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2014 Charleston Battery season

The 2014 Charleston Battery season was the club's 22nd season of existence. It is the Battery's fifth consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their fourth season.

Charleston Battery
2014 season
OwnerEngland Tony Bakker
ManagerUnited States Michael Anhaeuser
StadiumBlackbaud Stadium
USL Pro5th
USL Pro PlayoffsQuarter Finals
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Carolina Challenge Cup4th
Highest home attendance5,415
(May 24 v. Pittsburgh)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,214
(July 22 v. Richmond)
All: 1,428
(May 28 v. Orlando City U-23)
Average home league attendance3,993
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Background

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Main article: 2013 Charleston Battery season

Club

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Good people

Team management

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Competitions

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Preseason

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February 19, 2014 Friendly Charleston Battery 1–1 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Charleston, South Carolina
19:15 EST Teos   45' Garbanzo   21' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
March 7, 2014 Friendly Charleston Battery 2–0 NAIA All-Stars Charleston, South Carolina
19:15 EST Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
March 11, 2014 Friendly Charleston Battery 1–0 Wilmington Hammerheads Charleston, South Carolina
19:15 EST Diouf   90' Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
March 13, 2014 Friendly College of Charleston Cougars 1–4 Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina
19:15 EST Rittmeyer   69' (pen.) Report Mena   22', 25'
Marini   60'
Griffith   65'		 Stadium: CofC Soccer Stadium at Patriots Point
March 15, 2014 Friendly Charleston Battery 2–0 Clemson Tigers Charleston, South Carolina
19:15 EST Prince   10'
Mena   35'		 Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
March 18, 2014 Friendly Charleston Battery 7–0 Georgia Southern Eagles Charleston, South Carolina
19:15 EST Prince  
Cordovés  
vanSchaik  
Mena  
Diouf      		 Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

Carolina Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2014 Carolina Challenge Cup
February 22, 2014 1 Charleston Battery 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Charleston, South Carolina
19:15 EST Falvey   28',   73'
Mueller   51'
Kelly   71'		 Report Alonso   25',   77'
Evans   89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 5,175
February 26, 2014 2 Charleston Battery 1–1 D.C. United Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 EST Ruggles   90+' Report Silva   72' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
March 1, 2014 3 Charleston Battery 0–2 Houston Dynamo Charleston, South Carolina
19:15 EST Report Cascio   54'
Barnes   64'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

USL Pro

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Further information: 2014 USL Pro season

All times from this point on Eastern Daylight Saving Time (UTC-04:00)

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
28 11 8 9 36 31  +5 41 7 6 1 24 12  +12 4 2 8 12 19  −7

