2017 Carolina Challenge Cup

The 2017 Carolina Challenge Cup was the 13th edition of the Carolina Challenge Cup, an annual soccer tournament held in South Carolina by the Charleston Battery. The tournament ran from February 18 to 25, with all matches played at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.

In addition to the Charleston Battery of the United Soccer League (USL), three Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs participated: expansion franchise Atlanta United FC, Columbus Crew SC and defending MLS Cup champions Seattle Sounders FC.^[1] Columbus won the competition with two wins and one draw.

Teams

February 18 Friendly	Atlanta United	1–2	Columbus Crew	Charleston, South Carolina
16:30 EST (UTC−05:00)	Martínez 6'	Report	Higuaín 57', 62' Trapp 69' Abubakar 72' Crognale 90'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

February 18 Friendly	Charleston Battery	1–1	Seattle Sounders	Charleston, South Carolina
19:00 EST (UTC−05:00)	Vázquez 78' Higashi 90'+2'	Report	Mueller 32' (o.g.) Delem 37' Jones 40'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

February 22 Friendly	Charleston Battery	1–1	Columbus Crew	Charleston, South Carolina
17:00 EST (UTC−05:00)	Marini 12' Chang 22' Williams 24' Lasso 25' Mueller 61'		Jonathan 8' Afful 23' Næss 63' (o.g.) Abu 79' Abubakar 83'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

February 22 Friendly	Atlanta United	4–2	Seattle Sounders	Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 EST (UTC−05:00)	Martínez 1', 46' Almirón 3' (pen.) Villalba 21' 66', 69' González Pírez 36' Heath 78' Kratz 78'	Report	Delem 29' Wingo 62' Bruin 74' Lodeiro 84'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

February 25 Friendly	Seattle Sounders	0–1	Columbus Crew	Charleston, South Carolina
16:30 EST (UTC−05:00)	Alonso 46' Roldan 89'		Trapp 15' Hansen 82'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

February 25 Friendly	Charleston Battery	1–2	Atlanta United	Charleston, South Carolina
19:00 EST (UTC−05:00)	Williams 45'	Report	Asad 4' Villalba 90'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium