Kendal Tornado F.C.

Kendal Tornado
Full name	Kendal Tornado Football Club
Nickname	Laskar Badai Pantura (The North Java Coast Storm Warriors)
Short name	KTFC ; TRD
Founded	2018; 8 years ago, as Tornado FC Pekanbaru
Ground	Kebondalem Stadium
Capacity	15,000
Owner	Junianto
Chairman	Fardan Nandana
Manager	Heri Sasongko
Coach	Stefan Keltjes
League	Championship
2025–26	Championship Group 2, 4th of 10
Home colours	Away colours

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

As of September 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	IDN	Fikron Afriyanto
6	MF	IDN	Ryan Aprianto
7	FW	JPN	Yushi Yamaya
8	MF	IDN	Andre Oktaviansyah
9	FW	BRA	Patrick Cruz
10	MF	BRA	Diego Dall'Oca
11	MF	IDN	Yudha Alkanza
12	FW	IDN	Rizky Dwi Pangestu
13	DF	IDN	Agung Prasetyo
14	FW	IDN	Alfath Diaz
15	DF	IDN	Syaeful Anwar
16	MF	IDN	Irpan Siregar
17	MF	IDN	Rangga Lesmana
19	MF	IDN	Dwi Geno Nofiansyah
20	MF	IDN	Jovan Al Ghony
21	DF	IDN	Aziz Luayyan
22	MF	IDN	Ibnu Hajar
24	DF	IDN	Muhammad Fatchurohman
25	DF	IDN	Zico Salmon (on loan from Borneo Samarinda)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	GK	IDN	Alim Hidayatullah
27	DF	IDN	Dimas Sukarno (captain)
29	MF	IDN	Jonier Kareth
30	DF	IDN	Afnan Hafidz
31	DF	IDN	Ahmad Birrul Walidain
33	DF	IDN	Jody Kurniady (on loan from Borneo Samarinda)
34	GK	IDN	Try Hamdani
37	GK	IDN	Er Deva Aulia
46	DF	IDN	Fredyan Wahyu
57	MF	IDN	Akbar Firmansyah
67	DF	IDN	Ferian Rizki
69	GK	IDN	Rafi Pamungkas
86	MF	IDN	Rifal Lastori
99	FW	IDN	Ousmane Maiket (on loan from Borneo Samarinda)

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/Division	Tms.	Pos.	Piala Indonesia	League Cup
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	4th, Group 2	–	–
2026–27	Championship	20	TBD	–	TBD