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2016 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

The 2016 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season was the club's seventeenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' six season playing in the United Soccer League, and the club's fourth season hosting matches at soccer-specific Highmark Stadium.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2016 season
ChairmanTuffy Shallenberger (acting)
ManagerDave Brandt (from May 23, 2016)
Mark Steffens (until May 22, 2016)
StadiumHighmark Stadium
USL13th
U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Corey Hertzog (13)
All: Corey Hertzog (13)
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Preseason edit

On November 2, 2015 it was announced that Richard Nightingale was no longer with the team and that Shallenberger had taken over as acting president.[1] After one season without an MLS affiliate, it was announced that the club had formed an affiliate partnership with the reigning Eastern Conference playoff champion and MLS Cup runner-up Columbus Crew SC for the 2016 season.[2]

Competitions edit

Preseason edit

February 28, 2016 Preseason Penn State Nittany Lions 1–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds State College, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EST Sigue   53' Report Moloto   45'
Ewart   81'		 Stadium: Holuba Hall
March 6, 2016 Preseason Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3–0 Ohio State Buckeyes Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2:00 p.m. EST Okai   43', 71' (pen.)
Parkes   65'		 Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
March 13, 2016 Preseason Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–2 Michigan Wolverines Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. EST Parkes   Report Mertz   2'
Anderson  		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
March 18, 2016 Preseason Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–1 Akron Zips Akron, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EST Report Campbell   87' (o.g.) Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field

U.S. Open Cup edit

May 18 Second Round Pittsburgh Riverhounds   0–2   Lansdowne Bhoys FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Moloto   55'
Russell   60'   69'		 Report Purcell   10'
Hunter   30'
Nealis   45'
McGuigan   49'
Kavanagh   76'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium

United Soccer League edit

Further information: 2016 USL season
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

Standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Harrisburg City Islanders 30 8 7 15 37 54 −17 31
11 Bethlehem Steel FC 30 6 10 14 32 43 −11 28
12 Toronto FC II 30 7 5 18 36 58 −22 26
13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 30 6 7 17 31 50 −19 25
14 FC Montreal 30 7 2 21 35 57 −22 23
Source: 2016 USL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results edit

All times in Eastern Time.[3]

