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2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

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Chairman
  
Jason Kutney

Stadium
  
Highmark Stadium

U.S. Open Cup
  
4th Round

Manager
  
Nikola Katic (interim)

USL Pro
  
13th

Top goalscorer
  
League: Jose Angulo (8)All: Jose Angulo (9)

The 2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season is the club's fifteenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' fourth season playing in the USL Professional Division. It is the second season the Riverhounds played at Highmark Stadium, a 3,500 capacity soccer specific stadium.

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Background

After a modestly successful first season at Highmark Stadium, the Riverhounds, aided by investments of new majority owner Terry "Tuffy" Shallenberger, aimed to make headway on last season's 7th-place finish.

October

On October 29, the Riverhounds held a press conference to announce the re-signings of two players:

  • Reigning USL-Pro MVP Jose Angulo was re-signed for 2014, with a club option in 2015
  • Midfielder Matthew Dallman was re-signed to a new two-year deal

    • November

  • On November 5, the Riverhounds announced the signing of veteran Joseph Ngwenya from Richmond.
  • On November 7, an ad in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review confirmed the signing of Ghanaian midfielder Anthony Obodai.
  • On November 26, the Riverhounds officially formed an affiliate partnership with Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer, becoming the fifth USL club to have an MLS affiliate. The partnership will be effective immediately, and "will enable the Dynamo to loan a minimum of four MLS-contracted players to Pittsburgh for the 2014 USL PRO season."

    • February

  • On February 7, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review announced the re-signings of Mike Seth, Rob Vincent, Seth C'deBaca, Sterling Flunder, Mike Green, and Greg Blum.

    • March

  • On March 20, the Riverhounds announced the signing of Collins John, a veteran of the Premier League, and MLS.
  • On March 26, the team filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization.

    • Standings

    Source: USL Pro official standings
    Rules for classification:1st Head-to-head; 2nd number of matches won; 3rd goal difference.
    (CC) = Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record); (A) = Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (D) = Divisional winners.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified for the USL Pro Playoffs, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.
     Standings updated as of September 7, 2014
    † Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II.

    Squad Information

  • Statistics up to date as of 8/29*

    • References

    2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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