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2025 Charleston Battery season
The 2025 Charleston Battery season was the club's 35th year of existence and the club's 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.
| 2025 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rob Salvatore | ||
| Ben Pirmann | ||
| Patriots Point Soccer Complex | ||
| Eastern Conference: 2nd Overall: 2nd | ||
| Conference Quarter-Finals | ||
| Third Round | ||
| Group Stage | ||
| Cal Jennings (17) | ||
| 5,080 (June 21, against Phoenix Rising FC) | ||
| 2,480 (March 15, against Rhode Island FC) | ||
| 3,908 | ||
| Home colors |
Away colors | Home colors | Away colors | | Home colors | Away colors | | | | | | | | | |
The 2025 Charleston Battery season was the club's 35th year of existence and the club's 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.
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.
During the offseason, the USL Championship Golden Boot winner Nick Markanich, who set the USL Championship record for most goals scored in a season as a member of the Battery, left the club for Segunda División club CD Castellón in Spain.
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
All times in Eastern Time Zone.
On December 19, 2024, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams.
As the second seed in the Eastern Conference, the Charleston Battery clinched a home playoff spot in the 2025 USL Championship playoffs, matched up against the seventh seeded Rhode Island FC. Playing at home, the Battery played for a scoreless draw in regular and added extra time, before ultimately falling to Rhode Island FC for the second year in a row, losing 3−5 in a penalty shootout.
The Battery participated in the second edition of the USL Cup, the first edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One.
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. Drawn away against Division 3 USL League One club South Georgia Tormenta FC, they cruised to a 4*–0 victory. 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.
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