2025 Charleston Battery season

Charleston Battery
2025 season
President	Rob Salvatore
Head coach	Ben Pirmann
Stadium	Patriots Point Soccer Complex
USL Championship	Eastern Conference: TBD
USL Playoffs	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
USL Cup	Group Stage
Home colors	Away colors

The 2025 Charleston Battery season is the club's 35th year of existence and their 22nd season in the second tier of the United States soccer league system. It is their fourteenth season in the USL Championship (USLC) as part of the Eastern Conference.^[1]

Background

The Battery finished an impressive 2024 season with a 18-6-10 record. Finishing the regular season second place in the Eastern Conference, the Battery advanced to the USL Championship conference final where they were beaten by expansion club Rhode Island FC.^[2]

During the offseason, the USL Championship Golden Boot winner Nick Markanich,^[3] who set the USL Championship record for most goals scored in a season as a member of the Battery,^[4] left the club for Segunda División club CD Castellón in Spain.^[5]

Season Squad

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1	Christian Garner	GK	(2000-03-09) March 9, 2000
24	Daniel Kuzemka	GK	(1998-09-23) September 23, 1998
56	Luis Zamudio	GK	(1998-06-24) June 24, 1998
99	Enzo Mori	GK	(2006-04-21) April 21, 2006
Defenders
2	Mark Segbers	DF	(1996-04-18) April 18, 1996
5	Leland Archer	DF	(1996-08-01) August 1, 1996
7	Langston Blackstock	DF	(2000-03-23) March 23, 2000
16	Graham Smith	DF	(1995-11-25) November 25, 1995
22	Joey Akpunonu	DF	(2001-12-21) December 21, 2001
34	Michael Edwards	DF	(2000-11-27) November 27, 2000
62	Nathan Dossantos	DF	(1999-12-26) December 26, 1999
Midfielders
4	Chris Allan	MF	(1998-09-27) September 27, 1998
6	Aaron Molloy	MF	(1997-01-11) January 11, 1997
8	Emilio Ycaza	MF	(1997-07-10) July 10, 1997
10	Arturo Rodríguez	MF	(1998-12-15) December 15, 1998
11	Viggo Ortiz	MF	(2008-05-26) May 26, 2008
19	Johnny Klein	MF	(1999-11-07) November 7, 1999
80	Juan David Torres	MF	March 31, 2001 (age 22)
91	Nanan Houssou	MF	(2000-12-28) December 28, 2000
Forwards
9	MD Myers	FW	(2001-05-04) May 4, 2001
11	Rubio Rubin	FW	(1996-03-01) March 1, 1996
26	Cal Jennings	FW	(1997-05-17) May 17, 1997
36	Jackson Conway	FW	(2001-03-12) March 12, 2001
42	Douglas Martínez	FW	(1997-06-05) June 5, 1997

Last updated: 3 June 2025.
Source: [1]

Competitions

All times in Eastern Time Zone.

USL Championship

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Louisville City FC	20	14	1	5	42	17	+25	47	Playoffs
2	Charleston Battery	20	14	4	2	41	21	+20	44
3	Loudoun United FC	20	9	7	4	31	29	+2	31
4	North Carolina FC	19	9	7	3	29	26	+3	30
5	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	20	7	7	6	19	18	+1	27

Updated to match(es) played on August 16, 2025. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Matches

On December 19, 2024, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams.^[6]

March 8 1	Charleston Battery	1–2	Louisville City FC	Mount Pleasant, SC
	Torres 63' Rodriguez 70'	Report	Lopez 53' Perez 76'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,438 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

March 15 2	Charleston Battery	2–0	Louisville City FC	Mount Pleasant, SC
	Jennings 15', 37'	Report	Lopez 53' Perez 76'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,480 Referee: Natalie Simon

March 29 3	North Carolina FC	2–1	Charleston Battery	Cary, NC
	Conway 24' Smith 33' (o.g.)	Report	Jennings 45'+5' (pen.)	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,480 Referee: Natalie Simon

April 5 4	Charleston Battery	2–1	Louisville City FC	Mount Pleasant, SC
	Jennings 45'+1' (pen.) Myers 73'	Report	Pacius 75'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,510 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

April 12 5	Charleston Battery	2–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Mount Pleasant, SC
	Molloy 67' Jennings 80'	Report	Sample 40'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,466 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

April 19 6	Indy Eleven	1–3	Charleston Battery	Indianapolis, IN
	Blake 28' Rendón 43' White 66' Amoh 90+4'	Report	Myers 4', 8' Rodríguez 49' Zamudio 90+4'	Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,080 Referee: Natalie Simon

