2018 Charleston Battery season

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.

Charleston Battery
2018 season
PresidentAndrew Bell
Head coachMichael Anhaeuser
StadiumMUSC Health Stadium
USLConference:
Overall:
U.S. Open CupFourth round

Background
Main article: 2017 Charleston Battery season

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.

Club

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Joe Kuzminsky  United States
2 DF Jay Bolt  United States
3 DF Skylar Thomas  Canada
4 DF Taylor Mueller  United States
6 DF Leland Archer  Trinidad and Tobago
7 DF O'Brian Woodbine  Jamaica
8 MF Neveal Hackshaw  Trinidad and Tobago
9 FW Ian Svantesson  United States
10 MF Ataullah Guerra  Trinidad and Tobago
12 MF Vincenzo Candela  Colombia
13 MF Nico Rittmeyer  United States
14 MF Jarad van Schaik  United States
15 FW Gordon Wild (on loan from Atlanta United)  Germany
16 GK Robert Beebe  United States
17 FW Patrick Okonkwo (on loan from Atlanta United)  Nigeria
18 MF Ryan Arambula  United States
19 MF Dante Marini  United States
20 FW Victor Mansaray  United States
21 MF Angelo Kelly-Rosales  Honduras
22 MF Brian Anunga  Cameroon
23 GK Odisnel Cooper  Cuba
25 MF Kotaro Higashi  Japan

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Nat. Player Age Transferred from Club Nat. Fee Date Source
9FWUnited StatesIan Svantesson24Tulsa RoughnecksUnited StatesFreeDecember 12, 2017[1]
2DFUnited StatesJay Bolt23Jacksonville ArmadaUnited StatesFreeJanuary 25, 2018[2]
12MFColombiaVincenzo Candela23LlanerosColombiaFreeFebruary 20, 2018[3]
6DFTrinidad and TobagoLeland Archer22South Georgia TormentaUnited StatesFreeMay 10, 2018[4]

Out
No. Pos. Nat. Player Age Transferred to Club Nat. Fee Date Source
9FWJamaicaRomario Williams23Atlanta UnitedUnited StatesEnd of loanNovember 15, 2017
15DFUnited StatesMikey Ambrose22Atlanta UnitedUnited StatesEnd of loanNovember 15, 2017
30FWGhanaJeffrey Otoo18Atlanta UnitedUnited StatesEnd of loanNovember 15, 2017
3DFUnited StatesForrest Lasso24FC CincinnatiUnited StatesFreeNovember 20, 2017
20MFUnited StatesJustin Portillo25Real MonarchsUnited StatesFreeNovember 29, 2017[5]
21MFCubaMaikel Chang26Real MonarchsUnited StatesFreeNovember 29, 2017[5]
17FWCosta RicaRicky Garbanzo25ReleasedNovember 30, 2017
16FWCubaHeviel Cordovés27Richmond KickersUnited StatesFreeDecember 4, 2017[6]
19MFItalyDante Marini25Retired——December 31, 2017
1GKGreeceAlexandros Tabakis25North Carolina FCUnited StatesFreeMarch 2, 2018

Loaned in
No. Pos. Nat. Player Age Loaned from Club Nat. Start End Source
15FWGermanyGordon Wild22Atlanta UnitedUnited StatesMarch 1, 2018November 30, 2018[7]
17FWNigeriaPatrick Okonkwo19Atlanta UnitedUnited StatesMarch 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 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.), Yellow card 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

Carolina Challenge Cup
Main article: 2018 Carolina Challenge Cup
February 17 1 Charleston Battery 1–0 Minnesota United Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 EST (UTC−05:00) Mueller Yellow card 31'
Svantesson 45+1'
Okonkwo Yellow card 56'		 Report Nicholson Yellow card 35'
Boxall Yellow card 45'
Warner Yellow card 47' Yellow-red card 83'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
February 21 2 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 24 3 Charleston Battery 0−0 Atlanta United Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 EST (UTC−05:00) Report Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Competitive

