2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

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.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2014 season
ChairmanJason Kutney
ManagerNikola Katic (interim)
StadiumHighmark Stadium
USL Pro13th
U.S. Open Cup4th Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jose Angulo (8)
All: Jose Angulo (9)
Highest home attendance3,902
(April 12 v. Wilmington)
Lowest home attendance2,005
(June 11 v. Harrisburg)
Average home league attendance2,791

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:

  • Reigning USL-Pro MVP Jose Angulo was re-signed for 2014, with a club option in 2015[1]
  • Midfielder Matthew Dallman was re-signed to a new two-year deal[2]

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
  • On March 20, the Riverhounds announced the signing of Collins John, a veteran of the Premier League, and MLS.[7]
  • On March 26, the team filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization.[8]

Competitions

Preseason
February 16, 2014 PreseasonPittsburgh Riverhounds2–0Houston Dynamo AcademyHouston, Texas
4:00 p.m. CST Cabrilo  68',  85' (pen.) Report Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 19, 2014 PreseasonPittsburgh Riverhounds1–4Houston DynamoHouston, Texas
11:00 p.m. CST Kerr  25' Report Cascio  18'
Barnes  28', 59'
Cummings  79'		 Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 22, 2014 PreseasonPittsburgh Riverhounds2–3Houston Baptist HuskiesHouston, Texas
11:00 p.m. CST Kerr  9', 58' Report Lamanna  65'
Kromholtz  79'
Toh  90'		 Stadium: Houston Sports Park
March 8, 2014 PreseasonVirginia Cavaliers2–0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
11:00 a.m. EDT
 pen.'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
March 16, 2014 PreseasonRochester Rhinos1–2Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. EDT Vu  86' Report Arteaga  32'
Seth  84'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
March 18, 2014 PreseasonPitt Panthers0–2Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Report Vincent  61'
C'deBaca  81'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
March 20, 2014 PreseasonRobert Morris Colonials2–5Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT  17' (pen.)
 55'		 Report Angulo  50', 65', 85'
Cabrillo  60'
Vincent  75'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
March 22, 2014 PreseasonDuquesne Dukes0–1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Vincent  39' Stadium: Highmark Stadium

USL Pro
Further information: 2014 USL Pro season
March 29, 2014 1Orlando City1–1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsLake Buena Vista, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Boden  58' Report Marshall  34'
Angulo  50'		 Stadium: Hess Field 17, ESPN WWOS
Referee: Caleb Mendez
April 5, 2014 2Richmond Kickers3–1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRichmond, Virginia
5:00 pm EDT Seaton  19'
Porter  57', 90'		 Report John  82' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,507
Referee: Mark Gorak
April 12, 2014 3Pittsburgh Riverhounds3–4Wilmington HammerheadsPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT Ownby  46'
Angulo  52'
John  67'  90'
Marshall  72'
Ngwenya  75'
Kerr  86'		 Report Miller  27'
Lovitz  39'
Ochoa  58', 72'  58'
Roberts  67'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,902
Referee: Matthieu Bordeau
April 19, 2014 4Richmond Kickers2–2Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRichmond, Virginia
5:00 pm EDT Porter  65'
Delicate  77'		 Report Ownby  11'
Arteaga  61'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Referee: Ted Unkle
April 26, 2014 5Pittsburgh Riverhounds0–0Charleston BatteryPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6:00 pm EDT Obodai  20' Report vanSchaik  23'
Prince  54'
Lewis  67'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,253
Referee: Charles Murphy
May 9, 2014 6Pittsburgh Riverhounds0–1Orlando City SCPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT Dallman  52'
Obodai  58'		 Report Molino  14'
Ceren  59'
Boden  62'
Turner  64'
Álvarez  70'
Gallardo  78'
Pulis  90+'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,485
Referee: Kevin Terry Jr.
May 17, 2014 7Pittsburgh Riverhounds0–1Rochester RhinosPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT Kerr  73' Report Dixon  41'
Sundly  50'
Mendoza  69'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Charles Murphy
May 23, 2014 8Wilmington Hammerheads5–1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsWilmington, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Hamilton  1'
Miller  5'
Ochoa  35'
Arnoux  90'
Heaney  90'		 John  62' Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,074
May 24, 2014 9Charleston Battery1–0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Sanyang  40' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 5,415
June 1, 2014 10Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–1Harrisburg City IslandersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6:00 pm EDT Fekete  12' McLaughlin  85' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
June 7, 2014 11Rochester Rhinos2–3Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRochester, New York
7:05 pm EDT Vu  26'
Banks  90'		 Fekete  43'
Vincent  75'
Angulo  84'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,801
June 11, 2014 12Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–3Harrisburg City IslandersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
John  6' McLaughlin  48'
Baúque  63'
Ekra  86'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,005
June 14, 2014 13Harrisburg City Islanders0–0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,780
June 22, 2014 14Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–3Richmond KickersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Angulo  54' Spitz  5'
Fekete  11' (o.g.)
Delicâte  68'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,644
June 28, 2014 15Pittsburgh Riverhounds0–1Dayton Dutch LionsPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Garner  18' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,457
July 1, 2014 16Dayton Dutch Lions1–2Pittsburgh RiverhoundsBeavercreek, Ohio
Schoenfeld  5' Green  47', 55' Stadium: Beavercreek High School Stadium
Attendance: 363
July 4, 2014 17Pittsburgh Riverhounds2–0Rochester RhinosPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Marshall  51'
Motagalvan  66'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,519
July 12, 2014 18Oklahoma City Energy FC2–0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsOklahoma City, OK
Thomas  5'
Delgado  19'		 Stadium: Pribil Stadium
Attendance: 3,619
July 17, 2014 19Pittsburgh Riverhounds2–0Charlotte EaglesPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kerr  68'
Angulo  81'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
July 25, 2014 20Real Salt Lake Reserves2–5Pittsburgh RiverhoundsSandy, Utah
Saucedo  8'
Sandoval  28'		 Angulo  6' (pen.), 38' (pen.), 45+' (pen.)
Vincent  80'
Johnson  84'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
July 27, 2014 21Sacramento Republic FC5–0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsSacramento, California
Stewart  7', 33'
Lopez  69', 85'
Jahn  84'		 Stadium: CalExpo Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
August 2, 2014 22Pittsburgh Riverhounds3–1LA Galaxy IIPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ngwenya  30'
Earls  39'
Kerr  89'		 Villareal  18' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,243
August 8, 2014 23Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–0Orange County BluesPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Green  54' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,348
August 16, 2014 24Arizona United SC3–1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsPeoria, Arizona
Okafor  54'
Top  61'
Stisser  78'		 Pridham  87' Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,408
August 24, 2014 25Pittsburgh Riverhounds3–1FC Dallas ReservesPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Vincent  20'
Kerr  33'
Green  55'		 Span  43' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,219
August 29, 2014 26Charlotte Eagles0–1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharlotte, North Carolina
Cabrillo  76' Stadium: Dickson Field
Attendance: 550
August 30, 2014 27Charleston Battery4–0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston, South Carolina
Kelly  38' (47), 54'
Prince  67'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
September 6, 2014 28Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–2Arizona United SCPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cabrillo  6' Tan  12' (75) Stadium: Highmark Stadium

