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2017 Charlotte Independence season

The 2017 Charlotte Independence season was the club's third season of existence, and their third in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer.

Charlotte Independence
2017 season
PresidentJim McPhilliamy
Head coachMike Jeffries
StadiumSportsplex at Matthews
USLConference: 5th
USL PlayoffsConference Quarterfinals
U.S. Open CupThird round
Highest home attendance2,648 (6/17 vs. HAR)
Lowest home attendance801 (5/11 vs. NY)
Average home league attendance1,615
Biggest winCLT 5–1 NY (5/11)
CLT 5–1 STL (7/15)
BST 0–4 CLT (7/29)
Biggest defeatROC 4–0 CLT (4/29)
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Competitions

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USL

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Regular season

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Further information: 2017 USL season

Standings

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Eastern Conference
Main article: Eastern Conference (USL)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 14 11 7 50 35 +15 53 Conference Playoffs
4 Rochester Rhinos 32 14 11 7 36 28 +8 53
5 Charlotte Independence 32 13 9 10 52 40 +12 48
6 FC Cincinnati 32 12 10 10 46 48 −2 46
7 New York Red Bulls II 32 13 5 14 57 60 −3 44
Source: 2017 USL 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

Match results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

All times in Eastern Time.

April 1 1 Charlotte Independence 0–2 Charleston Battery Matthews, North Carolina
6:00 PM EDT Johnson   42'
Duckett   49'
Ross   68'		 Report Lasso   32'   77'
Williams   70'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 2,048
Referee: Kevin Broadley
April 8 2 Orlando City B 1–1 Charlotte Independence Orlando, Florida
6:30 PM EDT Kraft   11'
Ellis-Hayden   50'
Laryea   66'
Dikwa   70',   90+1'
Schweitzer   75'		 Report Ross   20'
Hilton   60'
Herrera   79'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: Esteban Rosano
April 15 3 Charlotte Independence 1–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Rock Hill, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Herrera   7' (pen.) Report Banjo   2'
Earls   19'
Greenspan   78'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,030
Referee: Eric Usher
April 22 4 Saint Louis FC 1–2 Charlotte Independence Fenton, Missouri
8:30 PM EDT Angulo   4'
Walls   59'
Ledbetter   71'
Cochran   85'		 Report (USL) E. Martínez   8', 29',   70'
Johnson   78'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,107
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
April 29 5 Rochester Rhinos 4–0 Charlotte Independence Rochester, New York
5:05 PM EDT Fall   27',   48'
Garzi   44',   46'
Madison   52'
Felix   56'
Forbes   85' (pen)		 Report Davidson   25'
Johnson   37'
Herrera   90+2'		 Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium
Attendance: 1,941
Referee: Greg Dopka
May 11 6 Charlotte Independence 5–1 New York Red Bulls II Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Herrera   39'
Ross   43'
Martínez   51'
Estrada   82'
Siaj   90+2'		 Report Flemmings   21' Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 801
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 27 7 Orlando City B 1–3 Charlotte Independence Orlando, Florida
6:30 PM EDT Dikwa   20'
Laryea   53'
Rocha   78'		 Report Smith   14'
A. Martinez   28'
Estrada   40'
Ross   42'
E. Martinez   45'
Herrera   51'
Johnson   69'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 4 8 Charlotte Independence 2–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Rock Hill, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Martínez   45+3'
Castillo   51',   56'		 Report Hristov   25' (pen.),   27'
Mkandawire   35'
Boden   71'
Savage   83',   86'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 1,216
Referee: Dule Djurasevic
June 7 9 Louisville City FC 1–0 Charlotte Independence Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT DelPiccolo   11'
Ballard   57'
Smith   74'
Jimenez   86'
Ranjitsingh   90+3'		 Report Ross   9'
Fairclough   20',   48'  
Ekra   42'
Siaj   90'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,403
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 10 10 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Charlotte Independence Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT K. Walker   43'
Hoyte   45'		 Report E. Martínez   17',   90'  
A. Martínez   18'
Waechter   56'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 21,115
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Kyle Maust
Fourth official: Noah Matos
June 17 11 Charlotte Independence 2–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Hererra   13',   61' Report Nishanian   74'
Thomas   81'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 2,648
Referee: Dustin Thorne
June 24 12 Richmond Kickers 0–2 Charlotte Independence Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Luiz Fernando   47'
Durkin   86'		 Report Martínez   45' (pen),   57' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,423
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 1 13 Charlotte Independence 2–1 Rochester Rhinos Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 P.M. EDT Estrada   12',   25'
Ross   32'		 Report Farrell   14'
Fall   67' (pen)		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,623
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
July 4 14 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–3 Charlotte Independence Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Agbossoumonde   61'
Chevy   65',   90+1'		 Report E. Martínez   40'
Herrera   62' (pen.), 79'
Johnson   71'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 4,006
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 8 15 Charlotte Independence 5–1 Saint Louis FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Herrera   14',   30',   61' (pen)
E. Martínez   39',   46'
Davidson   50'
Duckett   78'
Hilton   83'		 Report Guzman   57'
Stanley   59'
Dalgaard   77'
Alihodžić   85'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,637
Referee: Jose Lara
July 15 16 New York Red Bulls II 2–3 Charlotte Independence Montclair, New Jersey
4:00 PM EDT Ndam   20'
Abidor   51'
Najem   82'
