Kendal Tornado Football Club, formerly known as Tornado Football Club Pekanbaru, is an Indonesian football team based in Kendal,

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. They set to play in Liga 2 from 2025–26 after promotion from

Liga Nusantara Liga 3 (English: ''League Three'') is the lowest tier in Indonesian football league system. Formed as Liga Nusantara in 2014, this league occupies the third tier and consists of 2 rounds: ''provincial qualification''—held in every provinces in ...

in 2024–25 and their homebase is Kebondalem Stadium.

History

Tornado FC was founded in 2018 and played its inaugural season that same year. The club was crowned champions of the

2019 Liga 3 Riau The 2019 Liga 3 Riau is the third edition of Liga 3 (''formerly known as Liga Nusantara'') Riau as a qualifying round for the national round of 2019 Liga 3. AS Abadi, winner of the 2018 Liga 3 Riau are the defending champions. The competition be ...

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. Ahead of the 2025–26 season, the club relocated its home base to Kendal,

, and officially changed its name to Kendal Tornado Football Club.

Players

Current squad

Daftar pemain tim Tornado FC
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Seasons

Honours

* Liga 3 Riau ** Champion (1):

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** Runner-up (2): 2021, 2023 *

** Runner-up (1): 2024–25

Name and logo change

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References

External links

* Football clubs in Riau Association football clubs established in 2018 2018 establishments in Indonesia {{Indonesia-footyclub-stub