Kendal Tornado F.C.
| Full name | Kendal Tornado Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | Laskar Badai Pantura (The North Java Coast Storm Warriors) | ||
| Short name | KTFC | ||
| Founded | 2018, as Tornado FC Pekanbaru 2025, as Kendal Tornado FC | ||
| Ground | Kebondalem Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Fardan Nandana | ||
| Manager | Heri Sasongko | ||
| Coach | Stefan Keltjes | ||
| League | Liga 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga Nusantara, runner-up | ||
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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 7 February 2026[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.
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Technical Director | Danilo Fernando |
| Head coach | Stefan Keeltjes |
| Assistant coach | Ridwan Oesman |
| Physical Coach | Abil Mahdi Almukhdlor |
| Goalkeeper coach | Ruben Christof |
Season-by-season records
| Season(s) | League/Division | Tms. | Pos. | Piala Indonesia |
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| 2018 | Liga 3 | 32 | Eliminated in Provincial round | – |
| 2019 | Liga 3 | 32 | 4th, First round | – |
| 2020 | Liga 3 | season abandoned | – | |
| 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 64 | 4th, First round | – |
| 2022–23 | Liga 3 | season abandoned | – | |
| 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 80 | 4th, Fourth round | – |
| 2024–25 | Liga Nusantara | 16 | 2 | – |
| 2025–26 | Championship | 20 | TBD | – |
Honours
- Liga 3 Riau
- Champion (1): 2019
- Runner-up (2): 2021, 2023
- Liga Nusantara
- Runner-up (1): 2024–25
Name and logo change
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Tornado FC Pekanbaru (2024–2025)
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Kendal Tornado FC (2025–present)
References
- ^ "Pembagian Grup Liga Nusantara 2024-2025 dan Stadionnya". www.skor.id (in Indonesian).
- ^ Auglandy, Niko. "Profil Tornado FC: Kesabaran dan Konsistensi, Klub Liga 3 Riau Ini Akhirnya Buka Peluang Promosi Ke Liga 2". Radar Solo (in Indonesian).
- ^ Bram, Damianus (22 February 2025). "Tornado FC Pekanbaru Cetak Sejarah! Resmi Promosi ke Liga 2 Indonesia". Radar Solo (in Indonesian).
- ^ priyanto, mamdukh ari (10 April 2025). "Pindah Markas, Tim Liga 2 Berganti Nama Jadi Kendal Tornado FC". Tribun Banyumas (in Indonesian).
- ^ Daftar pemain tim Tornado FC. ileague.id.