2018 Charleston Battery season

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Charleston Battery
2018 season
PresidentAndrew Bell
Head coach Michael Anhaeuser
Stadium MUSC Health Stadium
USL Conference:
Overall:
U.S. Open Cup Fourth round
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The 2018 Charleston Battery season was the club's 26th year of existence, their 15th season in the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was their eighth season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.

Contents

Background

The Battery finished the 2017 season with a record of 15–9–8, finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference, and 3rd overall. In the 2017 USL Playoffs, Charleston were upset in the first round by the New York Red Bulls II. Elsewhere, the Battery reached the fourth round of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, losing 2–3 to MLS outfit, Atlanta United FC.

Club

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Kuzminsky
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jay Bolt
3 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Skylar Thomas
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Mueller
6 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Leland Archer
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 the United States.svg  USA Ian Svantesson
10 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Ataullah Guerra
12 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Vincenzo Candela
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nico Rittmeyer
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jarad van Schaik
15 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Gordon Wild (on loan from Atlanta United FC)
16 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robert Beebe
17 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Patrick Okonkwo (on loan from Atlanta United FC)
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Arambula
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dante Marini
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Victor Mansaray
21 MF Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg  HON Angelo Kelly-Rosales
22 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Brian Anunga
23 GK Flag of Cuba.svg  CUB Odisnel Cooper
25 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kotaro Higashi

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Nat.PlayerAgeTransferred from Club Nat.FeeDateSource
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg Ian Svantesson 24 Tulsa Roughnecks Flag of the United States.svg Free December 12, 2017 [1]
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg Jay Bolt 23 Jacksonville Armada Flag of the United States.svg Free January 25, 2018 [2]
12 MF Flag of Colombia.svg Vincenzo Candela 23 Llaneros Flag of Colombia.svg Free February 20, 2018 [3]
6 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Leland Archer 22 South Georgia Tormenta Flag of the United States.svg Free May 10, 2018 [4]

Out

No. Pos. Nat.PlayerAgeTransferred to Club Nat.FeeDateSource
9 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg Romario Williams 23 Atlanta United FC Flag of the United States.svg End of loanNovember 15, 2017
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg Mikey Ambrose 22 Atlanta United FC Flag of the United States.svg End of loanNovember 15, 2017
30 FW Flag of Ghana.svg Jeffrey Otoo 18 Atlanta United FC Flag of the United States.svg End of loanNovember 15, 2017
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg Forrest Lasso 24 FC Cincinnati Flag of the United States.svg Free November 20, 2017
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg Justin Portillo 25 Real Monarchs Flag of the United States.svg Free November 29, 2017 [5]
21 MF Flag of Cuba.svg Maikel Chang 26 Real Monarchs Flag of the United States.svg Free November 29, 2017 [5]
17 FW Flag of Costa Rica.svg Ricky Garbanzo 25ReleasedNovember 30, 2017
16 FW Flag of Cuba.svg Heviel Cordovés 27 Richmond Kickers Flag of the United States.svg Free December 4, 2017 [6]
19 MF Flag of Italy.svg Dante Marini 25Retired——December 31, 2017
1 GK Flag of Greece.svg Alexandros Tabakis 25 North Carolina FC Flag of the United States.svg FreeMarch 2, 2018

Loaned in

No. Pos. Nat.PlayerAgeLoaned from Club Nat.StartEndSource
15 FW Flag of Germany.svg Gordon Wild 22 Atlanta United FC Flag of the United States.svg March 1, 2018November 30, 2018 [7]
17 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg Patrick Okonkwo 19 Atlanta United FC Flag of the United States.svg March 1, 2018November 30, 2018 [7]

Non-competitive

February 15 Charleston Battery 3–3 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Charleston, South Carolina
17:30 EST (UTC−05:00) Guerra Soccerball shade.svg8'
Mueller Soccerball shade.svg16'
Higashi Soccerball shade.svg41'		 Fortune Soccerball shade.svg22'
Soccerball shade.svg49'
Kenton Soccerball shade.svg59'		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
February 28 Charleston Battery 5–1 Georgia Southern Eagles Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 EST (UTC−05:00) Rittmeyer Soccerball shade.svg59', 67', 85', 86'
Guerra Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Carbonell Soccerball shade.svg22' (pen.), Yellow card.svg 35'Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
March 10 Charleston Battery 0–1 (a.e.t.) North Carolina FC Charleston, South Carolina
11:00 EST (UTC−05:00) Ríos Soccerball shade.svgStadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Carolina Challenge Cup

February 212 Charleston Battery 1−2 Columbus Crew SC Charleston, South Carolina
17:00 EST (UTC−05:00)
 Report
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Competitive

USL

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
2 Louisville City FC (C)3419967138+3366 Conference Playoffs
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34151454726+2159
4 Charleston Battery 34141464734+1356
5 New York Red Bulls II 34131387159+1252
6 Bethlehem Steel FC 34148125641+1550
Source: 2018 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
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHHAAAAHHHHHAAAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHHAA
ResultLWLDDLWWWDDDLDDWDWWDWDDWLDDWDDWL
Updated to match(es) played on October 1, 2018. Source: 2018 Battery Schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Regular season

  Win  Draw  Loss

All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

March 171 Charleston Battery 0–1 FC Cincinnati Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM Guerra Yellow card.svg 51'
van Schiak Yellow card.svg 80'
Griffith Red card.svg 90+2'		 Report Smith Soccerball shade.svg18'
Laing Yellow card.svg 63'
Lasso Yellow card.svg 85'
König Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Ryan Yellow card.svg 90+7'		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,598
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
March 242 Charleston Battery 1–0 Penn FC Charleston
7:00 PM Svantesson Yellow card.svg 39'
Guerra Soccerball shade.svg62'
Anunga Yellow card.svg 65'
Okonkwo Red card.svg 88'		 Report Tiago Yellow card.svg 70'Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,615
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
March 313 New York Red Bulls II 5–2 Charleston Battery Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 PM Cásseres Yellow card.svg 41'
White Soccerball shade.svg44' (pen.)
Tinari Soccerball shade.svg47'
Mines Soccerball shade.svg50'
Moreno Soccerball shade.svg62', 66'		 Report Svantesson Yellow card.svg 55'
Anuga Soccerball shade.svg56', 78'		Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 826
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
April 84 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 PM Burke Soccerball shade.svg45+4'
Ayuk Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Thomas Soccerball shade.svg42'
van Schaik Yellow card.svg 55'
Cordovés Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Lorant Varga
April 215 Penn FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM Tiago Yellow card.svg 36'
Opoku Yellow card.svg 53'
Tribbett Yellow card.svg 56', Soccerball shade.svg89'
Bond Yellow card.svg 65'
Eustáquio Yellow card.svg 82'		 Report Anunga Yellow card.svg 39'
Bolt Yellow card.svg 52'
Guerra Soccerball shade.svg77'		Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,712
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
April 246 Atlanta United 2 0–3 Charleston Battery Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM Report Svantesson Soccerball shade.svg33'
Wild Soccerball shade.svg51', 85'
Rittmeyer Yellow card.svg 71'
Tah Anunga Yellow card.svg 81'		Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 2,047
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 287 Charleston Battery 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston
7:00 PM Candela Yellow card.svg 5'
Guerra Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
van Schaik Yellow card.svg 46'		 Report Cole Yellow card.svg 30'Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,462
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 58 Charleston Battery 2–0 Charlotte Independence Charleston
7:00 PM Guerra Soccerball shade.svg31'
Cooper Yellow card.svg 80'
Mansaray Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Kalungi Yellow card.svg 11' Red card.svg 78'
Calvert Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,637
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 129 Charleston Battery 2–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Charleston
6:00 PM Candela Yellow card.svg 20'
Rittmeyer Yellow card.svg 31'
Guerra Soccerball shade.svg44'
Wild Soccerball shade.svg53'		 Report Mbaizo Yellow card.svg 9'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.)		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,659
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
May 1910 Charleston Battery 0–0 Ottawa Fury Charleston
7:00 PM Higashi Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Thomas Yellow card.svg 48'
*Rittmeyer Yellow card.svg 67'
Mueller Yellow card.svg 73'		 Report Edward Yellow card.svg 28'
Oliveira Yellow card.svg 34'		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,597
Referee: Kevin Broadley
May 2611 Charleston Battery 1–1 Nashville SC Charleston
7:00 PM Guerra Soccerball shade.svg50', Yellow card.svg 52' Report Doyle Soccerball shade.svg25'
Reed Yellow card.svg 54'
Davis Yellow card.svg 90+3'		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,697
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
May 3012 Indy Eleven 3–3 Charleston Battery Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM Ring Yellow card.svg 25'
Saad Soccerball shade.svg43'
Mitchell Yellow card.svg 67'
McInerney Yellow card.svg 78'
Ayoze Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.), 90+3'		 Report van Schaik Yellow card.svg 19'
Anunga Yellow card.svg 43', Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Woodbine Soccerball shade.svg62'
Guerra Soccerball shade.svg80'
Candela Yellow card.svg 80'
Thomas Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 8,070
Referee: Luis Guardia
June 913 Richmond Kickers 2–0 Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM Cordovés Yellow card.svg 5', Soccerball shade.svg63'
Luiz Fernando Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Bolt Yellow card.svg 73'
Svantesson Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,441
Referee: Matt Franz
June 1614 Charlotte Independence 1–1 Charleston Battery Matthews, North Carolina
7:30 PM Martínez Yellow card.svg 68'
Mwape Soccerball shade.svg79'
Herrera Yellow card.svg 88'		 Report Higashi Soccerball shade.svg25'Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex
Attendance: 3,312
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
June 2315 Charleston Battery 0–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Charleston
7:00 PM Report Roberts Yellow card.svg 74'
Greenspan Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
July 116 Toronto FC II 0–4 Charleston Battery Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM Campbel Yellow card.svg 82' Report Rittmeyer Yellow card.svg 54'
Guerra Soccerball shade.svg59'
Higashi Soccerball shade.svg65'
Woodbine Soccerball shade.svg82'
Thomas Yellow card.svg 84'
Wild Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 422
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
July 1118 Charleston Battery 2–1 Indy Eleven Charleston
7:00 PM Wild Soccerball shade.svg22', 84' Report Starikov Soccerball shade.svg58'Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,094
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 1419 Charleston Battery 2–1 Louisville City FC Charleston
7:00PM Guerra Soccerball shade.svg5'
Hackshaw Soccerball shade.svg27'
Woodbine Yellow card.svg 35'
Anunga Yellow card.svg 70'
Kuzminsky Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Smith Yellow card.svg 73'
Mueller Soccerball shade.svg88' (o.g.)
Davis IV Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Jimenez Red card.svg 90+7'		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,451
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 2120 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0–1 Charleston Battery Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Vancaeyezeele Yellow card.svg 90' Report Guerra Yellow card.svg 83', Soccerball shade.svg88'Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,371
Referee: Eric Tattersall
July 2821 Charleston Battery 3–0 Richmond Kickers Charleston
7:00 PM Rittmeyer Soccerball shade.svg15', 45'
Guerra Soccerball shade.svg51'		 Report Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,221
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 823 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 P.M. Oduro Yellow card.svg 58'
Cole Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Candela Yellow card.svg 23'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,028
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
August 1124 Charleston Battery 1–0 Atlanta United 2 Charleston
7:00 PM Okonkwo Yellow card.svg 7'
Svantesson Soccerball shade.svg41' (pen.)		 Report Castro Yellow card.svg 26'Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,582
Referee: Lorant Varga
August 1825 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Charleston Battery Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 EDT Ledesma Yellow card.svg 13', Soccerball shade.svg21'
Bone Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Barrett Yellow card.svg 53'
Thomas Soccerball shade.svg90+5' (o.g.)		 Report Anunga Yellow card.svg 30'
Svantesson Yellow card.svg 87'		Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 27,142
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
August 2526 Charleston Battery 4–4 New York Red Bulls II Charleston
7:00 P.M. Guerra Soccerball shade.svg22', Soccerball shade.svg45+2', Yellow card.svg 57'
Okonkwo Soccerball shade.svg28', Soccerball shade.svg75'
Tah Anunga Red card.svg 61'		 Report Barlow Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.), Soccerball shade.svg73', Soccerball shade.svg88'
Aguinaga Soccerball shade.svg68'
Ackwei Yellow card.svg 90+3'		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,741
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 3127 Louisville City FC 2–2 Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM Lancaster Soccerball shade.svg18', 41'
Jimenez Yellow card.svg 62'		 Report Guerra Yellow card.svg 7'
Okonkwo Soccerball shade.svg14'
Rittmeyer Soccerball shade.svg21'
Candela Yellow card.svg 38'
Bolt Yellow card.svg 65'
Mueller Yellow card.svg 74'		Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,971
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 828 Charleston Battery 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston
19:00 P.M. Okonkwo Soccerball shade.svg22'
Bolt Yellow card.svg 55'
Archer Yellow card.svg 90+6'		 Report Guenzatti Yellow card.svg 81'Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,949
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 1929 Charleston Battery 1–1 Charlotte Independence Charleston
7:00 P.M. Rittmeyer Soccerball shade.svg9'
Woodbine Yellow card.svg 80'
Mansaray Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Report Herrera Soccerball shade.svg69' (pen.)
Martínez Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
September 2230 Nashville SC 1–1 Charleston Battery Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 P.M. Hume Soccerball shade.svg9'
Reed Yellow card.svg 45+2'		 Report Anunga Soccerball shade.svg24'
Okonkwo Red card.svg 60'
Mansaray Yellow card.svg 63'		Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 7,376
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
September 2631 Charleston Battery 2–0 North Carolina FC Charleston
7:00 PM Mansaray Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Svantesson Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		 Report Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,748
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
September 2932 Charleston Battery 1–2 Toronto FC II Charleston
7:00PM Woodbine Yellow card.svg 37'
Okonkwo Soccerball shade.svg52'		 Report Akinola Soccerball shade.svg55'
Campbell Yellow card.svg 59'
Hamilton Soccerball shade.svg65'
Mohammed Yellow card.svg 81'		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,612
Referee: Danielle Chesky
October 733 Atlanta United 2 2–1 Charleston Battery Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Williams Soccerball shade.svg48', 65'
Carleton Yellow card.svg 64'		 Report Guerra Soccerball shade.svg27'
Kelly-Rosales Yellow card.svg 56'
Wild Yellow card.svg 81'		Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 3,304
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 1334 Ottawa Fury 0–2 Charleston Battery Ottawa, Ontario
1:00 P.M. Report Wild Soccerball shade.svg14'
Svantesson Soccerball shade.svg60', Yellow card.svg 84'		Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,385
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Postseason

October 20Quarterfinal Charleston Battery 0–1 New York Red Bulls II Charleston
7:00 P.M. Bolt Yellow card.svg 16' Report Barlow Soccerball shade.svg21'
Stroud Yellow card.svg 66'		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,687
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

U.S. Open Cup

May 16Second round Charleston Battery Flag of South Carolina.svg 1–0 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg South Georgia Tormenta Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 pm EDT
CHS Report
Report
  • Vinyals Yellow card.svg 37' Yellow-red card.svg 87'
  • Arslan Yellow card.svg 56'
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,284
Referee: David Erbacher
May 23Third round Charleston Battery Flag of South Carolina.svg 1–0 Flag of Connecticut.svg Elm City Express Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 pm EDT Wild Soccerball shade.svg83'
Candela Yellow card.svg 87'
Cooper Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Svantesson Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 CHS Report
Report 		Calderon Yellow card.svg 29'Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
June 6Fourth round Atlanta United FC Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg 3–0 Flag of South Carolina.svg Charleston Battery Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 9,742
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

References

  1. ↑ Cardamone, Sarah (December 12, 2017). "Charleston Battery sign Ian Svantesson". Charleston Battery. Archived from the original on September 10, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ Cardamone, Sarah (January 25, 2018). "Charleston Battery signs Jay Bolt". Charleston Battery. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ Cardamone, Sarah (February 20, 2018). "Charleston Battery Signs Vincenzo Candela From Open Trials". Charleston Battery . Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ Cardamone, Sarah (May 10, 2018). "Charleston Battery signs former Cougar captain". Charleston Battery. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Cheever, David (November 29, 2017). "Real Monarchs Sign Three for 2018 USL Season". RSL Soapbox. SB Nation. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ Wood, Patrick (December 4, 2017). "Kickers Sign Heviel Cordovés". richmondkickers.com.
  7. 1 2 Roberson, Doug (February 13, 2018). "Two Atlanta United players training with Charleston". Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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