April 2, 2016 1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–1 Rochester Rhinos Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Report Volesky   7'
Apostolopoulos   62'
Ugarte   64'
Totsch   85'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,106
Referee: Leland Grant
April 17, 2016 2 Toronto FC II 2–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Vaughan, Ontario
4:00pm Hagglund   12'
Edwards   56' (pen.),   84'
Boskovic   90+1'		 Report Parkes   41'
Swanson   75'
Branson   90+2'		 Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
April 22, 2016 3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–2 Orlando City B Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Kerr   36'
Parkes   90+2' (pen.)		 Report Heath   7'
Turner   39', 67'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,711
April 27, 2016 4 Louisville City FC 2–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Hoffman   55'
Newnam   73'
Goodwin   73'
Shanosky   86'		 http://www.uslsoccer.com/game/show/13218155?subseason=280291&referrer=2356900 Report Parkes   9'
Branson   23'
Hertzog   74' (pen.)
Murrell   83'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 5,751
Referee: Marcos Deoliveira
April 30, 2016 5 Charleston Battery 1–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Charleston, South Carolina
7:30pm Portillo   66' (pen.) Report Parkes   30'
Gilstrap   38'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
May 7, 2016 6 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–3 New York Red Bulls II Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Parkes   10'   85'
Moloto   21'		 Report Abang   12'
Bonomo   72'
Etienne   82'
Ouimette   85'
Adams   83'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,370
Referee: Marco Vega
May 14, 2016 7 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Cincinnati, Ohio
4:00pm McLaughlin   26'
Okoli   69'		 Report Moloto   40'
Okai   53'
Campbell   74'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 23,375
Referee: Brandon Artis
May 21, 2016 8 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–1 Toronto FC II Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Murrell   56'
Moloto   68'
Hertzog   72'		 Report Johnson   83' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: Patrick Rosas
May 28, 2016 9 New York Red Bulls II 1–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Harrison, New Jersey
10:00pm Flemmings   8'
Metzger   58'		 Report Moloto   16'
Okai   16'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
June 4, 2016 10 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–2 Charleston Battery Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Vincent   50'
Campbell   90+4'		 Report Woodbine   37' (pen.)
Mueller   42'
Tsonis   66'
Garbonzo   68'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,905
June 11, 2016 11 Richmond Kickers 3–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond, Virginia
5:00pm Murrell   17' (o.g.)
Gilstrap   20' (o.g.)
Grant   67'		 Report Hertzog   90' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Jaime Herrera
June 18, 2016 12 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–1 FC Montreal Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Kerr   17'
Hertzog   27'
Moloto   54'
Thompson   72'		 Report Jackson-Hamel   26'
Gagnon-Laparé   78'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,031
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
June 25, 2016 13 Rochester Rhinos 2–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Rochester, New York
6:00pm Farrell   8'
Garzi   60'		 Report Hertzog   45' Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 3,543
July 4, 2016 14 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–0 Harrisburg City Islanders Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Green   14'
Ewart   81'
Campbell   90+1'		 Report Warshaw   45+1'
Leverock   52'   84'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
July 10, 2016 15 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00pm Burke   24'
Jones   70'
Washington   85'
Gissie   87'
Fernandes   90+2' (pen.)		 Report Adeleye   59'
Branson   85'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,664
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
July 14, 2016 16 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–2 Richmond Kickers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Earls   16'
Campbell   44'		 Report Imura   44'
Jane   26'   67'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,844
July 17, 2016 17 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–2 Harrisburg City Islanders Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Kerr   60'   63'
Branson   79'		 Report Leverock   28'
Barril   32'
Benbow   80'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,450
July 23, 2016 18 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–3 Charlotte Independence Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Earls   1'
Campbell   63'		 Report Calvert   31'
Hilton   44'
Herrera   90+4'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 30, 2016 19 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 1–4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00pm Binns   39'
Lynch   62'
Lawal  		 Report
Box Score		 Kerr   45'
Hertzog   45+2'
Okai   70'
Thompson   90+3'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
August 5, 2016 20 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–2 Louisville City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Hertzog   27'
Green  
Moloto   80'		 Report
Box Score		 Quinn   21'
Davis   56', 82'   84'
Reynolds   75'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
August 10, 2016 21 FC Montreal 4–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Montreal, Quebec
7:00pm Riggi   1'
Tabla   11'
Jackson-Hamel   26'
Dominguez   38'
Mkungilwa   42'		 Report
Box Score		 Hertzog   41'
Campbell   74'
Barson  		 Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
August 13, 2016 22 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Hertzog   18'   90+'
Earls   23'
Kerr   62'		 Report
Box Score		 Cory Burke   28'
Richter   37'
Chambers   66'
Anderson   90+'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
August 20, 2016 23 Rochester Rhinos 3–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Rochester, New York
6:00pm Tergou   8', 40'
Reilly   57'		 Report
Box Score		 Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
August 24, 2016 24 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 4–1 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Hertzog   6', 90+' (pen.)
Hunt   40'
Thompson   44'		 Report
Box Score		 Fairclough   72'
Taublieb   90+'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
August 27, 2016 25 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Foster   65'
Doyle   80'		 Report
Box Score		 Campbell   70'
Earls  
Walsh   85'		 Stadium: FNB Field
September 3, 2016 26 Orlando City B 0–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Melbourne, Florida
7:30pm Ribeiro   16'
Heath   45'
McFadden   74'		 Report
Box Score		 Walsh   23'
Adeleye   81'
Hertzog   90+' (pen.)		 Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
September 10, 2016 27 Charlotte Independence 4–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Brown   37'
Estrada   45', 54'   90'
Herrera   90+1'		 Report
Box Score		 Boggs   47' Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
September 14, 2016 28 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–0 FC Cincinnati Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Martínez   45+1' Report
Box Score		 Walker   60'
Polak   86'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
September 18, 2016 29 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00pm Chambers   68' Report
Box Score		 Hertzog   9' (pen.) Stadium: Goodman Stadium
September 24, 2016 30 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–1 FC Cincinnati Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Hertzog   36' Report
Box Score		 Okoli   31' (pen.)
Polak   73'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Schedule source

