The Charleston Battery are an American professional soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina that compete in the USL Championship , the second division in the United States . Founded in 1993, the club has competed at both the second and third tiers of American soccer. The following is a list of each season completed by the Battery, inclusive of all competitive competitions.[ 1]
Key
Key to competitions
Key to colors and symbols
Key to league record
Season = The year and article of the season
Div = Level on pyramid
League = League name
Pld = Played
W = Games won
L = Games lost
D = Games drawn
GF = Goals scored
GA = Goals against
Pts = Points
PPG = Points per game
Conf = Conference position
Overall = League position
Key to cup record
DNE = Did not enter
DNQ = Did not qualify
NH = Competition not held or canceled
QR = Qualifying round
PR = Preliminary round
GS = Group stage
R1 = First round
R2 = Second round
R3 = Third round
R4 = Fourth round
R5 = Fifth round
QF = Quarterfinals
SF = Semifinals
RU = Runners-up
W = Winners
Seasons
Season
League
Position
Playoffs
USOC
Continental / Other
Average attendance
Top goalscorer(s)
Div
League
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Pts
PPG
Conf.
Overall
Name
Goals
1993
2
USISL
16
8
8
0
27
33
−6
24
1.50
5th
23rd
R1
DNE
Ineligible
–
Mario Lone
9
1994
USISL
18
14
4
0
36
15
+21
42
2.33
2nd
14th
SF
–
Paul Young
23
1995
3
USISL Pro
20
17
3
0
58
16
+42
51
2.55
1st
6th
R1
DNQ
–
Paul Young
25
1996
USISL Pro
16
12
4
0
46
23
+23
36
2.25
2nd
3rd
W
1,467
Patrick Olalere
20
1997
2
A-League
28
12
16
0
39
50
−11
48
1.71
4th
17th
QF
1,737
Patrick Olalere
11
1998
A-League
28
12
16
0
37
40
−3
36
1.29
8th
16th
R1
1,896
Michael Burke
16
1999
A-League
28
15
13
0
43
39
+4
45
1.61
6th
13th
R1
SF
3,542
Paul Conway
14
2000
A-League
28
18
8
2
59
36
+23
56
2.00
1st
3rd
QF
R2
3,485
Paul Conway
18
2001
A-League
26
16
9
1
51
34
+17
49
1.88
2nd
5th
R1
Ro16
3,083
Paul Conway
23
2002
A-League
28
19
3
6
46
16
+30
63
2.25
1st
2nd
QF
Ro16
3,320
Paul Conway
14
2003
A-League
28
15
6
7
41
27
+14
52
1.86
2nd
6th
W
DNQ
3,969
Josh Henderson
13
2004
A-League
28
7
15
6
30
39
−9
27
0.96
8th
13th
DNQ
SF
3,715
Greg Simmonds
6
2005
USL-1
28
9
14
5
27
36
−9
32
1.14
N/A
9th
R2
3,649
Greg Simmonds
4
2006
USL-1
28
13
8
7
33
25
+8
46
1.64
3rd
SF
Ro16
3,628
Gavin Glinton
11
2007
USL-1
28
8
14
6
32
39
−7
30
1.07
10th
DNQ
QF
3,968
Stephen Armstrong
7
2008
USL-1
30
11
12
7
34
36
−2
40
1.33
5th
R1
RU
3,991
Randi Patterson
8
2009
USL-1
30
14
5
11
33
21
+12
53
1.77
4th
QF
QF
DNQ
3,534
Randi Patterson
6
2010
3
USL-2
20
11
4
5
35
25
+10
38
1.90
1st
W
QF
3,641
Lamar Neagle
14
2011
USL Pro
24
10
9
5
24
25
−1
35
1.46
4th
6th
QF
R2
3,568
Nicki Paterson
7
2012
USL Pro
24
12
10
2
36
26
+10
38
1.58
N/A
3rd
W
R3
3,947
Nicki Paterson
12
2013
USL Pro
26
13
7
6
48
29
+19
45
1.73
3rd
SF
Ro16
3,554
Dane Kelly
13
2014
USL Pro
28
11
9
8
36
31
+5
41
1.46
5th
QF
R3
3,770
Dane Kelly
13
2015
USL
28
12
6
10
43
28
+15
46
1.64
3rd
7th
QF
R4
4,080
Dane Kelly
14
2016
USL
30
13
8
9
38
33
+5
48
1.60
6th
10th
QF
R3
3,570
Romario Williams
10
2017
2
USL
32
15
8
9
53
33
+20
54
1.69
2nd
7th
R1
R4
3,167
Romario Williams
15
2018
USL
34
14
6
14
47
34
+13
56
1.65
4th
9th
R1
R4
2,872
Ataulla Guerra
16
2019
USLC
34
11
10
13
44
44
0
46
1.35
9th
19th
R1
R4
2,424
Zeiko Lewis
8
2020
USLC
15
9
3
3
26
15
+11
30
2.00
5th
9th
QF
NH
N/A
Nicque Daley Zeiko Lewis
6
2021
USLC
32
10
15
7
49
60
-11
37
1.16
10th
22nd
DNQ
NH
2,631
Claudio Repetto
9
2022
USLC
34
6
21
7
41
77
-36
25
0.74
12th
25th
DNQ
R2
2,797
Augustine Williams
16
2023
USLC
34
17
9
8
47
43
+4
59
1.74
3th
4th
RU
R4
3,113
Augustine Williams
15
Total
–
–
831
384
283
164
1239
1031
+208
1316
1.58
–
–
–
–
–
–
Paul Conway
91
^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league play, playoffs, U.S. Open Cup , and other competitive matches.
^ 3. Points and PPG have been adjusted from non-traditional to traditional scoring systems for seasons prior to 2003 to more effectively compare historical team performance across seasons.
References
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