| Club: | Charlotte Independence |
| Season: | 2018 |
| League: | USL |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | Jim McPhilliamy |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Mike Jeffries |
| Stadium: | Sportsplex at Matthews |
| Cup1: | USL Playoffs |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Highest Attendance: | 3,312 (June 26 vs. Charleston) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 982 (August 8 vs. Bethlehem) |
| Pattern La1: | _shoulder_stripes_tan_stripes |
| Pattern B1: | __whiteshoulders |
| Pattern Ra1: | _shoulder_stripes_tan_stripes |
| Pattern So1: | _3_stripes_on_white_top |
| Leftarm1: | fff |
| Body1: | 003FA5 |
| Rightarm1: | fff |
| Shorts1: | 003FA5 |
| Socks1: | 003FA5 |
| Leftarm2: | fff |
| Body2: | fff |
| Rightarm2: | fff |
| Shorts2: | fff |
| Socks2: | fff |
| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Charlotte Independence season was the club's fourth season of existence, and their fourth in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer.
See 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.
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time
See main article: 2018 USL season.
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time
See main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup.