2019 Charleston Battery season

The 2019 Charleston Battery season is the club's 27th year of existence, their 16th season in the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It is their ninth season in the United Soccer League Championship as part of the Eastern Conference.

Charleston Battery
2019 season
PresidentAndrew Bell
Head coachMichael Anhaeuser
StadiumMUSC Health Stadium
USL ChampionshipConference: 9th
Overall: 19th
USL PlayoffsConference Quarterfinals
U.S. Open CupSecond round
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 3,915
(March 9 vs. Ottawa)
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All: 1,359
(September 8 vs. Indy 11)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,424
Biggest win5–1 (October 18 vs. Bethlehem Steel FC)
Biggest defeat0–5 (August 3 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies)

Current roster
As of March 22, 2019[1]

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

No. Position Player Nation
0 Goalkeeper Phil Breno  United States
1 Goalkeeper Joe Kuzminsky  United States
2 Defender Jay Bolt  United States
3 Defender Kyle Nelson  United States
4 Defender Taylor Mueller  United States
6 Defender Leland Archer  Trinidad and Tobago
7 Defender O'Brian Woodbine  Jamaica
8 Forward Romario Piggott  Panama
9 Forward Ian Svantesson  United States
10 Midfielder Ataullah Guerra  Trinidad and Tobago
11 Midfielder Zeiko Lewis  Bermuda
12 Midfielder Vincenzo Candela  Colombia
13 Midfielder Nico Rittmeyer  United States
14 Defender Jarad van Schaik  United States
16 Goalkeeper Robert Beebe  United States
19 Midfielder Dante Marini  United States
20 Defender A. J. Paterson  Grenada
21 Midfielder Angelo Kelly  Honduras
22 Midfielder Brian Anunga  Cameroon
25 Midfielder Kotaro Higashi  Japan
26 Midfielder Kierron Mason  Trinidad and Tobago
27 Forward Arthur Bosua  South Africa
29 Forward Nicque Daley  Jamaica
30 Midfielder James Cox ([A])  United States
  1. ^
    USL Academy player
    2.

Competitions

Exhibitions

Preseason schedule released on January 31.[2]

10 February PreseasonCharleston Battery–College of Charleston CougarsCharleston, South Carolina
10:00 AM
Note: Result not published
16 February CCCCharleston Battery1–2FC CincinnatiCharleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM Svantesson  52' (pen.) Report Adi  2'
Mattocks  57' (pen.)		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
20 February CCCCharleston Battery1–1Columbus Crew SCCharleston, South Carolina
5:00 PM Svantesson  25'
Anunga  35'		 Report Robinho  45+2' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
23 February CCCCharleston Battery0–1Chicago Fire SCCharleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM Report Schweinsteiger  62'
Herbers  85'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
27 February PreseasonCharleston Battery4–0Coastal Carolina ChanticleersCharleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM Lewis  4', 87'
Rittmeyer  13'
Beebe  26'
Marini  75'		 Report Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
2 March PreseasonNorth Carolina FCCancelledCharleston BatteryCary, North Carolina
2:00 PM Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather.

USL Championship
Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAAHAHAAHH
ResultDWDWLWWDDLDLWDDLDLWWDLDWLLDWLWDDLW
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Regular Season

On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.[3]

