The 2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season was the club's fifteenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' fourth season playing in the USL Professional Division. It was the second season the Riverhounds played at Highmark Stadium, a 3,500 capacity soccer specific stadium.
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.
Pre-Season Activity
October
On October 29, the Riverhounds held a press conference to announce the re-signings of two players: Reigning USL-Pro MVP José Angulo was re-signed for 2014, with a club option in 2015Riverhounds set course for the future | TribLIVE Midfielder Matthew Dallman was re-signed to a new two-year dealUnited Soccer Leagues (USL)
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.
Competitions
Preseason
USL Pro
Standings
U.S. Open Cup
Statistics
Squad information Statistics up to date as of 8/29* No. Nat. Player Birthday Previous club 2014 USL Pro appearances 2014 USL Pro goals 2014 Open Cup Goals Goalkeepers0Greg Blum Slippery Rock University 3 0 01Hunter Gilstrap Cleveland City Stars 7 0 030Michael Lisch Houston Dynamo 17 0 0 Defenders3Brian Fekete Orlando City SC 10 2 04Nikola Katic Springfield Demize 0 0 05Sterling Flunder Portland Timbers U23s 23 0 08Mike Green New Mexico Lobos 25 4 015Andrew Marshall Harrisburg City Islanders 19 1 1 21 Anthony Arena Houston Dynamo 14 0 0 26 Andrew Ribeiro Chivas USA 5 0 0 Midfielders2Rob Vincent University of Charleston 26 3 1 9 Miroslav Čabrilo Robert Morris Colonials 10 1 010Kevin Kerr SC Wiedenbrück 2000 22 4 111Alfonso Motagalvan Fort Lauderdale Strikers 17 1 013Joseph Ngwenya Richmond Kickers 20 1 014Seth C'deBaca D.C. United U-23 17 0 016Danny Earls Rochester Rhinos 25 1 120Matthew Dallman Sportfreunde Siegen 26 0 022Brian Ownby Houston Dynamo 5 1 023Anthony Obodai Arizona United SC 16 0 0 Forwards 6 Mackenzie Pridham Minnesota United FC 5 1 0 7 Jason Johnson Houston Dynamo 11 1 012Mike Seth Colorado Rapids U-23 7 0 017Jhonny Arteaga New York Red Bulls 8 1 118José Angulo New York Red Bulls 21 8 125Collins John Piast Gliwice 11 4 1 26 Bryan Salazar Houston Dynamo 1 0 0
Transfers
In Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred FromDateSource 13 Richmond Kickers 23 Phoenix FC 3 Orlando City 25 Piast Gliwice
Out Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred ToDateSource 6Retired 13Retired
Loan in
Squad #PositionPlayerLoaned FromDateSource 7 Houston Dynamo 21 Houston Dynamo 26 Houston Dynamo 22 Houston Dynamo 30 Houston Dynamo 6 Minnesota United
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