2018 Charlotte Independence season

Charlotte Independence
2018 season
President Jim McPhilliamy
Head coach Mike Jeffries
Stadium Sportsplex at Matthews
U.S. Open Cup Second round
Highest home attendance 3,312
(June 26 vs. Charleston)
Lowest home attendance 982
(August 8 vs. Bethlehem)
Home colors
Away colors

The 2018 Charlotte Independence season is the club's fourth season of existence, and their fourth in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer.

Background

The Independence finished the 2017 season with a record of 13–9–10, finished 5th in the Eastern Conference, and 11th overall. In the 2017 USL Playoffs, Charlotte were bested in the first round by the Rochester Rhinos. Elsewhere, the Independence reached the third round of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, losing 1–4 to NASL outfit, North Carolina FC.

Club

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Brandon Miller  United States
3 Defender Bilal Duckett  United States
4 Midfielder Jake Areman  United States
6 Midfielder Greg Jordan  United States
7 Midfielder Yann Ekra  France
8 Defender Kay Voser   Switzerland
9 Forward Éamon Zayed  Libya
10 Midfielder Jorge Herrera  Colombia
11 Midfielder Mutaya Mwape  Zambia
12 Goalkeeper Kainoa Likewise  United States
13 Midfielder Kevan George  Trinidad and Tobago
14 Defender Lee Jung-soo  South Korea
15 Defender Calvin Doum  Cameroon
16 Defender Bertrand Owundi (on loan from Minnesota United)  Cameroon
17 Forward Cordell Cato  Trinidad and Tobago
18 Goalkeeper Ben Beaury  United States
20 Midfielder Ricardo Perez ([A])  Mexico
22 Defender Joel Johnson  Liberia
23 Midfielder Alex Martínez  Uruguay
25 Defender Henry Kalungi  Uganda
27 Midfielder Je-Vaughn Watson  Jamaica
29 Forward Caleb Calvert ([A])  United States
31 Defender Sam Vines ([A])  United States
33 Defender Donnie Smith  United States
  1. ^ Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Colorado Rapids.
    2.

Competitions

Friendlies

All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

USL Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 North Carolina FC 34 13 8 13 60 50 +10 47
10 Ottawa Fury 34 13 6 15 31 43 −12 45
11 Charlotte Independence 34 10 12 12 44 57 −13 42
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 11 8 15 44 44 0 41
13 Penn FC 34 9 10 15 38 47 −9 37
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 summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 9 10 11 37 49  −12 37 7 6 3 23 19  +4 2 4 8 14 30  −16

Last updated: 25 September 2018.
Source: Matches

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHHAHHAHAAAAAHAHAAHAAHHAHAHHAHHAAH
ResultWWDLLDLWWWWLDDDDLLWLLDLDLLWWDDDDWL

Updated to match(es) played on 14 October 2018. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

U.S. Open Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Toronto FC II match moved to Charlotte". Toronto FC. May 15, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.