2016 roster edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of February 23, 2016.[4]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Hunter Gilstrap   United States
2 DF Caleb Postlewait   United States
3 DF Karsten Smith   United States
4 DF Jordan Murrell   Canada
5 DF Danny Earls   Republic of Ireland
6 MF Conor Branson   England
7 MF Stephen Okai   Ghana
8 FW Michael Green   United States
9 FW Zak Boggs   United States
10 MF Kevin Kerr   Scotland
11 FW Corey Hertzog   United States
12 DF Sergio Campbell   Jamaica
13 DF Willie Hunt   United States
14 MF Alex Harlley   Togo
15 FW Ryan Dodson   United States
16 DF Isaiah Schafer   United States
17 DF Drew Russell   United States
18 GK Mauricio Vargas   Costa Rica
20 FW Duwayne Ewart   Canada
21 FW James Bissue   Ghana
22 MF Lebo Moloto   South Africa
23 MF Nick Kolarac   United States
24 GK Brenden Alfery   United States
25 MF Marshall Hollingsworth (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)   United States
26 MF Ben Swanson (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)   United States
28 MF Jack Thompson   United States
31 MF Nick Thompson   United States
33 DF Ryan Adeleye   United States
34 MF Cristian Martínez (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)   Panama
35 MF Rodrigo Saravia (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)   Guatemala
36 FW Chevaughn Walsh   Jamaica
37 FW Alejandro Aguilar   Costa Rica

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Name Last Club Mode of Transfer Reference
January 5, 2016   Alex Harlley   Atlanta Silverbacks Free [5]
January 5, 2016   Mauricio Vargas   FC Wichita Free [5]
January 6, 2016   Zak Boggs   Tampa Bay Rowdies Free [6]
January 6, 2016   Corey Hertzog   Tampa Bay Rowdies Free [6]
January 7, 2016   Hunter Gilstrap   Carolina RailHawks Free [7]
January 7, 2016   Karsten Smith   Fort Lauderdale Strikers Free [7]
February 11, 2016   James Bissue   Montreal Impact Free [8]
February 11, 2016   Ryan Dodson   IFK Stockaryd/Rörviks IF Free [8]
February 12, 2016   Willie Hunt   Tampa Bay Rowdies Free [9]
February 11, 2016   Isaiah Schafer   VPS Free [9]
February 18, 2016   Romeo Parkes   A.D. Isidro Metapán Free [10]
February 22, 2016   Brenden Alfery   Robert Morris Colonials Free [11]
February 22, 2016   Sergio Campbell   Columbus Crew SC Free [11]
March 2, 2016   Brenden Alfery   Robert Morris Colonials Free [12]
March 4, 2016   Caleb Postlewait   Butler Bulldogs Free [13]
March 17, 2016   Marshall Hollingsworth   Columbus Crew SC Loan [14]
March 17, 2016   Ben Swanson   Columbus Crew SC Loan [14]

Out edit

Date Name Last Club Mode of Transfer Reference
October 7, 2015   Willie Hunt   Tampa Bay Rowdies Free [15]
October 31, 2015   Calle Brown   Houston Dynamo Free [16]
November 11, 2015   Ryan Thompson   Saint Louis FC Free [17]
January 5, 2016   Vini Dantas   Baltimore Blast Free [5]
January 18, 2016   Boris Zivanovic   FC Koper Free [18]
January 19, 2016   Ben Newnam   Louisville City FC Free [19]
February 10, 2016   Fejiro Okiomah   San Antonio FC Free [20]
February 17, 2016   Rob Vincent   D.C. United Undisclosed [21]
February 24, 2016   Sterling Flunder Retired [22]
March 2, 2016   Tyler Pasher   Swope Park Rangers Free [23]
May 9, 2016   Romeo Parkes   Isidro Metapán Waived [24]

References edit

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