2014 Charleston Battery season
2014 season | |||
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Owner | ![]() | ||
Manager | ![]() | ||
Stadium | Blackbaud Stadium | ||
USL Pro | TBD | ||
USL Pro Playoffs | TBD | ||
U.S. Open Cup | TBD | ||
Carolina Challenge Cup | 4th | ||
Highest home attendance | 5,415 (May 24 v. Pittsburgh) | ||
Lowest home attendance | League: 2,214 (July 22 v. Richmond) All: 1,428 (May 28 v. Orlando City U-23) | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,993 | ||
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The 2014 Charleston Battery season was the club's 22nd season of existence. It is the Battery's fifth consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their fourth season.
Background[]
Club[]
Good people
Team management[]
Competitions[]
Preseason[]
February 19, 2014 Friendly | Charleston Battery | 1 - 1 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | Charleston, South Carolina |
19:15 EST | ![]() |
Garbanzo ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
March 7, 2014 Friendly | Charleston Battery | 2 - 0 | NAIA All-Stars | Charleston, South Carolina |
19:15 EST | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
March 11, 2014 Friendly | Charleston Battery | 1 - 0 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Charleston, South Carolina |
19:15 EST | Diouf ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
March 13, 2014 Friendly | College of Charleston Cougars | 1 - 4 | Charleston Battery | Charleston, South Carolina |
19:15 EST | Rittmeyer ![]() |
Report | Mena ![]() Marini ![]() Griffith ![]() |
Stadium: |
March 15, 2014 Friendly | Charleston Battery | 2 - 0 | Clemson Tigers | Charleston, South Carolina |
19:15 EST | Prince ![]() Mena ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
March 18, 2014 Friendly | Charleston Battery | 7 - 0 | Georgia Southern Eagles | Charleston, South Carolina |
19:15 EST | Prince ![]() Cordovés ![]() vanSchaik ![]() Mena ![]() Diouf ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
Carolina Challenge Cup[]
February 22, 2014 1 | Charleston Battery | 1 - 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
19:15 EST | Falvey ![]() ![]() Mueller ![]() Kelly ![]() |
Report | Alonso ![]() ![]() Evans ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 5,175 |
February 26, 2014 2 | Charleston Battery | 1 - 1 | D.C. United | Charleston, South Carolina |
19:30 EST | Ruggles ![]() |
Report | Silva ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
March 1, 2014 3 | Charleston Battery | 0 - 2 | Houston Dynamo | Charleston, South Carolina |
19:15 EST | Report | Cascio ![]() Barnes ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
USL Pro[]
All times from this point on Eastern Daylight Saving Time (UTC-04:00)
Results summary[]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | −7 |
Source: Match reports
Updated to match(es) played on September 5, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results[]
March 22, 2014 1 | Charleston Battery | 1 - 1 | Orlando City | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | Diouf ![]() Griffith ![]() |
Report | 'da Luz ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,773 Referee: Matthew Jozaitis |
March 29, 2014 2 | Charleston Battery | 2 - 2 | Richmond Kickers | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | vanSchaik ![]() Sanyang ![]() ![]() |
Report | Davis ![]() Yomby ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Agostino Minasola |
April 12, 2014 3 | Orlando City | 1 - 0 | Charleston Battery | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
7:30 p.m. | Span ![]() Turner ![]() |
Report | Prince ![]() |
Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS Attendance: 4,826 Referee: Caleb Mendez |
April 18, 2014 4 | Charleston Battery | 1 - 1 | New York Red Bulls Reserves | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | Abdallah ![]() Prince ![]() Kelly ![]() Falvey ![]() ![]() |
Report | Bustamante ![]() Meara ![]() ![]() Stevenson ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,674 Referee: Howard Ash |
April 26, 2014 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0 - 0 | Charleston Battery | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
6:00 p.m. | Obodai ![]() |
Report | vanSchaik ![]() Prince ![]() Lewis ![]() |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,253 Referee: Charles Murphy |
April 27, 2014 6 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 0 | Charleston Battery | Rochester, New York |
4:05 p.m. | Banks ![]() |
Report | Ferguson ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 6,358 Referee: David Mon |
May 2, 2014 7 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0 - 4 | Charleston Battery | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
7:00 p.m. | Langley ![]() Ekra ![]() White ![]() |
Report | Sanyang ![]() Salgado ![]() Prince ![]() Lewis ![]() Diouf ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 1,446 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
May 4, 2014 8 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 0 - 2 | Charleston Battery | Beavercreek, Ohio |
7:00 p.m. | Report | Cordoves ![]() Salgado ![]() |
Stadium: Beavercreek High School Stadium Attendance: 213 Referee: Alan Kelly |
May 10, 2014 9 | Charleston Battery | 0 - 1 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | Wilson ![]() vanSchaik ![]() Griffith ![]() |
Report | Nicholson ![]() Aparicio ![]() ![]() Campbell ![]() Parratt ![]() Arnoux ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 4,487 Referee: Juan Colazo |
May 17, 2014 10 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 - 0 | Charleston Battery | Wilmington, North Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | Musa ![]() Hamilton ![]() Roberts ![]() |
Report | Ferguson ![]() |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,315 Referee: Larry Stroud |
May 24, 2014 11 | Charleston Battery | 1 - 0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | Sanyang ![]() Kelly ![]() ![]() |
Report | Marshall ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 5,415 Referee: Patrick O'Brian |
May 31, 2014 12 | Orlando City | 2–0 | Charleston Battery | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
7:30 p.m. | Hertzog ![]() Ceren ![]() Rusin ![]() Molino ![]() |
Report | Prince ![]() Sanyang ![]() |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Attendance: 4,987 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira |
June 14, 2014 13 | Charleston Battery | 3 - 0 | LA Galaxy II | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | Falvey ![]() Kelly ![]() Cordovés ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,377 Referee: Richonne Clark |
June 21, 2014 14 | Charlotte Eagles | 3 - 1 | Charleston Battery | Charlotte, North Carolina |
7:00 p.m. | Guzman ![]() ![]() Sekyere ![]() Newman ![]() Herrera ![]() ![]() Yates ![]() |
Summary | Falvey ![]() Chang ![]() |
Stadium: Dickson Field Attendance: 698 Referee: Chris Spivey |
June 27, 2014 15 | Charleston Battery | Postponed | Richmond Kickers | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium | ||
Note: Postponed due to persistent lightning. Rescheduled for July 22. |
July 5, 2014 16 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 4 - 1 | Charleston Battery | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
6:00 p.m. | McLaughlin ![]() Barril ![]() Langley ![]() ![]() Hardware ![]() Bahner ![]() Noble ![]() Pedro Ribeiro ![]() |
Report | Kelly ![]() Sanyang ![]() vanSchaik ![]() ![]() Lewis ![]() |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 2,033 Referee: Jeff Forward |
July 12, 2014 17 | Charleston Battery | 0 - 0 | Charlotte Eagles | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | Griffith ![]() Prince ![]() |
Report | Duckett ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 4,698 Referee: David Mon |
July 19, 2014 18 | Richmond Kickers | 4 - 0 | Charleston Battery | Richmond, Virginia |
7:00 p.m. | Shanosky ![]() Davis IV ![]() Yeisley ![]() Delicâte ![]() Lee ![]() |
Report | Prince ![]() Kelly ![]() |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,901 Referee: Matthew Franz |
July 22, 2014 15 | Charleston Battery | 1 - 1 | Richmond Kickers | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | Cuevas ![]() |
Report | Yeisley ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,214 Referee: Mark A Sauro |
July 26, 2014 19 | Charleston Battery | 2 - 0 | Arizona United SC | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | Kelly ![]() ![]() Falvey ![]() Chang ![]() |
Report | Woodberry ![]() Garza ![]() Long Tan ![]() Stisser ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 4,464 Referee: ![]() |
August 1, 2014 20 | Rochester Rhinos | 0 - 0 | Charleston Battery | Rochester, New York |
7:35 p.m. | Obasi ![]() |
Report | Kelly ![]() |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 4,445 Referee: ![]() |
August 3, 2014 21 | Montreal Impact Reserves | 0 - 1 | Charleston Battery | Montréal, Quebec |
