| 2018 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Andrew Bell | |||
| Head coach | Michael Anhaeuser | |||
| Stadium | MUSC Health Stadium | |||
| USL | Conference: Overall: | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round | |||
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.
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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Age | Transferred from | Club Nat. | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW |  | Ian Svantesson | 24 | Tulsa Roughnecks | | Free | December 12, 2017 | [1] |
| 2 | DF | | Jay Bolt | 23 | Jacksonville Armada | | Free | January 25, 2018 | [2] |
| 12 | MF |  | Vincenzo Candela | 23 | Llaneros | | Free | February 20, 2018 | [3] |
| 6 | DF |  | Leland Archer | 22 | South Georgia Tormenta | | Free | May 10, 2018 | [4] |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Age | Transferred to | Club Nat. | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW |  | Romario Williams | 23 | Atlanta United FC | | End of loan | November 15, 2017 | |
| 15 | DF | | Mikey Ambrose | 22 | Atlanta United FC | | End of loan | November 15, 2017 | |
| 30 | FW |  | Jeffrey Otoo | 18 | Atlanta United FC | | End of loan | November 15, 2017 | |
| 3 | DF | | Forrest Lasso | 24 | FC Cincinnati | | Free | November 20, 2017 | |
| 20 | MF | | Justin Portillo | 25 | Real Monarchs | | Free | November 29, 2017 | [5] |
| 21 | MF |  | Maikel Chang | 26 | Real Monarchs | | Free | November 29, 2017 | [5] |
| 17 | FW |  | Ricky Garbanzo | 25 | Released | November 30, 2017 | |||
| 16 | FW | | Heviel Cordovés | 27 | Richmond Kickers | | Free | December 4, 2017 | [6] |
| 19 | MF |  | Dante Marini | 25 | Retired | — | — | December 31, 2017 | |
| 1 | GK |  | Alexandros Tabakis | 25 | North Carolina FC | | Free | March 2, 2018 |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Age | Loaned from | Club Nat. | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | FW |  | Gordon Wild | 22 | Atlanta United FC | | March 1, 2018 | November 30, 2018 | [7] |
| 17 | FW |  | Patrick Okonkwo | 19 | Atlanta United FC | | March 1, 2018 | November 30, 2018 | [7] |
| February 15 | Charleston Battery | 3–3 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 17:30 EST (UTC−05:00) | Guerra  8'Mueller 16'Higashi 41' | Fortune 22'49' Kenton 59' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| February 28 | Charleston Battery | 5–1 | Georgia Southern Eagles | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:30 EST (UTC−05:00) | Rittmeyer 59', 67', 85', 86' Guerra 83' | Carbonell 22' (pen.),  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 | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| February 171 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Minnesota United FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:30 EST (UTC−05:00) | Mueller 31' Svantesson 45+1'Okonkwo 56' | Report | Nicholson 35' Boxall 45'Warner 47'  83' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| 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 |
| February 243 | Charleston Battery | 0−0 | Atlanta United FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 19:30 EST (UTC−05:00) | Report | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Louisville City FC (C) | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 66 | Conference Playoffs |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 59 | |
| 4 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 56 | |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 52 | |
| 6 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 50 |
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 51' van Schiak 80'Griffith  90+2' | Report | Smith 18' Laing 63'Lasso 85'König 90+2'Ryan 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 39' Guerra 62'Anunga 65'Okonkwo 88' | Report | Tiago 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 41' White 44' (pen.)Tinari 47'Mines 50'Moreno 62', 66' | Report | Svantesson 55' Anuga 56', 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 45+4' Ayuk 89' | Report | Thomas 42' van Schaik 55'Cordovés 86' | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,625 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| April 215 | Penn FC | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 6:00 PM | Tiago 36' Opoku 53'Tribbett 56', 89'Bond 65'Eustáquio 82' | Report | Anunga 39' Bolt 52'Guerra 77' | 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 33' Wild 51', 85'Rittmeyer 71'Tah Anunga 81' | Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 2,047 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| April 287 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Charleston |
| 7:00 PM | Candela 5' Guerra 45+1'van Schaik 46' | Report | Cole 30' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,462 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| May 58 | Charleston Battery | 2–0 | Charlotte Independence | Charleston |
| 7:00 PM | Guerra 31' Cooper 80'Mansaray 87' | Report | Kalungi 11' 78' Calvert 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 20' Rittmeyer 31'Guerra 44'Wild 53' | Report | Mbaizo 9' Jones 65' (pen) | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 4,659 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| May 1910 | Charleston Battery | 0–0 | Ottawa Fury | Charleston |
| 7:00 PM | Higashi 45+1' Thomas 48'*Rittmeyer 67'Mueller 73' | Report | Edward 28' Oliveira 34' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,597 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| May 2611 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Nashville SC | Charleston |
| 7:00 PM | Guerra 50', 52' | Report | Doyle 25' Reed 54'Davis 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 25' Saad 43'Mitchell 67'McInerney 78'Ayoze 86' (pen.), 90+3' | Report | van Schaik 19' Anunga 43', 90+4'Woodbine 62'Guerra 80'Candela 80'Thomas 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 5', 63' Luiz Fernando 90' | Report | Bolt 73' Svantesson 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 68' Mwape 79'Herrera 88' | Report | Higashi 25' | Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex Attendance: 3,312 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| June 2315 | Charleston Battery | 0–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Charleston |
| 7:00 PM | Report | Roberts 74' Greenspan 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 82' | Report | Rittmeyer 54' Guerra 59'Higashi 65'Woodbine 82'Thomas 84'Wild 90+1' | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 422 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard |
| July 717 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Ríos 81' Guillen 90+5' | Report | Guerra 63' Woodbine 69' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,623 Referee: Javier Santos |
| July 1118 | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | Indy Eleven | Charleston |
| 7:00 PM | Wild 22', 84' | Report | Starikov 58' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| July 1419 | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | Louisville City FC | Charleston |
| 7:00PM | Guerra 5' Hackshaw 27'Woodbine 35'Anunga 70'Kuzminsky 90' | Report | Smith 73' Mueller 88' (o.g.)Davis IV 90+1'Jimenez 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 90' | Report | Guerra 83', 88' | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,371 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| July 2821 | Charleston Battery | 3–0 | Richmond Kickers | Charleston |
| 7:00 PM | Rittmeyer 15', 45' Guerra 51' | Report | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,221 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| August 422 | North Carolina FC | 0–0 | Charleston Battery | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 P.M. | Report | Guerra 43' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,026 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj |
| August 823 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0–0 | Charleston Battery | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 P.M. | Oduro 58' Cole 86' | Report | Candela 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 7' Svantesson 41' (pen.) | Report | Castro 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 13', 21' Bone 45+1'Barrett 53'Thomas 90+5' (o.g.) | Report | Anunga 30' Svantesson 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 22', 45+2', 57' Okonkwo 28', 75'Tah Anunga 61' | Report | Barlow 64' (pen), 73', 88' Aguinaga 68'Ackwei 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 18', 41' Jimenez 62' | Report | Guerra 7' Okonkwo 14'Rittmeyer 21'Candela 38'Bolt 65'Mueller 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 22' Bolt 55'Archer 90+6' | Report | Guenzatti 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 9' Woodbine 80'Mansaray 90+1' | Report | Herrera 69' (pen) Martínez 89' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| September 2230 | Nashville SC | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 8:30 P.M. | Hume 9' Reed 45+2' | Report | Anunga 24' Okonkwo 60'Mansaray 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 90+1' Svantesson 90+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 37' Okonkwo 52' | Report | Akinola 55' Campbell 59'Hamilton 65'Mohammed 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 48', 65' Carleton 64' | Report | Guerra 27' Kelly-Rosales 56'Wild 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 14' Svantesson 60', 84' | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,385 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| October 20Quarterfinal | Charleston Battery | 0–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Charleston |
| 7:00 P.M. | Bolt 16' | Report | Barlow 21' Stroud 66' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1,687 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| May 16Second round | Charleston Battery  | 1–0 |  South Georgia Tormenta | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:00 pm EDT | CHS Report Report | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1,284 Referee: David Erbacher |
| May 23Third round | Charleston Battery | 1–0 |  Elm City Express | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:00 pm EDT | Wild 83' Candela 87'Cooper 90+3'Svantesson 90+4' | CHS Report Report | Calderon 29' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1,242 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| June 6Fourth round | Atlanta United FC | 3–0 | Charleston Battery | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 9,742 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
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