2017 season | |||
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Owner | Terry "Tuffy" Shallenberger | ||
Head coach | Dave Brandt | ||
United Soccer League | 13th in Eastern Conference | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Second round (knocked out by Chicago FC United) | ||
Keystone Derby Cup | Champions (4–0) | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Corey Hertzog (14) All: Corey Hertzog (14) | ||
Highest home attendance | 4,006 (7/4 vs. CLT) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 950 (5/3 vs. TOR) | ||
Average home league attendance | 2,639 | ||
Biggest win | HAR 0–3 PIT (8/12) | ||
Biggest defeat | LOU 3–0 PIT (6/17) PIT 0–3 LOU (9/9) | ||
The 2017 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season was the club's eighteenth season of existence, and their seventh consecutive season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer. Pittsburgh also competed in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covered the period from September 25, 2016, to the beginning of the 2018 USL season.
The Riverhounds won the Keystone Derby Cup over Harrisburg City Islanders, the second time since the cup was introduced that the Riverhounds won the trophy. After defeating Harrisburg 1–0 on April 29, Pittsburgh went to FNB Field for the last two meetings between the teams, a 0–0 draw on May 24 and a 3–0 Pittsburgh win on August 12.
Pittsburgh finished 13th in the Eastern Conference, missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season and the tenth time in the club's history. Although the Riverhounds increased from 25 to 36 points from 2016 to 2017, they still finished eight points behind Bethlehem Steel FC for the final playoff spot in the conference.
February 18 Friendly | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Cary, NC |
10:00 AM EST | Tobin ![]() | Report | Green ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
February 19 Friendly | Duke Blue Devils | 0–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Durham, NC |
11:00 AM EST | Report | Kerr ![]() Okai ![]() | Stadium: Athletic Field Complex |
February 25 Friendly | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 3–0 | Akron Zips | Pittsburgh, PA |
1:00 PM EST | Hollingsworth ![]() Hertzog ![]() | Report | Stadium: Highmark Stadium |
March 4 Friendly | Pittsburgh Panthers | 1–3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Pittsburgh, PA |
1:00 PM EST | Brezniak ![]() | Report | Kerr ![]() Hertzog ![]() Banjo ![]() | Stadium: Ambrose Urbanic Field |
March 5 Friendly | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–1 | Charleston Golden Eagles | Pittsburgh, PA |
1:00 PM EST | Hertzog ![]() | Report | Roberts ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium |
March 13 Friendly | Rochester Rhinos | 5–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Victor, NY |
3:00 PM EDT | Boukemia ![]() Graf ![]() Beresford ![]() Kamdem ![]() Forbes ![]() | Report | N. Thompson ![]() | Stadium: Pinnacle Athletic Complex |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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11 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 37 |
12 | Saint Louis FC | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 36 |
13 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 36 |
14 | Richmond Kickers | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 32 |
15 | Toronto FC II | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 25 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
32 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 18 | −3 |
Source: USL standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
March 251 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 3–3 | New York Red Bulls II | Pittsburgh, PA |
4:00 PM EDT | Hertzog ![]() ![]() Kerr ![]() Okai ![]() Hollingsworth ![]() Souto ![]() Adeleye ![]() | Report | Valot ![]() Bezecourt ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,352 Referee: Charles Murphy |
April 12 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0–1 | FC Cincinnati | Pittsburgh, PA |
5:00 PM EDT | Agbossoumonde ![]() ![]() ![]() Washington ![]() | Report | Dacres ![]() Djiby ![]() Mansaray ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,586 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
April 83 | Charleston Battery | 1–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Charleston, SC |
7:00 PM EDT | Guerra ![]() Williams ![]() Portillo ![]() | Report | Hollingsworth ![]() Obinwa ![]() Hertzog ![]() | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,425 Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov |
April 124 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–2 | Saint Louis FC | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Banjo ![]() | Report | Angulo ![]() Howe ![]() Volesky ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,083 Referee: Lucas Feathers |
April 155 | Charlotte Independence | 1–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Rock Hill, SC |
7:00 PM EDT | Herrera ![]() | Report | Banjo ![]() Earls ![]() Greenspan ![]() | Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Eric Usher |
April 226 | Richmond Kickers | 2–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Richmond, VA |
5:00 PM EDT | Owusu Sekyere ![]() Kamara ![]() | Report | Hollingsworth ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,567 Referee: Mark Gorak |
April 297 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–0 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Greenspan ![]() Washington ![]() Howell ![]() Hertzog ![]() | Report | Mohammed ![]() ![]() ![]() Olabiyi ![]() Tiago ![]() Miller ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,513 Referee: Calin Radosav |
May 38 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–0 | Toronto FC II | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Souto ![]() | Report | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 950 Referee: Matthew Franz |
May 139 | Ottawa Fury FC | 0–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Ottawa, ON |
2:00 PM EDT | Rozeboom ![]() Manesio ![]() | Report | Washington ![]() Hertzog ![]() | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard |
May 2010 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0–1 | Louisville City | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Abubakar ![]() | Report | Spencer ![]() Kaye ![]() Craig ![]() DelPiccolo ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,253 Referee: Jonathan Weiner |