  Win   Draw   Loss

All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

9 March 1Charleston Battery1–1Ottawa Fury FCCharleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM Anunga  62'
Svantesson  65'		 Report Oliviera  5'
Obasi  53'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,915
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
16 March 2Charleston Battery2–1Hartford AthleticCharleston
7:30 PM Lewis  17'
Woodbine  49'
Marini  73',  90'		 Report Rasmussen  53',  83' (pen.) Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,044
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
30 March 3North Carolina FC1–1Charleston BatteryCary, North Carolina
7:00 PM da Luz  45+1'
Brotherton  78'
McCabe  90+3'		 Report Svantesson  69'
Candela  81'
Bolt  90'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
7 April 4Charleston Battery2–0Charlotte IndependenceCharleston
2:00 PM EDT Svantesson  21'
Lewis  71'		 Report Martínez  18'
Hill  27'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,210
Referee: Matt Franz
13 April 5Bethlehem Steel FC3–1Charleston BatteryChester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM Ofeimu  31'
Przybyłko  44',  70'
Fabinho  67',  81'
Turner  90+1'		 Report Kelly-Rosales  42'
Anunga  69'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
20 April 6Charleston Battery3–1Nashville SCCharleston
7:30 PM EDT van Schaik  14',  73'
Woodbine  57'
Bosua  64'
Candela  77'		 Report Bourgeois  38'
Reed  45+3'
King  68'
Davis  83'
Ríos  89' (pen.)		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,776
Referee: Kevin Broadley
27 April 7Memphis 901 FC0–1Charleston BatteryMemphis, Tennessee
7:00 PM Lindley  24' Preview Candela  26'
Marini  90+3'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,871
Referee: Dejan Susak
4 May 8Charleston Battery2–2Pittsburgh Riverhounds SCCharleston
7:30 PM EDT Anunga  14'
Woodbine  44'
van Schaik  45'
Piggott  45+1'
Lewis  76' (pen.)
Bosua  79'
Daley  81'		 Report Kerr  5'
Forbes  12'
Greenspan  37'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,661
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
11 May 9Charleston Battery0–0Saint Louis FCCharleston
7:30 PM EDT Piggott  51'
Candela  55'
Nelson  63'
Mueller  90+3'		 Report Bahner  24'
Umar  89'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,879
Referee: Luis Guardia
18 May 10Indy Eleven1–0Charleston BatteryIndianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT Pasher  51',  84'
Kelly  67'		 Report Mason  89' Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 9,259
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
25 May 11Charleston Battery1–1Atlanta United 2Charleston
7:30 PM EDT Lewis  79'
Marini  82'		 Report Kissiedou  59',  71'
Campbell  67'
Wyke  90'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,854
Referee: Matthew Thompson
1 June 12Louisville City FC4–1Charleston BatteryLouisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Davis  3'
Rasmussen  21' (pen.)
Jimenez  49'
Craig  67'  90+2'
Marini  74' (o.g.)
Ownby  79'
McCabe  87'		 Report Mason  19'
Bosua  50'
Van Schaik  86'
Piggott  90'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,369
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
8 June 13Charleston Battery3–1Birmingham Legion FCCharleston
7:30 PM EDT Piggott  25'
Daley  66'
Bosua  75' (pen.)
Rittmeyer  81'
Paterson  90+3'		 Report Lopez  44'
Johnson  56'
Appiah  65'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
15 June 14Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1Charleston BatterySt. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guenzatti  39',  58'
Oduro  86'		 Report Nelson  29'
Svantesson  88'
Rittmeyer  90'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,082
Referee: Michael Radchuk
22 June 15Charleston Battery1–1Swope Park RangersCharleston
7:30 PM Piggott  62'
Svantesson  90+3'		 Report Segbers  11'
Zendejas  45+2'  90+4'
Mbekeli  59'
Hernandez  82'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,782
Referee: Matt Franz
26 June 16Ottawa Fury FC3–2Charleston BatteryOttawa, Ontario
19:00 EST (UTC–5) Haworth  29',  74'
Fall  60'
Samb  86'		 Report Candela  20'
Lewis  84'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
29 June 17Charleston Battery1–1New York Red Bulls IICharleston
7:30 PM Mueller  22'
Anunga  45'
Daley  54'
Candela  85'		 Report Jørgenson  80'
Kilwien  83'
Rito  90+4'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,712
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
5 July 18Atlanta United 2P–PCharleston BatteryKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather[4]
13 July 19Charleston BatteryP–PMemphis 901 FCCharleston
7:30 PM Report Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather [5]
20 July 20Hartford Athletic2–3Charleston BatteryHartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Davey  39'
Wojcik  57'
Jørgenson  65'
de Wit  71'
Barrera  90'		 Report Lewis  40'
Bosua  69'
Guerra  79'
Marini  80'		 Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 3,117
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
27 July 21Swope Park RangersP–PCharleston BatteryKansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Note: Match postponed due to team bus accident.[6]
3 August 22Charleston Battery0–5Tampa Bay RowdiesCharleston
19:30 EST (UTC−5) Guerra  21'  42'
Anunga  31'
Mueller  64'		 Report Mkosana  1',  4',  62'
Johnson  34'
Steinberger  47'
Siaj  82'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,640
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
10 August 23Saint Louis FC1–1Charleston BatteryFenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Fink  68' (pen.)
Kamdem  88'		 Report Candela  3'
van Schaik  37',  81'
Svantesson  63'
Anunga  67'
Archer  80'
Woodbine  81'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,085
Referee: Malik Badawi
14 August 24Loudoun United FC1–2Charleston BatteryLeesburg, Virginia
7:30 PM EDT Sinclair  78' Report Mueller  21'
van Schaik  29'
Marini  61'
Woodbine  90+1'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Referee: Calin Radosav
17 August 25Charleston Battery1–2Louisville City FCCharleston
7:30 PM EDT Guerra  7'
Anunga  41'		 Report Totsch  13'
Rasmussen  30' (pen.),  81'
Williams  67'
McMahon  74'
Davis  88'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,972
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
24 August 26Nashville SC2–1Charleston BatteryNashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM Mensah  56'
LaGrassa  65'
Akinyode  90+3'		 Report Higashi  43'
Mueller  60'		 Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 6,662
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
30 August 27Charlotte Independence0–0Charleston BatteryMatthews, North Carolina
6:00 PM Mansally  30'
Sabella  55'
George  82'		 Report Lewis  11'
Anunga  47'
Mueller  67'
Bolt  90'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,477
Referee: Elton García
2 September 19Charleston BatteryP–PMemphis 901 FCCharleston
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]
8 September 28Charleston Battery1–0Indy ElevenCharleston
6:00 PM EDT Nelson  26'  57'
Piggott  42'
Woodbine  90+2'		 Report Gabriel  90+6' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1,359
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Note: Originally scheduled for 7:30pm, September 7. [8]
11 September 21Swope Park Rangers0–0Charleston BatteryKansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM Jaylin  74' Report Mueller  87' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 312
Referee: Brad Jensen
Note: Reschedule of postponed 27 July match.[9]
14 September 29Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC1–0Charleston BatteryPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Dos Santos  34',  69'
Mertz  83'		 Report Guerra  33' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,658
Referee: Lorant Varga
18 September 18Atlanta United 23–1Charleston BatteryKennesaw, Georgia
Fernando  10'
Bello  48'
Carleton  49'
Conway  62'
Metcalf  74' (pen.)
Decas  90+1'		 Report Rittmeyer  26'
Kelly-Rosales  29'
Anunga  67'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,476
Referee: Natalie Simon
Note: Reschedule of match postponed on 5 July
22 September 30Charleston Battery1–0North Carolina FCCharleston
14:00 EDT Anunga  44'
van Schaik  89'
Rittmeyer  90+3'		 Report Albadawi  49'
Taylor  64'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,039
Referee: Kevin Broadley
27 September 31New York Red Bulls II1–1Charleston BatteryHarrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM Tolkin  45+6'
Jørgenson  51'
Sowe  85'		 Report Woodbine  40'
Anunga  43'
Guerra  45+2'
Piggott  74'
Paterson  90+6'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 1,493
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
5 October 32Birmingham Legion FC0–0Charleston BatteryBirmingham, Alabama
8:00 PM Herivaux  60'
Ugarte  70'
Culbertson  90+1'
Fisher  90+3'		 Report Guerra  53'  59'
Paterson  67'		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Mark Allatin
13 October 33Charleston Battery1–2Loudoun United FCCharleston
2:00 PM Bosua  6'
Mueller  61'
Woodbine  71'		 Report Ndour  11',  83' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,406
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
16 October 19Charleston Battery2–0Memphis 901 FCCharleston
6:00 PM Mueller  30'
Lewis  55',  63'
Kelly-Rosales  90+1'		 Report Burch  48'
Metzger  68'
Collier  81'
Mohamed  86'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,206
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Note: Reschedule of match twice postponed due to inclement weather. [8]
19 October 34Charleston Battery5–1Bethlehem Steel FCCharleston
2:00 PM Bosua  23',  67'
Kelly-Rosales  27'
Higashi  71'
Guerra  74' (pen.)
Paterson  81',  84'
Mueller  90+1'		 Report Chambers  21'
Harriel  39'
Cortés  58'
Moumbagna  78'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

