Kendal Tornado Football Club (formerly known as Tornado Football Club Pekanbaru) is an Indonesian football team based in Kendal, Central Java. They competes in the Championship, the second tier of Indonesian football. 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 Kendal, Central Java, and officially changed its name to Kendal Tornado Football Club.
Players Current squad Daftar pemain tim Tornado FC. ileague.id.
Coaching staff Position Name 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/DivisionTms.Pos.Piala IndonesiaLeague Cup2018Liga 332Eliminated in Provincial round––2019Liga 3324th, First round––2020Liga 3season abandoned––2021–22Liga 3644th, First round––2022–23Liga 3season abandoned––2023–24Liga 3804th, Fourth round––2024–25Liga Nusantara162––2025–26Championship204th, Group 2––2026–27Championship20TBD–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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