2015 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season explained

Club:Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Season:2015
Chairman:Richard Nightingale
Stadium:Highmark Stadium
League:USL Pro
League Result:N/A
Cup1:U.S. Open Cup
Cup1 Result:N/A
League Topscorer:Rob Vincent (18)
Season Topscorer:Rob Vincent (21)
Highest Attendance:League: 3,622
(May 16 vs. Richmond)
All: 3,988
(June 17 vs. D.C. United)
Lowest Attendance:995
(Apr 19 vs. Louisville)
Average Attendance:League:
All:
American:true
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season was the club's sixteenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' fifth season playing in the United Soccer League (formerly USL Pro), and the club's third season hosting matches at soccer-specific Highmark Stadium.

Pre-Season Activity

On December 17, 2014, the club announced the hiring of former Charlotte Eagles manager Mark Steffens as their new head coach. In the same press conference, it was announced that 2014's interim head coach Nikola Katic was retained as assistant coach, and that Richard Nightingale, formerly of Umbro, would be the team's new president.[1] It was also announced that the Riverhounds had ended their previous affiliation with MLS's Houston Dynamo.[2]

Competitions

USL Pro

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Squad information

No. Nat. Player Birthday Previous club 2015 USL Pro appearances 2015 USL Pro goals 2015 Open Cup Goals
Goalkeepers
13 Ryan Thompson17 January 1985 Tampa Bay Rowdies2 0 0
24 Ryan Hulings19 July 1991 Baldwin Wallace University0 0 0
30 Calle Brown1 January 1990 University of Virginia0 0 0
Defenders
3 Anthony Arena3 August 1990 Houston Dynamo2 0 0
5Sterling Flunder14 February 1986 Portland Timbers U23s2 0 0
8Mike Green25 December 1989 New Mexico Lobos2 0 0
17Drew Russell28 December 1990 Charlotte Eagles0 0 0
21Fejiro Okiomah10 November 1990 Indy Eleven2 0 0
11 Tyler Pasher27 April 1994 Lansing United0 0 0
19 Willie Hunt15 September 1987 Tampa Bay Rowdies2 0 0
25 Jereme Raley16 July 1992 University of Maryland, College Park0 0 0
Midfielders
6Rob Vincent26 October 1990 University of Charleston2 2 0
7Stephen Okai27 September 1989 Orange County Blues FC2 0 0
10Kevin Kerr12 January 1989 SC Wiedenbrück 20002 3 0
12Anthony Virgara17 July 1991 Pittsburgh Riverhounds U231 0 0
14Seth C'deBaca28 April 1988 D.C. United U-230 0 0
16Danny Earls22 April 1989 Rochester Rhinos2 0 0
20Matthew Dallman9 March 1985 Sportfreunde Siegen0 0 0
22Lebogang Moloto27 December 1992 Des Moines Menace2 0 0
23Nick Kolarac10 May 1992 Michigan Bucks0 0 0
Forwards
9 Miroslav Čabrilo6 June 1992 Robert Morris Colonials2 0 0
15Kene Eze21 January 1992 Jersey Express S.C.1 0 0
28 Vini Dantas14 September 1989 Baltimore Blast2 0 0
4 Max Touloute27 April 1990 Missouri Comets1 1 0
18 Jeffrey Kyei17 October 1989 California University of Pennsylvania1 0 0

Transfers

In

Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred FromDateSource
– Tampa Bay Rowdies[3]
– Orange County Blues FC[4]
21 Houston Dynamo[5]
– Charlotte Eagles[6]
– Jersey Express S.C.[7]

Out

Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred ToDateSource
23 Ånge IF[8]
1 Carolina RailHawks[9]
18 Fort Lauderdale Strikers[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RICHARD NIGHTINGALE NAMED TEAM PRESIDENT; MARK STEFFENS NAMED HEAD COACH - Pittsburgh Riverhounds . December 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141217214049/http://www.riverhounds.com/home/852867.html . December 17, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. 545310249255985152. Matt_Grubba. Other big takeaways from today: The Hounds/Houston partnership is over, and the team will not have another MLS partner... . December 17, 2014.
  3. Web site: Riverhounds Sign Thompson and Okai for 2015 Season, Cabrilo Returns - Pittsburgh Riverhounds . February 4, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150205001335/http://riverhounds.com/home/857999.html . February 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: Riverhounds Sign Thompson and Okai for 2015 Season, Cabrilo Returns - Pittsburgh Riverhounds . February 4, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150205001335/http://riverhounds.com/home/857999.html . February 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: Anthony Arena Returns to Pittsburgh as a Riverhound - Pittsburgh Riverhounds . February 4, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150205000537/http://riverhounds.com/home/857994.html . February 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: Riverhounds Add Defender Drew Russell For 2015 Season - Pittsburgh Riverhounds . February 11, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150211194650/http://www.riverhounds.com/home/861983.html . February 11, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  7. Web site: Vincent Extends Riverhounds Contract, Forward Eze Joins Club - Pittsburgh Riverhounds . February 25, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150225230250/http://riverhounds.com/home/864134.html . February 25, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  8. Web site: Zlatans lagkamrat klar – för Ånge IF.
  9. Web site: Carolina RailHawks NASL: RailHawks Acquire Goalkeeper Hunter Gilstrap . January 11, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150111144552/http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/news/detail/uuid/1pg7q06aq3o0k1fzqj220i7vah/railhawks-acquire-goalkeeper-hunter-gilstrap#.VLKYbWTF-SM . January 11, 2015 . dead .
  10. Web site: Fort Lauderdale Strikers NASL: Strikers Sign Former USL Pro MVP Jose Angulo . February 11, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150210213844/http://www.strikers.com/news/detail/uuid/6lv0m9uwdvc31jtwcegvvoo9h/strikers-sign-former-usl-pro-mvp-jose-angulo#.VNudalPF-TY . February 10, 2015 . dead .

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