Kendal Tornado Football Club (formerly known as Tornado Football Club Pekanbaru) is an Indonesian football team based in Kendal, Central Java. They set to play in Championship from 2025âÂÂ26 after promotion from Liga Nusantara in 2024âÂÂ25 and their homebase is Kebondalem Stadium.
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 2024âÂÂ25 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 3âÂÂ0 victory over PSGC in Matchweek 5 of the Championship Round, Group X.
Ahead of the 2025âÂÂ26 season, the club relocated its home base to Kendal, Central Java, and officially changed its name to Kendal Tornado Football Club.