2011 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season explained

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Club:	Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Season:	2011
League:	USL Professional Division
Chrtitle:	Owner
Chairman:	Gene Klein
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Justin Evans
Stadium:	Chartiers Valley Stadium
League Result:	TBD
Cup1:	USL Pro Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	TBD
Cup2:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Second Round
Highest Attendance:	1,421 vs Charlotte August 6, 2011
Lowest Attendance:	624 vs Charleston May 6, 2011
Average Attendance:	1,130
Nextseason:	2013
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The 2011 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season was the club's thirteenth year of existence, as well as their twelfth season of playing professional soccer. The Riverhounds played in the newly created USL Professional Division, which encompasses the third tier of American soccer.

The Riverhounds had played in the tentative USSF D2 Pro League in 2010, where they finished third overall in the second division table and made the semifinal round of the playoffs.

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

Club

Roster

As at June 10, 2011^[1]

Management and staff

Justin Evans - Head Coach^[2]
John Rotz- Assistant Coach
Jeroen Walstra - Goalkeeper Coach
Jason Kutney - Chief Executive Officer/Director of Youth Development
Gene Klein - Technical Director

Transfers

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width=20		Date	Player	width=25	Pos.	Previous club	Transfer type	Fee/notes	width=20	Ref.
9	March 14, 2011	Thabiso Khumalo	MF	Louisville Lightning	Free	Did not renew contract. Signed with club on free transfer.	^[3]
17	March 31, 2011	Samuel Appiah	MF	Houston Dynamo	Free	Released by Houston. Signed with club on free transfer.	^[4]
	April 1, 2011	Neil Shaffer	DF	Robert Morris Colonials	Free	Undrafted in MLS, signed pro contract.	^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . June 30, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110816005314/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/8969532.html . August 16, 2011 . dead .
Web site: COACHING STAFF - Pittsburgh Riverhounds . June 30, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613082148/http://www.riverhounds.com/pro/coaches/index_E.html . June 13, 2011 . dead .
Web site: Khumalo Returns to Pittsburgh. March 14, 2011 . Oursportscentral.com. June 30, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629064701/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4166266. June 29, 2011 . live.
Web site: Archived copy . June 30, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927134556/http://www.riverhounds.com/docs/Sammy_Appiah.pdf . September 27, 2011 . dead .
News: Robert Morris Soccer Player Neil Shaffer Signs Professional Contract With Pittsburgh Riverhounds. https://archive.today/20120904051009/http://www.northeastconference.org/news/msoc/2011/4/1/msoc-shafferprorel.asp?path=msoc. dead. September 4, 2012. June 30, 2011. NortheastConference.org. April 1, 2011.