Sports teams in Charleston
Charleston Battery Soccer
A-League Soccer - watch outstanding professional soccer on Daniel Island in the Blackbaud Stadium...the first privately-funded soccer-specific stadium in the United States. With 5,100 seats, it host the Battery and many local outdoor events. For more information and event schedules visit the Charleston Battery Soccer Team's website:
www.charlestonbattery.com
Charleston Riverdogs Baseball
Single A Professional Baseball - Receiving huge local fan support every year, the Charleston RiverDogs, a New York Yankees affiliate, plays at "The Joe", a beautiful 20 million dollar baseball park on the Ashley River in downtown Charleston. For more information and event schedules Charleston Riverdogs Baseball Team' website:
www.riverdogs.com
Women’s Professional Tennis
Family Circle Cup - A internationally known Tier 1 tennis event, The Family Circle Cup Tennis Tournament attracts the world's top female players each spring. Hosted on Daniel Island, it is played in the Family Circle Tennis Center is a 27 acre complex which also hosts area concerts, camps, sporting events and other festivals.
Amanda Coetzer (1998)
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (1996)
Chris Evert (1985, 84, 81, 78, 77, 76, 75, 74)
Conchita Martinez (1995, 94)
Gabriela Sabatini (1992, 91)
Iva Majoli (2002)
Jelena Jankovic (2007)
Jennifer Capriati (2001)
Justine Henin (2005, 03)
Martina Hingis (1999, 97)
Martina Navratilova (1990, 88, 83, 82)
Mary Pierce (2000)
Nadia Petrova (2006)
Rosie Casals (1973)
Sabine Lisicki (2009)
Serena Williams (2008)
Steffi Graf (1993, 89, 87, 86)
Tracy Austin (1980, 79)
Venus Williams (2004)
South Carolina Stingrays Hockey
ECHL Hockey - a Buffalo Sables NHL affiliate - The team averages over 285,000 fans per season. Play begins in October and runs through April. The team plays in the expansive, well designed North Charleston Coliseum. For more, see the Carolina Stingrays Hockey Team's website:
www.stingrayshockey.com
College Athletics
The Citadel
Charleston Southern University