2016 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

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.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2016 season
ChairmanTuffy Shallenberger (acting)
ManagerDave Brandt (from May 23, 2016)
Mark Steffens (until May 22, 2016)
StadiumHighmark Stadium
USL13th
U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Corey Hertzog (13)
All: Corey Hertzog (13)

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

February 28, 2016 Preseason Penn State Nittany Lions 1–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds State College, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EST Sigue 53' Report Moloto 45'
Ewart 81'
Stadium: Holuba Hall

U.S. Open Cup

May 18 Second Round Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–2 Lansdowne Bhoys FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Moloto  55'
Russell  60'  69'
Report Purcell 10'
Hunter  30'
Nealis  45'
McGuigan  49'
Kavanagh 76'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium

United Soccer League

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

All times in Eastern Time.[3]

April 2, 2016 1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–1 Rochester Rhinos Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Report Volesky 7'
Apostolopoulos  62'
Ugarte  64'
Totsch  85'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,106
Referee: Leland Grant
April 22, 2016 3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–2 Orlando City B Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Kerr  36'
Parkes 90+2' (pen.)
Report Heath  7'
Turner 39', 67'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,711
April 27, 2016 4 Louisville City FC 2–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Hoffman 55'
Newnam  73'
Goodwin  73'
Shanosky 86'
http://www.uslsoccer.com/game/show/13218155?subseason=280291&referrer=2356900 Report Parkes 9'
Branson  23'
Hertzog 74' (pen.)
Murrell  83'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 5,751
Referee: Marcos Deoliveira
May 7, 2016 6 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–3 New York Red Bulls II Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Parkes 10'  85'
Moloto  21'
Report Abang 12'
Bonomo 72'
Etienne 82'
Ouimette  85'
Adams  83'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,370
Referee: Marco Vega
May 14, 2016 7 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Cincinnati, Ohio
4:00pm McLaughlin 26'
Okoli  69'
Report Moloto  40'
Okai  53'
Campbell  74'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 23,375
Referee: Brandon Artis
May 21, 2016 8 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–1 Toronto FC II Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Murrell  56'
Moloto 68'
Hertzog 72'
Report Johnson 83' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: Patrick Rosas
June 11, 2016 11 Richmond Kickers 3–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond, Virginia
5:00pm Murrell 17' (o.g.)
Gilstrap 20' (o.g.)
Grant 67'
Report Hertzog 90' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Jaime Herrera
June 18, 2016 12 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2–1 FC Montreal Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Kerr 17'
Hertzog 27'
Moloto  54'
Thompson  72'
Report Jackson-Hamel 26'
Gagnon-Laparé  78'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,031
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
July 10, 2016 15 Bethlehem Steel FC 2–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00pm Burke 24'
Jones  70'
Washington  85'
Gissie  87'
Fernandes 90+2' (pen.)
Report Adeleye  59'
Branson  85'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,664
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
July 14, 2016 16 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–2 Richmond Kickers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Earls  16'
Campbell  44'
Report Imura 44'
Jane  26' 67'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,844
July 23, 2016 18 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–3 Charlotte Independence Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Earls  1'
Campbell  63'
Report Calvert 31'
Hilton 44'
Herrera 90+4'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Greg Dopka

Schedule source

2016 roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of February 23, 2016.[4]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Hunter Gilstrap  United States
2 DF Caleb Postlewait  United States
3 DF Karsten Smith  United States
4 DF Jordan Murrell  Canada
5 DF Danny Earls  Republic of Ireland
6 MF Conor Branson  England
7 MF Stephen Okai  Ghana
8 FW Michael Green  United States
9 FW Zak Boggs  United States
10 MF Kevin Kerr  Scotland
11 FW Corey Hertzog  United States
12 DF Sergio Campbell  Jamaica
13 DF Willie Hunt  United States
14 MF Alex Harlley  Togo
15 FW Ryan Dodson  United States
16 DF Isaiah Schafer  United States
17 DF Drew Russell  United States
18 GK Mauricio Vargas  Costa Rica
20 FW Duwayne Ewart  Canada
21 FW James Bissue  Ghana
22 MF Lebo Moloto  South Africa
23 MF Nick Kolarac  United States
24 GK Brenden Alfery  United States
25 MF Marshall Hollingsworth (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)  United States
26 MF Ben Swanson (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)  United States
28 MF Jack Thompson  United States
31 MF Nick Thompson  United States
33 DF Ryan Adeleye  United States
34 MF Cristian Martínez (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)  Panama
35 MF Rodrigo Saravia (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)  Guatemala
36 FW Chevaughn Walsh  Jamaica
37 FW Alejandro Aguilar  Costa Rica

