2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

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Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2014 season
Chairman Jason Kutney
Manager Nikola Katic (interim)
Stadium Highmark Stadium
USL Pro 13th
U.S. Open Cup 4th Round
Top goalscorerLeague: José Angulo (8)
All: José Angulo (9)
Highest home attendance3,902
(April 12 v. Wilmington)
Lowest home attendance2,005
(June 11 v. Harrisburg)
Average home league attendance2,791
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The 2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season was the club's fifteenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' fourth season playing in the USL Professional Division. It was the second season the Riverhounds played at Highmark Stadium, a 3,500 capacity soccer specific stadium.

Contents

Background

After a modestly successful first season at Highmark Stadium, the Riverhounds, aided by investments of new majority owner Terry "Tuffy" Shallenberger, aimed to make headway on last season's 7th-place finish.

Pre-Season Activity

October

On October 29, the Riverhounds held a press conference to announce the re-signings of two players:

November

February

March

Competitions

Preseason

February 16, 2014Preseason Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–0 Houston Dynamo Academy Houston, Texas
4:00 p.m. CST Cabrilo Soccerball shade.svg68', Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.) Report Stadium: Houston Sports Park

USL Pro

April 5, 20142 Richmond Kickers 3–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond, Virginia
5:00 pm EDT Seaton Soccerball shade.svg19'
Porter Soccerball shade.svg57', 90'		 Report John Soccerball shade.svg82'Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,507
Referee: Mark Gorak
April 12, 20143 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3–4 Wilmington Hammerheads Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT Ownby Yellow card.svg 46'
Angulo Soccerball shade.svg52'
John Soccerball shade.svg67'Red card.svg 90'
Marshall Yellow card.svg 72'
Ngwenya Yellow card.svg 75'
Kerr Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Miller Soccerball shade.svg27'
Lovitz Soccerball shade.svg39'
Ochoa Soccerball shade.svg58', 72'Yellow card.svg 58'
Roberts Yellow card.svg 67'		Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,902
Referee: Matthieu Bordeau
April 26, 20145 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–0 Charleston Battery Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6:00 pm EDT Obodai Yellow card.svg 20' Report vanSchaik Yellow card.svg 23'
Prince Yellow card.svg 54'
Lewis Yellow card.svg 67'		Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,253
Referee: Charles Murphy
May 9, 20146 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–1 Orlando City SC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT Dallman Yellow card.svg 52'
Obodai Yellow card.svg 58'		 Report Molino Soccerball shade.svg14'
Ceren Yellow card.svg 59'
Boden Yellow card.svg 62'
Turner Yellow card.svg 64'
Álvarez Yellow card.svg 70'
Gallardo Yellow card.svg 78'
Pulis Yellow card.svg 90+'		Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,485
Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.
May 17, 20147 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–1 Rochester Rhinos Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT Kerr Yellow card.svg 73' Report Dixon Soccerball shade.svg41'
Sundly Yellow card.svg 50'
Mendoza Yellow card.svg 69'		Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Charles Murphy
June 7, 201411 Rochester Rhinos 2–3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Rochester, New York
7:05 pm EDT Vu Soccerball shade.svg26'
Banks Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Fekete Soccerball shade.svg43'
Vincent Soccerball shade.svg75'
Angulo Soccerball shade.svg84'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,801

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Standings

PosTeam
PldWTLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Orlando City (C)2819545624+3262 Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC (A)2817474928+2155 Playoffs
3 LA Galaxy II (A)2815675438+1651
4 Richmond Kickers (A)28131235328+2551
5 Charleston Battery (A)2811893631+541
6 Rochester Rhinos (A)28108102925+438
7 Wilmington Hammerheads (A)2891183533+238
8 Harrisburg City Islanders (A)28107114546−137
9 Arizona United SC 28105133247−1533 [lower-alpha 1]
10 Oklahoma City Energy FC 2895143237−532
11 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2895143549−1432
12 Charlotte Eagles 2894153340−731
13 Orange County Blues FC 2891183154−2328
14 Dayton Dutch Lions 2864182863−3522
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)
Notes:
  1. ↑ Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II. [10] [11]

