# DFW Tornados

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

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

### Notable former players

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.
* Kyle Altman
* Cody Bragg
* Kyle Brown
* Jeff Agoos
* John Hedlund
* Caesar Cervin
* Andres Cuero
* Chad Deering
* Aaron DeLoach
* Hunter Freeman
* Bruno Guarda
* Stephen McCarthy
* Ryan Mirsky
* Jordan Murch
* Jay Needham
* Gifton Noel-Williams
* Dane Saintus
* Shea Salinas
* Chad Smith
* T. J. Tomasso
* Jamie Watson
* Daniel Woolard

## Year-by-year

| 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)

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

* 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

* Ken Muhall (1986–1989)
* Ken Billy Pettigrew (1989–1990)
* Caesar Cervin (1991)
* Ed Puskarich (1998, 2001–2003)
* Bernard Brodigan (2004)
* 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
* 2005: 207
* 2006: 349
* 2007: 389
* 2008: 320
* 2009: 188
* 2010: 179