May 2411 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Harrisburg, PA |
6:30 PM EDT | Dabo ![]() Pedro Ribeiro ![]() | Report | Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 2,061 Referee: Charles Murphy |
June 312 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–2 | Orlando City B | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Hertzog ![]() ![]() Washington ![]() | Report | Ellis-Hayden ![]() ![]() Barry ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,187 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
June 1013 | Toronto FC II | 1–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Vaughan, ON |
7:30 PM EDT | James ![]() Endoh ![]() Aubrey ![]() Hamilton ![]() | Report | Parkes ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 761 Referee: Alexis Vaughan |
June 1714 | Louisville City | 3–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Louisville, KY |
7:30 PM EDT | Lancaster ![]() Davis IV ![]() McCabe ![]() | Report | Jack ![]() Washington ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,741 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj |
June 2215 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Chevy ![]() Parkes ![]() | Report | Vingaard ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,977 Referee: Mark Kadlecik |
July 416 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–3 | Charlotte Independence | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Agbossoumonde ![]() Chevy ![]() ![]() | Report | E. Martínez ![]() Herrera ![]() Johnson ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
July 817 | Orlando City B | 0–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Orlando, FL |
7:30 PM EDT | Timbó ![]() | Report | Earls ![]() Green ![]() Washington ![]() | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 1,042 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
July 1518 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Bethlehem, PA |
5:00 PM EDT | Chambers ![]() Moar ![]() | Report | Chevy ![]() Jack ![]() Earls ![]() Souto ![]() | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,990 Referee: Lorant Varga |
July 2219 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Rochester, NY |
6:05 PM EDT | Report | Adewole ![]() Souto ![]() | Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 3,269 Referee: Jaroslaw Werel |
July 2620 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2–2 | Charleston Battery | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Souto ![]() Hertzog ![]() | Report | Robinson ![]() Mueller ![]() Chang ![]() Thomas ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,067 Referee: Charles Murphy |
July 2921 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | St. Petersburg, FL |
7:30 PM EDT | Mkandawire ![]() Morrell ![]() Porter ![]() Pickens ![]() | Report | Agbossoumonde ![]() Adewole ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,737 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
August 522 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Earls ![]() Okai ![]() | Report | Gonzalez ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,048 Referee: Henrik Karlsson |
August 1223 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0–3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Harrisburg, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Mensah ![]() Thomas ![]() Nishanian ![]() Wilson ![]() | Report | Parkes ![]() Chevy ![]() | Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 3,367 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
August 1924 | Saint Louis FC | 1–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Fenton, MO |
8:30 PM EDT | Rudolph ![]() Volesky ![]() Grinwis ![]() Walls ![]() | Report | Adewole ![]() Hertzog ![]() ![]() Souto ![]() Mitchell ![]() Jack ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,703 Referee: Lorant Varga |
August 2625 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 3–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Hertzog ![]() ![]() Jack ![]() ![]() Adewole ![]() Chevy ![]() Kerr ![]() | Report | Moar ![]() Burke ![]() Fontana ![]() Real ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,987 Referee: Tori Penso |
September 226 | FC Cincinnati | 1–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Cincinnati, OH |
4:00 PM EDT | Hildebrandt ![]() Wiedeman ![]() K. Walker ![]() Delbridge ![]() | Report | Hertzog ![]() Jack ![]() | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 22,643 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
September 927 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0–3 | Louisville City | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Souto ![]() | Report | Spencer ![]() Smith ![]() Williams ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,936 Referee: Jorge Ramirez |
September 1628 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Kerr ![]() | Report | Tergou ![]() Farrell ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,341 Referee: Greg Dopka |
September 2429 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 3–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Bethlehem, PA |
3:00 PM EDT | Najem ![]() Burke ![]() Trusty ![]() Moar ![]() | Report | Okai ![]() Jack ![]() Hertzog ![]() | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,112 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj |
September 3030 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Montclair, NJ |
4:00 PM EDT | Obinwa ![]() Valot ![]() | Report | Washington ![]() Chevy ![]() Parkes ![]() | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 1,482 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
October 731 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0–2 | Rochester Rhinos | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Chevy ![]() | Report | Graf ![]() Fall ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
October 1432 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–1 | Ottawa Fury FC | Pittsburgh, PA |
7:00 PM EDT | Hertzog ![]() ![]() Agbossoumonde ![]() | Report | DePuy ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,540 Referee: Matthew Rodman |
May 17 Second round | Chicago FC United | 3–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Chicago, IL |
