2016 Charleston Battery season

Charleston Battery
2016 season
PresidentAndrew Bell
Head coachMichael Anhaeuser
StadiumMUSC Health Stadium
USLConference: TBD
USL PlayoffsTBD
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The 2016 Charleston Battery season was the club's 24th year of existence, and their seventh season in the third tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It is their sixth season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 29, 2016.[1]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Alexandros Tabakis (on loan from Atlanta United FC)  Greece
3 DF Forrest Lasso  United States
4 DF Taylor Mueller  United States
6 DF Shawn Ferguson  United States
7 DF O'Brian Woodbine  Jamaica
8 MF Neveal Hackshaw  Trinidad and Tobago
9 FW Romario Williams (on loan from Atlanta United FC)  Jamaica
10 MF Ataullah Guerra  Trinidad and Tobago
11 DF Quinton Griffith  Antigua and Barbuda
12 MF Maikel Chang  Cuba
13 FW José Nazareno  Ecuador
15 DF Emmanuel Adjetey  Ghana
16 FW Heviel Cordoves  Cuba
17 FW Ricky Garbanzo  Costa Rica
19 MF Dante Marini  United States
20 MF Justin Portillo  United States
22 GK Kevin Corby  United States
23 GK Odisnel Cooper  Cuba
24 MF Zach Prince  United States
25 FW Chris Tsonis  United States
26 FW Austin Savage  United States
40 FW Conor Sloan  United States
— FW Jeffrey Otoo (on loan from Atlanta United FC)  Ghana

Competitions

Preseason

March 19, 2016 Friendly Charleston Battery 3–0 New York Cosmos Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM EST Garbanzo 32', 73'
Woodbine Yellow card 69'
Marini 80'		 Report Ayoze Yellow card 64' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,363

USL Regular season

Main article: 2016 USL season

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Rochester Rhinos 30 13 12 5 38 25 +13 51 Conference Playoffs
5 Charlotte Independence 30 14 8 8 48 29 +19 50
6 Charleston Battery 30 13 9 8 38 33 +5 48
7 Richmond Kickers 30 12 9 9 33 26 +7 45
8 Orlando City B 30 9 8 13 35 49 −14 35
Source: 2016 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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 26, 2016 USL 1 Charleston Battery 1–0 FC Cincinnati Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT) Lasso Yellow card 47'
Garbanzo Yellow card 55'
Portillo Yellow card 90'
Williams 90+4'		 Report Tomaselli Yellow card 71' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,394
Referee: Leland Grant
April 1, 2016 USL 2 Orlando City B 0–0 Charleston Battery Melbourne, Florida
7:30 PM (EDT) Rocha Yellow card 6' Yellow-red card 50'
Smith Yellow card 76'		 Report Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,123
April 9, 2016 USL 3 Charleston Battery 2–1 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT) Williams 2'
Prince Yellow card 51'
Mueller 85'
Portillo Yellow card 90'		 Report Moose Yellow card 29'
Perone 31'
Lawal Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
April 16, 2016 USL 4 Charlotte Independence 3–2 Charleston Battery Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM (EDT) Martínez 26' Yellow card 28'
Brian Brown 31'
Herrera 70'		 Report Hackshaw Yellow card 56'
Ferguson Yellow card 73'
Williams 77' Yellow card 88'
Prince Red card 83'
Portillo 87'		 Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
April 24, 2016 USL 5 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–0 Charleston Battery Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00 PM (EDT) Chambers Yellow card 87' Report Woodbine Yellow card 33'
Mueller Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,640
April 30, 2016 USL 6 Charleston Battery 1–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT) Portillo 66' (pen.) Report Parkes 30'
Gilstrap Yellow card 38'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
May 6, 2016 USL 7 Rochester Rhinos 3–2 Charleston Battery Rochester, New York
7:00 PM (EDT) Farrell 11'
Garzi Yellow card 22'
Forbes 28'
Volesky Yellow card 37'
Kamdem Yellow card 68' 75' (pen.)		 Report Williams 15'
Chang Yellow card 21'
Garbonzo 49'
Hackshaw Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 4,162
May 9, 2016 USL 8 Harrisburg City Islanders 2–3 Charleston Battery Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM (EDT) Wilson 27', 54'
Thomas Yellow card 42'
Warshaw Yellow card 50'		 Report Williams 24'
Lasso 43' Yellow card 59'
Chang Yellow card 45'
Prince Yellow card 72'
Savage 80'
Cooper Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 839
May 14, 2016 USL 9 Charleston Battery 2–0 Toronto FC II Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT) Williams 10'
Chang 47'		 Report Taintor Yellow card 22'
Boskovic Yellow card 40'
Hundal Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 5,481
May 21, 2016 USL 10 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 0–1 Charleston Battery Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00 PM (EDT) Michaud Yellow card 59'
Barnes-Homer Yellow card 67'
Miller Red card 78'		 Report Ferguson 33'
Garbonzo Yellow card 63'
Prince Yellow card 69'
Portillo Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,958
May 28, 2016 USL 11 Charleston Battery 0–2 Louisville City FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT) Portillo Yellow card 48'
Williams Red card 51'		 Report Davis 20'
Smith 38'
Newnam Yellow card 59'
McCabe Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
June 4, 2016 USL 12 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–2 Charleston Battery Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM (EDT) Vincent 50'
Campbell Red card 90+4'		 Report Woodbine 37' (pen.)
Mueller 42'
Tsonis Yellow card 66'
Garbonzo Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,905
June 11, 2016 USL 13 Charleston Battery 1–2 Orlando City B Charleston, South Carolina
5:00 PM (EDT) Chang Yellow card 12'
Prince Yellow card 20'
Lasso Yellow card 42'
Portillo 45' (pen.)		 Report Cox 15'
Donovan 42'
Turner Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 45'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
June 18, 2016 USL 14 Charleston Battery 1–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT) Woodbine Yellow card 63'
Portillo 83'		 Report Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,150
June 26, 2016 USL 15 Toronto FC II 0–1 Charleston Battery Vaughan, Ontario
7:30 PM (EDT) Thomas Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Daniels Yellow card 74'		 Report Ferguson Yellow card 70'
Williams 79'
Garbonzo Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 1,069
July 2, 2016 USL 16 Charleston Battery 2–0 Richmond Kickers Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT) Mueller 29'
Cordovés 36'
Marini Red card 77'		 Report Ownby Yellow card 86' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Vincent Chiarella
July 9, 2016 USL 17 Louisville City FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM (EDT) Hoffman 62'
Newnam Yellow card 62'		 Report Cordovés Yellow card 59'
Williams Yellow card 74'
Prince Yellow card 78'
Tsonis 84'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,526
July 13, 2016 USL 18 Charleston Battery 0–0 Orlando City B Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT) Portillo Yellow card 42'
Garbanzo Yellow card 89'		 Report Ellis-Hayden Yellow card 5'
da Silva Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,153
July 23, 2016 USL 19 New York Red Bulls II 2–3 Charleston Battery Harrison, New Jersey
4:00 PM (EDT) Bonomo 55' Red card 90+10'
O'Toole 61'		 Report Chang 9'
Williams 29'
Cordovés 66'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
July 30, 2016 USL 20 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Charleston Battery Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM (EDT) Cummings 51'
Delbridge Yellow card 68'		 Report Lasso Yellow card 63'
Cordovés 70'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 19,229
Referee: Marcos Deoliveira
August 3, 2016 USL 21 Charleston Battery 1–1 Charlotte Independence Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT) Williams 8'
Woodbine Yellow card 48'		 Report Kalungi Yellow card 28'
Davidson Yellow card 58'
Calvert 65'
Martínez Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
August 13, 2016 USL 22 Charleston Battery 1-3 FC Montreal Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT) Garbanzo Yellow card 11'
Williams Yellow card 75'
Chang 78'		 Summary Sukunda Yellow card 12'
Jimmy Shammar-Sanon 39'
Tabla 64'
Louis Béland-Goyette 86'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
August 17, 2016 USL 23 Richmond Kickers v Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM (EDT) Stadium: City Stadium
August 20, 2016 USL 24 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 1-1 Charleston Battery Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00 PM (EDT) Binns 43'
Fairclough Yellow card 52'		 Summary Woodbine Yellow card 29' 45+2'
Prince Yellow card 33'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
August 27, 2016 USL 25 Charleston Battery 1-0 Charlotte Independence Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT) Chang 50'
Tsonis Yellow card 90+1'		 Summary Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
August 31, 2016 USL 23 Richmond Kickers 1-1 Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM (EDT) Grant 50'
Jane Yellow card 89'		 Summary Portillo Yellow card 28' 69'
Williams Yellow card 43'
Griffith Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: City Stadium
September 3, 2016 USL 26 Charleston Battery 1-2 Rochester Rhinos Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT) Portillo 15' (pen.)
Guerra Yellow card 90'		 Summary Apostolopoulos Yellow card 14'
Volesky 25'
Duba Yellow card 27'
Fall Yellow card 27'
Bakayoko 80'
Samuels Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
September 7, 2016 USL 27 FC Montreal 2-1 Charleston Battery Montreal Quebec
4:00 PM (EDT) Jackson-Hamel 14'
Yoseke Yellow card 48'
Mkungilwa Red card 56'
Jimmy Shammar-Sanon 81'		 Summary Jeremy Ebobisse 40'
Garbanzo Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
September 10, 2016 USL 28 Charleston Battery 2-1 Bethlehem Steel FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT) Guerra 10' 39'
Ferguson Yellow card 34'
Woodbine Yellow card 45'
Garbanzo Yellow card 53'		 Summary Chambers Yellow card 32'
Jones 35'
Burke Yellow card 41'
Edu Yellow card 43'
Washington Yellow card 53'
Bibbs Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
September 17, 2016 USL 29 Richmond Kickers 1-2 Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
5:00 PM (EDT) Imura 34' (pen.) Summary Ferguson Yellow card 38'
Guerra Yellow card 50'
Prince Yellow card 62'
Williams 71'
Chang 86'		 Stadium: City Stadium
September 24, 2016 USL 30 Charleston Battery 1-2 New York Red Bulls II Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT) Marini 50'
Prince Yellow card 55'
Woodbine Yellow card 77'
Griffith Yellow card 79'
Mueller Yellow card 81'
Hackshaw Yellow card 90'		 Summary Bezecourt 38'
Simpara Yellow card 53'
Carroll Yellow card 74'
Allen 75' (pen.) Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Usl Pro playoffs

October 2, 2016 QF FC Cincinnati 1-2 Charleston Battery Cincinnati
5:00 PM (EDT) Stevenson 19' Summary Tsonis 41'
Chang Yellow card 62'
Prince 65'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
October 8, 2016 Semi-finals Louisville City FC v Charleston Battery Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM (EDT) Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field

Schedule source

U.S. Open Cup

May 18, 2016 Second round Charleston Battery South Carolina Forfeit
3–0 awarded to Charleston		 Florida The Villages SC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Marini 45'
Tsonis 82'		 Report Araujo 23', 67' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: David Erbacher
Note: Game was tied 2–2 after extra time, and the Villages won 4–2 in penalties. The Villages SC were disqualified from the tournament after the Battery protested their use of a player cup-tied to Boca Raton FC.[2]
June 1, 2016 Third round Jacksonville Armada FC Florida 2–1 (a.e.t.) South Carolina Charleston Battery Jacksonville, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Otte 17'
Sandoval Yellow card 36'
Keita 108'		 Tsonis 22'
Adjetey Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Southern Oak Stadium
Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.

Midseason Friendlies

July 6, 2016 Friendly Charleston Battery United States 1–2 Scotland Rangers F.C. Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Guerra 81' Report Windass 58'
Forrester 78'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
July 16, 2016 Friendly Charleston Battery United States 0–1 Nigeria Nigeria Olympic Atlanta, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT Report Amuzie 33' Stadium: Silverbacks Park

References

  1. ^ "Roster – Charleston Battery". Charleston Battery. Archived from the original on June 12, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Battery Advance to Open Cup Third Round". May 19, 2016.