Pittsburgh Riverhounds
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The Pittsburgh Riverhounds
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| Full name | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Riverhounds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Falconi Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Ross Vecchio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Gene Klein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | USL Second Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 3rd, playoff semi finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pittsburgh Riverhounds are an American soccer team, founded in 1999. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Second Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. They currently play their home games at Falconi Field in the city of Washington, Pennsylvania, 30 miles south-west of downtown Pittsburgh. The team's colors are white and black.
In 2004 the club played its home games at Moon High School Stadium, after having played at Bethel Park Stadium from 1999-2003, when the team was part of the A-League. In 2005, the team was purchased by the owners of the Washington Wild Things baseball team, and the new owners moved the Riverhounds to their baseball stadium on the outskirts of Washington, Pennsylvania.
The coaching staff of the Riverhounds consists of Head Coach Gene Klein, Assistant Head Coach Paul Child, Goalkeeper Coach Jeroen Walstra and Youth Development Director Csaba Feher.
The term "Riverhound" is derived from the expression "river dog", which refers to the men and woman that work on the many barges that ply the three rivers of Pittsburgh.
On the pitch the Hounds have met with mixed success, having advanced to the A-league confererence semi-finals playoffs in their inaugural season. In 2001 they were eliminated from the US Open Cup in the quarterfinals by the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer after two overtimes.
In 1999, the Riverhounds were named A-league organization of the year.
The club announced that it will take the 2007 season off to reorganize.
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[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 1999 | 2 | USL A-League | 4th, Northeast | Conference Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | 2 | USL A-League | 7th, Atlantic | Did not qualify | 2nd Round |
| 2001 | 2 | USL A-League | 3rd, Northern | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 2002 | 2 | USL A-League | 4th, Northeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | 2 | USL A-League | 3rd, Northeast | Did not qualify | 3rd Round |
| 2004 | 3 | USL Pro Soccer League | 1st, Atlantic | Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | 3 | USL Second Division | 7th | Did not qualify | 1st Round |
| 2006 | 3 | USL Second Division | 3rd | Semifinals | 1st Round |
[edit] Notable former players
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| Current Stadiums in the USL Second Division |
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| Bermuda National Stadium | Waddell High School Stadium | Corcoran Field | Krenzler Field | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Skyline Sports Complex | Southern New Hampshire University | University of Richmond Stadium | Lusitano Stadium | Legion Stadium | ||
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