2018 Charlotte Independence season

The 2018 Charlotte Independence season is the club's fourth season of existence, and their fourth in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer.

Charlotte Independence
2018 season
PresidentJim McPhilliamy
Head coachMike Jeffries
StadiumSportsplex at Matthews
U.S. Open CupSecond round
Highest home attendance3,312
(June 26 vs. Charleston)
Lowest home attendance982
(August 8 vs. Bethlehem)
Average home league attendance1,756

Background
Main article: 2017 Charlotte Independence season

The Independence finished the 2017 season with a record of 13–9–10, finished 5th in the Eastern Conference, and 11th overall. In the 2017 USL Playoffs, Charlotte were bested in the first round by the Rochester Rhinos. Elsewhere, the Independence reached the third round of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, losing 1–4 to NASL outfit, North Carolina FC.

Club

Roster
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Brandon Miller  United States
3 Defender Bilal Duckett  United States
4 Midfielder Jake Areman  United States
6 Midfielder Greg Jordan  United States
7 Midfielder Yann Ekra  France
8 Defender Kay Voser  Switzerland
9 Forward Éamon Zayed  Libya
10 Midfielder Jorge Herrera  Colombia
11 Midfielder Mutaya Mwape  Zambia
12 Goalkeeper Kainoa Likewise  United States
13 Midfielder Kevan George  Trinidad and Tobago
14 Defender Lee Jung-soo  South Korea
15 Defender Calvin Doum  Cameroon
16 Defender Bertrand Owundi (on loan from Minnesota United)  Cameroon
17 Forward Cordell Cato  Trinidad and Tobago
18 Goalkeeper Ben Beaury  United States
20 Midfielder Ricardo Perez ([A])  Mexico
22 Defender Joel Johnson  Liberia
23 Midfielder Alex Martínez  Uruguay
25 Defender Henry Kalungi  Uganda
27 Midfielder Je-Vaughn Watson  Jamaica
29 Forward Caleb Calvert ([A])  United States
31 Defender Sam Vines ([A])  United States
33 Defender Donnie Smith  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with MLS affiliate Colorado Rapids.
    2.

Competitions

Friendlies
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

February 14 PreseasonAtlanta United FC–Charlotte IndependenceMarietta, Georgia
EST (UTC–5) Stadium: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground
Note: Closed door; match not publicized.
February 17 PreseasonCharlotte Independence5–3Columbus Crew SCCharleston, South Carolina
EST (UTC–5) Duckett
Martínez  (pen.)
Trialist
Steedman
Trialist
Note: Closed door
February 25 PreseasonCharlotte Independence0–1North Carolina FCMatthews, North Carolina
13:00 EST (UTC–5) Miller Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
March 3 PreseasonAtlanta United 22–4Charlotte IndependenceMarietta, Georgia
EST (UTC–5) Trialist
Herrera
 (o.g.)
Doum 		Stadium: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground
March 10 PreseasonCharlotte Independence2–1Old Dominion MonarchsMatthews, North Carolina
EST (UTC–5) Kronschwitz Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
September 5 MidseasonCharlotte Independence 0–3 Santos LagunaMatthews, North Carolina
19:30 EST (UTC–5) Report Martínez  60'
Rivas
Cetré 		Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews

USL Regular season
Main article: 2018 USL season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 North Carolina FC 34 13 8 13 60 50 +10 47
10 Ottawa Fury 34 13 6 15 31 43 −12 45
11 Charlotte Independence 34 10 12 12 44 57 −13 42
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 11 8 15 44 44 0 41
13 Penn FC 34 9 10 15 38 47 −9 37
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 9 10 11 37 49  −12 37 7 6 3 23 19  +4 2 4 8 14 30  −16

