2017 Charleston Battery season

Charleston Battery
2017 season
President Andrew Bell
Head coach Michael Anhaeuser
Stadium MUSC Health Stadium
USL Conference: 2nd
Overall: 3rd
USL Playoffs First round
U.S. Open Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer Romario Williams (10)
Home colors
Away colors

The 2017 Charleston Battery season was the club's 25th year of existence, their 14th season in the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid, and their first in the second tier since 2009. It was their seventh season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.

The Battery finished the season 3rd overall in the league, and 2nd in the East. They lost in the first round of the 2017 USL Playoffs.

Background

The Battery are coming off a season where they finished the USL with 13–9–8 record, good enough to finish sixth in the Eastern Conference and 10th in the USL. They earned a berth into the 2016 USL Playoffs as the number six seed in the Eastern Bracket. There, they beat FC Cincinnati in the first round, 2–1, before losing to Louisville City FC in the Conference Semifinals, 1–0. The Battery reached the third round of the 2016 U.S. Open Cup after beating The Villages SC, 3–0 on a forfeit. The original second round proper fixture was tied 2–2 after extra time, and the Villages won 4–2 in penalties. However, the Battery protested their use of a player cup-tied to Boca Raton FC.[1] The appeal was approved, and the Battery reached the third round where they lost in extra-time to Jacksonville Armada FC in the third round.[2]

Squad

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age)[B] Previous Club
Goalkeepers
0 Joe Kuzminsky United States GK January 24, 1994 (aged 23) United States UAB Blazers
1 Alexandros Tabakis Greece GK December 8, 1992 (aged 24) United States Atlanta United FC[A]
23 Odisnel Cooper Cuba GK March 31, 1992 (aged 25) Cuba FC Camagüey
Defenders
3 Forrest Lasso United States CB May 11, 1993 (aged 24) United States Wofford Terriers
4 Taylor Mueller United States CB September 20, 1988 (aged 29) United States Washington Crossfire
6 Skylar Thomas Canada RB July 27, 1993 (aged 24) Canada Toronto FC II
7 O'Brian Woodbine Jamaica LB January 11, 1988 (aged 29) Canada Ottawa Fury FC
11 Quinton Griffith Antigua and Barbuda RB February 22, 1992 (aged 25) Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Barracuda FC
15 Mikey Ambrose United States CB December 5, 1993 (aged 23) United States Atlanta United FC[A]
Midfielders
8 Neveal Hackshaw Trinidad and Tobago CM September 21, 1995 (aged 22) Trinidad and Tobago North East Stars
10 Ataullah Guerra Trinidad and Tobago AM November 14, 1987 (aged 29) Trinidad and Tobago Central
19 Dante Marini United States LM July 21, 1992 (aged 25) United States Reading United
20 Justin Portillo United States CM September 9, 1992 (aged 25) United States Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
21 Maikel Chang Cuba AM April 18, 1991 (aged 26) Cuba FC La Habana
22 Brian Anunga Cameroon RM August 6, 1996 (aged 21) United States Carolina Dynamo
24 Nico Rittmeyer United States CM October 13, 1993 (aged 24) United States Charleston Cougars
25 Kotaro Higashi Japan LM January 21, 1989 (aged 28) Australia Bonnyrigg White Eagles
28 Ryan Arambula United States RM December 19, 1993 (aged 23) United States South Carolina Gamecocks
Forwards
9 Romario Williams Jamaica ST August 15, 1994 (aged 23) United States Atlanta United FC[A]
16 Heviel Cordovés Cuba ST November 10, 1989 (aged 27) Cuba FC La Habana
17 Ricky Garbanzo Costa Rica ST August 26, 1992 (aged 25) United States Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
30 Jeffrey Otoo Ghana ST January 21, 1998 (aged 19) United States Atlanta United FC[A]
  1. ^ On loan from MLS affiliate Atlanta United FC.
    2.
  2. ^ Player's age during the 2017 season.
    3.

Non-competitive

Carolina Challenge Cup

Competitive

USL

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Louisville City FC (C) 32 18 8 6 58 31 +27 62 Conference Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 32 15 9 8 53 33 +20 54
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 14 11 7 50 35 +15 53
4 Rochester Rhinos 32 14 11 7 36 28 +8 53
5 Charlotte Independence 32 13 9 10 52 40 +12 48
Source: 2017 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) Champion.

Results

U.S. Open Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Battery Advance to Open Cup Third Round". 19 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Jacksonville Armada need OT to earn first tournament win, 2-1 over Charleston Battery". TheCup.us. TheCup.us. June 3, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
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