2019 Charleston Battery season

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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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.

Roster

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
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    USL Academy player
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Competitions

Exhibitions

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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Red card 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

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
StadiumHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAAHAHAAHH
ResultDWDWLWWDDLDLWDDLDLWWDLDWLLDWLWDDLW
Source: [citation needed]
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.

March 9 1 Charleston Battery 1–1 Ottawa Fury FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM Anunga Yellow card 62'
Svantesson 65'		 Report Oliviera 5'
Obasi Yellow card 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 Yellow card 49'
Marini 73', Yellow card 90'		 Report Rasmussen Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+1'
Brotherton Yellow card 78'
McCabe 90+3'		 Report Svantesson 69'
Candela Yellow card 81'
Bolt Yellow card 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 Yellow card 18'
Hill Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
Przybyłko 44', 70'
Fabinho 67', Yellow card 81'
Turner Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Kelly-Rosales Yellow card 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 Yellow card 57'
Bosua 64'
Candela Yellow card 77'		 Report Bourgeois Yellow card 38'
Reed Yellow card 45+3'
King Yellow card 68'
Davis Yellow card 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 Yellow card 24' Preview Candela Yellow card 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 Yellow card 14'
Woodbine Yellow card 44'
van Schaik Yellow card 45'
Piggott Yellow card 45+1'
Lewis 76' (pen.)
Bosua Yellow card 79'
Daley 81'		 Report Kerr 5'
Forbes 12'
Greenspan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 51'
Candela Yellow card 55'
Nelson Yellow card 63'
Mueller Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Bahner Yellow card 24'
Umar Yellow card 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 Yellow card 51', 84'
Kelly Yellow card 67'		 Report Mason Yellow card 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 Yellow card 82'		 Report Kissiedou Yellow card 59', 71'
Campbell Yellow card 67'
Wyke Yellow card 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 Yellow card 49'
Craig Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Marini 74' (o.g.)
Ownby Red card 79'
McCabe 87'		 Report Mason Red card 19'
Bosua 50'
Van Schaik Yellow card 86'
Piggott Yellow card 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 Yellow card 66'
Bosua 75' (pen.)
Rittmeyer Yellow card 81'
Paterson 90+3'		 Report Lopez 44'
Johnson Yellow card 56'
Appiah Yellow card 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', Yellow card 58'
Oduro Yellow card 86'		 Report Nelson Yellow card 29'
Svantesson 88'
Rittmeyer Yellow card 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 Red card 90+3'		 Report Segbers Yellow card 11'
Zendejas Yellow card 45+2' Yellow-red card 90+4'
Mbekeli Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Anunga Red card 45'
Daley 54'
Candela Yellow card 85'		 Report Jørgenson 80'
Kilwien Yellow card 83'
Rito Yellow card 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 Yellow card 39'
Wojcik 57'
Jørgenson 65'
de Wit Yellow card 71'
Barrera Yellow card 90'		 Report Lewis 40'
Bosua Yellow card 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 Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 42'
Anunga Yellow card 31'
Mueller Yellow card 64'		 Report Mkosana 1', 4', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 88'		 Report Candela Yellow card 3'
van Schaik 37', Yellow card 81'
Svantesson Yellow card 63'
Anunga Yellow card 67'
Archer Red card 80'
Woodbine Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29'
Marini 61'
Woodbine Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'		 Report Totsch Yellow card 13'
Rasmussen 30' (pen.), Yellow card 81'
Williams Yellow card 67'
McMahon Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65'
Akinyode 90+3'		 Report Higashi 43'
Mueller Yellow card 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 Yellow card 30'
Sabella Yellow card 55'
George Yellow card 82'		 Report Lewis Yellow card 11'
Anunga Yellow card 47'
Mueller Yellow card 67'
Bolt Yellow card 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 Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 57'
Piggott 42'
Woodbine Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Gabriel Yellow card 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 Yellow card 74' Report Mueller Yellow card 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 Yellow card 34', 69'
Mertz Yellow card 83'		 Report Guerra Yellow card 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 Yellow card 48'
Carleton 49'
Conway Yellow card 62'
Metcalf 74' (pen.)
Decas Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Rittmeyer 26'
Kelly-Rosales Yellow card 29'
Anunga Yellow card 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 Yellow card 89'
Rittmeyer 90+3'		 Report Albadawi 49'
Taylor Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+6'
Jørgenson 51'
Sowe Yellow card 85'		 Report Woodbine Yellow card 40'
Anunga Yellow card 43'
Guerra Yellow card 45+2'
Piggott Yellow card 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 Yellow card 60'
Ugarte Yellow card 70'
Culbertson Yellow card 90+1'
Fisher Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Guerra Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 59'
Paterson Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Mark Allatin
October 13 33 Charleston Battery 1–2 Loudoun United FC Charleston
2:00 PM Bosua 6'
Mueller Yellow card 61'
Woodbine Yellow card 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 Yellow card 55', 63'
Kelly-Rosales Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Burch Yellow card 48'
Metzger Yellow card 68'
Collier Yellow card 81'
Mohamed Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27'
Higashi Yellow card 71'
Guerra 74' (pen.)
Paterson 81', 84'
Mueller Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Chambers Yellow card 21'
Harriel Yellow card 39'
Cortés Yellow card 58'
Moumbagna 78'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

USL Cup Playoffs

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 Yellow card 117'		 Report Higashi 27'
Marini Yellow card 116'
Lewis Yellow card 117'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,427
Referee: David Barrie
Penalties
Fall soccer ball with check mark
Haworth soccer ball with check mark
Barry soccer ball with check mark
Samb soccer ball with red X
Thiago soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Lewis
soccer ball with check mark Bosua
soccer ball with check mark Marini
soccer ball with check mark Svantesson
soccer ball with check mark van Schaik
October 26 Conference Quarterfinals Nashville SC 3–1 Charleston Battery Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM Moloto 10'
King Yellow card 38'
Ríos 43'
Ockford Yellow card 77'
Davis Yellow card 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 Round Greenville Triumph SC South Carolina 1–2 South Carolina Charleston Battery Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM Clowes Yellow card 19'
Hemmings 29'		 Report van Schaik Yellow card 4'
Svantesson 79', 90+1'		 Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Attendance: 1,738
Referee: David Erbacher
May 29 Third Round Nashville SC Tennessee 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)		 South Carolina Charleston Battery Murfreesboro, Tennessee
7:30 pm CDT Jones Yellow card 55'
Belmar 72'
Sparrow Yellow card 96'
Davis Yellow card 115'		 Report Daley 24'
van Schaik Yellow card 45+1'
Rittmeyer Yellow card 106'		 Stadium: Dean A. Hayes Stadium
Attendance: 769
Referee: Jared Simons
Penalties
Doyle soccer ball with red X
LaGrassa soccer ball with red X
Moloto soccer ball with red X		 Lewis soccer ball with check mark
Archer soccer ball with check mark
van Schaik soccer ball with red X
Svantesson soccer ball with check mark
June 13 Fourth Round Atlanta United Georgia (U.S. state) 3–1 (a.e.t.) South Carolina Charleston Battery Kennesaw, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Larentowicz Yellow card 17'
G. Martínez Yellow card 73'
Williams 79', Yellow card 98'
Vazquez 110', 120+1'		 Report Svantesson 20'
Bolt Yellow card 90+4'
Higashi Yellow card 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. 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.