2012 Charleston Battery season

Charleston Battery
2012 season
Owner Tony Bakker
Manager Michael Anhaeuser
Stadium Blackbaud Stadium
USL Pro 3rd Place
USL Pro Playoffs Champions
U.S. Open Cup 3rd Rd
Carolina Challenge Cup 4th
Top goalscorer Jose Cuevas and Nicki Paterson
Highest home attendance 4,729
Lowest home attendance 3,162
Average home league attendance 3,825
Home colors
Away colors
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The 2012 Charleston Battery season was the club's twentieth season of existence. It is the Battery's third consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their second season.

Background

The Charleston Battery are coming off their inaugural year of playing in the USL Professional Division, the highest division of soccer under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella, and the third division in the American soccer pyramid. The Battery, finished fourth in the American Division of USL Pro, and had the fifth best overall record in the league. In the USL Pro Playoffs, the Battery lost to the eventual champions, Orlando City in extra time.[1]

Competitions

Carolina Challenge Cup

Further information: 2012 Carolina Challenge Cup

USL Pro

Further information: 2012 USL Pro season


Standings

Pos
 Team
 GP
 W
 T
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification
1 Orlando City (CC) 24 17 6 1 50 18+32 57 Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs 1st round bye
2 Rochester Rhinos (A) 24 12 5 7 27 23+4 41 Playoffs 1st round bye
3 Charleston Battery (A) 24 12 2 10 36 26+10 38 Playoffs
4 Richmond Kickers (A) 24 11 5 8 31 27+4 38
5 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 24 10 7 7 34 32+2 37
6 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 24 10 7 7 34 29+5 37
7 Charlotte Eagles 24 11 3 10 34 26+8 36
8 Los Angeles Blues 24 9 3 12 26 29−3 30
9 Dayton Dutch Lions 24 4 10 10 20 29−9 22
10 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 24 4 5 15 20 39−19 17
11 Antigua Barracuda 24 5 1 18 16 50−34 16

Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: Points, then tiebreak: 1) Head-to-head record based on total points in League games, 2) Total wins in League games, 3) Goal difference in League games, 4) Goals scored in League games, etc.[2]
(CC) = Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record); (A) = Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (D) = Divisional winners.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the USL Pro Playoffs, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

USL Pro Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSL Pro U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Alec Kann 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF United States Mark Wiltse 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF United States Cody Ellsion 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF United States Kyle Hoffer 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF United States Ryan Richter 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Scotland Nicki Paterson 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Jamaica Dane Kelly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Sierra Leone Sallieu Bundu 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF United States Jose Cuevas 1 2 1+0 2 0+0 0
14 MF United States Tony Donatelli 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF United States Taylor Mueller 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF United States Charlie Romero 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF United States J.C. Mack 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF United States Sean Flatley 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF The Gambia Amadou Sanyang 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
24 FW United States Zach Prince 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF United States John Wilson 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
30 GK United States Kevin Klasila 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF Republic of Ireland Colin Falvey 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

Transfers

Players in

Date Pos. Name From Fee
6 January 2012 DF United States Kyle Hoffer United States FC New York Undisclosed[3]
6 January 2012 MF United States Jose Cuevas United States Fresno Fuego Undisclosed[3]
20 March 2012 FW Sierra Leone Sallieu Bundu United States Carolina Railhawks Undisclosed[4]
28 March 2012 MF United States Tony Donatelli United States Rochester Rhinos Undisclosed[5]
28 March 2012 DF United States Cody Ellison United States Fresno Fuego Undisclosed[5]
28 March 2012 MF United States Ryan Richter United States Philadelphia Union Undisclosed[5]
6 April 2012 MF The Gambia Amadou Sanyang United States Seattle Sounders FC Undisclosed[6]

Players out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
9 March 2012 MF United States Alex Caskey United States Seattle Sounders FC Undisclosed[7]
27 Feb. 2012 GK United States Andrew Dykstra United States DC United Undisclosed[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bell, Andrew (August 21, 2011). "Battery eliminated in OT playoff loss". The Post and Courier. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  2. ↑ See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Battery Sign Two". Charleston Battery. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Charleston Battery Signs Sallieu Bundu". Charleston Battery. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "2012 Battery Roster". Charleston Battery. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "2012 Battery Roster". Charleston Battery. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Alex Caskey Transfers to Seattle Sounders". Charleston Battery. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Andrew Dykstra Acquired". DC United. Retrieved 27 Feb 2012.