# 2018 Charleston Battery season

The 2018 Charleston Battery season was the club's 26th year of existence, their 15th season in the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was their eighth season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.

## Background

The Battery finished the 2017 season with a record of 15–9–8, finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference, and 3rd overall. In the 2017 USL Playoffs, Charleston were upset in the first round by the New York Red Bulls II. Elsewhere, the Battery reached the fourth round of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, losing 2–3 to MLS outfit, Atlanta United FC.

## Club

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Joe Kuzminsky | United States |
| 2 | DF | Jay Bolt | United States |
| 3 | DF | Skylar Thomas | Canada |
| 4 | DF | Taylor Mueller | United States |
| 6 | DF | Leland Archer | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 7 | DF | O'Brian Woodbine | Jamaica |
| 8 | MF | Neveal Hackshaw | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 9 | FW | Ian Svantesson | United States |
| 10 | MF | Ataullah Guerra | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 12 | MF | Vincenzo Candela | Colombia |
| 13 | MF | Nico Rittmeyer | United States |
| 14 | MF | Jarad van Schaik | United States |
| 15 | FW | Gordon Wild (on loan from Atlanta United FC) | Germany |
| 16 | GK | Robert Beebe | United States |
| 17 | FW | Patrick Okonkwo (on loan from Atlanta United FC) | Nigeria |
| 18 | MF | Ryan Arambula | United States |
| 19 | MF | Dante Marini | United States |
| 20 | FW | Victor Mansaray | United States |
| 21 | MF | Angelo Kelly-Rosales | Honduras |
| 22 | MF | Brian Anunga | Cameroon |
| 23 | GK | Odisnel Cooper | Cuba |
| 25 | MF | Kotaro Higashi | Japan |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Age | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 9 | FW | Ian Svantesson | 24 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Free | December 12, 2017 |
| 2 | DF | Jay Bolt | 23 | Jacksonville Armada | Free | January 25, 2018 |
| 12 | MF | Vincenzo Candela | 23 | Llaneros | Free | February 20, 2018 |
| 6 | DF | Leland Archer | 22 | South Georgia Tormenta | Free | May 10, 2018 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Age | Transferred to | Club Nat. | Fee | Date |
| 9 | FW | Romario Williams | 23 | Atlanta United FC | | End of loan | November 15, 2017 |
| 15 | DF | Mikey Ambrose | 22 | Atlanta United FC | | End of loan | November 15, 2017 |
| 30 | FW | Jeffrey Otoo | 18 | Atlanta United FC | | End of loan | November 15, 2017 |
| 3 | DF | Forrest Lasso | 24 | FC Cincinnati | | Free | November 20, 2017 |
| 20 | MF | Justin Portillo | 25 | Real Monarchs | | Free | November 29, 2017 |
| 21 | MF | Maikel Chang | 26 | Real Monarchs | | Free | November 29, 2017 |
| 17 | FW | Ricky Garbanzo | 25 | | | Released | November 30, 2017 |
| 16 | FW | Heviel Cordovés | 27 | Richmond Kickers | | Free | December 4, 2017 |
| 19 | MF | Dante Marini | 25 | Retired | — | — | December 31, 2017 |
| 1 | GK | Alexandros Tabakis | 25 | North Carolina FC | | Free | March 2, 2018 |

### Loaned in

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Age | Loaned from | Club Nat. | Start | End | Source |
| 15 | FW | | Gordon Wild | 22 | Atlanta United FC | | March 1, 2018 | November 30, 2018 | |
| 17 | FW | | Patrick Okonkwo | 19 | Atlanta United FC | | March 1, 2018 | November 30, 2018 | |

## Competitive
### USL
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Louisville City FC (C) | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 66 | Conference Playoffs |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 59 | Conference Playoffs |
| 4 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 56 | Conference Playoffs |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 52 | Conference Playoffs |
| 6 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 50 | Conference Playoffs |

#### 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 |
| Stadium | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | D | D | W | D | D | W | L | | |

### Regular season

Win  Draw  Loss
All times are in Eastern Time Zone.