2015 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2015 season
Chairman Richard Nightingale
Manager Mark Steffens
Stadium Highmark Stadium
USL Pro N/A
U.S. Open Cup N/A
Top goalscorer League: Rob Vincent (11)
All: Rob Vincent (20)
Highest home attendance League: 3,622
(May 16 vs. Richmond)
All: 3,988
(June 17 vs. D.C. United)
Lowest home attendance 995
(Apr. 19 vs. Louisville)
Average home league attendance League: 2,174
All: 2,213
← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season is the club's sixteenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' fifth season playing in the USL Professional Division, 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

Preseason

USL Pro

Further information: 2015 USL Pro season

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2015 Lamar Hunt 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 JamaicaRyan ThompsonJanuary 17, 1985United States Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 0 0
24 United StatesRyan HulingsJuly 19, 1991United States Baldwin Wallace University 0 0 0
30 United StatesCalle BrownJanuary 1, 1990United States University of Virginia 0 0 0
Defenders
3 United StatesAnthony ArenaAugust 3, 1990United States Houston Dynamo 2 0 0
5United StatesSterling FlunderFebruary 14, 1986United States Portland Timbers U23s 2 0 0
8United StatesMike GreenDecember 25, 1989United States New Mexico Lobos 2 0 0
17United StatesDrew RussellDecember 28, 1990United States Charlotte Eagles 0 0 0
21United StatesFejiro OkiomahNovember 10, 1990United States Indy Eleven 2 0 0
11 CanadaTyler PasherApril 27, 1994United States Lansing United 0 0 0
19 United StatesWillie HuntSeptember 15, 1987United States Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 0 0
25 United StatesJereme RaleyJuly 16, 1992United States University of Maryland, College Park 0 0 0
Midfielders
6EnglandRob VincentOctober 26, 1990United States University of Charleston 2 2 0
7GhanaStephen OkaiSeptember 27, 1989United States Orange County Blues FC 2 0 0
10ScotlandKevin KerrJanuary 12, 1989Germany SC Wiedenbrück 2000 2 3 0
12United StatesAnthony VirgaraJuly 17, 1991United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23 1 0 0
14United StatesSeth C'deBacaApril 28, 1988United States D.C. United U-23 0 0 0
16Republic of IrelandDanny EarlsApril 22, 1989United States Rochester Rhinos 2 0 0
20United StatesMatthew DallmanMarch 9, 1985Germany Sportfreunde Siegen 0 0 0
22South AfricaLebogang MolotoDecember 27, 1992United States Des Moines Menace 2 0 0
23United StatesNick KolaracMay 10, 1992United States Michigan Bucks 0 0 0
Forwards
9 CanadaMiroslav ČabriloJune 6, 1992United States Robert Morris Colonials 2 0 0
15United StatesKene EzeJanuary 21, 1992United States Jersey Express S.C. 1 0 0
28 BrazilVini DantasSeptember 14, 1989United States Baltimore Blast 2 0 0
4 HaitiMax ToulouteApril 27, 1990United States Missouri Comets 1 1 0
18 GermanyJeffery KyeiOctober 17, 1989United States California University of Pennsylvania 0 0 0

Transfers

In

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Date Source
- GK Jamaica Ryan Thompson United States Tampa Bay Rowdies January 22, 2015 [3]
- MF Ghana Stephen Okai United States Orange County Blues FC January 22, 2015 [4]
21 MF United States Anthony Arena United States Houston Dynamo January 22, 2015 [5]
- DF United States Drew Russell United States Charlotte Eagles February 11, 2015 [6]
- FW United States Kene Eze United States Jersey Express S.C. February 25, 2015 [7]

Out

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Date Source
23 MF Ghana Anthony Obodai Sweden Ånge IF January 7, 2015 [8]
1 GK United States Hunter Gilstrap United States Carolina RailHawks January 8, 2015 [9]
18 FW Colombia Jose Angulo United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers February 10, 2015 [10]

References

  1. ↑ http://riverhounds.com/home/852867.html
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/Grubba_Trib/status/545310249255985152
  3. ↑ http://riverhounds.com/home/857999.html
  4. ↑ http://riverhounds.com/home/857999.html
  5. ↑ http://riverhounds.com/home/857994.html
  6. ↑ http://www.riverhounds.com/home/861983.html
  7. ↑ http://riverhounds.com/home/864134.html
  8. ↑ http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/article20121850.ab
  9. ↑ http://www.carolinarailhawks.com/news/detail/uuid/1pg7q06aq3o0k1fzqj220i7vah/railhawks-acquire-goalkeeper-hunter-gilstrap#.VLKYbWTF-SM
  10. ↑ http://www.strikers.com/news/detail/uuid/6lv0m9uwdvc31jtwcegvvoo9h/strikers-sign-former-usl-pro-mvp-jose-angulo#.VNudalPF-TY
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