| 2016 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Andrew Bell | ||
| Head coach | Michael Anhaeuser | ||
| Stadium | MUSC Health Stadium | ||
| USL | Conference: TBD | ||
| USL Playoffs | TBD | ||
The 2016 Charleston Battery season was the club's 24th year of existence, and their seventh season in the third tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It is their sixth season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of March 29, 2016. [1]
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| March 19, 2016Friendly | Charleston Battery | 3–0 | New York Cosmos | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EST | Garbanzo  32', 73'Woodbine  69'Marini 80' | Report | Ayoze 64' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,363 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 51 | Conference Playoffs |
| 5 | Charlotte Independence | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 50 | |
| 6 | Charleston Battery | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 48 | |
| 7 | Richmond Kickers | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 45 | |
| 8 | Orlando City B | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 35 |
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| March 26, 2016 USL 1 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | FC Cincinnati | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Lasso 47' Garbanzo 55'Portillo 90'Williams 90+4' | Report | Tomaselli 71' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 4,394 Referee: Leland Grant |
| April 1, 2016 USL 2 | Orlando City B | 0–0 | Charleston Battery | Melbourne, Florida |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Rocha 6'  50'Smith 76' | Report | Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,123 |
| April 9, 2016 USL 3 | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Williams 2' Prince 51'Mueller 85'Portillo 90' | Report | Moose 29' Perone 31'Lawal 67' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| April 16, 2016 USL 4 | Charlotte Independence | 3–2 | Charleston Battery | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM (EDT) | Martínez 26' 28' Brian Brown 31'Herrera 70' | Report | Hackshaw 56' Ferguson 73'Williams 77' 88'Prince  83'Portillo 87' | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex |
| April 24, 2016 USL 5 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–0 | Charleston Battery | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 3:00 PM (EDT) | Chambers 87' | Report | Woodbine 33' Mueller 56' | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,640 |
| April 30, 2016 USL 6 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Portillo 66' (pen.) | Report | Parkes 30' Gilstrap 38' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| May 6, 2016 USL 7 | Rochester Rhinos | 3–2 | Charleston Battery | Rochester, New York |
| 7:00 PM (EDT) | Farrell 11' Garzi 22'Forbes 28'Volesky 37'Kamdem 68'75' (pen.) | Report | Williams 15' Chang 21'Garbonzo 49'Hackshaw 73' | Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 4,162 |
| May 9, 2016 USL 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2–3 | Charleston Battery | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM (EDT) | Wilson 27', 54' Thomas 42'Warshaw 50' | Report | Williams 24' Lasso 43' 59'Chang 45'Prince 72'Savage 80'Cooper 90' | Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 839 |
| May 14, 2016 USL 9 | Charleston Battery | 2–0 | Toronto FC II | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Williams 10' Chang 47' | Report | Taintor 22' Boskovic 40'Hundal 59' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 5,481 |
| May 21, 2016 USL 10 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 0–1 | Charleston Battery | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM (EDT) | Michaud 59' Barnes-Homer 67'Miller 78' | Report | Ferguson 33' Garbonzo 63'Prince 69'Portillo 76' | Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,958 |
| May 28, 2016 USL 11 | Charleston Battery | 0–2 | Louisville City FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Portillo 48' Williams 51' | Report | Davis 20' Smith 38'Newnam 59'McCabe 90' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| June 4, 2016 USL 12 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–2 | Charleston Battery | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM (EDT) | Vincent 50' Campbell 90+4' | Report | Woodbine 37' (pen.) Mueller 42'Tsonis 66'Garbonzo 68' | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,905 |
| June 11, 2016 USL 13 | Charleston Battery | 1–2 | Orlando City B | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 5:00 PM (EDT) | Chang 12' Prince 20'Lasso 42'Portillo 45' (pen.) | Report | Cox 15' Donovan 42'Turner 45' 45' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| June 18, 2016 USL 14 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Woodbine 63' Portillo 83' | Report | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,150 |
