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2019 Charlotte Independence season

Summary

The 2019 Charlotte Independence season was the club's fifth season of existence, and their fifth in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.

Charlotte Independence
2019 season
PresidentJim McPhilliamy
Head coachJim McGuinness (until June 12)
Mike Jeffries
StadiumSportsplex at Matthews
USLConference: 13th
USL PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupSecond round
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 3,544
(June 15 vs. Birmingham)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,217
(July 7 vs. Pittsburgh)
All: 500
(July 7 vs. Florida Soccer Soldiers, USOC R2)
Average home league attendance1,750
Biggest win4–0
(September 28 vs. Hartford)
Biggest defeat0–3
(April 20 vs. NCFC)
(Sep 21 vs. Swope Park)
1–4
(June 2 vs. Ottawa)
← 2018
2020 →

Background edit

Club edit

Roster edit

As of June 20, 2019[1][2]

No. Position Player Nation
2 DF Brendan McDonough (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC)   United States
3 DF Hugh Roberts   United States
4 MF Jake Areman   United States
5 DF Steven Thicot   France
7 FW Dominic Oduro   Ghana
8 MF Isaac Angking (on loan from New England Revolution)   United States
9 FW Niki Jackson (on loan from Colorado Rapids)   United States
10 FW Jorge Herrera   Colombia
11 FW Valentin Sabella   Argentina
13 MF Kevan George   Trinidad and Tobago
15 MF Ricardo Bocanegra   Mexico
16 FW Cabwey Kivutuka   Congo
17 DF Clay Dimick   United States
18 DF Aaron Maund   United States
19 MF Enzo Martínez   Uruguay
21 FW Zyen Jones   United States
22 DF Joel Johnson   Liberia
23 MF Alex Martínez   Uruguay
26 MF Afrim Taku   Albania
29 DF Abdoulie Mansally   Gambia
31 MF Henry Cordova ([A])   United States
32 MF Ryan Baer ([A])   United States
33 GK Brandon Miller   United States
47 DF Hassan Ndam (on loan from FC Cincinnati)   Cameroon
50 GK Lucas Hatsios ([A])   United States
66 GK Joshua Old ([A])   United States
— GK Brandon Barnes (on loan from Forward Madison)   United States
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract
    2.

Competitions edit

Friendlies edit

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

February 16 Preseason Charlotte Independence – Duke Blue Devils Matthews, North Carolina
EST (UTC–5) Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Note: Score not publicized.
February 20 Preseason Charlotte Independence 2–1 Lenoir-Rhyne Bears Matthews, North Carolina
EST (UTC–5) A. Martínez  
 		 Report Morillas   ?' (pen.) Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
February 23 Preseason North Carolina FC 0–1 Charlotte Independence Raleigh, North Carolina
Report E. Martínez   Stadium: Cardinal Gibbons High School
February 27 Preseason Charlotte 49ers 0–0 Charlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina
Report Stadium: Transamerica Field
March 2 Preseason Atlanta United FC – Charlotte Independence Marietta, Georgia
Stadium: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground
Note: Match result not publicized.

USL Championship edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Saint Louis FC 34 11 9 14 40 41 −1 42
12 Loudoun United FC 34 11 6 17 59 65 −6 39
13 Charlotte Independence 34 9 11 14 42 53 −11 38
14 Atlanta United 2 34 9 8 17 45 77 −32 35
15 Memphis 901 FC 34 9 7 18 37 52 −15 34
Source: USL Championship 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 edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
19 4 8 7 21 28  −7 20 4 1 4 15 16  −1 0 7 3 6 12  −6

Last updated: July 7, 2019.
Source: Matches

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Updated to match(es) played on September 28, 2019. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches edit

The 2019 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on December 19, 2018.[3]

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 15 1 Charlotte Independence 2–3 Indy Eleven Matthews, North Carolina
6:00 PM Taku   26'
A. Martínez   56'
Oduro   73'
Gutman   83'		 Report King   12'
Gibson   15'
Enevoldsen   69'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,649
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
March 23 2 Charlotte Independence 3–3 Atlanta United 2 Matthews, North Carolina
6:00 PM Gutman   58'
Oduro   75'
George   85'
Herrera   90+3'		 Report Williams   1',   42',   58',   90+4'
Benítez   24'
Wild   72'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,823
Referee: Eric Tattersall
March 30 3 Saint Louis FC 1–0 Charlotte Independence Fenton, Missouri
1:00 PM Greig   5' Report Taku   44'
Johnson   63'
Herrera   82'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 3,778
Referee: Lorant Varga
April 7 4 Southern Derby Charleston Battery 2–0 Charlotte Independence Charleston, South Carolina
1:00 PM EDT Svantesson   21'
Lewis   71'		 Report E. Martínez   18'
Hill   27'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,210
Referee: Matt Franz
April 13 5 Charlotte Independence 1–2 New York Red Bulls II Matthews, North Carolina
6:00 PM EDT Jackson   25'
George   51'
Hill   53'		 Report Barlow   33',   36'
McSherry   79'
Amarildo   85'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,562
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
April 16 6 Charlotte Independence 2–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Matthews, North Carolina
6:00 PM Gutman   29',   66'
Herrera   72'		 Report Turner   57'
Willis   80'
Real   84'
Ofeimu   85'		 Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex
Attendance: 1,387
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April 20 7 Southern Derby Charlotte Independence 0–3 North Carolina FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM Maria   67' Report Comsia   45+1'
da Luz   45+2'
Lomis   73'
Speas   85'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,569
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
April 27 8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Charlotte Independence St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 PM Guenzatti   17'
Oduro   30'		 Report Oduro   11'
A. Martínez   25'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,651
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
May 4 9 Hartford Athletic 1–1 Charlotte Independence East Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT Steeves   12'
Martin   79'		 Report Mansally   3'
Maria   39'
Jones   90+1'		 Stadium: Rentschler Field
Attendance: 11,346
Referee: David Barrie
May 11 10 Charlotte Independence 1–3 Loudoun United FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM Oduro   30' Report S. Bustamante   24'
Presley   43'
Pilato   46'
Kadono   58'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,466
Referee: John Griggs
May 18 11 Nashville SC 1–1 Charlotte Independence Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM Moloto   23'
Davis   78'		 Report Oduro   15'
Jackson   90'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,918
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
May 25 12 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0–0 Charlotte Independence Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Greenspan   28'   36' Report Johnson   47'
Jackson   90+1'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,522
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
June 2 13 Ottawa Fury FC 4–1 Charlotte Independence Ottawa, Ontario
2:00 PM EDT (UTC–5) Attakora   18'
Mannella   30'
Fall   36'   90+4'
Samb   37'   56'
Obasi   64'
François   89'		 Report Roberts   14'   80'
Jones   51'
Johnson   60'
Areman   90+4'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,589
Referee: Matt Souare
June 8 14 Swope Park Rangers 0–0 Charlotte Independence Kansas City, Kansas
5:00 PM EDT (UTC–5) Segbers   80' Report Gutman   34'
Taku   36'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 592
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 15 15 Charlotte Independence 4–1 Birmingham Legion Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Gutman   7'
E. Martínez   48'
Herrera   60' (pen.),   70'
Mansally   65'		 Report Avila   12'
Kasim   26'
Culbertson   28'
Laurent   59'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 3,544
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
June 22 16 Louisville City FC 1–1 Charlotte Independence Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Rasmussen   71'
Spencer   77'
Matsoso   87'
Jane   90+1'		 Report Oduro   12'
Mansally   58'
Taku   90+2'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,379
Referee: Elton Garcia
June 29 17 Charlotte Independence 1–0 Memphis 901 FC Matthews, North Carolina
6:00 PM A. Martinez   67'
Herrera   74'		 Report Charpie   70' Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,623
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 4 18 Southern Derby North Carolina FC 1–1 Charlotte Independence Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Chester   3'
Miller   75'		 Report Jackson   14'
George   76'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,456
Referee: Matthew Franz
July 7 19 Charlotte Independence 1–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT A. Martinez   23' Report Adewole   68'
Kerr   90+4'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,217
