2016 Charleston Battery season

Charleston Battery

2016 season

President

Andrew Bell

Head coach

Stadium

Conference: TBD

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The 2016 Charleston Battery season is 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.

Current roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of March 29, 2016.^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Tabakis, AlexandrosAlexandros Tabakis (on loan from Atlanta United FC)	Greece
3	Defender	Lasso, ForrestForrest Lasso	United States
4	Defender	Mueller, TaylorTaylor Mueller	United States
6	Defender	Ferguson, ShawnShawn Ferguson	United States
7	Defender	Woodbine, O'BrianO'Brian Woodbine	Jamaica
8	Midfielder	Hackshaw, NevealNeveal Hackshaw	Trinidad and Tobago
9	Forward	Williams, RomarioRomario Williams (on loan from Montreal Impact)	Jamaica
10	Midfielder	Guerra, AtaullahAtaullah Guerra	Trinidad and Tobago
11	Defender	Griffith, QuintonQuinton Griffith	Antigua and Barbuda
12	Midfielder	Chang, MaikelMaikel Chang	Cuba
13	Forward	Nazareno, JoséJosé Nazareno	Ecuador
15	Defender	Adjetey, EmmanuelEmmanuel Adjetey	Ghana
16	Forward	Cordoves, HevielHeviel Cordoves	Cuba
17	Forward	Garbanzo, RickyRicky Garbanzo	Costa Rica
19	Midfielder	Marini, DanteDante Marini	United States
20	Midfielder	Portillo, JustinJustin Portillo	United States
22	Goalkeeper	Corby, KevinKevin Corby	United States
23	Goalkeeper	Cooper, OdisnelOdisnel Cooper	Cuba
24	Midfielder	Prince, ZachZach Prince	United States
25	Forward	Tsonis, ChrisChris Tsonis	United States
26	Forward	Savage, AustinAustin Savage	United States
40	Forward	Sloan, ConorConor Sloan	United States
—	Forward	Otoo, JeffreyJeffrey 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 69' Marini 80'	Report	Ayoze 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 47' Garbanzo 55' Portillo 90' Williams 90+4'	Report	Tomaselli 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 6', 50' Smith 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 51' Mueller 85' Portillo 90'	Report	Moose 29' Perone 31' Lawal 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' 28' Brian Brown 31' Herrera 70'	Report	Hackshaw 56' Ferguson 73' Williams 77' 88' Prince 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 87'	Report	Woodbine 33' Mueller 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 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 22' Forbes 28' Volesky 37' Kamdem 68' 75' (pen.)	Report	Williams 15' Chang 21' Garbonzo 49' Hackshaw 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 42' Warshaw 50'	Report	Williams 24' Lasso 43' 59' Chang 45' Prince 72' Savage 80' Cooper 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 22' Boskovic 40' Hundal 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 59' Barnes-Homer 67' Miller 78'	Report	Ferguson 33' Garbonzo 63' Prince 69' Portillo 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 48' Williams 51'	Report	Davis 20' Smith 38' Newnam 59' McCabe 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 90+4'	Report	Woodbine 37' (pen.) Mueller 42' Tsonis 66' Garbonzo 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 12' Prince 20' Lasso 42' Portillo 45' (pen.)	Report	Cox 15' Donovan 42' Turner 45', 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 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 70', 90+3' Daniels 74'	Report	Ferguson 70' Williams 79' Garbonzo 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 77'	Report	Ownby 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 62'	Report	Cordovés 59' Williams 74' Prince 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 42' Garbanzo 89'	Report	Ellis-Hayden 5' da Silva 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' 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 68'	Report	Lasso 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 48'	Report	Kalungi 28' Davidson 58' Calvert 65' Martínez 86'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

