Charleston Battery

Charleston Battery
Basic data
Surname	Charleston Battery
Seat	Charleston , South Carolina
founding	1993
Colours	yellow, black, red
president	Tony Bakker
Website	www.charlestonbattery.com
First soccer team
Head coach	Michael Anhaeuser
Venue	MUSC Health Stadium
Places	5,100
league	USL Championship
2017	Regular Season: 2nd place, East Play-offs: Quarterfinals
home Away Alternatively

Charleston Battery is an American football franchise the USL Championship from Charleston , South Carolina . The team was founded in 1993 and has since played in various leagues of the United Soccer Leagues .

Charleston is one of the most successful teams in the lower US professional leagues. They won the USL A-League in 2003, the USL Second Division in 2010 and the USL Professional Division in 2012 .

The team's home games have been played at the MUSC Health Stadium since 1999 . This is on Daniel Island in Charleston.

history

The club was founded in 1993 and played in the Premier Development Soccer League for the first few years. In 1996 the Battery became champions of this league. In the following season, the club joined the USL First Division, then known as the A-League . In 1999 the club reached the semi-finals of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup , the US cup competition. In 2004 the battery was able to repeat this. In the 2003 season, Charleston was able to win the championship of the A-League by a 3-0 final victory over Minnesota Thunder .

In 2008 Charleston Battery reached the final of the US Open Cup for the first time, but had to admit defeat to DC United.

In 2010 the team won both the regular season and the play-offs in the USL Second Division.

Since the 2011 season they have been playing in the newly formed USL Professional Division. There they secured victory in the play-offs in 2012.

In the 2014 season, Charleston Battery served the Vancouver Whitecaps from Major League Soccer as a farm team . In the 2015 season, Houston Dynamo replaced the Whitecaps as an MLS partner. For the 2016 season, they partnered with Atlanta United , which joined the MLS in 2017. During the season United players came to Charleston Battery for use, which the franchise had already signed. The partnership was extended by one year for the 2017 season.

Colors and coats of arms

The colors of the Charleston Battery are yellow, black, and red. There are two crossed artillery cannons on the team's coat of arms. These go back to the role of the city in the American Civil War .

Stadion

The MUSC Health Stadium , completed in 1999, is the home stadium of Battery. It is located on the 16 km² Daniel Island peninsula, which lies between the Cooper River and the Wando River. The football stadium is owned by the city of Charleston, but it is maintained by the club itself. Battery Park, as it is nicknamed, has a capacity of 5,100 spectators.

Rivals and fans

The club has an unusual rivalry with the major league soccer club DC United . Whenever both clubs meet, the clubs play for the "Coffee Pot Cup". This competition was created by the fans of both clubs.

The Battery’s official fan club is called "The Regiment".

successes

• USL A-League
  • Winner (1): 2003
  • Atlantic Division Winner (1): 2000
  • Southeast Division Winner (2): 2002, 2003

• USL Second Division
  • Winner (1): 2010

• USL Championship
  • Winner (1): 2012

• Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
  • Final (1): 2008

• Southern Derby
  • Winner (5): 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011

statistics

Seasonal balance

season	step	league	Regular season	Play-offs	Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup	CONCACAF Champions League
1997	2	A-League	4th place (Atlantic)	Division semi-finals	not qualified	not qualified
1998	2	A-League	4th place (Atlantic)	Conference quarterfinals	not qualified	not qualified
1999	2	A-League	3rd place (Atlantic)	Conference quarterfinals	Semifinals	not qualified
2000	2	A-League	1st place (Atlantic)	Conference semifinals	2nd round	not qualified
2001	2	A-League	2nd place (Central)	1 round	3rd round	not qualified
2002	2	A-League	1st place (Southeast)	Conference semifinals	3rd round	not qualified
2003	2	A-League	1st place (Southeast)	winner	not qualified	not qualified
2004	2	A-League	8th place (Eastern)	not qualified	Semifinals	not qualified
2005	2	USL First Division	9th place	not qualified	2nd round	not qualified
2006	2	USL First Division	3rd place	Semifinals	4th round	not qualified
2007	2	USL First Division	10th place	not qualified	Quarter finals	not qualified
2008	2	USL First Division	5th place	1 round	final	not qualified
2009	2	USL First Division	4th Place	1 round	Quarter finals	not qualified
2010	3	USL Second Division	1st place	winner	Quarter finals	not qualified
2011	3	USL Professional Division	4th place (American)	Division semi-finals	2nd round	not qualified
2012	3	USL Professional Division	3rd place	winner	3rd round	not qualified
2013	3	USL Professional Division	3rd place	Semifinals	4th round	not qualified
2014	3	USL Professional Division	5th place	Quarter finals	3rd round	not qualified
2015	3	United Soccer League	3rd place, East	Conference semifinals	4th round	not qualified
2016	3	United Soccer League	6th place, East	Conference semifinals	3rd round	not qualified
2017	2	United Soccer League	2nd place, East	Conference quarterfinals	4th round	not qualified
2018	2	United Soccer League	4th place, East	Conference quarterfinals	4th round	not qualified

1. ↑ Since 2008 the competition has started in the autumn of the previous year. Previously under the name CONCACAF Champions' Cup .

Web links

• Official homepage of the association

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 24, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from August 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Vancouver Whitecaps announce USL PRO affiliate agreement with Charleston Battery , mlssoccer.com, January 23, 2014, accessed February 7, 2020.
4. ↑ Battery, Dynamo sign 2015 deal ( Memento from April 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Battery affiliates with Atlanta United for 2016 , charlestonbattery.com, January 15, 2016, accessed February 7, 2020.
6. ↑ CHARLESTON BATTERY, ATLANTA UNITED EXTEND PARTNERSHIP FOR 2017 SEASON , charlestonbattery.com, January 18, 2017, accessed February 7, 2020.
7. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.