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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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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.

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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 46'
Angulo 52'
John 67' Red card 90'
Marshall Yellow card 72'
Ngwenya Yellow card 75'
Kerr 86'		 Report Miller 27'
Lovitz 39'
Ochoa 58', 72' Yellow card 58'
Roberts Yellow card 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 Yellow card 20' Report vanSchaik Yellow card 23'
Prince Yellow card 54'
Lewis Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Obodai Yellow card 58'		 Report Molino 14'
Ceren Yellow card 59'
Boden Yellow card 62'
Turner Yellow card 64'
Álvarez Yellow card 70'
Gallardo Yellow card 78'
Pulis Yellow card 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 Yellow card 73' Report Dixon 41'
Sundly Yellow card 50'
Mendoza Yellow card 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 United States Greg Blum (1989-04-12) April 12, 1989 (age 35) United States Slippery Rock University 3 0 0
1 United States Hunter Gilstrap (1983-04-17) April 17, 1983 (age 41) United States Cleveland City Stars 7 0 0
30 United States Michael Lisch (1990-08-30) August 30, 1990 (age 33) United States Houston Dynamo 17 0 0
Defenders
3 United States Brian Fekete (1991-04-06) April 6, 1991 (age 33) United States Orlando City SC 10 2 0
4 Croatia Nikola Katic (1986-06-01) June 1, 1986 (age 37) United States Springfield Demize 0 0 0
5 United States Sterling Flunder (1986-02-14) February 14, 1986 (age 38) United States Portland Timbers U23s 23 0 0
8 United States Mike Green (1989-12-25) December 25, 1989 (age 34) United States New Mexico Lobos 25 4 0
15 United States Andrew Marshall (1984-01-17) January 17, 1984 (age 40) United States Harrisburg City Islanders 19 1 1
21 United States Anthony Arena (1990-08-03) August 3, 1990 (age 33) United States Houston Dynamo 14 0 0
26 United States Andrew Ribeiro (1990-10-22) October 22, 1990 (age 33) United States Chivas USA 5 0 0
Midfielders
2 England Rob Vincent (1990-10-26) October 26, 1990 (age 33) United States University of Charleston 26 3 1
9 Canada Miroslav Čabrilo (1992-06-06) June 6, 1992 (age 31) United States Robert Morris Colonials 10 1 0
10 Scotland Kevin Kerr (1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 (age 35) Germany SC Wiedenbrück 2000 22 4 1
11 United States Alfonso Motagalvan (1987-02-11) February 11, 1987 (age 37) United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers 17 1 0
13 Zimbabwe Joseph Ngwenya (1981-03-30) March 30, 1981 (age 43) United States Richmond Kickers 20 1 0
14 United States Seth C'deBaca (1988-04-28) April 28, 1988 (age 35) United States D.C. United U-23 17 0 0
16 Republic of Ireland Danny Earls (1989-04-22) April 22, 1989 (age 34) United States Rochester Rhinos 25 1 1
20 United States Matthew Dallman (1985-03-09) March 9, 1985 (age 39) Germany Sportfreunde Siegen 26 0 0
22 United States Brian Ownby (1990-06-16) June 16, 1990 (age 33) United States Houston Dynamo 5 1 0
23 Ghana Anthony Obodai (1982-08-06) August 6, 1982 (age 41) United States Arizona United SC 16 0 0
Forwards
6 Canada Mackenzie Pridham (1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 33) United States Minnesota United FC 5 1 0
7 Jamaica Jason Johnson (1990-10-09) October 9, 1990 (age 33) United States Houston Dynamo 11 1 0
12 United States Mike Seth (1987-09-20) September 20, 1987 (age 36) United States Colorado Rapids U-23 7 0 0
17 Colombia Jhonny Arteaga (1986-11-24) November 24, 1986 (age 37) United States New York Red Bulls 8 1 1
18 Colombia José Angulo (1988-01-13) January 13, 1988 (age 36) United States New York Red Bulls 21 8 1
25 Netherlands Collins John (1985-10-17) October 17, 1985 (age 38) Poland Piast Gliwice 11 4 1
26 United States Bryan Salazar (1994-10-17) October 17, 1994 (age 29) United States Houston Dynamo 1 0 0

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Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[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.
  4. ^ a b "从附近的十大彩票游戏平台,十大网赌软件管理局商店位置购买售后汽车十大彩票游戏平台,十大网赌软件".
  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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