Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are the oldest continuously operating professional soccer club in the United States.
| Full name | Charleston Battery | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Black and Yellow, Battery, Holy City FC | |||
| Founded | 1993 | |||
| Stadium | Patriots Point Soccer Complex Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | |||
| Capacity | 5,000 | |||
| Owner | Rob Salvatore | |||
| Head coach | Ben Pirmann | |||
| League | USL Championship | |||
| 2023 | 3rd, Eastern Conference Playoffs: USL Championship Final | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Charleston are one of the more successful lower-division soccer clubs in the United States, having won the USISL Pro League in 1996, the USL A-League in 2003, and the final season of the USL Second Division in 2010. In 2012, the team won the USL Pro Championship, winning its fourth league title in club history. Charleston are also the most successful club in the history of the unofficial Southern Derby competition with nine first-place finishes.
Charleston Battery currently play at Patriots Point Soccer Complex in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Previously, the club played its home games at the soccer-specific MUSC Health Stadium in the Daniel Island section of Charleston from 1999 to 2019. The team's colors are black and yellow, with a traditional red scheme for away uniforms. From 2004 through the 2021 season, their head coach and general manager was Mike Anhaeuser.