The 2019 Carolina Challenge Cup was the 15th edition of the Carolina Challenge Cup, an annual soccer tournament held in Charleston, South Carolina by the Charleston Battery. The tournament ran from February 16 to 23, with all matches played at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston.

In addition to the Charleston Battery of the USL Championship (USL), three Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs participated: Columbus Crew, Chicago Fire, and FC Cincinnati, all of Major League Soccer.

Teams

Team League Appearance
United States Charleston Battery (hosts) USLC 15th
United States Chicago Fire MLS 4th
United States Columbus Crew MLS 6th
United States FC Cincinnati MLS 1st

Cup matches

All times are Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05:00)

February 16 Columbus Crew 1–1 Chicago Fire Charleston, South Carolina
5:00pm Zardes 26' [1] Mihailovic 16' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
February 16 Charleston Battery 1–2 FC Cincinnati Charleston, South Carolina
7:30pm Svantesson 52' (pen.) [2] Adi 2'
Mattocks 57' (pen.)		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
February 20 Charleston Battery 1–1 Columbus Crew Charleston, South Carolina
5:00pm Svantesson 21' [3] Robinho 45+2' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
February 20 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Chicago Fire Charleston, South Carolina
7:30pm Lamah 84' [4] Katai 53' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
February 23 FC Cincinnati 0–3 Columbus Crew Charleston, South Carolina
5:00pm [5] Zardes 5', 20'
Santos 47'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
February 23 Charleston Battery 0–1 Chicago Fire Charleston, South Carolina
7:30pm [6] Herbers 85' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Table standings

Pos Club GP W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Columbus Crew (C) 3 1 0 2 5 2 +3 5
2 Chicago Fire 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 5
3 FC Cincinnati 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4 Charleston Battery 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 1

(C) – Cup Winner

Top goalscorers

As of 24 February 2019
Rank Player Team Goals
1 United States Gyasi Zardes Columbus Crew 3
2 United States Ian Svantesson Charleston Battery 2
3 Nigeria Fanendo Adi FC Cincinnati 1
Germany Fabian Herbers Chicago Fire
Serbia Aleksandar Katai Chicago Fire
Belgium Roland Lamah FC Cincinnati
Jamaica Darren Mattocks FC Cincinnati
United States Djordje Mihailovic Chicago Fire
Brazil Robinho Columbus Crew
Portugal Pedro Santos FC Cincinnati

References

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Carolina_Challenge_Cup
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