The 2024 Charleston Battery season was the club's 34th year of existence and their 21st season in the second tier of the United States soccer league system. It was their fourteenth season in the USL Championship (USLC) as part of the Eastern Conference.
Background
The Battery finished an impressive 2023 season with a 17-9-8 record. They finished the regular season in third place and advanced to the USL Championship final where they were beaten by Phoenix Rising FC. Charleston ended their US Open Cup run in the Round of 32 with a 1–0 loss to Inter Miami CF.
Head coach Ben Pirmann was a finalist for the 2023 Coach of the Year award and Fidel Barajas was named 2023 Young Player of the Year.
Season Squad Squad No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Goalkeepers1Adam GrinwisGK24Daniel KuzemkaGK99Enzo MoriGKDefenders2Mark SegbersDF3Josh DrackDF5Leland ArcherDF16Graham SmithDF23Juan Sebastián PalmaDF62Nathan DossantosDFMidfielders4Chris AllanMF6Aaron MolloyMF8Emilio YcazaMF10Arturo Rodríguez MF19Robbie Crawford MF32Charles DennisMF33Matthew DeanMF34Beadyn CobbMF80Juan David TorresMFMarch 31, 2001 (age 22)Forwards9MD MyersFW11Diego GutierrezFW13Nick MarkanichFW36Jackson ConwayFW
Transfers
In +Pos.PlayerSigned fromDetailsDateRefMFAaron MolloyMemphis 901 FCFree TransferDecember 4, 2023DFLeland ArcherResigned from Free AgencyFree TransferDecember 6, 2023DFGraham Smith Memphis 901 FCFree TransferDecember 11, 2023DFJosh DrackHuntsville City FCFree TransferDecember 13, 2023DFMark SegbersResigned from Free AgencyDecember 19, 2023FWJake LaCavaInter Miami CFFree TransferDecember 22, 2023FWDiego GutierrezPortland TimbersFree TransferJanuary 17, 2024GKAdam GrinwisOrlando City SCFree TransferJanuary 18, 2024FWJackson ConwayAtlanta United FCFree TransferJanuary 19, 2024DFNathan DossantosPittsburgh Riverhounds SCFree TransferJanuary 30, 2024FWMD MyersNew York City FC IIUndisclosed FeeFebruary 1, 2024AMFJuan David TorresMillonarios F.C.Free TransferFebruary 15, 2024
Out +PlayerToDetailsDateRef.Aidan ApodacaFree agencyContract ExpiredDecember 1, 2023Leland ArcherFree agencyContract ExpiredDecember 1, 2023Handwalla BwanaFree agencyContract ExpiredDecember 1, 2023A. J. CochranFree agencyContract ExpiredDecember 1, 2023Derek DodsonFree agencyContract ExpiredDecember 1, 2023Joe SchmidtFree agencyContract ExpiredDecember 1, 2023Mark SegbersFree agencyContract ExpiredDecember 1, 2023Augustine WilliamsFree agencyContract ExpiredDecember 1, 2023Beto AvilaHouston Dynamo FCLoan ExpiredDecember 1, 2023Joe SchmidtHartford AthleticFree TransferDecember 5, 2023A. J. PatersonBirmingham Legion FCFree TransferDecember 12, 2023Trey MusePortland TimbersUndisclosed FeeJanuary 5, 2024Fidel BarajasReal Salt LakeJanuary 11, 2024Derek DodsonMinnesota United FCFree TransferJanuary 15, 2024Augustine WilliamsIndy ElevenFree TransferJanuary 24, 2024Pierre ReedySpokane VelocityFree TransferJanuary 29, 2024Tristan TragerMonterey Bay FCUnknown FeeJanuary 31, 2024
Competitions All times in Eastern Time Zone.
Preseason Friendlies
USL Championship
Eastern Conference
Results by round
Matches
Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
During the 2024 U.S. Open Cup, the Charleston Battery entered in the Round of 32 alongside seven other USLC teams and the eight participating Major League Soccer franchises.
Unlike in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup, where the Battery made it to the Round of 32 before getting knocked out by Inter Miami CF, the Battery was able to advance past the Round of 32, beating fellow United Soccer League governed, third division side South Georgia Tormenta FC, a team in the USL League One, at home 3–2 after added extra time with the help of forward Matt Myers' hat trick. However, their run in the Open Cup came to an end during the Round of 16 when they hosted Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC, where they would lose 4–5 on penalties after a scoreless match.
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