Transfers

In

Date Name Last Club Mode of Transfer Reference
January 5, 2016 Alex Harlley Atlanta SilverbacksFree[5]
January 5, 2016 Mauricio Vargas FC WichitaFree[5]
January 6, 2016 Zak Boggs Tampa Bay RowdiesFree[6]
January 6, 2016 Corey Hertzog Tampa Bay RowdiesFree[6]
January 7, 2016 Hunter Gilstrap Carolina RailHawksFree[7]
January 7, 2016 Karsten Smith Fort Lauderdale StrikersFree[7]
February 11, 2016 James Bissue Montreal ImpactFree[8]
February 11, 2016 Ryan Dodson IFK Stockaryd/Rörviks IFFree[8]
February 12, 2016 Willie Hunt Tampa Bay RowdiesFree[9]
February 11, 2016 Isaiah Schafer VPSFree[9]
February 18, 2016 Romeo Parkes A.D. Isidro MetapánFree[10]
February 22, 2016 Brenden Alfery Robert Morris ColonialsFree[11]
February 22, 2016 Sergio Campbell Columbus Crew SCFree[11]
March 2, 2016 Brenden Alfery Robert Morris ColonialsFree[12]
March 4, 2016 Caleb Postlewait Butler BulldogsFree[13]
March 17, 2016 Marshall Hollingsworth Columbus Crew SCLoan[14]
March 17, 2016 Ben Swanson Columbus Crew SCLoan[14]

Out

Date Name Last Club Mode of Transfer Reference
October 7, 2015 Willie Hunt Tampa Bay RowdiesFree[15]
October 31, 2015 Calle Brown Houston DynamoFree[16]
November 11, 2015 Ryan Thompson Saint Louis FCFree[17]
January 5, 2016 Vini Dantas Baltimore BlastFree[5]
January 18, 2016 Boris Zivanovic FC KoperFree[18]
January 19, 2016 Ben Newnam Louisville City FCFree[19]
February 10, 2016 Fejiro Okiomah San Antonio FCFree[20]
February 17, 2016 Rob Vincent D.C. UnitedUndisclosed[21]
February 24, 2016 Sterling FlunderRetired[22]
March 2, 2016 Tyler Pasher Swope Park RangersFree[23]
May 9, 2016 Romeo Parkes Isidro MetapánWaived[24]

References

  1. Grubba, Matt. "Riverhounds president Nightingale no longer with the team". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  2. Corr, Charlie. "Hounds Partner with MLS Cup Finalist Crew SC". USL. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. "Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2016 Schedule/Results".
  4. "Pittsburgh Riverhounds roster". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  5. "Hounds Announce First Offseason Roster Moves". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  6. "Ex-MLS Duo Hertzog and Boggs Join Hounds". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  7. "Gilstrap Makes Return to Riverhounds". USL. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  8. "Riverhounds Sign Bissue, Dodson for New Season". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  9. "Hounds Bring Back Hunt and Green for 2016 Season". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  10. "Jamaican Striker Parkes Joins Hounds". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  11. Ryan, Megan. "Riverhounds to sign defender Sergio Campbell". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  12. "Pittsburgh Native Inks Contract With Hounds". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  13. "Hounds Add Butler's Postlewait to Roster". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  14. "Columbus Sends Two Players to Hounds". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  15. "ROWDIES ADD DEFENSIVE DEPTH WITH SIGNING OF WILLIE HUNT". NASL. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  16. "Joining Dynamo". Calle Brown. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  17. "Boyz brace for tough WCup qualifiers". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  18. "Koprčani z vsak dan bolj okrepljeno ekipo na pripravah v Medulinu" (in Slovenian). ekoper.si. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  19. "Louisville Adds Experience to Defense with Newnam". USL. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  20. "Okiomah Highlights Pair of San Antonio Signings". USL. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  21. "Pittsburgh Riverhounds Transfer Rob Vincent to D.C. United". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  22. "Flunder Retires as Longest Tenured Hound". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  23. "Rangers Add Pasher, Didic to Squad". USL. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  24. "Tuffy Shallenberger: I wanted to sack Romeo Parkes immediately". The Telegraph. May 11, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.