USL
Main article: 2018 USL season

Table
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
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 17 1 Charleston Battery 0–1 FC Cincinnati Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM Guerra Yellow card 51'
van Schiak Yellow card 80'
Griffith Red card 90+2'		 Report Smith 18'
Laing Yellow card 63'
Lasso Yellow card 85'
König Yellow card 90+2'
Ryan Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,598
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
March 24 2 Charleston Battery 1–0 Penn FC Charleston
7:00 PM Svantesson Yellow card 39'
Guerra 62'
Anunga Yellow card 65'
Okonkwo Red card 88'		 Report Tiago Yellow card 70' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,615
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
March 31 3 New York Red Bulls II 5–2 Charleston Battery Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 PM Cásseres Yellow card 41'
White 44' (pen.)
Tinari 47'
Mines 50'
Moreno 62', 66'		 Report Svantesson Yellow card 55'
Anuga 56', 78'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 826
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
April 8 4 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 PM Burke 45+4'
Ayuk Yellow card 89'		 Report Thomas 42'
van Schaik Yellow card 55'
Cordovés Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Lorant Varga
April 21 5 Penn FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM Tiago Yellow card 36'
Opoku Yellow card 53'
Tribbett Yellow card 56', 89'
Bond Yellow card 65'
Eustáquio Yellow card 82'		 Report Anunga Yellow card 39'
Bolt Yellow card 52'
Guerra 77'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,712
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
April 24 6 Atlanta United 2 0–3 Charleston Battery Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM Report Svantesson 33'
Wild 51', 85'
Rittmeyer Yellow card 71'
Tah Anunga Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 2,047
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 28 7 Charleston Battery 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston
7:00 PM Candela Yellow card 5'
Guerra 45+1'
van Schaik Yellow card 46'		 Report Cole Yellow card 30' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,462
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 5 8 Charleston Battery 2–0 Charlotte Independence Charleston
7:00 PM Guerra 31'
Cooper Yellow card 80'
Mansaray 87'		 Report Kalungi Yellow card 11' Red card 78'
Calvert Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,637
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 12 9 Charleston Battery 2–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Charleston
6:00 PM Candela Yellow card 20'
Rittmeyer Yellow card 31'
Guerra 44'
Wild 53'		 Report Mbaizo Yellow card 9'
Jones 65' (pen)		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,659
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
May 19 10 Charleston Battery 0–0 Ottawa Fury Charleston
7:00 PM Higashi Yellow card 45+1'
Thomas Yellow card 48'
*Rittmeyer Yellow card 67'
Mueller Yellow card 73'		 Report Edward Yellow card 28'
Oliveira Yellow card 34'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,597
Referee: Kevin Broadley
May 26 11 Charleston Battery 1–1 Nashville SC Charleston
7:00 PM Guerra 50', Yellow card 52' Report Doyle 25'
Reed Yellow card 54'
Davis Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,697
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
May 30 12 Indy Eleven 3–3 Charleston Battery Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM Ring Yellow card 25'
Saad 43'
Mitchell Yellow card 67'
McInerney Yellow card 78'
Ayoze 86' (pen.), 90+3'		 Report van Schaik Yellow card 19'
Anunga Yellow card 43', 90+4'
Woodbine 62'
Guerra 80'
Candela Yellow card 80'
Thomas Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 8,070
Referee: Luis Guardia
June 9 13 Richmond Kickers 2–0 Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM Cordovés Yellow card 5', 63'
Luiz Fernando 90'		 Report Bolt Yellow card 73'
Svantesson Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,441
Referee: Matt Franz
June 16 14 Charlotte Independence 1–1 Charleston Battery Matthews, North Carolina
7:30 PM Martínez Yellow card 68'
Mwape 79'
Herrera Yellow card 88'		 Report Higashi 25' Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex
Attendance: 3,312
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
June 23 15 Charleston Battery 0–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Charleston
7:00 PM Report Roberts Yellow card 74'
Greenspan Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
July 1 16 Toronto FC II 0–4 Charleston Battery Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM Campbel Yellow card 82' Report Rittmeyer Yellow card 54'
Guerra 59'
Higashi 65'
Woodbine 82'
Thomas Yellow card 84'
Wild 90+1'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 422
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
July 7 17 North Carolina FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM Ríos 81'
Guillen Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Guerra 63'
Woodbine Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,623
Referee: Javier Santos
July 11 18 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 14 19 Charleston Battery 2–1 Louisville City FC Charleston