Last updated: 25 September 2018.
Source: Matches

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Updated to match(es) played on 14 October 2018. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 17 1Charlotte Independence4–1Ottawa Fury FCMatthews, North Carolina
19:00 EST (UTC–5) Cato  41', 58'
George  45'
Herrera  67',  80' (pen.)
Porter  83' (o.g.)		 Report Sito  64'
Oliveira  90+3'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,438
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
March 24 2Charlotte Independence2–0Toronto FC IIMatthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Herrera  18'
Calvert  42'
Johnson 70'		 Report Spencer  22' Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Javier Santos
March 31 3Charlotte Independence2–2Atlanta United 2Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Martínez  32'
Herrera  37', 85'
George  61'		 Report Jung-soo  28' (o.g.)
Kunga  82'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,375
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
April 7 4Nashville SC2–0Charlotte IndependenceNashville, Tennessee
8:30PM EDT Winn  24'
Mensah  90+1'		 Report Duckett  12'
Johnson  89'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 7,487
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April 14 5Charlotte Independence0–2North Carolina FCMatthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Martínez  7'
Smith  85'		 Report Ríos  50'
Doue  59'
Fortune  61'
Lomis  86'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 2,264
Referee: Matthew Franz
April 28 6Charlotte Independence0–0Indy ElevenMatthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
May 5 7Charleston Battery2–0Charlotte IndependenceCharleston, South Carolina
7:00 EDT Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
May 12 8Charlotte Independence4–1FC CincinnatiMatthews, North Carolina
7:30 EDT Cato  38'
Ekra  45+2'
Voser  57'
Zayed  87'		 Report König  52' Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 2,314
Referee: Kevin Broadley
May 19 9Charlotte Independence2–1Toronto FC IIMatthews, North Carolina
7:30 EDT Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 987
Note: Originally scheduled to be played at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario.[1]
May 26 10Richmond Kickers1–3Charlotte IndependenceRichmond, Virginia
7:00 EDT Stadium: City Stadium
June 2 11Ottawa Fury FC0–1Charlotte IndependenceOttawa, Ontario
7:00 EDT Reid  55'
Edward  90'		 Report Ekra  83' Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,693
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
June 9 12New York Red Bulls II4–2Charlotte IndependenceMontclair, New Jersey
7:00 EDT Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
May 26 13Atlanta United 21–1Charlotte IndependenceRichmond, Virginia
7:00 EDT Stadium: City Stadium
June 16 14Charlotte Independence1–1Charleston BatteryMatthews, North Carolina
7:30 EDT Mwape  79' Report  25' Higashi Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex
Attendance: 3,312
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
June 23 15Richmond Kickers1–1Charlotte IndependenceRichmond, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Shriver  6' Report Cato  20'
George  63'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,364
Referee: Javier Santos Escobar
Note: Leigh Cowlishaw's final match as manager.
June 27 16Charlotte Independence2–2Tampa Bay RowdiesMatthews, North Carolina
7:30 EDT (UTC−4) Herrera  57' (Cato)
Cato  64' (Herrera)
Johnson  86'  89'
Smith  90+2'		 Report Gorskie  44'
Mkandawire  66'
Lachowecki  78'
Oduro  90'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,399
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
June 30 17Bethlehem Steel FC4–1Charlotte IndependenceBethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM EDT Nanco  10'
Moar  46'
Skundrich  72'
Herbers  80'
Mbaizo  90+2'		 Report  11' Kalungi
 69' Watson
 83' Areman
 90+3' Herrera		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,346
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 7 18Indy Eleven2–1Charlotte IndependenceIndianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT Speas  62'
Mitchell  70'		 Report Duckett  49'  77'
Herrera  50',  55'
Areman  90+2'
Martínez  90+3'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 9,858
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 11 19Charlotte Independence1–0Nashville SCMatthews, North Carolina
7:30PM EDT Johnson  15'
George  42'
Calvert  90+4'		 Report  46' Akinyode
 74'Winn
 90+5' Pickens
 90+5' Woodberry		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,247
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 18 20FC Cincinnati2–0Charlotte IndependenceCincinnati, Ohio