| June 26, 2016 USL 15 | Toronto FC II | 0–1 | Charleston Battery | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Thomas 70' 90+3' Daniels 74' | Report | Ferguson 70' Williams 79'Garbonzo 89' | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,069 |
| July 2, 2016 USL 16 | Charleston Battery | 2–0 | Richmond Kickers | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Mueller 29' Cordovés 36'Marini 77' | Report | Ownby 86' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Referee: Vincent Chiarella |
| July 9, 2016 USL 17 | Louisville City FC | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Hoffman 62' Newnam 62' | Report | Cordovés 59' Williams 74'Prince 78'Tsonis 84' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,526 |
| July 13, 2016 USL 18 | Charleston Battery | 0–0 | Orlando City B | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Portillo 42' Garbanzo 89' | Report | Ellis-Hayden 5' da Silva 81' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,153 |
| July 23, 2016 USL 19 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–3 | Charleston Battery | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 4:00 PM (EDT) | Bonomo 55' 90+10' O'Toole 61' | Report | Chang 9' Williams 29'Cordovés 66' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
| July 30, 2016 USL 20 | FC Cincinnati | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:00 PM (EDT) | Cummings 51' Delbridge 68' | Report | Lasso 63' Cordovés 70' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 19,229 Referee: Marcos Deoliveira |
| August 3, 2016 USL 21 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Charlotte Independence | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Williams 8' Woodbine 48' | Report | Kalungi 28' Davidson 58'Calvert 65'Martínez 86' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| August 13, 2016 USL 22 | Charleston Battery | 1-3 | FC Montreal | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Garbanzo 11' Williams 75'Chang 78' | Summary | Sukunda 12' Jimmy Shammar-Sanon 39'Tabla 64'Louis Béland-Goyette 86' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| August 17, 2016 USL 23 | Richmond Kickers | v | Charleston Battery | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 PM (EDT) | Stadium: City Stadium |
| August 20, 2016 USL 24 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 1-1 | Charleston Battery | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM (EDT) | Binns 43' Fairclough 52' | Summary | Woodbine 29'45+2' Prince 33' | Stadium: Legion Stadium |
| August 27, 2016 USL 25 | Charleston Battery | 1-0 | Charlotte Independence | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Chang 50' Tsonis 90+1' | Summary | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| August 31, 2016 USL 23 | Richmond Kickers | 1-1 | Charleston Battery | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 PM (EDT) | Grant 50' Jane 89' | Summary | Portillo 28'69' Williams 43'Griffith 90+3' | Stadium: City Stadium |
| September 3, 2016 USL 26 | Charleston Battery | 1-2 | Rochester Rhinos | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Portillo 15' (pen.) Guerra 90' | Summary | Apostolopoulos 14' Volesky 25'Duba 27'Fall 27'Bakayoko 80'Samuels 90' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| September 7, 2016 USL 27 | FC Montreal | 2-1 | Charleston Battery | Montreal Quebec |
| 4:00 PM (EDT) | Jackson-Hamel 14' Yoseke 48'Mkungilwa 56'Jimmy Shammar-Sanon 81' | Summary | Jeremy Ebobisse 40' Garbanzo 66' | Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard |
| September 10, 2016 USL 28 | Charleston Battery | 2-1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Guerra 10'39' Ferguson 34'Woodbine 45'Garbanzo 53' | Summary | Chambers 32' Jones 35'Burke 41'Edu 43'Washington 53'Bibbs 71' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| September 17, 2016 USL 29 | Richmond Kickers | 1-2 | Charleston Battery | Richmond, Virginia |
| 5:00 PM (EDT) | Imura 34' (pen.) | Summary | Ferguson 38' Guerra 50'Prince 62'Williams 71'Chang 86' | Stadium: City Stadium |
| September 24, 2016 USL 30 | Charleston Battery | 1-2 | New York Red Bulls II | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Marini 50' Prince 55'Woodbine 77'Griffith 79'Mueller 81'Hackshaw 90' | Summary | Bezecourt 38' Simpara 53'Carroll 74'Allen 75' (pen.) 84' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| October 2, 2016QF | FC Cincinnati | 1-2 | Charleston Battery | Cincinnati |
| 5:00 PM (EDT) | Stevenson 19' | Summary | Tsonis 41' Chang 62'Prince 65' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium |
| October 8, 2016Semi-finals | Louisville City FC | v | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM (EDT) | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field |
