2011 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

The 2011 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season will be the club's thirteenth year of existence, as well as their twelfth season of playing professional soccer. This year, the Riverhounds will be playing in the newly created USL Professional Division, which encompasses the third tier of third-tier of American soccer.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2011 season
OwnerGene Klein
Head CoachJustin Evans
StadiumChartiers Valley Stadium
USL Professional DivisionTBD
USL Pro PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Highest home attendance1,421 vs Charlotte 6 August 2011
Lowest home attendance624 vs Charleston 6 May 2011
Average home league attendance1,130

Previously, the Riverhounds played in the tentative USSF D2 Pro League, where they finished third overall in the second division table and made the semifinal round of the playoffs.

Review and events

Match results

Legend

USL Pro

U.S. Open Cup

Club

Roster

As at June 10, 2011[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
0 GK Gregory Blum
1 GK Hunter Gilstrap
3 DF Kyle Veris
4 DF Nikola Katic
5 DF Sterling Flunder
6 MF Adam Gazda
7 MF Thomas Gray
8 FW Matthew Fondy
9 MF Thabiso Khumalo
10 MF Matt Tuttle
11 FW Jason Yeisley
No. Position Player
12 DF Mike Seth
13 DF Louie Rolko
14 MF Stefan Lundberg
15 MF Ben Horner
16 FW Jeremy Deighton
17 MF Samuel Appiah
18 DF Neil Shaffer
19 MF Jason Kutney
20 FW Chad Severs
21 MF Shintaro Harada
24 GK Derek Yobbi

Management and Staff
  • Justin Evans - Head Coach[2]
  • John Rotz- Assistant Coach
  • Jeroen Walstra - Goalkeeper Coach
  • Jason Kutney - Chief Executive Officer/Director of Youth Development
  • Gene Klein - Technical Director

Statistics

Transfers

In
# Date Player Pos. Previous Club Transfer type Fee/Notes Ref.
9 March 14, 2011 Thabiso Khumalo MF Louisville LightningFreeDid not renew contract. Signed with club on free transfer.[3]
17 March 31, 2011 Samuel Appiah MF Houston DynamoFreeReleased by Houston. Signed with club on free transfer.[4]
April 1, 2011 Neil Shaffer DF Robert Morris ColonialsFreeUndrafted in MLS, signed pro contract.[5]

Awards

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Khumalo Returns to Pittsburgh". Oursportscentral.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Robert Morris Soccer Player Neil Shaffer Signs Professional Contract With Pittsburgh Riverhounds". NortheastConference.org. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
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