Polemonium Reptans

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

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

(C) – Cup Winner

As of 24 February 2019

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Gyasi Zardes	Columbus Crew	3
2	Ian Svantesson	Charleston Battery	2
3	Fanendo Adi	FC Cincinnati	1
	Fabian Herbers	Chicago Fire
	Aleksandar Katai	Chicago Fire
	Roland Lamah	FC Cincinnati
	Darren Mattocks	FC Cincinnati
	Djordje Mihailovic	Chicago Fire
	Robinho	Columbus Crew
	Pedro Santos	FC Cincinnati