May 3 7	Charleston Battery	4–2	Hartford Athletic	Mount Pleasant, SC
	Jennings 24' (pen.) Torres 38', 64' Landry 56'	Report	Scarlett 5' Ngalina 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 4,288 Referee: Benjamin Meyer

May 10 8	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–3	Charleston Battery	St. Petersburg, Florida
	Pacius 77'	Report	Jennings 7' (pen.) Myers 19', 28'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,273 Referee: Gerald Flores

May 17 9	Charleston Battery	4–0	San Antonio FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
	Jennings 24' (pen.) Omar 30' (o.g.) Klein 90'	Report		Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 4,465 Referee: Brad Jensen

May 24 10	Detroit City FC	1–3	Charleston Battery	Hamtramck, MI
	Chapman 2' 87' Gasso 32' Amoo-Mensah 84'	Report	Jennings 5' 44' Torres 52' Landry 87'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Referee: Elton García

June 7 11	Loudoun United FC	1–1	Charleston Battery	Leesburg, Virginia
	Nyeman 67'	Report	Myers 43'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 1,523 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

June 14 12	Hartford Athletic	1–2	Charleston Battery	Hartford, Connecticut
	Presthus 80'	Report	Myers 7' Landry 50'	Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 4,610 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

June 18 13	Miami FC	1–0	Charleston Battery	Miami, Florida
	Romero 51'	Report		Stadium: Pitbull Stadium Attendance: 927 Referee: Luis Arroyo

June 21 14	Charleston Battery	4–1	Phoenix Rising FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
	Myers 8' Rodriguez 44', 77' Landry 88'	Report	Avayevu 36'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,080 Referee: Luis Arroyo

July 2 15	Birmingham Legion FC	0–0	Charleston Battery	Birmingham, Alabama
		Report		Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 5,805 Referee: Matthew Thompson

July 6 16	Charleston Battery	1–0	North Carolina FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
	Ycaza 40'	Report		Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,260 Referee: Alyssa Nichols

July 12 17	New Mexico United	1–2	Charleston Battery	Albuquerque, New Mexico
	Maples 63' (Pen.)	Report	Jabang 49' (o.g.) Rubín 68'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 11,072 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

July 19 18	Charleston Battery	3–0	Miami FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
	Akpunonu 19' Ycaza 30' Rodríguez 53'	Report		Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 4,284 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

August 9 19	Louisville City FC	4–1	Charleston Battery	Louisville, Kentucky
	Goodrum 3' Wilson 16', 28' Davila 45'+6' (pen.)	Report	Myers 52'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 13,611 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

August 16 20	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	v	Charleston Battery	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
				Stadium: Highmark Stadium

August 23 21	Charleston Battery	v	Loudoun United FC	Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
				Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

August 30 22	Rhode Island FC	v	Charleston Battery	Pawtucket, Rhode Island
				Stadium: Centreville Bank Stadium

September 6 23	Charleston Battery	v	Indy Eleven	Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
				Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

September 13 24	Charleston Battery	v	Oakland Roots	Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
				Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

September 20 25	El Paso Locomotive FC	v	Charleston Battery	El Paso, Texas
				Stadium: Southwest University Park

September 27 26	Orange County SC	v	Charleston Battery	Irvine, California
				Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium

October 5 27	Sacramento Republic FC	v	Charleston Battery	Sacramento, California
				Stadium: Heart Health Park

October 11 28	Charleston Battery	v	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
				Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

October 18 29	Charleston Battery	v	Detroit City FC	Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
				Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

October 25 30	Charleston Battery	v	Birmingham Legion FC	Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
				Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

USL Cup

The Battery are participating in the second edition of the USL Cup, the first edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One.^[7]^[8]

Standings

Pos	Lg	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	USLC	Tampa Bay Rowdies	4	2	0	1	1	8	6	+2	7
3	USL1	South Georgia Tormenta FC	4	2	0	1	1	8	7	+1	7
4	USLC	Miami FC	4	1	1	0	2	7	9	−2	5
5	USLC	Charleston Battery	4	1	1	0	2	5	6	−1	5
6	USL1	FC Naples	4	1	0	0	3	4	7	−3	3

Updated to match(es) played on July 26, 2025. Source: USL

Matches

April 26, 2025 (2025-04-26)	FC Naples	1–0	Charleston Battery	Naples, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Henderlong 18'	Report		Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex Stadium Attendance: 4,172 Referee: Atahan Yaya

May 31, 2025 (2025-05-31)	Charleston Battery	0–1	Greenville Triumph SC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
6:00 PM EDT		Report	Zakowski 44'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,701 Referee: Marie Durr

