2016 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2016 season
Chairman Tuffy Shallenberger (acting)
Manager Mark Steffens
Stadium Highmark Stadium
← 2015

The 2016 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season is 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.

Preseason

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

Preseason

Transfers

In

Date Name Last Club Mode of Transfer Reference
January 5, 2016 Togo Alex Harlley United States Atlanta Silverbacks Free [3]
January 5, 2016 Costa Rica Mauricio Vargas United States FC Wichita Free [3]
January 6, 2016 United States Zak Boggs United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Free [4]
January 6, 2016 United States Corey Hertzog United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Free [4]
January 7, 2016 United States Hunter Gilstrap United States Carolina RailHawks Free [5]
January 7, 2016 United States Karsten Smith United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers Free [5]
February 11, 2016 Ghana James Bissue Canada Montreal Impact Free [6]
February 11, 2016 United States Ryan Dodson Sweden IFK Stockaryd/Rörviks IF Free [6]
February 12, 2016 United States Willie Hunt United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Free [7]
February 11, 2016 United States Isaiah Schafer Finland VPS Free [7]

Out

Date Name Moving to Mode of Transfer Reference
October 7, 2015 United States Willie Hunt United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Free [8]
October 31, 2015 United States Calle Brown United States Houston Dynamo Free [9]
November 11, 2015 Jamaica Ryan Thompson Released Free [10]
January 5, 2016 Brazil Vini Dantas Released Free [3]
January 18, 2016 Serbia Boris Zivanovic Slovenia FC Koper Free [11]
January 19, 2016 United States Ben Newnam United States Louisville City FC Free [12]
February 10, 2016 United States Fejiro Okiomah United States San Antonio FC Free [13]

References

  1. ↑ Grubba, Matt. "Riverhounds president Nightingale no longer with the team". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Corr, Charlie. "Hounds Partner with MLS Cup Finalist Crew SC". USL. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Hounds Announce First Offseason Roster Moves". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Ex-MLS Duo Hertzog and Boggs Join Hounds". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Gilstrap Makes Return to Riverhounds". USL. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Riverhounds Sign Bissue, Dodson for New Season". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Hounds Bring Back Hunt and Green for 2016 Season". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "ROWDIES ADD DEFENSIVE DEPTH WITH SIGNING OF WILLIE HUNT". NASL. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Joining Dynamo". Calle Brown. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Boyz brace for tough WCup qualifiers". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Koprčani z vsak dan bolj okrepljeno ekipo na pripravah v Medulinu" (in Slovenian). ekoper.si. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Louisville Adds Experience to Defense with Newnam". USL. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Okiomah Highlights Pair of San Antonio Signings". USL. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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