2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2014 season
ChairmanJason Kutney
ManagerNikola Katic (interim)
StadiumHighmark Stadium
USL Pro13th
U.S. Open CupFourth 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

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:

  • Reigning USL-Pro MVP José Angulo was re-signed for 2014, with a club option in 2015
  • Midfielder Matthew Dallman was re-signed to a new two-year deal

November

  • On November 5, the Riverhounds announced the signing of veteran Joseph Ngwenya from Richmond.
  • On November 7, an ad in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review confirmed the signing of Ghanaian midfielder Anthony Obodai.
  • 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."

February

March

Competitions

Preseason

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

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  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  46'
Angulo 52'
John 67'  90'
Marshall  72'
Ngwenya  75'
Kerr 86'		 Report Miller 27'
Lovitz 39'
Ochoa 58', 72'  58'
Roberts  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  20' Report vanSchaik  23'
Prince  54'
Lewis  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  52'
Obodai  58'		 Report Molino 14'
Ceren  59'
Boden  62'
Turner  64'
Álvarez  70'
Gallardo  78'
Pulis  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  73' Report Dixon 41'
Sundly  50'
Mendoza  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

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts
9 Arizona United SC 28 10 5 13 32 47 −15 33
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
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II.

U.S. Open Cup

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 Ward 22'
Magee 40'		 Report
Box Score		 Marshall 42' Stadium: Toyota Park

Statistics

Squad information

  • 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 Greg Blum (1989-04-12) April 12, 1989 (age 35) Slippery Rock University 3 0 0
1 Hunter Gilstrap (1983-04-17) April 17, 1983 (age 41) Cleveland City Stars 7 0 0
30 Michael Lisch (1990-08-30) August 30, 1990 (age 34) Houston Dynamo 17 0 0
Defenders
3 Brian Fekete (1991-04-06) April 6, 1991 (age 33) Orlando City SC 10 2 0
4 Nikola Katic (1986-06-01) June 1, 1986 (age 38) Springfield Demize 0 0 0
5 Sterling Flunder (1986-02-14) February 14, 1986 (age 38) Portland Timbers U23s 23 0 0
8 Mike Green (1989-12-25) December 25, 1989 (age 35) New Mexico Lobos 25 4 0
15 Andrew Marshall (1984-01-17) January 17, 1984 (age 41) Harrisburg City Islanders 19 1 1
21 Anthony Arena (1990-08-03) August 3, 1990 (age 34) Houston Dynamo 14 0 0
26 Andrew Ribeiro (1990-10-22) October 22, 1990 (age 34) Chivas USA 5 0 0
Midfielders
2 Rob Vincent (1990-10-26) October 26, 1990 (age 34) University of Charleston 26 3 1
9 Miroslav Čabrilo (1992-06-06) June 6, 1992 (age 32) Robert Morris Colonials 10 1 0
10 Kevin Kerr (1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 (age 36) SC Wiedenbrück 2000 22 4 1
11 Alfonso Motagalvan (1987-02-11) February 11, 1987 (age 37) Fort Lauderdale Strikers 17 1 0
13 Joseph Ngwenya (1981-03-30) March 30, 1981 (age 43) Richmond Kickers 20 1 0
14 Seth C'deBaca (1988-04-28) April 28, 1988 (age 36) D.C. United U-23 17 0 0
16 Danny Earls (1989-04-22) April 22, 1989 (age 35) Rochester Rhinos 25 1 1
20 Matthew Dallman (1985-03-09) March 9, 1985 (age 39) Sportfreunde Siegen 26 0 0
22 Brian Ownby (1990-06-16) June 16, 1990 (age 34) Houston Dynamo 5 1 0
23 Anthony Obodai (1982-08-06) August 6, 1982 (age 42) Arizona United SC 16 0 0
Forwards
6 Mackenzie Pridham (1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 34) Minnesota United FC 5 1 0
7 Jason Johnson (1990-10-09) October 9, 1990 (age 34) Houston Dynamo 11 1 0
12 Mike Seth (1987-09-20) September 20, 1987 (age 37) Colorado Rapids U-23 7 0 0
17 Jhonny Arteaga (1986-11-24) November 24, 1986 (age 38) New York Red Bulls 8 1 1
18 José Angulo (1988-01-13) January 13, 1988 (age 37) New York Red Bulls 21 8 1
25 Collins John (1985-10-17) October 17, 1985 (age 39) Piast Gliwice 11 4 1
26 Bryan Salazar (1994-10-17) October 17, 1994 (age 30) Houston Dynamo 1 0 0

Transfers

In

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Date Source
13 FW Joseph Ngwenya Richmond Kickers November 5, 2013
23 MF Anthony Obodai Phoenix FC November 7, 2013
3 DF Brian Fekete Orlando City March 3, 2014
25 FW Collins John Piast Gliwice March 20, 2014

Out

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Date Source
6 MF Rich Costanzo Retired
13 MF Louie Rolko Retired

Loan in

Squad # Position Player Loaned From Date Source
7 FW Jason Johnson Houston Dynamo March 24, 2014
21 DF Anthony Arena Houston Dynamo March 24, 2014
26 FW Bryan Salazar Houston Dynamo March 24, 2014
22 MF Brian Ownby Houston Dynamo April 4, 2014
30 GK Michael Lisch Houston Dynamo April 4, 2014
6 FW Mackenzie Pridham Minnesota United July 21, 2014

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