Kendal Tornado Football Club (formerly known as Tornado Football Club Pekanbaru) is an Indonesian

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team based in

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

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in 2024–25 and their homebase is Kebondalem Stadium.

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

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

Players

Current squad

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Coaching staff

Seasons

Season by season

---- Current league * 7 seasons in Liga 3/Liga Nusantara

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 Central Java Association football clubs established in 2018 2018 establishments in Indonesia {{Indonesia-footyclub-stub