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2019 Charleston Battery season

The 2019 Charleston Battery season was the club's 27th year of existence, their 16th season in the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was 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)
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Roster edit

As of March 22, 2019[1]

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

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

Competitions edit

Exhibitions edit

Preseason schedule released on January 31.[2]

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

USL Championship edit

Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings edit

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 edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAAHAHAAHH
ResultDWDWLWWDDLDLWDDLDLWWDLDWLLDWLWDDLW
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Regular season edit

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

  Win   Draw   Loss

All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

March 9 1 Charleston Battery 1–1 Ottawa Fury FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM Anunga   62'
Svantesson   65'		 Report Oliviera   5'
Obasi   53'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,915
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
March 16 2 Charleston Battery 2–1 Hartford Athletic Charleston
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
March 30 3 North Carolina FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Cary, 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
April 7 4 Charleston Battery 2–0 Charlotte Independence Charleston
2:00 PM EDT Svantesson   21'
Lewis   71'		 Report Martínez   18'
Hill   27'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,210
Referee: Matt Franz
April 13 5 Bethlehem Steel FC 3–1 Charleston Battery Chester, 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
April 20 6 Charleston Battery 3–1 Nashville SC Charleston
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
April 27 7 Memphis 901 FC 0–1 Charleston Battery Memphis, Tennessee
7:00 PM Lindley   24' Preview Candela   26'
Marini   90+3'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,871
Referee: Dejan Susak
May 4 8 Charleston Battery 2–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Charleston
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
May 11 9 Charleston Battery 0–0 Saint Louis FC Charleston
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
May 18 10 Indy Eleven 1–0 Charleston Battery Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT Pasher   51',   84'
Kelly   67'		 Report Mason   89' Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 9,259
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 25 11 Charleston Battery 1–1 Atlanta United 2 Charleston
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
June 1 12 Louisville City FC 4–1 Charleston Battery Louisville, 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
June 8 13 Charleston Battery 3–1 Birmingham Legion FC Charleston
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
June 15 14 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Charleston Battery St. 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
June 22 15 Charleston Battery 1–1 Swope Park Rangers Charleston
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
June 26 16 Ottawa Fury FC 3–2 Charleston Battery Ottawa, 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
June 29 17 Charleston Battery 1–1 New York Red Bulls II Charleston
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
July 5 18 Atlanta United 2 P–P Charleston Battery Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather[4]
July 13 19 Charleston Battery P–P Memphis 901 FC Charleston
7:30 PM Report Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather [5]
July 20 20 Hartford Athletic 2–3 Charleston Battery Hartford, 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
July 27 21 Swope Park Rangers P–P Charleston Battery Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Note: Match postponed due to team bus accident.[6]
August 3 22 Charleston Battery 0–5 Tampa Bay Rowdies Charleston
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
August 10 23 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Fenton, 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
August 14 24 Loudoun United FC 1–2 Charleston Battery Leesburg, Virginia
7:30 PM EDT Sinclair   78' Report Mueller   21'
van Schaik   29'
Marini   61'
Woodbine   90+1'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Referee: Calin Radosav
August 17 25 Charleston Battery 1–2 Louisville City FC Charleston
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
August 24 26 Nashville SC 2–1 Charleston Battery Nashville, 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.
August 30 27 Charlotte Independence 0–0 Charleston Battery Matthews, 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
September 2 19 Charleston Battery P–P Memphis 901 FC Charleston
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]
September 8 28 Charleston Battery 1–0 Indy Eleven Charleston
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]
September 11 21 Swope Park Rangers 0–0 Charleston Battery Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM Jaylin   74' Report Mueller   87' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 312
Referee: Brad Jensen
Note: Reschedule of postponed July 27 match.[9]
September 14 29 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1–0 Charleston Battery Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Dos Santos   34',   69'
Mertz   83'		 Report Guerra   33' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,658
Referee: Lorant Varga
September 18 18 Atlanta United 2 3–1 Charleston Battery Kennesaw, 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 July 5
September 22 30 Charleston Battery 1–0 North Carolina FC Charleston
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
September 27 31 New York Red Bulls II 1–1 Charleston Battery Harrison, 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
October 5 32 Birmingham Legion FC 0–0 Charleston Battery Birmingham, 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
October 13 33 Charleston Battery 1–2 Loudoun United FC Charleston
2:00 PM Bosua   6'
Mueller   61'
Woodbine   71'		 Report Ndour   11',   83' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,406
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
October 16 19 Charleston Battery 2–0 Memphis 901 FC Charleston
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]
October 19 34 Charleston Battery 5–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Charleston
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 edit

October 23 Play-in Round Ottawa Fury FC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Charleston Battery Ottawa, 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
October 26 Conference Quarterfinals Nashville SC 3–1 Charleston Battery Nashville, 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 edit

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 Round Greenville Triumph SC   1–2   Charleston Battery Greenville, 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 Round Nashville SC   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)		   Charleston Battery Murfreesboro, 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 Round Atlanta United   3–1 (a.e.t.)   Charleston Battery Kennesaw, 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 edit

  1. ^ "2019 roster". CharlestonBattery.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "CHARLESTON BATTERY PRESEASON SCHEDULE REVEALED". CharlestonBattery.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "AtlUtd2, Battery Match Postponed". Charleston Battery. July 5, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Saturday Night's Memphis 901 FC Away Match at Charleston Battery Postponed". Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "Swope Park, Charleston Match Postponed". July 27, 2019.
  7. ^ "Battery, 901 FC Contest Postponed due to Hurricane Warning". September 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Battery Contests Against Indy, Memphis Rescheduled". September 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "Rangers, Battery Contest Rescheduled". August 2019.
  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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