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2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

The 2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season was the club's fifteenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' fourth season playing in the USL Professional Division. It was 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: 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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Background edit

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 edit

October edit

On October 29, the Riverhounds held a press conference to announce the re-signings of two players:

November edit

  • 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 edit

March edit

Competitions edit

Preseason edit

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

USL Pro edit

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   58' Report Marshall   34'
Angulo   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   19'
Porter   57', 90'		 Report John   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   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 4 Richmond Kickers 2–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond, Virginia
5:00 pm EDT Porter   65'
Delicate   77'		 Report Ownby   11'
Arteaga   61'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Referee: Ted Unkle
April 26, 2014 5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–0 Charleston Battery Pittsburgh, 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 6 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–1 Orlando City SC Pittsburgh, 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 7 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–1 Rochester Rhinos Pittsburgh, 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 8 Wilmington Hammerheads 5–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Wilmington, 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 9 Charleston Battery 1–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Sanyang   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   12' McLaughlin   85' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
June 7, 2014 11 Rochester Rhinos 2–3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Rochester, 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 12 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–3 Harrisburg City Islanders Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
John   6' McLaughlin   48'
Baúque   63'
Ekra   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   54' Spitz   5'
Fekete   11' (o.g.)
Delicâte   68'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,644
June 28, 2014 15 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–1 Dayton Dutch Lions Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Garner   18' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,457
July 1, 2014 16 Dayton Dutch Lions 1–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Beavercreek, Ohio
Schoenfeld   5' Green   47', 55' Stadium: Beavercreek High School Stadium
Attendance: 363
July 4, 2014 17 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–0 Rochester Rhinos Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Marshall   51'
Motagalvan   66'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,519
July 12, 2014 18 Oklahoma City Energy FC 2–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Oklahoma City, OK
Thomas   5'
Delgado   19'		 Stadium: Pribil Stadium
Attendance: 3,619
July 17, 2014 19 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–0 Charlotte Eagles Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kerr   68'
Angulo   81'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
July 25, 2014 20 Real Salt Lake Reserves 2–5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Sandy, Utah
Saucedo   8'
Sandoval   28'		 Angulo   6' (pen.), 38' (pen.), 45+' (pen.)
Vincent   80'
Johnson   84'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
July 27, 2014 21 Sacramento Republic FC 5–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Sacramento, California
Stewart   7', 33'
Lopez   69', 85'
Jahn   84'		 Stadium: CalExpo Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
August 2, 2014 22 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3–1 LA Galaxy II Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ngwenya   30'
Earls   39'
Kerr   89'		 Villareal   18' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,243
August 8, 2014 23 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–0 Orange County Blues Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Green   54' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,348
August 16, 2014 24 Arizona United SC 3–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Peoria, Arizona
Okafor   54'
Top   61'
Stisser   78'		 Pridham   87' Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,408
August 24, 2014 25 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3–1 FC Dallas Reserves Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Vincent   20'
Kerr   33'
Green   55'		 Span   43' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,219
August 29, 2014 26 Charlotte Eagles 0–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Charlotte, North Carolina
Cabrillo   76' Stadium: Dickson Field
Attendance: 550
August 30, 2014 27 Charleston Battery 4–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Charleston, South Carolina
Kelly   38' (47), 54'
Prince   67'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
September 6, 2014 28 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–2 Arizona United SC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cabrillo   6' Tan   12' (75) Stadium: Highmark Stadium

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Standings edit

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[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
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 edit

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   10'
Angulo   68'
Vincent   81'		 [1] Sheridan   12' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
May 28, 2014 3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3–2 RWB Adria Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET Earls   40'
John   80'
Arteaga   112'		 [2] Huffman   44'
Bond   62'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
June 18, 2014 4 Chicago Fire 2–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Bridgeview, Illinois
21:23 CT[12] Ward   22'
Magee   40'		 Report
Box Score		 Marshall   42' Stadium: Toyota Park

