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	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: José Angulo (8); All: José 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
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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^[1]
Midfielder Matthew Dallman was re-signed to a new two-year deal^[2]

November

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

On February 7, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review announced the re-signings of Mike Seth, Rob Vincent, Seth C'deBaca, Sterling Flunder, Mike Green, and Greg Blum.^[6]

March

On March 20, the Riverhounds announced the signing of Collins John, a veteran of the Premier League, and MLS.^[7]
On March 26, the team filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization.^[8]

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

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

^[9]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II.^[10]^[11]

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

Squad information

Statistics up to date as of 8/29*

Goalkeepers
No.	Nat.	Player	Birthday	Previous club	2014 USL Pro appearances	2014 USL Pro goals	2014 Open Cup Goals
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 34)	New Mexico Lobos	25	4	0
15		Andrew Marshall	(1984-01-17) January 17, 1984 (age 40)	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 35)	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 36)	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

^[13]

Transfers

In

Squad #	Position	Player	Transferred From	Date	Source
13	FW	Joseph Ngwenya	Richmond Kickers	November 5, 2013	^[3]
23	MF	Anthony Obodai	Phoenix FC	November 7, 2013	^[4]
3	DF	Brian Fekete	Orlando City	March 3, 2014	^[14]
25	FW	Collins John	Piast Gliwice	March 20, 2014	^[7]

Out

Squad #	Position	Player	Transferred To	Date	Source
6	MF	Rich Costanzo	Retired		^[15]
13	MF	Louie Rolko	Retired		^[16]

Loan in

Squad #	Position	Player	Loaned From	Date	Source
7	FW	Jason Johnson	Houston Dynamo	March 24, 2014	^[17]
21	DF	Anthony Arena	Houston Dynamo	March 24, 2014	^[17]
26	FW	Bryan Salazar	Houston Dynamo	March 24, 2014	^[17]
22	MF	Brian Ownby	Houston Dynamo	April 4, 2014	^[18]
30	GK	Michael Lisch	Houston Dynamo	April 4, 2014	^[18]
6	FW	Mackenzie Pridham	Minnesota United	July 21, 2014	^[19]

References

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[table_hth_AZU0.75610199466166-12] Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II.^[10]^[11]

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