Flemmings   85'		 Report Herrera   21'
Ndam   45+1' (og)
Martinez   53'
Johnson   64'
Estrada   90+3'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park
Attendance: 505
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 18 17 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–1 Charlotte Independence Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Mensah   45+3'
McLaws   60'
Olabiyi   90+2'		 Report Herrera   51' Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,856
Referee: Charles Murphy
July 26 18 Charlotte Independence 0–0 Richmond Kickers Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Martinez   5'
Johnson   90'		 Report Asante   24'
Troyer   44'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,384
Referee: Christina Unkel
July 29 19 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–4 Charlotte Independence Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM EDT Chambers   49'
Fontana   51'
Nanco   65'
Jones   73'		 Report Hilton   7',   48'
Herrera   19'
Johnson   32'
Martínez   45+2',   80'
Mizell   72'
Duckett   90+2'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,210
Referee: Henrik Karlsson
August 5 20 Charlotte Independence 3–1 Louisville City FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Martinez   11',   44',   88',   1',   80'  
Kalungi   65'
Martinez   68'		 Report Kaye   48',   90+2'
Smith   40'
DelPiccolo   68'
Williams   68'
Craig   75'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 2,648
Referee: Christopher Spivey
August 9 21 Toronto FC II 2–2 Charlotte Independence Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT Hamilton   49',   90+2'
Fraser   88'		 Report Pais   62' (o.g.)
Smith   65'
Siaj   79'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
August 12 22 Ottawa Fury 3–1 Charlotte Independence Ottawa, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT Rozeboom   5'
Edward   37'
Bruna   52'
Reid   87'		 Report Johnson   36'
Siaj   61'
Spies   75'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,360
Referee: Carol Anne Chénard
August 16 23 Charlotte Independence 1–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Martínez   33'
Ross   53'
Smith   74'		 Report Chambers   15' Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,312
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 19 24 Charlotte Independence 1–1 Orlando City B Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 PM EDT Estrada   7' Report Barry   5' (pen),   90+2'
Clowes   53'
Carroll   56'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,467
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 26 25 Charlotte Independence 2–3 Toronto FC II Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT E. Martínez   21'
Siaj   32'
A. Martínez   49'
Kalungi   64'		 Report Taintor   14'
Onkony   55'
Morgan   69'
Spencer   71'
Hamilton   76'
James   81'
Cavalluzzo   86'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,429
Referee: Dustin Thorne
September 2 26 Charlotte Independence 3–0 Richmond Kickers Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Siaj   3'
Martinez   60' (pen.), 90'		 Report Oscar   15'
Lee   39'
Roberts   70'
Durkin   76'
Worra   90'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,329
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
September 16 27 Charlotte Independence 1–1 Ottawa Fury Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Smith   45'
Estrada   65'
Hilton   89'		 Report Dixon   11',   42'
Del Campo   36'
Dos Santos   38'
Edward   49'
Hume   68'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,830
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
September 20 28 Charleston Battery 3–0 Charlotte Independence Charleston, South Carolina
6:00 PM EDT Hackshaw   6'
Cordoves   13',   80'
Lasso   18'
Garbanzo   73'		 Report Waechter   21'
Ekra   55'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,020
Referee: Dallas Rosier
September 23 29 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Charlotte Independence St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Gorskie   33'
Chavez   45+1'
Restrepo   75'
Guenzatti   83'
Nanchoff   90'		 Report Herrera   36'
Johnson   37'
Ekra   86'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 7,786
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
September 29 30 Charlotte Independence 0–1 FC Cincinnati Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Martínez   38' Report Schindler   75'
Walker   46',   89'  		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,577
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
October 7 31 Louisville City FC 2–1 Charlotte Independence Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT Abend   19'
Totsch   23'
Smith   29'  77'
Davis IV   37'  61'
Craig   51'
Ownby   90+2'		 Report Siaj   23'
Hilton   42'
Calvert   66'
Spies   82'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,357
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 14 32 Charlotte Independence 0–1 Charleston Battery Matthews, North Carolina
6:00 PM EDT Report Guerra   35'
Griffith   42'
Mueller   72'
Portillo   83'
Rittmeyer   90+3'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,864
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez

Playoffs

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October 21 Conference Quarterfinals Rochester Rhinos 2–1 (a.e.t.) Charlotte Independence Rochester, New York
6:05 PM EDT Dover   11'
Graf   53'
François   61'
Farrell   83'
Defregger   113'		 Report A. Martínez   53',     120'
E. Martínez   69'
Davidson   85'		 Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium
Attendance: 1,647
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup
May 17 Second round Charlotte Eagles 2–3 Charlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Williams   61'
Omondi   63'		 Report Townsend   10'
Martínez   77' (pen.), 88'		 Stadium: Charlotte Christian School
Attendance: 602
Referee: Patrick Schmidt
May 31, 2017 Third Round North Carolina FC 4–1 Charlotte Independence Cary
19:30 EDT Marcelin   17'
Laing   45+1'
Albadawi   51', 82'
Sylvestre   63'
Tobin   83'		 Report E.Martínez   24'
Kalungi   45'
A.Martínez   90+2' (pen.)  90+5'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,052
Referee: Kevin Broadley

References

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