Patriots Point Soccer Stadium

Patriots Point Soccer Stadium sits inside the Patriots Point complex in Mount Pleasant, with the USS Yorktown — the WWII-era Essex-class aircraft carrier that served in the Pacific and is now permanently moored as the centerpiece of the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum — as the immediate landmark. The Cooper River and the Charleston peninsula's skyline (with the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge's distinctive cable-stayed span visible) sit directly west. The Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park's pier and Shem Creek (the historic Mount Pleasant shrimp-boat-and-restaurant waterfront) sit a short drive away. Downtown Charleston, with its restaurant cluster, the Battery, and the historic French Quarter, sits a short drive west across the Ravenel Bridge. Sullivan's Island and Isle of Palms — the beach destinations east of Mount Pleasant — sit a short drive east. The neighborhood reads as a distinctively military-heritage waterfront setting unlike any other USL Championship venue — the USS Yorktown moored adjacent to a professional soccer stadium is a singular visual.

Plan to arrive about 60-90 minutes before kickoff — Patriots Point parking is well-signed with ample capacity. Patriots Point Soccer Stadium is the Charleston Battery's new home, opened to give the longest-continuously-operating USL franchise its first purpose-built soccer-specific stadium. The Battery had previously played at Blackbaud Stadium on Daniel Island (since 1999) before the move to the new Patriots Point complex. The Battery is the oldest continuously-operating professional soccer club in the modern USL era — founded in 1993 — and the move to a new purpose-built stadium at Patriots Point is a significant chapter in the club's history. The supporters' group — the Regiment — anchors the supporters' end and leads chants throughout matches. The USS Yorktown's silhouette visible from the stadium is the canonical pre-match photograph. Mobile-only tickets are the norm. Bag policy and gate-open times shift season to season; confirm on the Battery's site before going.

Patriots Point Soccer Stadium is the new home of the Charleston Battery, opened in the mid-2020s as the long-standing USL franchise's first purpose-built soccer-specific stadium. The Battery had previously played at Blackbaud Stadium on Daniel Island (since 1999) before the move to the Patriots Point complex in Mount Pleasant. The Charleston Battery is the oldest continuously-operating professional soccer club in the modern USL era — founded in 1993 — and has been a USL Championship (second-division American men's professional soccer) franchise throughout the league's various iterations. The stadium sits inside the Patriots Point complex in Mount Pleasant directly adjacent to the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier museum, making it one of the most distinctively-sited professional soccer venues in the country. The supporters' group, The Regiment, anchors the canonical supporters' end. Capacity sits around 5,000 in the soccer-specific configuration. Verify current operational details on the Battery's site as opening-era specifics may evolve.