USL Cup Playoffs
23 October Play-in RoundOttawa Fury FC1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		Charleston BatteryOttawa, Ontario
8:00 PM EST Samb  40'
Fall  117'		 Report Higashi  27'
Marini  116'
Lewis  117'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,427
Referee: David Barrie
Penalties
Fall
Haworth
Barry
Samb
Thiago 		Lewis
Bosua
Marini
Svantesson
van Schaik
26 October Conference QuarterfinalsNashville SC3–1Charleston BatteryNashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM Moloto  10'
King  38'
Ríos  43'
Ockford  77'
Davis  85'
Jones  88'		 Report Lewis  35' (pen.) Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 6,253
Referee: Greg Dopka

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

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 RoundGreenville Triumph SC 1–2 Charleston BatteryGreenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM Clowes  19'
Hemmings  29'		 Report van Schaik  4'
Svantesson  79',  90+1'		 Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Attendance: 1,738
Referee: David Erbacher
May 29 Third RoundNashville SC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)		 Charleston BatteryMurfreesboro, Tennessee
7:30 pm CDT Jones  55'
Belmar  72'
Sparrow  96'
Davis  115'		 Report Daley  24'
van Schaik  45+1'
Rittmeyer  106'		 Stadium: Dean A. Hayes Stadium
Attendance: 769
Referee: Jared Simons
Penalties
Doyle
LaGrassa
Moloto 		Lewis
Archer
van Schaik
Svantesson
June 13 Fourth RoundAtlanta United 3–1 (a.e.t.) Charleston BatteryKennesaw, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Larentowicz  17'
G. Martínez  73'
Williams  79',  98'
Vazquez  110',  120+1'		 Report Svantesson  20'
Bolt  90+4'
Higashi  116'		 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
  1. "2019 roster". CharlestonBattery.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  2. "CHARLESTON BATTERY PRESEASON SCHEDULE REVEALED". CharlestonBattery.com. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. "AtlUtd2, Battery Match Postponed". Charleston Battery. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  5. https://www.memphis901fc.com/news_article/show/1034694
  6. https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1037669
  7. https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1045893
  8. https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1047120
  9. https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1038625
  10. "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  11. "Atlanta United will host Charleston in Open Cup". AJC. June 12, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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