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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
Further information: 2014 U.S. Open Cup
May 14, 2014 2Pittsburgh Riverhounds3–1New York Red Bulls (NPSL)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET Kerr  10'
Angulo  68'
Vincent  81'		 Sheridan  12' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
May 28, 2014 3Pittsburgh Riverhounds3–2RWB AdriaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET Earls  40'
John  80'
Arteaga  112'		 Huffman  44'
Bond  62'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
June 18, 2014 4Chicago Fire2–1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsBridgeview, Illinois
21:23 CT[12] Ward  22'
Magee  40'		 Report
Box Score		 Marshall  42' Stadium: Toyota Park

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
0Greg Blum (1989-04-12) April 12, 1989 Slippery Rock University300
1Hunter Gilstrap (1983-04-17) April 17, 1983 Cleveland City Stars700
30Michael Lisch (1990-08-30) August 30, 1990 Houston Dynamo1700
Defenders
3Brian Fekete (1991-04-06) April 6, 1991 Orlando City SC1020
4Nikola Katic (1986-06-01) June 1, 1986 Springfield Demize000
5Sterling Flunder (1986-02-14) February 14, 1986 Portland Timbers U23s2300
8Mike Green (1989-12-25) December 25, 1989 New Mexico Lobos2540
15Andrew Marshall (1984-01-17) January 17, 1984 Harrisburg City Islanders1911
21Anthony Arena (1990-08-03) August 3, 1990 Houston Dynamo1400
26Andrew Ribeiro (1990-10-22) October 22, 1990 Chivas USA500
Midfielders
2Rob Vincent (1990-10-26) October 26, 1990 University of Charleston2631
9Miroslav Čabrilo (1992-06-06) June 6, 1992 Robert Morris Colonials1010
10Kevin Kerr (1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 SC Wiedenbrück 20002241
11Alfonso Motagalvan (1987-02-11) February 11, 1987 Fort Lauderdale Strikers1710
13Joseph Ngwenya (1981-03-30) March 30, 1981 Richmond Kickers2010
14Seth C'deBaca (1988-04-28) April 28, 1988 D.C. United U-231700
16Danny Earls (1989-04-22) April 22, 1989 Rochester Rhinos2511
20Matthew Dallman (1985-03-09) March 9, 1985 Sportfreunde Siegen2600
22Brian Ownby (1990-06-16) June 16, 1990 Houston Dynamo510
23Anthony Obodai (1982-08-06) August 6, 1982 Arizona United SC1600
Forwards
6Mackenzie Pridham (1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 Minnesota United FC510
7Jason Johnson (1990-10-09) October 9, 1990 Houston Dynamo1110
12Mike Seth (1987-09-20) September 20, 1987 Colorado Rapids U-23700
17Jhonny Arteaga (1986-11-24) November 24, 1986 New York Red Bulls811
18Jose Angulo (1988-01-13) January 13, 1988 New York Red Bulls2181
25Collins John (1985-10-17) October 17, 1985 Piast Gliwice1141
26Bryan Salazar (1994-10-17) October 17, 1994 Houston Dynamo100

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Transfers

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

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

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

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  2. United Soccer Leagues (USL) Archived October 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
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  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 6, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. http://boxscorenews.com/houston-dynamo-loan-three-players-to-usl-pro-affiliate-pittsburgh-riverhoun-p76344-68.htm
  18. 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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