2016 Charleston Battery season

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Charleston Battery
2016 season
PresidentAndrew Bell
Head coach Michael Anhaeuser
Stadium MUSC Health Stadium
USL Conference: TBD
USL Playoffs TBD
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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.

Contents

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of March 29, 2016. [1]

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Alexandros Tabakis (on loan from Atlanta United FC)
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Forrest Lasso
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Mueller
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shawn Ferguson
7 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM O'Brian Woodbine
8 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Neveal Hackshaw
9 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Romario Williams (on loan from Atlanta United FC)
10 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Ataullah Guerra
11 DF Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  ATG Quinton Griffith
12 MF Flag of Cuba.svg  CUB Maikel Chang
13 FW Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU José Nazareno
15 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Emmanuel Adjetey
16 FW Flag of Cuba.svg  CUB Heviel Cordoves
17 FW Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Ricky Garbanzo
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dante Marini
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Portillo
22 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Corby
23 GK Flag of Cuba.svg  CUB Odisnel Cooper
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zach Prince
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Tsonis
26 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Austin Savage
40 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Conor Sloan
FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Jeffrey Otoo (on loan from Atlanta United FC)

Competitions

Preseason

March 19, 2016Friendly Charleston Battery 3–0 New York Cosmos Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM EST Garbanzo Soccerball shade.svg32', 73'
Woodbine Yellow card.svg 69'
Marini Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Ayoze Yellow card.svg 64'Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,363

USL Regular season

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
4 Rochester Rhinos 30131253825+1351 Conference Playoffs
5 Charlotte Independence 3014884829+1950
6 Charleston Battery 3013983833+548
7 Richmond Kickers 3012993326+745
8 Orlando City B 30981335491435
Source: 2016 USL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

March 26, 2016 USL 1 Charleston Battery 1–0 FC Cincinnati Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT) Lasso Yellow card.svg 47'
Garbanzo Yellow card.svg 55'
Portillo Yellow card.svg 90'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Report Tomaselli Yellow card.svg 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 Yellow card.svg 6' Yellow-red card.svg 50'
Smith Yellow card.svg 76'
Report Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,123
May 6, 2016 USL 7 Rochester Rhinos 3–2 Charleston Battery Rochester, New York
7:00 PM (EDT) Farrell Soccerball shade.svg11'
Garzi Yellow card.svg 22'
Forbes Soccerball shade.svg28'
Volesky Yellow card.svg 37'
Kamdem Yellow card.svg 68'Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)
Report Williams Soccerball shade.svg15'
Chang Yellow card.svg 21'
Garbonzo Soccerball shade.svg49'
Hackshaw Yellow card.svg 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 Soccerball shade.svg27', 54'
Thomas Yellow card.svg 42'
Warshaw Yellow card.svg 50'
Report Williams Soccerball shade.svg24'
Lasso Soccerball shade.svg43'Yellow card.svg 59'
Chang Yellow card.svg 45'
Prince Yellow card.svg 72'
Savage Soccerball shade.svg80'
Cooper Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 839
June 26, 2016 USL 15 Toronto FC II 0–1 Charleston Battery Vaughan, Ontario
7:30 PM (EDT) Thomas Yellow card.svg 70' Yellow-red card.svg 90+3'
Daniels Yellow card.svg 74'
Report Ferguson Yellow card.svg 70'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg79'
Garbonzo Yellow card.svg 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 Soccerball shade.svg29'
Cordovés Soccerball shade.svg36'
Marini Red card.svg 77'
Report Ownby Yellow card.svg 86'Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Vincent Chiarella
July 30, 2016 USL 20 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Charleston Battery Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM (EDT) Cummings Soccerball shade.svg51'
Delbridge Yellow card.svg 68'
Report Lasso Yellow card.svg 63'
Cordovés Soccerball shade.svg70'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 19,229
Referee: Marcos Deoliveira
September 7, 2016 USL 27 FC Montreal 2-1 Charleston Battery Montreal Quebec
4:00 PM (EDT) Jackson-Hamel Soccerball shade.svg14'
Yoseke Yellow card.svg 48'
Mkungilwa Red card.svg 56'
Jimmy Shammar-Sanon Soccerball shade.svg81'
Summary Jeremy Ebobisse Soccerball shade.svg40'
Garbanzo Yellow card.svg 66'
Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard

Usl Pro playoffs

Schedule source

U.S. Open Cup

May 18, 2016 Second round Charleston Battery Flag of South Carolina.svg Forfeit
3–0 awarded to Charleston
Flag of Florida.svg The Villages SC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Marini Soccerball shade.svg45'
Tsonis Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report Araujo Soccerball shade.svg23', 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]

Midseason Friendlies

References

  1. "Roster – Charleston Battery". Charleston Battery. Archived from the original on June 12, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  2. "Battery Advance to Open Cup Third Round". May 19, 2016.