| Club: | Charleston Battery |
| Season: | 2018 |
| League: | USL |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | Andrew Bell |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Michael Anhaeuser |
| Stadium: | MUSC Health Stadium |
| League Result: | Conference: Overall: |
| Cup1: | USL Playoffs |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fourth round |
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| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Charleston Battery season was the club's 26th year of existence, their 15th season in the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was their eighth season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.
See main article: 2017 Charleston Battery season.
The Battery finished the 2017 season with a record of 15–9–8, finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference, and 3rd overall. In the 2017 USL Playoffs, Charleston were upset in the first round by the New York Red Bulls II. Elsewhere, the Battery reached the fourth round of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, losing 2–3 to MLS outfit, Atlanta United FC.
| Player | Age | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  | 24 | | December 12, 2017 | [1] | |||||
| 2 | | 23 | | January 25, 2018 | [2] | |||||
| 12 |  | 23 | | February 20, 2018 | [3] | |||||
| 6 | 22 | | May 10, 2018 | [4] |
| Player | Age | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  | 23 | | End of loan | November 15, 2017 | |||||
| 15 | | 22 | | End of loan | November 15, 2017 | |||||
| 30 |  | 18 | | End of loan | November 15, 2017 | |||||
| 3 | | 24 | | November 20, 2017 | ||||||
| 20 | | 25 | | November 29, 2017 | [5] | |||||
| 21 |  | 26 | | November 29, 2017 | ||||||
| 17 | 25 | Released | November 30, 2017 | |||||||
| 16 | | 27 | | December 4, 2017 | [6] | |||||
| 19 |  | 25 | Retired | December 31, 2017 | ||||||
| 1 | 25 | | Free | March 2, 2018 |
| Player | Age | Loaned from | Start | End | Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 22 | | March 1, 2018 | November 30, 2018 | [7] | |||||
| 17 |  | 19 | | March 1, 2018 | November 30, 2018 |
See main article: 2018 Carolina Challenge Cup.
See main article: 2018 USL season.
All times are in Eastern Time Zone.
See main article: 2018 USL Playoffs.
See main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup.