The American soccer club Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC competes in the USL Championship, the second division of American soccer, previously known as USL and USL Pro. The following is a complete list of seasons for the club, including team and individual statistics for all competitive competitions that the club has partaken in. [1]
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Season | League | Position | Playoffs | USOC | Continental / Other | Average attendance | Top goalscorer(s) | |||||||||||||
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Div | League | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Conf. | Overall | Name(s) | Goals | ||||||
1999 [2] | 2 | A-League | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 48 | 1.71 | 5th | 10th | QF | DNE | Ineligible | 4,178 [3] | Phil Karn | 13 | |
2000 [2] | A-League | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 34 | 1.21 | 11th | 19th | DNQ | R2 | 3,808 [4] | David Flavius | 11 | |||
2001 [2] | A-League | 26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 34 | 1.31 | 3rd | 13th | QF | QF | 3,226 [3] | David Flavius | 9 | |||
2002 [2] | A-League | 28 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 29 | 1.04 | 8th | 14th | DNQ | DNQ | 2,274 [4] | David Flavius Thiago Martins | 8 | |||
2003 [2] | A-League | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 49 | 1.75 | 4th | 8th | R3 | 1,783 [4] | Thiago Martins | 23 ♦ | ||||
2004 [2] | 3 | USL PSL | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 52 | 2.60 | 1st | 1st | SF | DNQ | 1,475 [5] | Said Ali | 17 | ||
2005 [2] | USL-2 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 21 | 1.05 | N/A | 7th | DNQ | R1 | 2,236 [5] | David Flavius | 8 | |||
2006 [2] | USL-2 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 30 | 1.50 | 3rd | SF | R1 | 2,232 [5] | David Flavius | 7 | ||||
2007 | On Hiatus [6] [2] | |||||||||||||||||||
2008 [2] | 3 | USL-2 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 18 | 0.90 | N/A | 8th | DNQ | R2 | Ineligible | 1,258 [5] | Thabiso Khumalo | 6 | |
2009 [2] | USL-2 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 22 | 1.10 | 8th | R1 | DNQ | 1,178 [5] | Randolph Jerome | 6 | ||||
2010 [2] | USL-2 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 29 | 1.45 | 3rd | SF | R2 | 941 [5] | Chad Severs | 6 | ||||
2011 [2] | USL Pro | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 27 | 1.13 | 4th | 10th | QF | R2 | 1,127 [5] | Jeremy Deighton | 7 | |||
2012 [2] | USL Pro | 24 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 17 | 0.71 | N/A | 10th | DNQ | R2 | 984 [5] | Matt Kassel | 6 | |||
2013 [2] | USL Pro | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 38 | 1.46 | 7th | QF | R2 | 3,273 [5] | José Angulo | 15 ♦ | ||||
2014 [2] | USL Pro | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 32 | 1.14 | 11th | DNQ | R4 | 2,686 [7] | José Angulo | 9 | ||||
2015 [2] | USL | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 41 | 1.46 | 5th | 11th | R1 | R4 | 2,630 [5] | Rob Vincent | 21 | |||
2016 [2] | USL | 30 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 25 | 0.83 | 13th | 27th | DNQ | R2 | 2,494 [5] | Corey Hertzog | 13 | |||
2017 [2] | 2 | USL | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 36 | 1.13 | 13th | 23rd | R2 | 2,639 [8] | Corey Hertzog | 14 | |||
2018 [2] | USL | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 59 | 1.74 | 3rd | 8th | R1 | R3 | 2,401 [9] | Neco Brett | 15 | |||
2019 [2] | USLC | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 68 | 2.00 | 1st | 2nd | QF | R4 | 3,729 [10] | Neco Brett | 19 | |||
2020 | USLC | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 34 | 2.13 | 3rd | 5th | R1 | NH | N/A | Ropapa Mensah | 6 | |||
2021 | USLC | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 58 | 1.63 | 5th | 7th | R1 | NH | 3,132 | Russell Cicerone | 16 | |||
2022 | USLC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 57 | 1.32 | 5th | 7th | QF | R3 | 3,934 | Russell Cicerone | 15 | |||
2023 | USLC | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 67 | 1.47 | 1st | 1st | R1 | QF | 5,012 | Albert Dikwa | 21 ♦ | |||
2024 | USLC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 48 | 1.41 | 7th | 12th | R1 | Ro32 | 5,048 | Edward Kizza | 12 | |||
Total | – | – | 668 | 271 | 237 | 160 | 977 | 838 | +139 | 973 | 1.46 | – | – | – | – | — | – | David Flavius | 62 |
^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, League Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive matches.
^ 3. Points and PPG have been adjusted from non-traditional to traditional scoring systems for seasons prior to 2003 to more effectively compare historical team performance across seasons.
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