| May 18, 2016 Second round | Charleston Battery  | Forfeit 3–0 awarded to Charleston |  The Villages SC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Marini 45' Tsonis 82' | Report | Araujo 23', 67' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Referee: David Erbacher |
| Note: Game was tied 2–2 after extra time, and the Villages won 4–2 in penalties. The Villages SC were disqualified from the tournament after the Battery protested their use of a player cup-tied to Boca Raton FC. [2] | ||||
| June 1, 2016 Third round | Jacksonville Armada FC | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Charleston Battery | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Otte 17' Sandoval 36'Keita 108' | Tsonis 22' Adjetey 47' | Stadium: Southern Oak Stadium Referee: Kevin Terry Jr. |
| July 6, 2016Friendly | Charleston Battery  | 1–2 |  Rangers F.C. | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Guerra 81' | Report | Windass 58' Forrester 78' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| July 16, 2016Friendly | Charleston Battery | 0–1 |  Nigeria Olympic | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Report | Amuzie 33' | Stadium: Silverbacks Park |
The 2015 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season was the club's sixteenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' fifth season playing in the United Soccer League, and the club's third season hosting matches at soccer-specific Highmark Stadium.
The 2015 Wilmington Hammerheads season was the club's nineteenth season of competitive soccer, and their fifth consecutive season since their one-year hiatus in 2010.
The 2015 Richmond Kickers season was the club's twenty-third season of existence. It is also the Kickers' eighth-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, playing in the United Soccer League for their fourth season.
The 2015 Louisville City FC season was the club's first season playing in Louisville, Kentucky in the United Soccer League (USL), in the third tier of the United States soccer league system.
The 2015 Rochester Rhinos season was the club's twentieth season. It was the Rhinos fifth-consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the United Soccer League Eastern Conference. The Rhinos finished the regular season in first place, clinching the #1 seed and home field advantage in the 2015 USL Playoffs. The Rhinos won the USL Championship, the club's 5th overall, by defeating LA Galaxy II 2–1 after extra time.
The 2015 New York Red Bulls II season was the club's first season of existence, and their first in United Soccer League, the third-tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Red Bulls II played in the Eastern Division of USL.
The 2016 Toronto FC II season was the second season in the club's history. In 2015 the team finished 11th in the Eastern Conference, therefore, missing the playoffs.
The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences in USL Championship soccer.
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The 2016 Richmond Kickers season was the club's twenty-fourth season of existence. It is also the Kickers' ninth-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, playing in the United Soccer League for their fifth season.
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The 2016 New York Red Bulls II season was the club's second season of existence, and their second in the United Soccer League, the third-tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Red Bulls II played in the Eastern Division of USL.
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The 2016 Louisville City FC season was the club's second season playing in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United Soccer League (USL), in the third tier of the United States soccer league system.
The 2016 Orlando City B season was the club's inaugural year of existence, and their first season in the Eastern Conference of the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid.
The 2016 Charlotte Independence season is the club's second year of existence, and their second season in the third tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It is their second season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.
The 2016 Rochester Rhinos season was the club's 21st year of existence, and their sixth season in the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid, playing in the United Soccer League Eastern Conference. They entered the season as defending USL champions and made it back to the playoffs, but were eliminated in the conference semi-finals by the New York Red Bulls II.
The 2016 Wilmington Hammerheads FC season was the club's 20th year of existence. They were members of the United Soccer League Eastern Conference.
The 2017 Charlotte Independence season was the club's third season of existence, and their third in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer.