August 13, 2016 USL 22	Charleston Battery	1-3	FC Montreal	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM (EDT)	Garbanzo 11' Williams 75' Chang 78'	Summary	Sukunda 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 52'	Summary	Woodbine 29' 45+2' Prince 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 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 89'	Summary	Portillo 28' 69' Williams 43' Griffith 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 90'	Summary	Apostolopoulos 14' Volesky 25' Duba 27' Fall 27' Bakayoko 80' Samuels 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' Nevello Yoseke 48' Mkungilwa 56' Jimmy Shammar-Sanon 81'	Summary	Jeremy Ebobisse 40' Garbanzo 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 34' Woodbine 45' Garbanzo 53'	Summary	Chambers 32' Jones 35' Burke 41' Edu 43' Washington 53' Bibbs 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 38' Guerra 50' Prince 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 55' Woodbine 77' Griffith 79' Mueller 81' Hackshaw 90'	Summary	Bezecourt 38' Simpara 53' Carroll 74' Allen 75' (pen.) 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 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

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

May 18, 2016 Second round	Charleston Battery	Forfeit 3–0 awarded to Charleston	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	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Charleston Battery	Jacksonville, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Otte 17' Sandoval 36' Keita 108'		Tsonis 22' Adjetey 47'	Stadium: Southern Oak Stadium Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.

Midseason Friendlies

July 6, 2016 Friendly	Charleston Battery	1–2	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	0–1	Nigeria Olympic	Atlanta, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT		Report	Amuzie 33'	Stadium: Silverbacks Park

References

↑ "Roster – Charleson Battery". Charleston Battery. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
↑ "Battery Advance to Open Cup Third Round". 19 May 2016.

Charleston Battery

Founded 1993 Based in Charleston, South Carolina

Club history	Charleston Battery (1993–)

Sports facilities	MUSC Health Stadium

Players	Current roster All-time roster

Culture	Colors and badge Supporters

Rivalries	D.C. United Richmond Kickers Orlando City SC Wilmington Hammerheads

Important players	Osvaldo Alonso Stephen Armstrong Paul Conway Colin Falvey Dusty Hudock Dane Kelly Terry Phelan Zach Prince Mark Watson John Wilson Paul Young

Key personnel	Owner: B Sports Entertainment Head Coach/General Manager: Mike Anhaeuser Captain: Shawn Ferguson

Other topics	Blackbaud Carolina Challenge Cup Daniel Island Southern Derby United Soccer League Related articles

Honors

USISL Pro League Championship (1)	1996 (Champions)

USISL Pro League Division titles (1)	1995 (Atlantic Division)

A-League Championship (1)	2003 (Champions)

A-League Division titles (3)	2002 (Southeast Division) 2002 (Southeast Division) 2003 (Southeast Division)

USL Second Division Championship (1)	2010 (Champions)

USL Second Division Regular Season (1)	2010 (Champions)

USL Pro Championship (1)	2012 (Champions)

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1)	2008 (Finalist)

Seasons

United States Interregional Soccer League (1989–94)	1993 1994

USISL Professional League (1995–2004)	1995 1996

A-League (1995–2004)	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

USL First Division (2005–09)	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

USL First Second (2005–10)	2010

USL Pro (2010–)	2011 2012 2013

2016 USL season

Playoffs Transfers

East	Bethlehem Steel Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville City FC Montreal New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Toronto FC II Wilmington Hammerheads

West	Arizona United Colorado Springs Switchbacks LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City Energy Orange County Blues Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs RGVFC Toros Sacramento Republic Saint Louis FC San Antonio FC Seattle Sounders 2 Swope Park Rangers Tulsa Roughnecks Whitecaps FC 2

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Leagues

Men	MLS MLS Cup Playoffs NASL USL Playoffs PDL NPSL PLA ASL MASL 2015–16 2016–17 SPSL 2015–16 2016–17 Super-20 League NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Women	NWSL NWSL Shield NWSL Playoffs WPSL UWS NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Cups

Other

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions League
- 2015–16
- 2016–17

National teams

Men	Copa América Centenario

Men U23	Olympic Qualifying Play-off

Women	Olympic Qualifying SheBelieves Cup Olympics

Women U23	CONCACAF U-17 Championship

Team seasons

Men

Women

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