The Charleston Battery is a U.S. professional men's soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina. The team was formed in 1993 as a member of the PDSL, and joined the A-League (now USL First Division), America's second division, in 1997. The team's home, Blackbaud Stadium, built in 1999, was the first professional soccer specific stadium in the USL First Division. The colors of the Battery are yellow black and red. The Battery won the PDSL championship in 1996 and the A-League championship in 2003, defeating the Minnesota Thunder 3-0 to win the A-league title.
The Battery's official supporters' group is called the Regiment.
The Battery competes for the Coffey Pot Cup every time it faces their rival team the DC United of Major League Soccer. The trophy was established by the two sides' supporters.