7:30 p.m. | Gagnon-Laparé ![]() |
Report | Falvey ![]() Cuevas ![]() |
Stadium: CS Claude-Robillard Attendance: 100 |
August 8, 2014 22 | Charleston Battery | 2 - 2 | Dayton Dutch Lions | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | Kelly ![]() Mena ![]() Diouf ![]() vanSchaik ![]() |
Report | Granger ![]() Hertsenberg ![]() Clemens ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,081 Referee: ![]() |
August 13, 2014 23 | Charleston Battery | 3 - 2 | Orange County Blues FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | Kelly ![]() ![]() Cuevas ![]() Prince ![]() Falvey ![]() |
Report | Martinez ![]() Kim Seung-ju ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,988 Referee: ![]() |
August 15, 2014 24 | Charleston Battery | 2 - 1 | Rochester Rhinos | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | Chang ![]() Cuevas ![]() |
Report | Rosenlund ![]() Banks ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 4,011 Referee: ![]() |
August 24, 2014 25 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0 - 2 | Charleston Battery | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
8:00 p.m. | Report | Sanyang ![]() ![]() ![]() Kelly ![]() Cordovés ![]() |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,722 Referee: ![]() |
August 27, 2014 26 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3 - 1 | Charleston Battery | Sacramento, California |
10:30 p.m. | López ![]() ![]() Evans ![]() |
Report | Falvey ![]() |
Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: ![]() |
August 30, 2014 27 | Charleston Battery | 4 - 0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | Kelly ![]() ![]() ![]() Cooper ![]() Prince ![]() |
Report | Arena ![]() Vincent ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 4,161 Referee: ![]() |
September 5, 2014 28 | Charleston Battery | 2 - 1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30 p.m. | Cordovés ![]() Cuevas ![]() Diouf ![]() Prince ![]() |
Report | Marquez ![]() Pettis ![]() Barril ![]() Wheeler ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,919 Referee: ![]() |
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Orlando City (C) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 62 | Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs |
2 | Sacramento Republic FC (A) | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 55 | Playoffs |
3 | LA Galaxy II (A) | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 51 | |
4 | Richmond Kickers (A) | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 51 | |
5 | Charleston Battery (A) | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 41 | |
6 | Rochester Rhinos (A) | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 38 | |
7 | Wilmington Hammerheads (A) | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 38 | |
8 | Harrisburg City Islanders (A) | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 37 | |
9 | Arizona United SC | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 33[a] | |
10 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 32 | |
11 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 32 | |
12 | Charlotte Eagles | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 31 | |
13 | Orange County Blues FC | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 28 | |
14 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 22 |
Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 2014. Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)
Notes:
2014 U.S. Open Cup Results[]
May 14, 2014 Second Round | Charleston Battery | 4 - 0 | Panama City Beach Pirates | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30pm EDT | Cordovés ![]() ![]() ![]() Chang ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 1,801 |
May 28, 2014 Third Round | Charleston Battery | 2 - 2 (a.e.t.) (11-12 p) | Orlando City U-23 | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30pm EDT | Kelly ![]() ![]() Portillo ![]() Falvey ![]() |
Report | Williams ![]() ![]() Brody ![]() Hernandez ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 1,428 Referee: Howard Ashe |
Statistics[]
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Transfers[]
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References[]
- ^ "Arizona United SC deducted two league points". Arizona United SC. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "Arizona United SC Deducted 2 Points". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
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