The 2026 Charleston Battery season is the club's 36th year of existence and the Battery's 23nd season in the second tier of the United States soccer league system. It is their fifteenth season in the USL Championship (USLC) as part of the Eastern Conference.
Background
Season Squad
Out on loan
Competitions All times in Eastern Time Zone.
USL Championship
Eastern Conference
Matches On December 16, 2025, the USL Championship released the schedule for all 25 teams for both the regular season and the USL Cup.
USL Cup
The Battery participated in the third edition of the USL Cup, and the second edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One. Having gone undefeated in three matches heading into the final game, the Battery missed out on qualifying for the knockout stages after losing at home in a penalty shootout against fellow Carolinas-based club Charlotte Independence.
Standings
Matches
U.S. Open Cup
The Battery, as a member of the second division USL Championship, entered the 2026 U.S. Open Cup in the First Round, matched up at home against amateur United Premier Soccer League club Florida Badgers FC. After a game-winning goal in the twelfth minute of added time, the Battery were paired up in the second round away against fellow Carolinas-based club Charlotte Independence, a member of third-division league USL League One, whom ultimately the Battery fell to in added extra time.
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