2019 Charleston Battery season
Appearance
2019 season | ||||
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President | Andrew Bell | |||
Head coach | Michael Anhaeuser | |||
Stadium | MUSC Health Stadium | |||
USL Championship | Conference: 9th Overall: 19th | |||
USL Playoffs | Conference Quarterfinals | |||
U.S. Open Cup | Second round | |||
Highest home attendance | League/All: 3,915 (March 9 vs. Ottawa) | |||
Lowest home attendance | League/All: 1,359 (September 8 vs. Indy 11) | |||
Average home league attendance | League: 2,424 | |||
Biggest win | 5–1 (October 18 vs. Bethlehem Steel FC) | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–5 (August 3 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies) | |||
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The 2019 Charleston Battery season was the club's 27th year of existence, their 16th season in the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was their ninth season in the United Soccer League Championship as part of the Eastern Conference.
Roster
[edit]- As of March 22, 2019[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- ^ USL Academy player
Competitions
[edit]Exhibitions
[edit]Preseason schedule released on January 31.[2]
February 10 Preseason | Charleston Battery | – | College of Charleston Cougars | Charleston, South Carolina |
10:00 AM | ||||
Note: Result not published |
February 16 CCC | Charleston Battery | 1–2 | FC Cincinnati | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 PM | Svantesson |
Report | Adi Mattocks |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
February 20 CCC | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Charleston, South Carolina |
5:00 PM | Svantesson Anunga |
Report | Robinho |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
February 23 CCC | Charleston Battery | 0–1 | Chicago Fire SC | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 PM | Report | Schweinsteiger Herbers |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
February 27 Preseason | Charleston Battery | 4–0 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:00 PM | Lewis Rittmeyer Beebe Marini |
Report | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
March 2 Preseason | North Carolina FC | Cancelled | Charleston Battery | Cary, North Carolina |
2:00 PM | Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park | ||
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather. |
USL Championship
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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7 | North Carolina FC | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 56 | Play-In Round |
8 | Ottawa Fury FC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 52 | |
9 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 46 | |
10 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 43 | |
11 | Saint Louis FC | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 42 |
Source: USL Championship 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
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
Results by round
[edit]Regular season
[edit]On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.[3]
Win Draw Loss
All times are in Eastern Time Zone.
March 9 1 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Ottawa Fury FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 PM | Anunga Svantesson |
Report | Oliviera Obasi |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,915 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
March 16 2 | Charleston Battery | 2–1 | Hartford Athletic | Charleston |
7:30 PM | Lewis Woodbine Marini |
Report | Rasmussen |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,044 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
March 30 3 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Cary, North Carolina |
7:00 PM | da Luz Brotherton McCabe |
Report | Svantesson Candela Bolt |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
April 7 4 | Charleston Battery | 2–0 | Charlotte Independence | Charleston |
2:00 PM EDT | Svantesson Lewis |
Report | Martínez Hill |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,210 Referee: Matt Franz |
April 13 5 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 3–1 | Charleston Battery | Chester, Pennsylvania |
7:30 PM | Ofeimu Przybyłko Fabinho Turner |
Report | Kelly-Rosales Anunga |
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 1,003 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
April 20 6 | Charleston Battery | 3–1 | Nashville SC | Charleston |
7:30 PM EDT | van Schaik Woodbine Bosua Candela |
Report | Bourgeois Reed King Davis Ríos |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,776 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
April 27 7 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–1 | Charleston Battery | Memphis, Tennessee |
7:00 PM | Lindley |
Preview | Candela Marini |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 7,871 Referee: Dejan Susak |
May 4 8 | Charleston Battery | 2–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Charleston |
7:30 PM EDT | Anunga Woodbine van Schaik Piggott Lewis Bosua Daley |
Report | Kerr Forbes Greenspan |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1,661 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
May 11 9 | Charleston Battery | 0–0 | Saint Louis FC | Charleston |
7:30 PM EDT | Piggott Candela Nelson Mueller |
Report | Bahner Umar |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1,879 Referee: Luis Guardia |
May 18 10 | Indy Eleven | 1–0 | Charleston Battery | Indianapolis, Indiana |
7:00 PM EDT | Pasher Kelly |
Report | Mason |
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 9,259 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
May 25 11 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Charleston |
7:30 PM EDT | Lewis Marini |
Report | Kissiedou Campbell Wyke |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,854 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
June 1 12 | Louisville City FC | 4–1 | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:00 PM EDT | Davis Rasmussen Jimenez Craig Marini Ownby McCabe |
Report | Mason Bosua Van Schaik Piggott |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,369 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
June 8 13 | Charleston Battery | 3–1 | Birmingham Legion FC | Charleston |
7:30 PM EDT | Piggott Daley Bosua Rittmeyer Paterson |
Report | Lopez Johnson Appiah |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,456 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
June 15 14 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | St. Petersburg, Florida |
19:30 EST (UTC−5) | Guenzatti Oduro |
Report | Nelson Svantesson Rittmeyer |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,082 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
June 22 15 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Charleston |
7:30 PM | Piggott Svantesson |
Report | Segbers Zendejas Mbekeli Hernandez |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1,782 Referee: Matt Franz |
June 26 16 | Ottawa Fury FC | 3–2 | Charleston Battery | Ottawa, Ontario |
19:00 EST (UTC–5) | Haworth Fall Samb |
Report | Candela Lewis |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
June 29 17 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Charleston |
7:30 PM | Mueller Anunga Daley Candela |
Report | Jørgenson Kilwien Rito |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1,712 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
July 5 18 | Atlanta United 2 | P–P | Charleston Battery | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:30 PM | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Elijio Arreguin | |||
Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather[4] |
July 13 19 | Charleston Battery | P–P | Memphis 901 FC | Charleston |
7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Referee: Danielle Chesky | ||
Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather [5] |
July 20 20 | Hartford Athletic | 2–3 | Charleston Battery | Hartford, Connecticut |
7:00 PM EDT | Davey Wojcik Jørgenson de Wit Barrera |
Report | Lewis Bosua Guerra Marini |
Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 3,117 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
July 27 21 | Swope Park Rangers | P–P | Charleston Battery | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:00 PM | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park | |||
Note: Match postponed due to team bus accident.[6] |
August 3 22 | Charleston Battery | 0–5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Charleston |
19:30 EST (UTC−5) | Guerra Anunga Mueller |
Report | Mkosana Johnson Steinberger Siaj |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,640 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
August 10 23 | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Fenton, Missouri |
7:30 PM | Fink Kamdem |
Report | Candela van Schaik Svantesson Anunga Archer Woodbine |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,085 Referee: Malik Badawi |
August 14 24 | Loudoun United FC | 1–2 | Charleston Battery | Leesburg, Virginia |
7:30 PM EDT | Sinclair |
Report | Mueller van Schaik Marini Woodbine |
Stadium: Segra Field Referee: Calin Radosav |
August 17 25 | Charleston Battery | 1–2 | Louisville City FC | Charleston |
7:30 PM EDT | Guerra Anunga |
Report | Totsch Rasmussen Williams McMahon Davis |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1,972 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
August 24 26 | Nashville SC | 2–1 | Charleston Battery | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM | Mensah LaGrassa Akinyode |
Report | Higashi Mueller |
Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 6,662 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
August 30 27 | Charlotte Independence | 0–0 | Charleston Battery | Matthews, North Carolina |
6:00 PM | Mansally Sabella George |
Report | Lewis Anunga Mueller Bolt |
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,477 Referee: Elton García |
September 2 19 | Charleston Battery | P–P | Memphis 901 FC | Charleston |
6:00 PM | Report | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Referee: Danielle Chesky | ||
Note: Rescheduled match postponed due to inclement weather on July 13.[5] Postponed further due to evacuation order associated with Hurricane Dorian.[7] |
September 8 28 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Indy Eleven | Charleston |
6:00 PM EDT | Nelson Piggott Woodbine |
Report | Gabriel |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1,359 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
