2016 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2016 season
Chairman Tuffy Shallenberger (acting)
Manager Mark Steffens
Stadium Highmark Stadium
← 2015

The 2016 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season is the club's seventeenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' six season playing in the United Soccer League, and the club's fourth season hosting matches at soccer-specific Highmark Stadium.

Preseason

On November 2, 2015 it was announced that Richard Nightingale was no longer with the team and that Shallenberger had taken over as acting president.[1] After one season without an MLS affiliate, it was announced that the club had formed an affiliate partnership with the reigning Eastern Conference playoff champion and MLS Cup runner-up Columbus Crew SC for the 2016 season.[2]

Competitions

Preseason

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

United Soccer League

Further information: 2016 USL season
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Harrisburg City Islanders 30 8 7 15 37 54 −17 31
11 Bethlehem Steel FC 30 6 10 14 32 43 −11 28
12 Toronto FC II 30 7 5 18 36 58 −22 26
13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 30 6 7 17 31 50 −19 25
14 FC Montreal 30 7 2 21 35 57 −22 23
Source: 2016 USL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results

Schedule source

2016 roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of February 23, 2016.[3]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Gilstrap, HunterHunter Gilstrap      United States
2 Defender Postlewait, CalebCaleb Postlewait      United States
3 Defender Smith, KarstenKarsten Smith      United States
4 Defender Murrell, JordanJordan Murrell      Canada
5 Defender Earls, DannyDanny Earls      Ireland
6 Midfielder Branson, ConorConor Branson      England
7 Midfielder Okai, StephenStephen Okai      Ghana
8 Forward Green, MichaelMichael Green      United States
9 Forward Boggs, ZakZak Boggs      United States
10 Midfielder Kerr, KevinKevin Kerr      Scotland
11 Forward Hertzog, CoreyCorey Hertzog      United States
12 Defender Campbell, SergioSergio Campbell      Jamaica
13 Defender Hunt, WillieWillie Hunt      United States
14 Midfielder Harlley, AlexAlex Harlley      Togo
15 Forward Dodson, RyanRyan Dodson      United States
16 Defender Schafer, IsaiahIsaiah Schafer      United States
17 Defender Russell, DrewDrew Russell      United States
18 Goalkeeper Vargas, MauricioMauricio Vargas      Costa Rica
20 Forward Ewart, DuwayneDuwayne Ewart      Canada
21 Forward Bissue, JamesJames Bissue      Ghana
22 Midfielder Moloto, LeboLebo Moloto      South Africa
23 Midfielder Kolarac, NickNick Kolarac      United States
24 Goalkeeper Alfery, BrendenBrenden Alfery      United States
25 Midfielder Hollingsworth, MarshallMarshall Hollingsworth (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)     United States
26 Midfielder Swanson, BenBen Swanson (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)     United States
28 Midfielder Thompson, JackJack Thompson      United States
31 Midfielder Thompson, NickNick Thompson      United States
33 Defender Adeleye, RyanRyan Adeleye      United States
34 Midfielder Martínez, CristianCristian Martínez (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)     Panama
35 Midfielder Saravia, RodrigoRodrigo Saravia (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)     Guatemala
36 Forward Walsh, ChevaughnChevaughn Walsh      Jamaica
37 Forward Aguilar, AlejandroAlejandro Aguilar      Costa Rica

Transfers

In

Date Name Last Club Mode of Transfer Reference
January 5, 2016 Togo Alex Harlley United States Atlanta Silverbacks Free [4]
January 5, 2016 Costa Rica Mauricio Vargas United States FC Wichita Free [4]
January 6, 2016 United States Zak Boggs United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Free [5]
January 6, 2016 United States Corey Hertzog United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Free [5]
January 7, 2016 United States Hunter Gilstrap United States Carolina RailHawks Free [6]
January 7, 2016 United States Karsten Smith United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers Free [6]
February 11, 2016 Ghana James Bissue Canada Montreal Impact Free [7]
February 11, 2016 United States Ryan Dodson Sweden IFK Stockaryd/Rörviks IF Free [7]
February 12, 2016 United States Willie Hunt United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Free [8]
February 11, 2016 United States Isaiah Schafer Finland VPS Free [8]
February 18, 2016 Jamaica Romeo Parkes El Salvador A.D. Isidro Metapán Free [9]
February 22, 2016 United States Brenden Alfery United States Robert Morris Colonials Free [10]
February 22, 2016 Jamaica Sergio Campbell United States Columbus Crew SC Free [10]
March 2, 2016 United States Brenden Alfery United States Robert Morris Colonials Free [11]
March 4, 2016 United States Caleb Postlewait United States Butler Bulldogs Free [12]
March 17, 2016 United States Marshall Hollingsworth United States Columbus Crew SC Loan [13]
March 17, 2016 United States Ben Swanson United States Columbus Crew SC Loan [13]

Out

Date Name Moving to Mode of Transfer Reference
October 7, 2015 United States Willie Hunt United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Free [14]
October 31, 2015 United States Calle Brown United States Houston Dynamo Free [15]
November 11, 2015 Jamaica Ryan Thompson Released Free [16]
January 5, 2016 Brazil Vini Dantas Released Free [4]
January 18, 2016 Serbia Boris Zivanovic Slovenia FC Koper Free [17]
January 19, 2016 United States Ben Newnam United States Louisville City FC Free [18]
February 10, 2016 United States Fejiro Okiomah United States San Antonio FC Free [19]
February 17, 2016 England Rob Vincent United States D.C. United Undisclosed [20]
February 24, 2016 United States Sterling Flunder Retired [21]
March 2, 2016 Canada Tyler Pasher United States Swope Park Rangers Free [22]
May 9, 2016 Jamaica Romeo Parkes Waived

References

  1. ↑ Grubba, Matt. "Riverhounds president Nightingale no longer with the team". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Corr, Charlie. "Hounds Partner with MLS Cup Finalist Crew SC". USL. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Pittsburgh Riverhounds roster". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Hounds Announce First Offseason Roster Moves". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Ex-MLS Duo Hertzog and Boggs Join Hounds". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Gilstrap Makes Return to Riverhounds". USL. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Riverhounds Sign Bissue, Dodson for New Season". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Hounds Bring Back Hunt and Green for 2016 Season". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Jamaican Striker Parkes Joins Hounds". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  10. 1 2 Ryan, Megan. "Riverhounds to sign defender Sergio Campbell". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Pittsburgh Native Inks Contract With Hounds". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Hounds Add Butler's Postlewait to Roster". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Columbus Sends Two Players to Hounds". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "ROWDIES ADD DEFENSIVE DEPTH WITH SIGNING OF WILLIE HUNT". NASL. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Joining Dynamo". Calle Brown. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Boyz brace for tough WCup qualifiers". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "Koprčani z vsak dan bolj okrepljeno ekipo na pripravah v Medulinu" (in Slovenian). ekoper.si. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  18. ↑ "Louisville Adds Experience to Defense with Newnam". USL. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Okiomah Highlights Pair of San Antonio Signings". USL. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  20. ↑ "Pittsburgh Riverhounds Transfer Rob Vincent to D.C. United". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "Flunder Retires as Longest Tenured Hound". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  22. ↑ "Rangers Add Pasher, Didic to Squad". USL. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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