2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2014 season
Chairman Jason Kutney
Manager Nikola Katic (interim)
Stadium Highmark Stadium
USL Pro 13th
U.S. Open Cup 4th Round
Top goalscorer League: Jose Angulo (8)
All: Jose Angulo (9)
Highest home attendance 3,902
(April 12 v. Wilmington)
Lowest home attendance 2,005
(June 11 v. Harrisburg)
Average home league attendance 2,791
← 2013 2015 →

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

February

March

Competitions

Preseason

USL Pro

Further information: 2014 USL Pro season

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Standings

Pos
 Team
 GP
 W
 T
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification
1 Orlando City (CC) 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 47−15 033†
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: 1st Head-to-head; 2nd number of matches won; 3rd goal difference.
(CC) = Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record); (A) = Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (D) = Divisional winners.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the USL Pro Playoffs, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.
 Standings updated as of September 7, 2014
† 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 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Squad Information

No. Nat. Player Birthday Previous club 2014 USL Pro appearances 2014 USL Pro goals 2014 Open Cup Goals
Goalkeepers
0United StatesGreg BlumApril 12, 1989United States Slippery Rock University 3 0 0
1United StatesHunter GilstrapApril 17, 1983United States Cleveland City Stars 7 0 0
30United StatesMichael LischAugust 30, 1990United States Houston Dynamo 17 0 0
Defenders
3United StatesBrian FeketeApril 6, 1991United States Orlando City SC 10 2 0
4CroatiaNikola KaticJune 1, 1986United States Springfield Demize 0 0 0
5United StatesSterling FlunderFebruary 14, 1986United States Portland Timbers U23s 23 0 0
8United StatesMike GreenDecember 25, 1989United States New Mexico Lobos 25 4 0
15United StatesAndrew MarshallJanuary 17, 1984United States Harrisburg City Islanders 19 1 1
21 United StatesAnthony ArenaAugust 3, 1990United States Houston Dynamo 14 0 0
26 United StatesAndrew RibeiroOctober 22, 1990United States Chivas USA 5 0 0
Midfielders
2EnglandRob VincentOctober 26, 1990United States University of Charleston 26 3 1
9 CanadaMiroslav ČabriloJune 6, 1992United States Robert Morris Colonials 10 1 0
10ScotlandKevin KerrJanuary 12, 1989Germany SC Wiedenbrück 2000 22 4 1
11United StatesAlfonso MotagalvanFebruary 11, 1987United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers 17 1 0
13ZimbabweJoseph NgwenyaMarch 30, 1981United States Richmond Kickers 20 1 0
14United StatesSeth C'deBacaApril 28, 1988United States D.C. United U-23 17 0 0
16Republic of IrelandDanny EarlsApril 22, 1989United States Rochester Rhinos 25 1 1
20United StatesMatthew DallmanMarch 9, 1985Germany Sportfreunde Siegen 26 0 0
22United StatesBrian OwnbyJune 16, 1990United States Houston Dynamo 5 1 0
23GhanaAnthony ObodaiAugust 6, 1982United States Arizona United SC 16 0 0
Forwards
6 CanadaMackenzie PridhamAugust 13, 1990United States Minnesota United FC 5 1 0
7 JamaicaJason JohnsonOctober 9, 1990United States Houston Dynamo 11 1 0
12United StatesMike SethSeptember 20, 1987United States Colorado Rapids U-23 7 0 0
17ColombiaJhonny ArteagaNovember 24, 1986United States New York Red Bulls 8 1 1
18ColombiaJose AnguloJanuary 13, 1988United States New York Red Bulls 21 8 1
25NetherlandsCollins JohnOctober 17, 1985Poland Piast Gliwice 11 4 1
26 United StatesBryan SalazarOctober 17, 1994United 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

  1. ↑ Riverhounds set course for the future | TribLIVE
  2. ↑ United Soccer Leagues (USL)
  3. 1 2 United Soccer Leagues (USL)
  4. 1 2 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. 1 2 http://www.riverhounds.com/home/795874.html
  8. ↑ http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/5842669-74/stadium-bankruptcy-million#axzz3WIkN3jVt
  9. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2014/8969532.html#
  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. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2013/8969532.html#STATS
  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. 1 2 3 http://boxscorenews.com/houston-dynamo-loan-three-players-to-usl-pro-affiliate-pittsburgh-riverhoun-p76344-68.htm
  18. 1 2 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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