7:00PM Guerra 5'
Hackshaw 27'
Woodbine Yellow card 35'
Anunga Yellow card 70'
Kuzminsky Yellow card 90'		 Report Smith Yellow card 73'
Mueller 88' (o.g.)
Davis IV Yellow card 90+1'
Jimenez Red card 90+7'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,451
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 21 20 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0–1 Charleston Battery Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Vancaeyezeele Yellow card 90' Report Guerra Yellow card 83', 88' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,371
Referee: Eric Tattersall
July 28 21 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 4 22 North Carolina FC 0–0 Charleston Battery Cary, North Carolina
7:00 P.M. Report Guerra Yellow card 43' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,026
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
August 8 23 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Charleston Battery St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 P.M. Oduro Yellow card 58'
Cole Yellow card 86'		 Report Candela Yellow card 23' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,028
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
August 11 24 Charleston Battery 1–0 Atlanta United 2 Charleston
7:00 PM Okonkwo Yellow card 7'
Svantesson 41' (pen.)		 Report Castro Yellow card 26' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,582
Referee: Lorant Varga
August 18 25 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Charleston Battery Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 EDT Ledesma Yellow card 13', 21'
Bone 45+1'
Barrett Yellow card 53'
Thomas 90+5' (o.g.)		 Report Anunga Yellow card 30'
Svantesson Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 27,142
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
August 25 26 Charleston Battery 4–4 New York Red Bulls II Charleston
7:00 P.M. Guerra 22', 45+2', Yellow card 57'
Okonkwo 28', 75'
Tah Anunga Red card 61'		 Report Barlow 64' (pen), 73', 88'
Aguinaga 68'
Ackwei Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,741
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 31 27 Louisville City FC 2–2 Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
7:30PM Lancaster 18', 41'
Jimenez Yellow card 62'		 Report Guerra Yellow card 7'
Okonkwo 14'
Rittmeyer 21'
Candela Yellow card 38'
Bolt Yellow card 65'
Mueller Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 6,971
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 8 28 Charleston Battery 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston
19:00 P.M. Okonkwo 22'
Bolt Yellow card 55'
Archer Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Guenzatti Yellow card 81' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,949
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 19 29 Charleston Battery 1–1 Charlotte Independence Charleston
7:00 P.M. Rittmeyer 9'
Woodbine Yellow card 80'
Mansaray Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Herrera 69' (pen)
Martínez Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
September 22 30 Nashville SC 1–1 Charleston Battery Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 P.M. Hume 9'
Reed Yellow card 45+2'		 Report Anunga 24'
Okonkwo Red card 60'
Mansaray Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 7,376
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
September 26 31 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 29 32 Charleston Battery 1–2 Toronto FC II Charleston
7:00PM Woodbine Yellow card 37'
Okonkwo 52'		 Report Akinola 55'
Campbell Yellow card 59'
Hamilton 65'
Mohammed Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,612
Referee: Danielle Chesky
October 7 33 Atlanta United 2 2–1 Charleston Battery Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Williams 48', 65'
Carleton Yellow card 64'		 Report Guerra 27'
Kelly-Rosales Yellow card 56'
Wild Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 3,304
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 13 34 Ottawa Fury 0–2 Charleston Battery Ottawa, Ontario
1:00 P.M. Report Wild 14'
Svantesson 60', Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,385
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Postseason
Main article: 2018 USL Playoffs
October 20 Quarterfinal Charleston Battery 0–1 New York Red Bulls II Charleston
7:00 P.M. Bolt Yellow card 16' Report Barlow 21'
Stroud Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,687
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup
May 16 Second round Charleston Battery South Carolina 1–0 Georgia (U.S. state) South Georgia Tormenta Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 pm EDT
CHS Report
Report
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,284
Referee: David Erbacher
May 23 Third round Charleston Battery South Carolina 1–0 Connecticut Elm City Express Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 pm EDT Wild 83'
Candela Yellow card 87'
Cooper Yellow card 90+3'
Svantesson Yellow card 90+4'		 CHS Report
Report		 Calderon Yellow card 29' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
June 6 Fourth round Atlanta United FC Georgia (U.S. state) 3–0 South Carolina 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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