Source: Match reports

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Updated to match(es) played on September 5, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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March 22, 2014 1 Charleston Battery 1–1 Orlando City Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. Diouf   65'
Griffith   90+3'		 Report 'da Luz   75' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,773
Referee: Matthew Jozaitis
March 29, 2014 2 Charleston Battery 2–2 Richmond Kickers Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. vanSchaik   22'
Sanyang   59'   71'		 Report Davis   14', 67'
Yomby   58'
Johnson   89'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: Agostino Minasola
April 12, 2014 3 Orlando City 1–0 Charleston Battery Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m. Span   73'
Turner   76'		 Report Prince   49' Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS
Attendance: 4,826
Referee: Caleb Mendez
April 18, 2014 4 Charleston Battery 1–1 New York Red Bulls Reserves Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. Abdallah   62'
Prince   65'
Kelly   74'
Falvey   79'   89'		 Report Bustamante   66' (pen.)
Meara   79'   79'
Stevenson   79'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 2,674
Referee: Howard Ash
April 26, 2014 5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–0 Charleston Battery Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m. Obodai   20' Report vanSchaik   23'
Prince   54'
Lewis   67'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,253
Referee: Charles Murphy
April 27, 2014 6 Rochester Rhinos 1–0 Charleston Battery Rochester, New York
4:05 p.m. Banks   19' Report Ferguson   86' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,358
Referee: David Mon
May 2, 2014 7 Harrisburg City Islanders 0–4 Charleston Battery Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. Langley   15'
Ekra   28'
White   66'		 Report Sanyang   20'
Salgado   25'
Prince   41'
Lewis   65'
Diouf   66 '   90'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,446
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 4, 2014 8 Dayton Dutch Lions 0–2 Charleston Battery Beavercreek, Ohio
7:00 p.m. Report Cordoves   37'
Salgado   87'		 Stadium: Beavercreek High School Stadium
Attendance: 213
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 10, 2014 9 Charleston Battery 0–1 Wilmington Hammerheads Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. Wilson   19'
vanSchaik   74'
Griffith   89'		 Report Nicholson   9'
Aparicio   33'   60'
Campbell   60'
Parratt   88'
Arnoux   89'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,487
Referee: Juan Colazo
May 17, 2014 10 Wilmington Hammerheads 1–0 Charleston Battery Wilmington, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. Musa   38'
Hamilton   65'
Roberts   69'		 Report Ferguson   69' Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,315
Referee: Larry Stroud
May 24, 2014 11 Charleston Battery 1–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. Sanyang   40'
Kelly   44'   51'		 Report Marshall   80' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 5,415
Referee: Patrick O'Brian
May 31, 2014 12 Orlando City 2–0 Charleston Battery Lake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 p.m. Hertzog   42'
Ceren   52'
Rusin   61'
Molino   76'		 Report Prince   51'
Sanyang   78'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports
Attendance: 4,987
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
June 14, 2014 13 Charleston Battery 3–0 LA Galaxy II Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. Falvey   25'
Kelly   50'
Cordovés   85'		 Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,377
Referee: Richonne Clark
June 21, 2014 14 Charlotte Eagles 3–1 Charleston Battery Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. Guzman   2'   70'
Sekyere   28'
Newman   61'
Herrera   65'   90'
Yates   81'		 Summary Falvey   27'
Chang   45'		 Stadium: Dickson Field
Attendance: 698
Referee: Chris Spivey
June 27, 2014 15 Charleston Battery Postponed Richmond Kickers Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Note: Postponed due to persistent lightning. Rescheduled for July 22.
July 5, 2014 16 Harrisburg City Islanders 4–1 Charleston Battery Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m. McLaughlin   7'
Barril   11'
Langley   21'   55'
Hardware   45'
Bahner   48'
Noble   51'
Pedro Ribeiro   79'		 Report Kelly   39'
Sanyang   49'
vanSchaik   52'   86'
Lewis   81'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,033
Referee: Jeff Forward
July 12, 2014 17 Charleston Battery 0–0 Charlotte Eagles Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. Griffith   17'
Prince   45'		 Report Duckett   27' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,698
Referee: David Mon
July 19, 2014 18 Richmond Kickers 4–0 Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. Shanosky   45'
Davis IV   45+'
Yeisley   50'
Delicâte   68'
Lee   90'		 Report Prince   24'
Kelly   90'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,901
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 22, 2014 15 Charleston Battery 1–1 Richmond Kickers Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. Cuevas   7' (pen.) Report Yeisley   14' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 2,214
Referee: Mark A Sauro
July 26, 2014 19 Charleston Battery 2–0 Arizona United SC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. Kelly   25'   33'
Falvey   74'
Chang   87'		 Report Woodberry   54'
Garza   74'
Long Tan   74'
Stisser   89'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,464
Referee:   Chris Spivey
August 1, 2014 20 Rochester Rhinos 0–0 Charleston Battery Rochester, New York
7:35 p.m. Obasi   57' Report Kelly   68' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,445
Referee:   Jeff Forward
August 3, 2014 21 Montreal Impact Reserves 0–1 Charleston Battery Montréal, Quebec
7:30 p.m. Gagnon-Laparé   11' Report Falvey   20'
Cuevas   26'		 Stadium: CS Claude-Robillard
Attendance: 100
August 8, 2014 22 Charleston Battery 2–2 Dayton Dutch Lions Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. Kelly   5'
Mena   23'
Diouf   33'
vanSchaik   64'		 Report Granger   11'
Hertsenberg   80'
Clemens   85'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,081
Referee:   David Erbacher
August 13, 2014 23 Charleston Battery 3–2 Orange County Blues FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. Kelly   18'   65'
Cuevas   36'
Prince   90'
Falvey   90'		 Report Martinez   44'
Kim Seung-ju   75'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 2,988
Referee:   Howard Ash
August 15, 2014 24 Charleston Battery 2–1 Rochester Rhinos Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. Chang   26'
Cuevas   41'		 Report Rosenlund   40'
Banks   41'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,011
Referee:   Cedric Adams
August 24, 2014 25 Oklahoma City Energy FC 0–2 Charleston Battery Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
8:00 p.m. Report Sanyang   23'     79'
Kelly   60'
Cordovés   90'		 Stadium: Pribil Stadium
Attendance: 4,722
Referee:   Charles Farr
August 27, 2014 26 Sacramento Republic FC 3–1 Charleston Battery Sacramento, California
10:30 p.m. López   12'   25'
Evans   82'		 Report Falvey   16' Stadium: Hughes Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   Michael Zapata
August 30, 2014 27 Charleston Battery 4–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. Kelly   38'   47'   54'
Cooper   45'
Prince   67'		 Report Arena   2'
Vincent   8'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,161
Referee:   Patrick O'Brian
September 5, 2014 28 Charleston Battery 2–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. Cordovés   45'
Cuevas   45'
Diouf   56'
Prince   58'		 Report Marquez   28'
Pettis   89'
Barril   89'
Wheeler   90'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,919
Referee:   Agostino Minasola

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orlando City (C) 28 19 5 4 56 24 +32 62 Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC (A) 28 17 4 7 49 28 +21 55 Playoffs
3 LA Galaxy II (A) 28 15 6 7 54 38 +16 51
4 Richmond Kickers (A) 28 13 12 3 53 28 +25 51
5 Charleston Battery (A) 28 11 8 9 36 31 +5 41
6 Rochester Rhinos (A) 28 10 8 10 29 25 +4 38
7 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 28 9 11 8 35 33 +2 38
8 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 28 10 7 11 45 46 −1 37
9 Arizona United SC 28 10 5 13 32 47 −15 33[a]
10 Oklahoma City Energy FC 28 9 5 14 32 37 −5 32
11 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 9 5 14 35 49 −14 32
12 Charlotte Eagles 28 9 4 15 33 40 −7 31
13 Orange County Blues FC 28 9 1 18 31 54 −23 28
14 Dayton Dutch Lions 28 6 4 18 28 63 −35 22
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)
Notes:
  1. ^ Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II.[1][2]

2014 U.S. Open Cup Results

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May 14, 2014 Second Round Charleston Battery 4–0 Panama City Beach Pirates Charleston, South Carolina
7:30pm EDT Cordovés      
Chang  		 Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 1,801
May 28, 2014 Third Round Charleston Battery 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(11–12 p)		 Orlando City U-23 Charleston, South Carolina
7:30pm EDT Kelly   63'   68' (pen.)
Portillo   69'
Falvey   86'		 Report Williams   26'   81'
Brody   45'
Hernandez   50'
Russell   51'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 1,428
Referee: Howard Ashe

Statistics

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Transfers

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References

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  1. ^ "Arizona United SC deducted two league points". Arizona United SC. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Arizona United SC Deducted 2 Points". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
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