2019 Charleston Battery season

Charleston Battery
2019 season
President	Andrew Bell
Head coach	Michael Anhaeuser
Stadium	MUSC Health Stadium
USL Championship	Conference: 9th; Overall: 19th
USL Playoffs	Conference Quarterfinals
U.S. Open Cup	Second round
Highest home attendance	League/All: 3,915; (March 9 vs. Ottawa)
Lowest home attendance	League/All: 1,359; (September 8 vs. Indy 11)
Average home league attendance	League: 2,424
Biggest win	5–1 (October 18 vs. Bethlehem Steel FC)
Biggest defeat	0–5 (August 3 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies)
	← 2018 2020 →

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.

Current 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

Competitions[]

Exhibitions[]

Preseason schedule released on January 31.^[2]

10 February Preseason	Charleston Battery	–	College of Charleston Cougars	showCharleston, South Carolina
10:00 AM
Note: Result not published

16 February CCC	Charleston Battery	1–2	FC Cincinnati	showCharleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM	Svantesson 52' (pen.)	Report	Adi 2' Mattocks 57' (pen.)	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

20 February CCC	Charleston Battery	1–1	Columbus Crew SC	showCharleston, South Carolina
5:00 PM	Svantesson 25' Anunga 35'	Report	Robinho 45+2'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

23 February CCC	Charleston Battery	0–1	Chicago Fire SC	showCharleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM		Report	Schweinsteiger 62' Herbers 85'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

27 February Preseason	Charleston Battery	4–0	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	showCharleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM	Lewis 4', 87' Rittmeyer 13' Beebe 26' Marini 75'	Report		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

2 March Preseason	North Carolina FC	Cancelled	Charleston Battery	showCary, North Carolina
2:00 PM		Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather.

USL Championship[]

Standings[]

Pos	Team v t	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[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	D	D	L	W

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.

9 March 1	Charleston Battery	1–1	Ottawa Fury FC	showCharleston, 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 2	Charleston Battery	2–1	Hartford Athletic	showCharleston
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 3	North Carolina FC	1–1	Charleston Battery	showCary, 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 4	Charleston Battery	2–0	Charlotte Independence	showCharleston
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 5	Bethlehem Steel FC	3–1	Charleston Battery	showChester, 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 6	Charleston Battery	3–1	Nashville SC	showCharleston
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 7	Memphis 901 FC	0–1	Charleston Battery	showMemphis, Tennessee
7:00 PM	Lindley 24'	Preview	Candela 26' Marini 90+3'	Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 7,871 Referee: Dejan Susak

4 May 8	Charleston Battery	2–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	showCharleston
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 9	Charleston Battery	0–0	Saint Louis FC	showCharleston
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 10	Indy Eleven	1–0	Charleston Battery	showIndianapolis, 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 11	Charleston Battery	1–1	Atlanta United 2	showCharleston
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 12	Louisville City FC	4–1	Charleston Battery	showLouisville, 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 13	Charleston Battery	3–1	Birmingham Legion FC	showCharleston
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 14	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–1	Charleston Battery	showSt. 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 15	Charleston Battery	1–1	Swope Park Rangers	showCharleston
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 16	Ottawa Fury FC	3–2	Charleston Battery	showOttawa, 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 17	Charleston Battery	1–1	New York Red Bulls II	showCharleston
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 18	Atlanta United 2	P–P	Charleston Battery	showKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM				Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather^[4]

13 July 19	Charleston Battery	P–P	Memphis 901 FC	showCharleston
7:30 PM		Report		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Referee: Danielle Chesky
Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather ^[5]

20 July 20	Hartford Athletic	2–3	Charleston Battery	showHartford, 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 21	Swope Park Rangers	P–P	Charleston Battery	showKansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM				Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Note: Match postponed due to team bus accident.^[6]

3 August 22	Charleston Battery	0–5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	showCharleston
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 23	Saint Louis FC	1–1	Charleston Battery	showFenton, 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 24	Loudoun United FC	1–2	Charleston Battery	showLeesburg, 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 25	Charleston Battery	1–2	Louisville City FC	showCharleston
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 26	Nashville SC	2–1	Charleston Battery	showNashville, 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 27	Charlotte Independence	0–0	Charleston Battery	showMatthews, 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 19	Charleston Battery	P–P	Memphis 901 FC	showCharleston
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 28	Charleston Battery	1–0	Indy Eleven	showCharleston
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 21	Swope Park Rangers	0–0	Charleston Battery	showKansas 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 29	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	1–0	Charleston Battery	showPittsburgh, 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 18	Atlanta United 2	3–1	Charleston Battery	showKennesaw, 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 30	Charleston Battery	1–0	North Carolina FC	showCharleston
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 31	New York Red Bulls II	1–1	Charleston Battery	showHarrison, 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 32	Birmingham Legion FC	0–0	Charleston Battery	showBirmingham, 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 33	Charleston Battery	1–2	Loudoun United FC	showCharleston
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 19	Charleston Battery	2–0	Memphis 901 FC	showCharleston
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 34	Charleston Battery	5–1	Bethlehem Steel FC	showCharleston
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 Round	Ottawa Fury FC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Charleston Battery	showOttawa, 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 Quarterfinals	Nashville SC	3–1	Charleston Battery	showNashville, 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[]

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	showGreenville, 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	showMurfreesboro, 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	showKennesaw, 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[]

^ "2019 roster". CharlestonBattery.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
^ "CHARLESTON BATTERY PRESEASON SCHEDULE REVEALED". CharlestonBattery.com. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved 23 February 2019.
^ "AtlUtd2, Battery Match Postponed". Charleston Battery. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b https://www.memphis901fc.com/news_article/show/1034694
^ https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1037669
^ https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1045893
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1047120
^ https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1038625
^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
^ "Atlanta United will host Charleston in Open Cup". AJC. June 12, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019.

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[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.

[memphis901_1034694-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b https://www.memphis901fc.com/news_article/show/1034694

[6] ttps://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1037669

[7] ttps://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1045893

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[9] ttps://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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