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Squad information

No.Nat.PlayerBirthdayPrevious club2014 USL Pro appearances2014 USL Pro goals2014 Open Cup Goals
Goalkeepers
0 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Blum April 12, 1989 (age 34) Flag of the United States.svg Slippery Rock University 300
1 Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Gilstrap April 17, 1983 (age 40) Flag of the United States.svg Cleveland City Stars 700
30 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Lisch August 30, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo 1700
Defenders
3 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Fekete April 6, 1991 (age 32) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City SC 1020
4 Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Katic June 1, 1986 (age 37) Flag of the United States.svg Springfield Demize 000
5 Flag of the United States.svg Sterling Flunder February 14, 1986 (age 38) Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers U23s 2300
8 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Green December 25, 1989 (age 34) Flag of the United States.svg New Mexico Lobos 2540
15 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Marshall January 17, 1984 (age 40) Flag of the United States.svg Harrisburg City Islanders 1911
21 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Arena August 3, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo 1400
26 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Ribeiro October 22, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg Chivas USA 500
Midfielders
2 Flag of England.svg Rob Vincent October 26, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg University of Charleston 2631
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Miroslav Čabrilo June 6, 1992 (age 31) Flag of the United States.svg Robert Morris Colonials 1010
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Kevin Kerr January 12, 1989 (age 35) Flag of Germany.svg SC Wiedenbrück 2000 2241
11 Flag of the United States.svg Alfonso Motagalvan February 11, 1987 (age 37) Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1710
13 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Joseph Ngwenya March 30, 1981 (age 42) Flag of the United States.svg Richmond Kickers 2010
14 Flag of the United States.svg Seth C'deBaca April 28, 1988 (age 35) Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United U-23 1700
16 Flag of Ireland.svg Danny Earls April 22, 1989 (age 34) Flag of the United States.svg Rochester Rhinos 2511
20 Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Dallman March 9, 1985 (age 38) Flag of Germany.svg Sportfreunde Siegen 2600
22 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Ownby June 16, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo 510
23 Flag of Ghana.svg Anthony Obodai August 6, 1982 (age 41) Flag of the United States.svg Arizona United SC 1600
Forwards
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mackenzie Pridham August 13, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota United FC 510
7 Flag of Jamaica.svg Jason Johnson October 9, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo 1110
12 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Seth September 20, 1987 (age 36) Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids U-23 700
17 Flag of Colombia.svg Jhonny Arteaga November 24, 1986 (age 37) Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls 811
18 Flag of Colombia.svg José Angulo January 13, 1988 (age 36) Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls 2181
25 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Collins John October 17, 1985 (age 38) Flag of Poland.svg Piast Gliwice 1141
26 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Salazar October 17, 1994 (age 29) Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo 100

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Transfers

In

Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred FromDateSource
13FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Joseph Ngwenya Flag of the United States.svg Richmond Kickers November 5, 2013 [3]
23MF Flag of Ghana.svg Anthony Obodai Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix FC November 7, 2013 [4]
3DF Flag of the United States.svg Brian Fekete Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City March 3, 2014 [14]
25FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg Collins John Flag of Poland.svg Piast Gliwice March 20, 2014 [7]

Out

Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred ToDateSource
6MF Flag of the United States.svg Rich Costanzo Retired [15]
13MF Flag of the United States.svg Louie Rolko Retired [16]

Loan in

Squad #PositionPlayerLoaned FromDateSource
7FW Flag of Jamaica.svg Jason Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo March 24, 2014 [17]
21DF Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Arena Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo March 24, 2014 [17]
26FW Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Salazar Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo March 24, 2014 [17]
22MF Flag of the United States.svg Brian Ownby Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo April 4, 2014 [18]
30GK Flag of the United States.svg Michael Lisch Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo April 4, 2014 [18]
6FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mackenzie Pridham Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota United July 21, 2014 [19]

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  6. ↑ "Welcome".
  7. 1 2 "Pittsburgh Riverhounds Sign Forward Collins John". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Welcome".
  9. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Arizona United SC deducted two league points". Arizona United SC. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Arizona United SC Deducted 2 Points". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  12. ↑ The game began late after a long rain delay and was eventually cut short by the inclement weather in the 49th minute.
  13. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on May 6, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  14. ↑ " @Feks14 " on Twitter
  15. ↑ "WHIRL Magazine's 13 Under 30 Class of 2014". March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Louie Rolko '07 Returns to Soccer Coaching Staff". June 6, 2013.
  17. 1 2 3 "Houston Dynamo loan three players to USL PRO affiliate Pittsburgh Riverhounds".
  18. 1 2 "Hounds head to Richmond, Lisch joins loanees". April 4, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Minnesota United NASL: Mackenzie Pridham Loaned to Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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