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| Full name | Charleston Battery | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Black and Yellow, Battery, Holy City FC | ||
| Founded | 1993 | ||
| Stadium | Patriots Point Soccer Complex Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | Rob Salvatore[1] | ||
| Head coach | Ben Pirmann | ||
| League | USL Championship | ||
| 2023 | 3rd, Eastern Conference Playoffs: USL Championship Final | ||
| Website | charlestonbattery.com | ||
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Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are the oldest continuously operating professional soccer club in the United States.
Charleston are one of the more successful lower-division soccer clubs in the United States, having won four league titles. The Battery won the USISL Pro League in 1996, the USL A-League in 2003, the USL Second Division in 2010 (where they also won the regular season title),[2] and the USL Championship in 2012. They were also crowned the USL Championship Eastern Conference champions and league finalists in 2023. Charleston are also the most successful club in the history of the supporter-led Southern Derby competition with 10 first-place finishes.
The Battery have become renowned for their impressive list of alumni to play at the next level, domestically and abroad. These players who were developed at Charleston include Fidel Barajas, Ozzie Alonso, Lamar Neagle, Maikel Chang, Dante Polvara, Trey Muse and Brian Anunga, among others.[3]
Charleston Battery currently play at Patriots Point Soccer Complex in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Previously, the club played its home games at the soccer-specific MUSC Health Stadium in the Daniel Island section of Charleston from 1999 to 2019. The team's colors are black and yellow, with a traditional red scheme for away uniforms. From 2004 through the 2021 season, their head coach and general manager was Mike Anhaeuser.[4]
- ^ Miller, Andrew (October 30, 2019). "Charleston Battery sold to new owner after 3 tumultuous years under former leadership". Post and Courier.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". usl2.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ "Battery's 2023 squad continues to produce top-flight talent".
- ^ Staff, Charleston Battery (November 1, 2021). "Charleston Battery and Head Coach Michael Anhaeuser to Part Ways". Charleston Battery | South Carolina's Premier Pro Soccer Club. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.