2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2014 season
Chairman Jason Kutney
Manager Nikola Katic (interim)
Stadium Highmark Stadium
USL Pro 13th
U.S. Open Cup 4th Round
Top goalscorer League: Jose Angulo (8)
All: Jose Angulo (9)
Highest home attendance 3,902
(April 12 v. Wilmington)
Lowest home attendance 2,005
(June 11 v. Harrisburg)
Average home league attendance 2,791

The 2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season is the club's fifteenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' fourth season playing in the USL Professional Division. It is the second season the Riverhounds played at Highmark Stadium, a 3,500 capacity soccer specific stadium.

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

  • On November 5, the Riverhounds announced the signing of veteran Joseph Ngwenya from Richmond.[3]
  • On November 7, an ad in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review confirmed the signing of Ghanaian midfielder Anthony Obodai.[4]
  • On November 26, the Riverhounds officially formed an affiliate partnership with Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer, becoming the fifth USL club to have an MLS affiliate. The partnership will be effective immediately, and "will enable the Dynamo to loan a minimum of four MLS-contracted players to Pittsburgh for the 2014 USL PRO season."[5]

February

March

Competitions

Preseason

USL Pro

[9]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orlando City (C) 28 19 5 4 56 24 +32 62 Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC (A) 28 17 4 7 49 28 +21 55 Playoffs
3 LA Galaxy II (A) 28 15 6 7 54 38 +16 51
4 Richmond Kickers (A) 28 13 12 3 53 28 +25 51
5 Charleston Battery (A) 28 11 8 9 36 31 +5 41
6 Rochester Rhinos (A) 28 10 8 10 29 25 +4 38
7 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 28 9 11 8 35 33 +2 38
8 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 28 10 7 11 45 46 −1 37
9 Arizona United SC 28 10 5 13 32 47 −15 33[lower-alpha 1]
10 Oklahoma City Energy FC 28 9 5 14 32 37 −5 32
11 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 9 5 14 35 49 −14 32
12 Charlotte Eagles 28 9 4 15 33 40 −7 31
13 Orange County Blues FC 28 9 1 18 31 54 −23 28
14 Dayton Dutch Lions 28 6 4 18 28 63 −35 22
Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 2014. 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

  • Statistics up to date as of 8/29*
No.Nat.PlayerBirthdayPrevious club2014 USL Pro appearances2014 USL Pro goals2014 Open Cup Goals
Goalkeepers
0United StatesGreg BlumApril 12, 1989United States Slippery Rock University300
1United StatesHunter GilstrapApril 17, 1983United States Cleveland City Stars700
30United StatesMichael LischAugust 30, 1990United States Houston Dynamo1700
Defenders
3United StatesBrian FeketeApril 6, 1991United States Orlando City SC1020
4CroatiaNikola KaticJune 1, 1986United States Springfield Demize000
5United StatesSterling FlunderFebruary 14, 1986United States Portland Timbers U23s2300
8United StatesMike GreenDecember 25, 1989United States New Mexico Lobos2540
15United StatesAndrew MarshallJanuary 17, 1984United States Harrisburg City Islanders1911
21United StatesAnthony ArenaAugust 3, 1990United States Houston Dynamo1400
26United StatesAndrew RibeiroOctober 22, 1990United States Chivas USA500
Midfielders
2EnglandRob VincentOctober 26, 1990United States University of Charleston2631
9CanadaMiroslav ČabriloJune 6, 1992United States Robert Morris Colonials1010
10ScotlandKevin KerrJanuary 12, 1989Germany SC Wiedenbrück 20002241
11United StatesAlfonso MotagalvanFebruary 11, 1987United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers1710
13ZimbabweJoseph NgwenyaMarch 30, 1981United States Richmond Kickers2010
14United StatesSeth C'deBacaApril 28, 1988United States D.C. United U-231700
16Republic of IrelandDanny EarlsApril 22, 1989United States Rochester Rhinos2511
20United StatesMatthew DallmanMarch 9, 1985Germany Sportfreunde Siegen2600
22United StatesBrian OwnbyJune 16, 1990United States Houston Dynamo510
23GhanaAnthony ObodaiAugust 6, 1982United States Arizona United SC1600
Forwards
6CanadaMackenzie PridhamAugust 13, 1990United States Minnesota United FC510
7JamaicaJason JohnsonOctober 9, 1990United States Houston Dynamo1110
12United StatesMike SethSeptember 20, 1987United States Colorado Rapids U-23700
17ColombiaJhonny ArteagaNovember 24, 1986United States New York Red Bulls811
18ColombiaJose AnguloJanuary 13, 1988United States New York Red Bulls2181
25NetherlandsCollins JohnOctober 17, 1985Poland Piast Gliwice1141
26United StatesBryan SalazarOctober 17, 1994United States Houston Dynamo100

[13]

Transfers

In

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Date Source
13 FW Zimbabwe Joseph Ngwenya United States Richmond Kickers November 5, 2013 [3]
23 MF Ghana Anthony Obodai United States Phoenix FC November 7, 2013 [4]
3 DF United States Brian Fekete United States Orlando City March 3, 2014 [14]
25 FW Netherlands Collins John Poland Piast Gliwice March 20, 2014 [7]

Out

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Date Source
6 MF United States Rich Costanzo Retired [15]
13 MF United States Louie Rolko Retired [16]

Loan In

Squad # Position Player Loaned From Date Source
7 FW Jamaica Jason Johnson United States Houston Dynamo March 24, 2014 [17]
21 DF United States Anthony Arena United States Houston Dynamo March 24, 2014 [17]
26 FW United States Bryan Salazar United States Houston Dynamo March 24, 2014 [17]
22 MF United States Brian Ownby United States Houston Dynamo April 4, 2014 [18]
30 GK United States Michael Lisch United States Houston Dynamo April 4, 2014 [18]
6 FW Canada Mackenzie Pridham United States Minnesota United July 21, 2014 [19]

References

  1. ↑ Riverhounds set course for the future | TribLIVE
  2. ↑ United Soccer Leagues (USL) Archived October 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. 1 2 "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  4. 1 2 http://steelarmypgh.com/2013/11/hounds-sign-anthony-obodai/
  5. ↑ http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2013/11/houston-dynamo-announce-affiliate-partnership-pittsburgh-riverhounds-usl-pro
  6. ↑ http://triblive.com/sports/otherlocal/5556608-74/season-riverhounds-seth#axzz2saETni00
  7. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  8. ↑ http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/5842669-74/stadium-bankruptcy-million#axzz3WIkN3jVt
  9. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2014/8969532.html#
  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. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2013/8969532.html#STATS
  14. ↑ https://twitter.com/Feks14
  15. ↑ http://www.whirlmagazine.com/whirl-magazine-13-under-30-2014/
  16. ↑ http://www.bwyellowjackets.com/sports/wsoc/2013-14/releases/rolko_senior_assistant
  17. 1 2 3 http://boxscorenews.com/houston-dynamo-loan-three-players-to-usl-pro-affiliate-pittsburgh-riverhoun-p76344-68.htm
  18. 1 2 http://www.dynamotheory.com/2014/4/4/5579540/houston-dynamo-loanees-travel-to-richmond-kickers
  19. ↑ http://www.mnunitedfc.com/news/detail/uuid/d4udkroks5yi1ui9psiytrd6d/mackenzie-pridham-loaned-to-pittsburgh-riverhounds#.U_-GGLywLb4
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