Statistics edit

Squad information edit

  • 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   Greg Blum (1989-04-12) April 12, 1989 (age 35)   Slippery Rock University 3 0 0
1   Hunter Gilstrap (1983-04-17) April 17, 1983 (age 41)   Cleveland City Stars 7 0 0
30   Michael Lisch (1990-08-30) August 30, 1990 (age 33)   Houston Dynamo 17 0 0
Defenders
3   Brian Fekete (1991-04-06) April 6, 1991 (age 33)   Orlando City SC 10 2 0
4   Nikola Katic (1986-06-01) June 1, 1986 (age 37)   Springfield Demize 0 0 0
5   Sterling Flunder (1986-02-14) February 14, 1986 (age 38)   Portland Timbers U23s 23 0 0
8   Mike Green (1989-12-25) December 25, 1989 (age 34)   New Mexico Lobos 25 4 0
15   Andrew Marshall (1984-01-17) January 17, 1984 (age 40)   Harrisburg City Islanders 19 1 1
21   Anthony Arena (1990-08-03) August 3, 1990 (age 33)   Houston Dynamo 14 0 0
26   Andrew Ribeiro (1990-10-22) October 22, 1990 (age 33)   Chivas USA 5 0 0
Midfielders
2   Rob Vincent (1990-10-26) October 26, 1990 (age 33)   University of Charleston 26 3 1
9   Miroslav Čabrilo (1992-06-06) June 6, 1992 (age 31)   Robert Morris Colonials 10 1 0
10   Kevin Kerr (1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 (age 35)   SC Wiedenbrück 2000 22 4 1
11   Alfonso Motagalvan (1987-02-11) February 11, 1987 (age 37)   Fort Lauderdale Strikers 17 1 0
13   Joseph Ngwenya (1981-03-30) March 30, 1981 (age 43)   Richmond Kickers 20 1 0
14   Seth C'deBaca (1988-04-28) April 28, 1988 (age 36)   D.C. United U-23 17 0 0
16   Danny Earls (1989-04-22) April 22, 1989 (age 35)   Rochester Rhinos 25 1 1
20   Matthew Dallman (1985-03-09) March 9, 1985 (age 39)   Sportfreunde Siegen 26 0 0
22   Brian Ownby (1990-06-16) June 16, 1990 (age 33)   Houston Dynamo 5 1 0
23   Anthony Obodai (1982-08-06) August 6, 1982 (age 41)   Arizona United SC 16 0 0
Forwards
6   Mackenzie Pridham (1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 33)   Minnesota United FC 5 1 0
7   Jason Johnson (1990-10-09) October 9, 1990 (age 33)   Houston Dynamo 11 1 0
12   Mike Seth (1987-09-20) September 20, 1987 (age 36)   Colorado Rapids U-23 7 0 0
17   Jhonny Arteaga (1986-11-24) November 24, 1986 (age 37)   New York Red Bulls 8 1 1
18   José Angulo (1988-01-13) January 13, 1988 (age 36)   New York Red Bulls 21 8 1
25   Collins John (1985-10-17) October 17, 1985 (age 38)   Piast Gliwice 11 4 1
26   Bryan Salazar (1994-10-17) October 17, 1994 (age 29)   Houston Dynamo 1 0 0

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Transfers edit

In edit

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 edit

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

Loan in edit

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]

References edit

  1. ^ Riverhounds set course for the future | TribLIVE
  2. ^ United Soccer Leagues (USL) Archived October 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
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  5. ^ "Houston Dynamo announce affiliate partnership with Pittsburgh Riverhounds of USL PRO | Houston Dynamo". Archived from the original on November 29, 2013.
  6. ^ "Welcome".
  7. ^ a b "Pittsburgh Riverhounds Sign Forward Collins John". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  8. ^ "Welcome".
  9. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  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. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on May 6, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  14. ^ "@Feks14" on Twitter
  15. ^ "WHIRL Magazine's 13 Under 30 Class of 2014". March 2014.
  16. ^ "Louie Rolko '07 Returns to Soccer Coaching Staff". June 6, 2013.
  17. ^ a b c "Houston Dynamo loan three players to USL PRO affiliate Pittsburgh Riverhounds".
  18. ^ a b "Hounds head to Richmond, Lisch joins loanees". April 4, 2014.
  19. ^ "Minnesota United NASL: Mackenzie Pridham Loaned to Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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