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 13 20 Charlotte Independence 2–1 Saint Louis FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Jackson   5'
Mansally   36'
E> Martínez   49'
Johnson   80'		 Report Dacres   51'
Hilton   68'
Calvert   75'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 24 21 Atlanta United 2 2–2 Charlotte Independence Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Conway   24'
Kanakimana   33',   43'
Campbell   57'
Metcalf   74'   90+4'
Hernández   89'
Wyke   90+5'		 Report Herrera   27'
Maund   72'
Jones   80'
Jackson   90+5'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Marco Vega
July 27 22 Birmingham Legion FC 1–0 Charlotte Independence Birmingham, Alabama
8:00 PM Williams   28'
Asiedu   45+1'
Lopez   90'
Opoku   90+2'		 Report George   90+1' Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 4,433
Referee: Lorant Varga
August 3 23 Charlotte Independence 0–1 Louisville City FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT A. Martínez   72'   72'
Johnson   90+4'		 Report Craig   29'   60'
McMahon   47'
Spencer   80'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,835
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 9 24 Loudoun United FC 3–3 Charlotte Independence Leesburg, Virginia
7:30 PM EDT Nyeman   31'
Hawkins   45+4'
A. Bustamante   65'
Alvarez   79'		 Report Sabella   38'
Johnson   48'
Maund   51'
Herrera   63'
Oduro   70'		 Stadium: Segra Field
Referee: Luis Guardia
August 17 25 Charlotte Independence 1–3 Nashville SC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM Sabella   18'
E. Martínez   23',   55'
Johnson   51'
Taku   86'		 Report Ríos   7',   56' (pen.)
Ockford   45+2'
Belmar   60'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,518
Referee: Chris Ruska
August 25 26 Indy Eleven 3–1 Charlotte Independence Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM EDT Ouimette   41'
Conner   53',   83'		 Report E. Martínez   8'
Jackson   15'
Oduro   41'
Maund   70'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 10,089
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 30 27 Charlotte Independence 0–0 Charleston Battery Matthews, North Carolina
6:00 PM Mansally   30'
Sabella   55'
George   82'		 Report Lewis   11'
Anunga   47'
Mueller   67'
Bolt   90'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,477
Referee: Elton García
September 7 28 Charlotte Independence 1–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Matthews, North Carolina
19:00 EST (UTC−5) Thicot   71'
Roberts   83'		 Report Tejada   7',   49'
Siaj   74'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,930
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 13 29 New York Red Bulls II 2–0 Charlotte Independence Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT Jørgenson   15'
Nealis   47'
Scarlett   59'
Stroud   83'		 Report E. Martínez   25'
Sabella   37'
Roberts   59'
Bocanegra   63'
A. Martínez   66'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,522
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 21 30 Charlotte Independence 0–3 Swope Park Rangers Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM A. Martínez   71' Report Jaylin   1'
Harris   29',   57'
Allach   73'
Kuzain   87'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,267
Referee: Danielle Chesky
September 28 31 Charlotte Independence 4–0 Hartford Athletic Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Bocanegra   26',   75'
George   55'
A. Martínez   60'
Mansally   64'
E. Martínez   74' (pen.),   90+3'		 Report Barrera   59' Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 2,319
Referee: Tori Penso
October 6 32 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–2 Charlotte Independence Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM Moumbagna   14'
Chambers   31'
Picazo   69'
Kingue   82'		 Report Maund   6'
Roberts   12',   67'
A. Martínez   31'
Mansally   72'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 351
Referee: Matthew Franz
October 12 33 Memphis 901 FC 1–2 Charlotte Independence Memphis, Tennessee
8:00 PM Grandison   59'
Allen   73' (pen.),   75'
Doyle   79'
da Silva   88'   90+6'
Burch   90+4'		 Report Herrera   39'
Jackson   62',   77'
Roberts   75'
Miller   75'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 5,780
Referee: John Griggs
October 19 34 Charlotte Independence 3–1 Ottawa Fury FC Matthews, North Carolina
19:00 EST (UTC–5) Oduro   12'
Martínez   50',   89',   90+4'		 Report Attakora   27'
Barry   60'
Barnathan   81'   83'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,552
Referee: Thomas Snyder

U.S. Open Cup edit

As a member of the USL Championship, the Independence entered the tournament in the Second Round, played May 14–15, 2019[4]

May 14 2nd Round Charlotte Independence   2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		   Florida Soccer Soldiers Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM Roberts   9',   31'
Johnson   34'
Maund   53'
Maria   68'
Oduro   92'		 Report Hoyos   24'
Sabella   27',   119'
González   33'   90+2'
Williams   78'
Ruiz De Somocurcio   97'
Guanipa   117'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kevin Broadley
Penalties
Herrera  
Taku  
Gutman  
Oduro  
E. Martínez  		   Gammiero
  Serrano
  Williams
  Meneses
  Sabella

References edit

  1. ^ "Independence Announce First Signings". United Soccer Leagues (USL). January 8, 2015. Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Team". September 9, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.

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