What to know about Charlotte FC’s preseason match on Saturday vs. Charleston Battery

Charlotte FC will play on its home pitch a few days early.

The club announced on Thursday that its preseason match against Charleston Battery will be relocated to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte due to the threat of inclement weather in Charleston on Saturday.

The exhibition match against the USL Championship side will begin at 3 p.m.

Fans with tickets for the originally scheduled preseason match will receive communication about redeeming their tickets, according to a release. Additional ticketing questions can be sent to tickets@charlestonbattery.com.

The news means that Charlotte FC offseason acquisitions — including goal-scorer Enzo Copetti and Ashley Westwood — will make their debuts in Bank of America a few days before anticipated. The Queen City side begins its season at home on February 25 against New England Revolution.

On short notice, Charlotte FC made approximately 2,500 free tickets available for the match. Those tickets sold out quickly.

Charlotte FC’s preseason will end with a closed-door friendly versus Birmingham Legion FC on Saturday, Feb. 18, per the team’s website.

This story was originally published February 10, 2023 at 2:39 PM.

Alex Zietlow

The Charlotte Observer

Alex Zietlow writes about the Carolina Panthers and the ways in which sports intersect with life for The Charlotte Observer, where he has been a reporter since August 2022. Zietlow’s work has been honored by the Pro Football Writers Association, the N.C. and S.C. Press Associations, as well as the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) group. He’s earned six APSE Top 10 distinctions for his coverage on a variety of topics, from billion-dollar stadium renovations to the small moments of triumph that helped a Panthers kicker defy the steepest odds in sports. Zietlow previously wrote for The Herald in Rock Hill (S.C.) from 2019-22. Support my work with a digital subscription