Jordan Murch
23 DF United States USA Sean Gordon
24 FW Brazil BRA Alex Ivo[15]
25 DF United States USA Jonathan Boggus
26 FW United States USA Tuan Doan[16]
27 FW England ENG Sam Kennedy[17]
31 GK England ENG Michael Wood[18]
— MF United States USA Andres Cuero[19]
— FW Brazil BRA Arthur Ivo[20]
— DF England ENG Dale Parker[21]
— MF United States USA Taylor Rice
— DF United States USA Daniel Woolard
— MF Australia AUS Keegan Ziada[22]

Notable former players[edit]

See also: All-time DFW Tornados roster

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Year-by-year[edit]

Year Team Name Division League Regular season Playoffs Open Cup
1986–87 Garland Genesis 3 SISL Indoor 1st Champion
1987–88 Arlington Arrows 3 SISL Indoor 4th Semifinal
1988–89 Addison Arrows 3 SISL Indoor 1st, North Semifinals
1989 6 SOSL 3rd Final Did not enter
1989–90 7 SISL Indoor 1st, Tex-Ark-Oma Champion
1990 North Texas United 6 SISL Outdoor 5th, Eastern Did not qualify Did not enter
1990–91 Fort Worth Kickers 7 SISL Indoor 3rd, Southeast Semifinals
1991 7 SISL 2nd, Tex-Oma Semifinals Did not enter
1991–92 Dallas Kickers 3 USISL Indoor 1st, Tex-Oma Sizzling Four
1992 Dallas Americans USISL 3rd, South Central Sizzling Six Did not enter
1992–93 USISL Indoor 2nd, South Central Sizzling Four
1993 Dallas/Fort Worth Toros USISL 3rd, South Central Did not qualify Did not enter
1994 USISL 2nd, South Central Sizzling Nine Did not enter
1995 USISL Pro League 2nd, South Central Divisional Semifinals Did not qualify
1995–96 USISL Indoor 5th, Central Did not qualify
1996 USISL Pro League 1st, Central Sizzling Six Did not qualify
1997 Dallas Toros 3 USISL D-3 Pro League 6th, South Central Did not qualify Did not qualify
1998 Texas Toros 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 Texas Rattlers 3 USL D-3 Pro League 1st, Southern Conference Quarterfinals 2nd Round
2001 Texas Spurs 4 USL PDL 1st, Mid South Conference Semifinals Did not qualify
2002 Texas Spurs 4 USL PDL 2nd, Mid South Conference Semifinals 1st Round
2003 Texas Spurs 4 USL PDL 4th, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify
2004 DFW Tornados 4 USL PDL 2nd, Mid South Conference Semifinals 2nd Round
2005 DFW Tornados 4 USL PDL 4th, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify
2006 4 USL PDL 2nd, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify
2007 4 USL PDL 3rd, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify
2008 4 USL PDL 6th, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify
2009 4 USL PDL 6th, Mid South Did not qualify Did not qualify
2010 4 USL PDL 3rd, Mid South Did not qualify 1st Round

New indoor team (2004–2012)[edit]

DFW Tornados played in the Premier Arena Soccer League in the South Central Division. The team played its home games at Arena Athletics in Euless, TX.

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs
Winter 04/05 N/A PASL Premier N/A Lost Final
Winter 05/06 South Central PASL Premier 2nd N/A
Winter 06/07 South Central PASL Premier 1st N/A
Winter 07/08 South Central PASL Premier 3rd N/A
Winter 08/09 South Central PASL Premier 3rd N/A
Winter 09/10 South Central PASL Premier 3rd N/A
Winter 10/11 South Central PASL Premier 2nd N/A
Summer 2012 South Central PASL Premier 4th N/A

Honors[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Stadia[edit]

Average attendance[edit]

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at [2]

  • 2005: 207
  • 2006: 349
  • 2007: 389
  • 2008: 320
  • 2009: 188
  • 2010: 179

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sockadillos have new look as indoor season kicks off Austin American-Statesman – Saturday, November 10, 1990
  2. ^ "Furman". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  3. ^ Tulsa Official Athletic Site – Men's Soccer Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Tulsa Official Athletic Site – Men's Soccer Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Colgate Athletics – 2009 Men's Soccer Roster
  6. ^ Bryce Taylor – GoDucks.com – The University of Oregon Official Athletics Web Site
  7. ^ Player Bio: Paulo da Silva – SMUMUSTANGS.COM – The Official Athletic Site of SMU Mustangs Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ VCU
  9. ^ Player Bio: Gabriel Arredondo – SMUMUSTANGS.COM – The Official Athletic Site of SMU Mustangs Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS – INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS – Men's Soccer – 2009 UT Dallas Men's Soccer Roster
  11. ^ "Athlete Profiles". Archived from the original on 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  12. ^ Athletics Homepage Archived 2010-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "Player Bio: Mackenzie Ward – CLEMSON UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  14. ^ Roster – Men's Soccer – Athletics – Richland College Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "Ale Ivo Profile – St. John'S University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  16. ^ "Men's Soccer – WVU Athletics". Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  17. ^ "M. Soccer: Sam Kennedy ¤ LMCBobcats.com". Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  18. ^ 404 Error Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ Player Bio: Andres Cuero – CHARLOTTE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE
  20. ^ Arthur Ivo Profile – SMUMUSTANGS.COM – The Official Athletic Site of SMU Mustangs Archived 2010-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2010-06-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. ^ Limestone Athletics – 2009 Men's Soccer Roster

External links[edit]

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