June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28)	South Georgia Tormenta FC	3–3 (4–5 p)	Charleston Battery	Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Cabral 44' Vivas 83' Reid-Stephen 90+4'	Report	Archer 8' Jennings 58' Ycaza 64'	Stadium: Optim Sports Medicine Field at Tormenta Stadium Attendance: 876 Referee: Gerald Flores
	Penalties
	Nyandjo Bwana Walker Jiménez Alves		Conway Rodríguez Myers Ycaza Kelly

July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26)	Charleston Battery	2–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Castellanos 45+4' (o.g.) Myers 71'	Report	Skinner 90+1'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,599 Referee: Thomas Snyder

U.S. Open Cup

The Battery, as a member of the second division USL Championship, entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Third Round based on its performance in the 2024 USL Championship season.^[9] Drawn away against Division 3 USL League One club South Georgia Tormenta FC, they cruised to a 4–0 victory.^[10] Moving on to the Round of 32, the Battery would ultimately be eliminated in a 2–0 loss away against MLS club D.C. United after added extra time.^[11]

April 15	Charleston Battery (USLC)	4–0	South Georgia Tormenta FC (USL1)	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT	Allan 32' Myers 45+1', 52', 70'	Report		Stadium: Ralph Lundy Field Attendance: 1,419 Referee: John Rush

May 6, 2025	D.C. United	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Charleston Battery	Washington, D.C.
7:00 p.m. EDT	Murrell 96' Stroud 103'	Report		Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 6,781 Referee: Ricardo Montero

References

^ Morrissey, John (March 3, 2025). "Charleston Battery 2025 USL Championship season preview". Backheeled. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
^ Charleston Battery (November 17, 2024). "Battery fall 1-2 to Rhode Island in Eastern Conference Final". live5news. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
^ Leach III, L. C. (March 13, 2025). "The Golden Boot: Charleston Battery's Top Scorer Nets League MVP - Mount Pleasant Magazine". Retrieved June 4, 2025.
^ Kennedy, Paul (September 8, 2024). "Nick Markanich ties single-season scoring record with 25th goal". Soccer America. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
^ Hindle, Tom (September 20, 2024). "Charleston Battery's Nick Markanich, USL record goalscorer, bet on himself to earn his dream European move | Goal.com US". www.goal.com. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
^ USLSoccer Staff (December 19, 2024). "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
^ Lewis, Michael (December 12, 2024). "ANOTHER COMPETITION: USL adds Jägermeister Cup for Championship, League One teams". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
^ Silverman, Alex (December 12, 2024). "USL expanding Jägermeister Cup to all teams". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
^ Lewis, Michael (April 17, 2025). "ROUND OF 32 DRAW: For the U.S. Open Cup". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
^ Battery, Charleston (April 16, 2025). "Myers' hat trick powers Charleston past Tormenta in Open Cup Third Round". live4news. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
^ Moore, Perrin (May 7, 2025). "Battery out of US Open Cup after extra time loss to MLS side DC United". WCIV. Retrieved June 4, 2025.

[1] Morrissey, John (March 3, 2025). "Charleston Battery 2025 USL Championship season preview". Backheeled. Retrieved June 4, 2025.

[2] Charleston Battery (November 17, 2024). "Battery fall 1-2 to Rhode Island in Eastern Conference Final". live5news. Retrieved June 4, 2025.

[3] Leach III, L. C. (March 13, 2025). "The Golden Boot: Charleston Battery's Top Scorer Nets League MVP - Mount Pleasant Magazine". Retrieved June 4, 2025.

[4] Kennedy, Paul (September 8, 2024). "Nick Markanich ties single-season scoring record with 25th goal". Soccer America. Retrieved June 4, 2025.

[5] Hindle, Tom (September 20, 2024). "Charleston Battery's Nick Markanich, USL record goalscorer, bet on himself to earn his dream European move | Goal.com US". www.goal.com. Retrieved June 4, 2025.

[6] USLSoccer Staff (December 19, 2024). "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved January 19, 2025.

[7] Lewis, Michael (December 12, 2024). "ANOTHER COMPETITION: USL adds Jägermeister Cup for Championship, League One teams". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

[8] Silverman, Alex (December 12, 2024). "USL expanding Jägermeister Cup to all teams". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

[9] Lewis, Michael (April 17, 2025). "ROUND OF 32 DRAW: For the U.S. Open Cup". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

[10] Battery, Charleston (April 16, 2025). "Myers' hat trick powers Charleston past Tormenta in Open Cup Third Round". live4news. Retrieved June 4, 2025.

[11] Moore, Perrin (May 7, 2025). "Battery out of US Open Cup after extra time loss to MLS side DC United". WCIV. Retrieved June 4, 2025.

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