8:00 PM EDT | Segbers ![]() Samake ![]() de Bruijne ![]() Barlow ![]() Sierakowski ![]() | Report | Banjo ![]() Earls ![]() | Stadium: Hoyne Field Attendance: 300 Referee: Alex Beehler |
Source: Pittsburgh stats
No. | Pos. | Name | USL | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||
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4 | DF | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
5 | MF | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
20 | DF | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | DF | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
29 | DF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
30 | GK | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0' |
36 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Pittsburgh stats
Pos. | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract. | November 11, 2016 | [1] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Trialist. Signed to a one-year contract. | November 15, 2016 | [2] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Trialist. Signed to a one-year contract. | November 15, 2016 | [2] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Trialist. Signed to a one-year contract. | November 23, 2016 | [3] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract. | November 23, 2016 | [3] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract. | December 8, 2016 | [4] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed fee. Signed to a one-year contract. | December 12, 2016 | [5] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract. | December 15, 2016 | [6] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract. | December 15, 2016 | [6] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract. | December 20, 2016 | [7] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract. | December 29, 2016 | [8] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract. | December 29, 2016 | [8] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract. | January 9, 2017 | [9] |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract. | January 10, 2017 | [10] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Trialist. Signed to a one-year contract. | March 8, 2017 | [11] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Trialist. Signed to a one-year contract. | March 24, 2017 | [12] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract. | May 5, 2017 | [13] |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer. Signed for the remainder of the 2017 season. | August 10, 2017 | [14] |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer. Signed for the remainder of the 2017 season. | September 14, 2017 | [15] |
Pos. | Player | Parent club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
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MF | ![]() | ![]() | On a match-by-match basis. | March 4, 2017 | October 15, 2017 | [16] [17] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | On a match-by-match basis. | March 4, 2017 | March 24, 2017 | [16] [12] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | On a match-by-match basis. | March 4, 2017 | April 20, 2017 | [16] [18] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | On a match-by-match basis. | March 24, 2017 | October 15, 2017 | [12] [17] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | On a match-by-match basis. | April 6, 2017 | July 4, 2017 | [19] [20] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | One month. | April 10, 2017 | May 25, 2017 | [21] [22] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | On a match-by-match basis. | May 19, 2017 | July 4, 2017 | [23] [20] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Remainder of the 2017 season. | June 29, 2017 | October 15, 2017 | [24] [17] |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | Short-term. | June 30, 2017 | July 5, 2017 | [25] [26] |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | Remainder of the 2017 season. | August 30, 2017 | September 14, 2017 | [27] [15] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | One match. | September 28, 2017 | October 1, 2017 | [28] [29] |
October 14, 2017 | October 15, 2017 | [30] [17] |
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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GK | ![]() | Retired. | September 24, 2016 | [31] | |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired. Signed for FC Arizona on March 2, 2017. | September 25, 2016 | [32] |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired. Signed for Fort Pitt on April 25, 2017. | September 25, 2016 | [33] |
FW | ![]() | Contract expired. | September 25, 2016 | [34] | |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired. Signed for Rochester on April 3, 2017. | September 25, 2016 | [35] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired. Signed for Durham in 2017. | September 25, 2016 | [36] |
DF | ![]() | Contract expired. | September 25, 2016 | [37] | |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired. Signed for Fort Pitt on April 25, 2017. | September 25, 2016 | [33] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired. Signed for Swope Park on February 6, 2017. | September 25, 2016 | [38] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired. Signed for Reno on December 20, 2016. | September 25, 2016 | [39] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired. Signed for Cedar Rapids on April 15, 2017. | September 25, 2016 | [40] |
MF | ![]() | Released by mutual agreement. | March 24, 2017 | [12] | |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Released by mutual agreement. Had agreed a deal with Antigua on May 19, 2017. | June 16, 2017 | [41] [42] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Released by mutual agreement. Signed for Ocean City on June 16, 2017. | June 16, 2017 | [41] |
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ITB Awards
Corey Hertzog – USL All-League Second Team
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Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Record |
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Home | Gold | Black | Gold | Match 1 vs. New York Red Bulls II / 4–8–7 |
Away | Blue | Blue | Blue | Match 3 vs. Charleston Battery / 4–3–3 |
Specialty | Camouflage | Black | Black | Match 10 vs. Louisville City / 0–0–1 |
Black | Black | Black | Match 22 vs. Richmond Kickers / 0–1–0 | |
Pink | Black | Black | Match 31 vs. Rochester Rhinos / 0–0–1 |