Note: Originally scheduled for 7:30pm, September 7.[8] |
September 11 21 | Swope Park Rangers | 0–0 | Charleston Battery | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:00 PM | Jaylin |
Report | Mueller |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 312 Referee: Brad Jensen |
Note: Reschedule of postponed July 27 match.[9] |
September 14 29 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 1–0 | Charleston Battery | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
7:00 PM EDT | Dos Santos Mertz |
Report | Guerra |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,658 Referee: Lorant Varga |
September 18 18 | Atlanta United 2 | 3–1 | Charleston Battery | Kennesaw, Georgia |
Fernando Bello Carleton Conway Metcalf Decas |
Report | Rittmeyer Kelly-Rosales Anunga |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,476 Referee: Natalie Simon | |
Note: Reschedule of match postponed on July 5 |
September 22 30 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | North Carolina FC | Charleston |
14:00 EDT | Anunga van Schaik Rittmeyer |
Report | Albadawi Taylor |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,039 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
September 27 31 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:30 PM | Tolkin Jørgenson Sowe |
Report | Woodbine Anunga Guerra Piggott Paterson |
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 1,493 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
October 5 32 | Birmingham Legion FC | 0–0 | Charleston Battery | Birmingham, Alabama |
8:00 PM | Herivaux Ugarte Culbertson Fisher |
Report | Guerra Paterson |
Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Mark Allatin |
October 13 33 | Charleston Battery | 1–2 | Loudoun United FC | Charleston |
2:00 PM | Bosua Mueller Woodbine |
Report | Ndour |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,406 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
October 16 19 | Charleston Battery | 2–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Charleston |
6:00 PM | Mueller Lewis Kelly-Rosales |
Report | Burch Metzger Collier Mohamed |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,206 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
Note: Reschedule of match twice postponed due to inclement weather.[8] |
October 19 34 | Charleston Battery | 5–1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Charleston |
2:00 PM | Bosua Kelly-Rosales Higashi Guerra Paterson Mueller |
Report | Chambers Harriel Cortés Moumbagna |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
USL Cup Playoffs
[edit]October 23 Play-in Round | Ottawa Fury FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Charleston Battery | Ottawa, Ontario |
8:00 PM EST | Samb Fall |
Report | Higashi Marini Lewis |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,427 Referee: David Barrie |
Penalties | ||||
Fall Haworth Barry Samb Thiago |
October 26 Conference Quarterfinals | Nashville SC | 3–1 | Charleston Battery | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM | Moloto King Ríos Ockford Davis Jones |
Report | Lewis |
Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 6,253 Referee: Greg Dopka |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]As a member of the USL Championship, the Battery will enter the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 14–15, 2019[10]
May 15 Second Round | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–2 | | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:00 PM | Clowes Hemmings |
Report | van Schaik Svantesson |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 1,738 Referee: David Erbacher |
May 29 Third Round | Nashville SC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p) | | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
7:30 pm CDT | Jones Belmar Sparrow Davis |
Report | Daley van Schaik Rittmeyer |
Stadium: Dean A. Hayes Stadium Attendance: 769 Referee: Jared Simons |
Penalties | ||||
Doyle LaGrassa Moloto |
Lewis Archer van Schaik Svantesson |
June 13 Fourth Round | Atlanta United | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:00 PM EDT | Larentowicz G. Martínez Williams Vazquez |
Report | Svantesson Bolt Higashi |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
Note: Match to be played behind closed doors. Venue was moved due to unplayable field conditions at MUSC Health Stadium on June 11 in Charleston.[11] |
References
[edit]- ^ "2019 roster". CharlestonBattery.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ "CHARLESTON BATTERY PRESEASON SCHEDULE REVEALED". CharlestonBattery.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ "AtlUtd2, Battery Match Postponed". Charleston Battery. July 5, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ a b "Saturday Night's Memphis 901 FC Away Match at Charleston Battery Postponed". Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^ "Swope Park, Charleston Match Postponed". July 27, 2019.
- ^ "Battery, 901 FC Contest Postponed due to Hurricane Warning". September 2019.
- ^ a b "Battery Contests Against Indy, Memphis Rescheduled". September 6, 2019.
- ^ "Rangers, Battery Contest Rescheduled". August 2019.
- ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Atlanta United will host Charleston in Open Cup". AJC. June 12, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019.