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Charleston Battery

Full name

Charleston Battery

Nickname(s)

Battery

Founded

1993

Ground

Blackbaud Stadium
(Capacity 5,113)

Chairman

Tony Bakker

Manager

Michael Anhaeuser

League

USL First Division

2008

in progress





Home colours





Away colours

Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team, founded in 1993. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Blackbaud Stadium is a Soccer-specific stadium located on Daniel Island in Charleston South Carolina, that opened in 1999. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the History In 1996 the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues established the new Select League consisting of its strongest teams from its professional FIFA The 2008 Season is the 22nd edition of the United Soccer Leagues season Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The team is a member of the USL First Division, the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. History In 1996 the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues established the new Select League consisting of its strongest teams from its professional FIFA The American Soccer Pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in the United States.

They currently play at Blackbaud Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. Blackbaud Stadium is a Soccer-specific stadium located on Daniel Island in Charleston South Carolina, that opened in 1999. Soccer-specific stadium (or football-specific stadium) is a term used mainly in the United States and Canada, coined by Lamar Hunt, to refer Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. The team is currently coached by Michael Anhaeuser. The team's colors are yellow and black.

1 2008 Roster
2 Year-by-year
3 History
4 Notable former players
5 Honors
6 See also
7 External links

2008 Roster

as of May 25, 2008

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Dusty Hudock
2	DF	Nelson Akwari
3	DF	Kevin Nylen
4	DF	Timothy Velten
5	DF	Marco Reda
6	MF	Osvaldo Alonso
7	DF	Chris Williams
8	MF	Lazo Alavanja
9	MF	Darren Spicer
10	MF	Michael Todd
11	FW	Ian Fuller
12	DF	Chris Corcoran

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Dustin "Dusty" Hudock (born September 4, 1972 in Cleveland Ohio) is an American Soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Nelson Ndukwe Akwari (born February 4, 1982 in Houston, Texas) is a Nigerian American Soccer defender, who currently In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Kevin Nylen, born August 14, 1981 in Ipswich Massachusetts, United States is a defender currently playing for American USL First Division In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Marco Reda (born 22 June 1977 in Woodbridge Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian international soccer player who plays for the For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Chris Williams (born June 1, 1981 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring	Position	Player
13	MF	Louie Rolko
14	FW	Aaron King
15	MF	Mike Richardson
16	MF	Stephen Armstrong
18	DF	Brandon Curran
20	FW	Randi Patterson
21	MF	David Kenga
22	MF	Dominic Cianciarulo
23	FW	Lester Moré
24	MF	Jordan Hughes
25	DF	John Wilson
30	GK	Keith Wiggins

Year-by-year

Year	League	Reg. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Michael Richardson, a native of Dobson, North Carolina, is a soccer player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Stephen Armstrong (born July 23, 1976 in Birkenhead, England) is an English/South African (dual citizenship Soccer forward In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Randi Patterson (born April 16 1985 in Hackensack, New Jersey) is an American-born Trinidadian Soccer forward who currently plays for For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Lester Moré (born 13 September 1978 in Ciego de Avila, Cuba is a Cuban footballer currently playing for Charleston Battery in the USL First Division For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jordan Hughes (born Feb 17, 1984 in Victoria British Columbia) is a professional Soccer player who currently plays for Charleston Battery In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring John Wilson may refer to Politicians John Wilson (Scottish politician, member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP John Wilson In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1993	USISL	5th, Atlantic	Play-in Game	Did not enter
1994	USISL	2nd, Atlantic	Semifinals	Did not enter
1995	USISL Pro League	1st, Atlantic	Divisional Semifinals	Did not qualify
1996	USISL Pro League	2nd, South Atlantic	Champions	Did not qualify
1997	USISL A-League	4th, Atlantic	Division Finals	Did not qualify
1998	USISL A-League	4th, Atlantic	Conference Quarterfinals	Did not qualify
1999	USL A-League	3rd, Atlantic	Conference Quarterfinals	Semifinals
2000	USL A-League	1st, Atlantic	Conference Semifinals	2nd Round
2001	USL A-League	2nd, Central	1st Round	3rd Round
2002	USL A-League	1st, Southeast	Conference Semifinals	3rd Round
2003	USL A-League	1st, Southeast	Champions	Did not qualify
2004	USL A-League	8th Eastern	Did not qualify	Semifinals
2005	USL First Division	9th	Did not qualify	2nd Round
2006	USL First Division	3rd	Semifinals	4th Round
2007	USL First Division	10th	Did not qualify	Quarterfinals

History

Battery were formed in 1993 as a member of the PDSL, and joined the A-League (now USL First Division) in 1997. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) History In 1996 the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues established the new Select League consisting of its strongest teams from its professional FIFA History In 1996 the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues established the new Select League consisting of its strongest teams from its professional FIFA The team's home, Blackbaud Stadium, built in 1999, was the first professional soccer specific stadium in the USL First Division. Blackbaud Stadium is a Soccer-specific stadium located on Daniel Island in Charleston South Carolina, that opened in 1999. Soccer-specific stadium (or football-specific stadium) is a term used mainly in the United States and Canada, coined by Lamar Hunt, to refer The Battery won the PDSL championship in 1996 and the A-League championship in 2003, defeating the Minnesota Thunder 3-0 to win the title. Minnesota Thunder is an American professional Soccer team founded in 1990

The Battery's official supporters' group is called the Regiment. The Battery's most passionate fans stand in section E10.

The Battery competes for the Coffee Pot Cup every time it faces their rival team DC United of Major League Soccer. DC United is a professional soccer club located in Washington D Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U The trophy was established by the two sides' supporters.

Notable former players

Honors

USISL Pro League 1 (1996)
USL First Division 1 (2003) (then known as the A-League)
Southern Derby 2 (2003, 2005 as co-champion)

External links

Preceded by Long Island Rough Riders	USISL Pro League (USL-2) Winner 1996	Succeeded by Albuquerque Geckos
Preceded by Milwaukee Rampage	USL A-League (USL-1) Winner 2003	Succeeded by Montreal Impact
Preceded by Atlanta Silverbacks	Southern Derby Winner 2003	Succeeded by Atlanta Silverbacks
Preceded by Atlanta Silverbacks	Southern Derby Winner Co-winners with Atlanta Silverbacks 2005	Succeeded by Atlanta Silverbacks

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Baseball	SAL: Charleston RiverDogs
Football	AIFA: Carolina Sandsharks
Hockey	ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays
Soccer	USL-1: Charleston Battery
College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Charleston Southern • College of Charleston • The Citadel

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