| 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) | |||
The2019Charleston Battery season was the club's 27th year of existence, their 16th season in the second tier of theUnited States Soccer Pyramid. It was their ninth season in theUnited Soccer League Championship as part of the Eastern Conference.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Preseason schedule released on January 31.[2]
| February 10Preseason | Charleston Battery | – | College of Charleston Cougars | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 10:00 AM | ||||
| Note: Result not published | ||||
| February 16CCC | 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 20CCC | 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 23CCC | Charleston Battery | 0–1 | Chicago Fire SC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Schweinsteiger 62' Herbers 85' | Stadium:MUSC Health Stadium |
| February 27Preseason | 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 2Preseason | North Carolina FC | Cancelled | Charleston Battery | Cary, North Carolina |
| 2:00 PM | Report | Stadium:WakeMed Soccer Park | ||
| Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather. | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | 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 |
On December 19, 2018, theUSL announced their 2019 season schedule.[3]
Win Draw Loss
All times are inEastern Time Zone.
| March 91 | 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 162 | 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 303 | 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 74 | Charleston Battery | 2–0 | Charlotte Independence | Charleston |
| 2:00 PMEDT | Svantesson 21' Lewis 71' | Report | Martínez 18' Hill 27' | Stadium:MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,210 Referee: Matt Franz |
| April 135 | 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 206 | Charleston Battery | 3–1 | Nashville SC | Charleston |
| 7:30 PMEDT | 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 277 | 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 48 | Charleston Battery | 2–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Charleston |
| 7:30 PMEDT | 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 119 | Charleston Battery | 0–0 | Saint Louis FC | Charleston |
| 7:30 PMEDT | 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 1810 | Indy Eleven | 1–0 | Charleston Battery | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 7:00 PMEDT | Pasher 51', 84' Kelly 67' | Report | Mason 89' | Stadium:Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 9,259 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| May 2511 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Charleston |
| 7:30 PMEDT | Lewis 79' Marini 82' | Report | Kissiedou 59', 71' Campbell 67'Wyke 90' | Stadium:MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,854 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| June 112 | Louisville City FC | 4–1 | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PMEDT | 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 813 | Charleston Battery | 3–1 | Birmingham Legion FC | Charleston |
| 7:30 PMEDT | 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 1514 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 19:30EST (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 2215 | 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 2616 | Ottawa Fury FC | 3–2 | Charleston Battery | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 19:00EST (UTC–5) | Haworth 29', 74' Fall 60'Samb 86' | Report | Candela 20' Lewis 84' | Stadium:TD Place Stadium Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
| June 2917 | 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 518 | 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 1319 | 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 2020 | Hartford Athletic | 2–3 | Charleston Battery | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 7:00 PMEDT | 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 2721 | 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 322 | Charleston Battery | 0–5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Charleston |
| 19:30EST (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 1023 | 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 1424 | Loudoun United FC | 1–2 | Charleston Battery | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 7:30 PMEDT | Sinclair 78' | Report | Mueller 21' van Schaik 29'Marini 61'Woodbine 90+1' | Stadium:Segra Field Referee: Calin Radosav |
| August 1725 | Charleston Battery | 1–2 | Louisville City FC | Charleston |
| 7:30 PMEDT | 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 2426 | 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 3027 | 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 219 | 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 withHurricane Dorian.[7] | ||||
| September 828 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Indy Eleven | Charleston |
| 6:00 PMEDT | 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 1121 | 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 1429 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 1–0 | Charleston Battery | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PMEDT | Dos Santos 34', 69' Mertz 83' | Report | Guerra 33' | Stadium:Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,658 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| September 1818 | 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 2230 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | North Carolina FC | Charleston |
| 14:00EDT | Anunga 44' van Schaik 89'Rittmeyer 90+3' | Report | Albadawi 49' Taylor 64' | Stadium:MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 3,039 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| September 2731 | 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 532 | 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 1333 | 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 1619 | 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 1934 | 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 |
| October 23Play-in Round | Ottawa Fury FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5p) | 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 | LewisBosuaMariniSvantessonvan Schaik | |||
| October 26Conference 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 |
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]
vCharleston Battery| May 15Second 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 |
vCharleston Battery| May 29Third Round | Nashville SC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–3p) | Charleston Battery | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| 7:30 pmCDT | 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 | |||
vCharleston Battery| June 13Fourth Round | Atlanta United | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Charleston Battery | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:00 PMEDT | 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 atMUSC Health Stadium on June 11 inCharleston.[11] | ||||