7:30 EDT Keinan  7'
Lasso  20'
Ledesma  67'
Welshman  87'		 Report Duckett  28'
Zayed  65'
Voser  87'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 25,251
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 21 21Louisville City FC4–1Charlotte IndependenceLouisville, Kentucky
7:30PM McCabe  21'
Ilić  72' (pen.)
Lancaster  81'
Davis IV  87'		 Report George  71'
Herrera 90'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,006
Referee: Lorant Varga
July 28 22Charlotte Independence1–1Penn FCMatthews, North Carolina
7:30 EDT Areman  47'
Herrera  56'
Zayed  64'
Duckett  90+1'		 Report  62' Metzger
 72' Dennis
 90+5' Rezende		 Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex
Attendance: 2,159
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
August 8 23Charlotte Independence0–3Bethlehem Steel FCMatthews, North Carolina
7:30 EDT George  35' Report  7' Chambers
 65' Real
 74' Holness
 89'  90' Skundrich		 Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex
Attendance: 982
Referee: Amin Hadzic
August 18 24Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC0–0Charlotte IndependencePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 EDT Report Jordan  10',  58'  Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,765
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 22 25Charlotte Independence0–3Louisville CityMatthews, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Mwape  90' Report Lancaster  13' (pen.), 29',  42'
Spencer  65'		 Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex
Attendance: 2,189
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
August 25 26North Carolina FC6–2Charlotte IndependenceCary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Steinberger  26', 51'  52'
Fernandes  36'
Miller  36'  49'
da Luz  69'
Ríos  72', 78'		 Report George  24'  32'
Owundi  72'
Areman  85'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,195
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
September 1 27Charlotte Independence1–0Nashville SCMatthews, North Carolina
6:30PM CDT Watson  25'
George  53',  86' 
Jung-soo  81'		 Report Winn  45'
Moloto  53'
Woodberry  67'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
September 8 28Charlotte Independence2–1Richmond KickersMatthews, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Zayed  5'
Areman  58'		 Report Gonzalez  72'
Nascimento  83'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 19 29Charleston Battery1–1Charlotte IndependenceCharleston, South Carolina
7:00 P.M. Rittmeyer  9'
Woodbine  80'
Mansaray  90+1'		 Report Herrera  69' (pen)
Martínez  89'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
September 22 30Charlotte Independence1–1New York Red Bulls IIMatthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM Jordan  15'
Johnson  33'		 Report Aguinaga  54'
Cásseres  62'
Abang  70'
Ndam  90+2'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,608
Referee: Eric Tattersall
September 29 31Charlotte Independence2–2Pittsburgh Riverhounds SCMatthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Herrera  19'
Johnson  46'
Watson  77'
Zayed  86'
Duckett  90+2'		 Report Parkes  4',  44'
Zemanski  90+3',  90+4'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,878
Referee: Mark Allatin
October 3 32Penn FC2–2Charlotte IndependenceHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM EDT Venter  36'
Mkosana  44'
Calvano  74'
Baffoe  90'		 Report Zayed  17',  28'
Johnson  87'
Kiffe  90'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
October 6 33Tampa Bay Rowdies1–2Charlotte IndependenceSt. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT (UTC−4) Gorskie  75'
Taylor  80' (Guenzatti)
Vega  90+7'		 Report Voser  26' (Zayed),  84'
Gebhard  32' (Cato)
Miller  82'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,709
Referee: Luis Guardia
October 13 34Charlotte Independence1–3North Carolina FCMatthews, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Herrera  6',  7' Report Ríos  5',  87'
Smith  30'
Igbekoyi  73'
Miller  90+3'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,486
Referee: RefereeRamy Touchan

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup
May 16 Second roundCharlotte Independence 1–3 Ocean City Nor'eastersMatthews, North Carolina
7:30 EDT Herrera  58'
Martínez  84'		 Report Gurrieri  4',  6'
Ndah  23'
Mompremier  44',  67'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 300
Referee: Eric Usher
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References
  1. "Toronto FC II match moved to Charlotte". Toronto FC. May 15, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
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