2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

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

  • 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 Preseason Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–0 Houston Dynamo Academy Houston, Texas
4:00 p.m. CST Goal 68', Goal 85' (pen.) Report Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 19, 2014 Preseason Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–4 Houston Dynamo Houston, Texas
11:00 p.m. CST Kerr Goal 25' Report Cascio Goal 18'
Barnes Goal 28', 59'
Cummings Goal 79'		 Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 22, 2014 Preseason Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–3 Houston Baptist Huskies Houston, Texas
11:00 p.m. CST Kerr Goal 9', 58' Report Lamanna Goal 65'
Goal 79'
Goal 90'		 Stadium: Houston Sports Park
March 8, 2014 Preseason Virginia Cavaliers 2–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
11:00 a.m. EDT Goal
Goal pen.'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
March 16, 2014 Preseason Rochester Rhinos 1–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. EDT Vu Goal 86' Report Arteaga Goal 32'
Seth Goal 84'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
March 18, 2014 Preseason Pitt Panthers 0–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Report Vincent Goal 61'
C'deBaca Goal 81'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
March 20, 2014 Preseason Robert Morris Colonials 2–5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Goal 17' (pen.)
Goal 55'		 Report Angulo Goal 50', 65', 85'
Goal 60'
Vincent Goal 75'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
March 22, 2014 Preseason Duquesne Dukes 0–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Vincent Goal 39' Stadium: Highmark Stadium

USL Pro[]

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

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Standings[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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[a]
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 2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3–1 New York Red Bulls (NPSL) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET Kerr Goal 10'
Angulo Goal 68'
Vincent Goal 81'		 [1] Goal 12' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
May 28, 2014 3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3–2 RWB Adria Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET Earls Goal 40'
John Goal 80'
Arteaga Goal 112'		 [2] Goal 44'
Goal 62'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
June 18, 2014 4 Chicago Fire 2–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Bridgeview, Illinois
21:23 CT[12] Ward Goal 22'
Magee Goal 40'		 Report
Box Score		 Marshall Goal 42' Stadium: Toyota Park

Statistics[]

Squad information[]

  • Statistics up to date as of 8/29*
No. Nat. Player Birthday Previous club 2014 USL Pro appearances 2014 USL Pro goals 2014 Open Cup Goals
Goalkeepers
0 United States Greg Blum (1989-04-12) April 12, 1989 (age 32) United States Slippery Rock University 3 0 0
1 United States Hunter Gilstrap (1983-04-17) April 17, 1983 (age 38) United States Cleveland City Stars 7 0 0
30 United States Michael Lisch (1990-08-30) August 30, 1990 (age 31) United States Houston Dynamo 17 0 0
Defenders
3 United States Brian Fekete (1991-04-06) April 6, 1991 (age 30) United States Orlando City SC 10 2 0
4 Croatia Nikola Katic (1986-06-01) June 1, 1986 (age 35) United States Springfield Demize 0 0 0
5 United States Sterling Flunder (1986-02-14) February 14, 1986 (age 35) United States Portland Timbers U23s 23 0 0
8 United States Mike Green (1989-12-25) December 25, 1989 (age 31) United States New Mexico Lobos 25 4 0
15 United States Andrew Marshall (1984-01-17) January 17, 1984 (age 37) United States Harrisburg City Islanders 19 1 1
21 United States Anthony Arena (1990-08-03) August 3, 1990 (age 31) United States Houston Dynamo 14 0 0
26 United States Andrew Ribeiro (1990-10-22) October 22, 1990 (age 30) United States Chivas USA 5 0 0
Midfielders
2 England Rob Vincent (1990-10-26) October 26, 1990 (age 30) United States University of Charleston 26 3 1
9 Canada Miroslav Čabrilo (1992-06-06) June 6, 1992 (age 29) United States Robert Morris Colonials 10 1 0
10 Scotland Kevin Kerr (1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 (age 32) Germany SC Wiedenbrück 2000 22 4 1
11 United States Alfonso Motagalvan (1987-02-11) February 11, 1987 (age 34) United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers 17 1 0
13 Zimbabwe Joseph Ngwenya (1981-03-30) March 30, 1981 (age 40) United States Richmond Kickers 20 1 0
14 United States Seth C'deBaca (1988-04-28) April 28, 1988 (age 33) United States D.C. United U-23 17 0 0
16 Republic of Ireland Danny Earls (1989-04-22) April 22, 1989 (age 32) United States Rochester Rhinos 25 1 1
20 United States Matthew Dallman (1985-03-09) March 9, 1985 (age 36) Germany Sportfreunde Siegen 26 0 0
22 United States Brian Ownby (1990-06-16) June 16, 1990 (age 31) United States Houston Dynamo 5 1 0
23 Ghana Anthony Obodai (1982-08-06) August 6, 1982 (age 39) United States Arizona United SC 16 0 0
Forwards
6 Canada Mackenzie Pridham (1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 31) United States Minnesota United FC 5 1 0
7 Jamaica Jason Johnson (1990-10-09) October 9, 1990 (age 30) United States Houston Dynamo 11 1 0
12 United States Mike Seth (1987-09-20) September 20, 1987 (age 33) United States Colorado Rapids U-23 7 0 0
17 Colombia Jhonny Arteaga (1986-11-24) November 24, 1986 (age 34) United States New York Red Bulls 8 1 1
18 Colombia José Angulo (1988-01-13) January 13, 1988 (age 33) United States New York Red Bulls 21 8 1
25 Netherlands Collins John (1985-10-17) October 17, 1985 (age 35) Poland Piast Gliwice 11 4 1
26 United States Bryan Salazar (1994-10-17) October 17, 1994 (age 26) United States Houston Dynamo 1 0 0

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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[]

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  2. ^ United Soccer Leagues (USL) Archived October 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b 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. ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/5842669-74/stadium-bankruptcy-million#axzz3WIkN3jVt
  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. ^ Jump up to: a b c http://boxscorenews.com/houston-dynamo-loan-three-players-to-usl-pro-affiliate-pittsburgh-riverhoun-p76344-68.htm
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b 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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