The 2017 Charleston Battery season was the club's 25th year of existence, their 14th season in the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid, and their first in the second tier since 2009. It was their seventh season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.
The Battery finished the season 3rd overall in the league, and 2nd in the East. They lost in the first round of the 2017 USL Playoffs.
Background
The Battery are coming off a season where they finished the USL with 13–9–8 record, good enough to finish sixth in the Eastern Conference and 10th in the USL. They earned a berth into the 2016 USL Playoffs as the number six seed in the Eastern Bracket. There, they beat FC Cincinnati in the first round, 2–1, before losing to Louisville City FC in the Conference Semifinals, 1–0. The Battery reached the third round of the 2016 U.S. Open Cup after beating The Villages SC, 3–0 on a forfeit. The original second round proper fixture was tied 2–2 after extra time, and the Villages won 4–2 in penalties. However, the Battery protested their use of a player cup-tied to Boca Raton FC. The appeal was approved, and the Battery reached the third round where they lost in extra-time to Jacksonville Armada FC in the third round.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 0 Joe Kuzminsky GK UAB Blazers 1 Alexandros Tabakis GK Atlanta United FC 23 Odisnel Cooper GK FC Camagüey Defenders 3 Forrest Lasso CB Wofford Terriers 4 Taylor Mueller CB Washington Crossfire 6 Skylar Thomas RB Toronto FC II 7 O'Brian Woodbine LB Ottawa Fury FC 11 Quinton Griffith RB Antigua Barracuda FC 15 Mikey Ambrose CB Atlanta United FC Midfielders 8 Neveal Hackshaw CM North East Stars 10 Ataullah Guerra AM Central 19 Dante Marini LM Reading United 20 Justin Portillo CM Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 21 Maikel Chang AM FC La Habana 22 Brian Anunga RM Carolina Dynamo 24 Nico Rittmeyer CM Charleston Cougars 25 Kotaro Higashi LM Bonnyrigg White Eagles 28 Ryan Arambula RM South Carolina Gamecocks Forwards 9 Romario Williams ST Atlanta United FC 16 Heviel Cordovés ST FC La Habana 17 Ricky Garbanzo ST Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 30 Jeffrey Otoo ST Atlanta United FC
Non-competitive Carolina Challenge Cup
Competitive USL
Table
Results
U.S. Open Cup
References
External links Battery Official Website