2018 Charleston Battery season

Charleston Battery
2018 season
President Andrew Bell
Head coach Michael Anhaeuser
Stadium MUSC Health Stadium
USL Conference:
Overall:
U.S. Open Cup Fourth round
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors

The 2018 Charleston Battery season is the club's 26th year of existence, their 15th season in the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It is their eighth season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.

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.

Club

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Joe Kuzminsky  United States
2 Defender Jay Bolt  United States
3 Defender Skylar Thomas  Canada
4 Defender Taylor Mueller  United States
6 Defender Leland Archer  Trinidad and Tobago
7 Defender O'Brian Woodbine  Jamaica
8 Midfielder Neveal Hackshaw  Trinidad and Tobago
9 Forward Ian Svantesson  United States
10 Midfielder Ataullah Guerra  Trinidad and Tobago
12 Midfielder Vincenzo Candela  Colombia
13 Midfielder Nico Rittmeyer  United States
14 Midfielder Jarad van Schaik  United States
15 Forward Gordon Wild (on loan from Atlanta United)  Germany
16 Goalkeeper Robert Beebe  United States
17 Forward Patrick Okonkwo (on loan from Atlanta United)  Nigeria
18 Midfielder Ryan Arambula  United States
19 Midfielder Dante Marini  United States
20 Forward Victor Mansaray  United States
21 Midfielder Angelo Kelly-Rosales  Honduras
22 Midfielder Brian Anunga  Cameroon
23 Goalkeeper Odisnel Cooper  Cuba
25 Midfielder 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 Marini25RetiredN/AN/ADecember 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

Carolina Challenge Cup

Competitive

USL

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Louisville City FC 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

Results by round

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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.

U.S. Open Cup

References

  1. ↑ Cardamone, Sarah (December 12, 2017). "Charleston Battery sign Ian Svantesson". Charleston Battery. 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. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  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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