2015 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

The 2015 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season was the club's sixteenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' fifth season playing in the United Soccer League (formerly USL Pro), and the club's third season hosting matches at soccer-specific Highmark Stadium.

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 (18) All: Rob Vincent (21)
Highest home attendance	League: 4,297 (August 15 vs. Charlotte) All: 3,988 (June 17 vs. D.C. United)
Lowest home attendance	995 (Apr 19 vs. Louisville)
Average home league attendance	League: 2,500 All: 2,213
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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

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Marshall Thundering Herd

March 1, 2015 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Cancelled	Marshall Thundering Herd	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2:00 p.m. CST				Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Pittsburgh Panthers

March 4, 2015 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Cancelled	Pittsburgh Panthers	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m. CST		Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Western Illinois Leathernecks

March 7, 2015 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	2–0	Western Illinois Leathernecks	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2:00 p.m. CST	Moloto 60' Vincent 85'	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Army Black Knights

March 8, 2015 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	3–0	Army Black Knights	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2:00 p.m. CST	Kerr 56' Vincent 68', 74'	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Duquesne Dukes

March 13, 2015 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	4–0	Duquesne Dukes	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. CST	Čabrilo 6', 45' Kerr 55' Eze 76'	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Akron Zips

March 15, 2015 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Akron Zips	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. CST	Kerr , 45' Okiomah Moloto  55'		Dakwar 15' Souto  78' Laryea  84'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Charleston Golden Eagles

March 21, 2015 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	5–1	Charleston Golden Eagles	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. CST	Vincent 56', 62', 70' Russell Čabrilo	Report	Antonio	Stadium: Highmark Stadium

USL Pro

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Charleston Battery	28	12	10	6	43	28	+15	46	First round
4	New York Red Bulls II	28	12	6	10	46	45	+1	42
5	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	28	11	8	9	53	42	+11	41
6	Richmond Kickers	28	10	11	7	41	35	+6	41
7	Charlotte Independence	28	10	10	8	38	35	+3	40

Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Match results

Further information: 2015 USL Pro season

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Harrisburg City Islanders

March 28, 2015 1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	5–2	Harrisburg City Islanders	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm EDT	Vincent 5', 90+' Kerr 11', 52', 78' Earls  40' Arena  62'	Report	Pfeffer 22' Pettis 86'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,244 Referee: Charles Murphy

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Rochester Rhinos

April 4, 2015 2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–2	Rochester Rhinos	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm EDT	Arena  38' Touloute 49' Earls  68'	Report	McMahon  24' Walls 28' Volesky  45+' Dixon 51' Silva  78'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,274 Referee: Vito Testa, Jr.

Saint Louis FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

April 11, 2015 3	Saint Louis FC	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Fenton, Missouri
7:30 pm EDT	Barklage 44' Musa  58'	Report	Earls  34' Dantas 73' Okai  82'	Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 5,280 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Louisville City FC

April 19, 2015 4	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Louisville City FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3:30 pm EDT	Okiomah 38'	Report	Guzman  90' Dacres 92'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 995 Referee: Tori Penso

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Toronto FC II

April 25, 2015 5	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	5–1	Toronto FC II	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Kerr 41' (pen.) Vincent 56', 68' Earls 72' Pasher 90'	Report	Babouli 17' Robertson  41'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,241 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

New York Red Bulls II v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

May 3, 2015 6	New York Red Bulls II	3–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm EDT	Okiomah 6' (o.g.) Sanchez 66' Wallace 90+4'	Report	Vincent 8', 64' Dallman  31' Arena  72'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 398 Referee: Ernie Constantine

Charleston Battery v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

May 9, 2015 7	Charleston Battery	3–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 pm EDT	Prince 13' Kelly 65' Marini 73'	Report	Čabrilo 81' Hunt  90'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,126 Referee: Mark Sauro

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Richmond Kickers

May 16, 2015 8	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Richmond Kickers	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Arena 56' Okai  67' Moloto  90+'	Report	Ownby 24',  85' Jeffrey  90+'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,622 Referee: Donovan Noocha

Richmond Kickers v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

May 23, 2015 9	Richmond Kickers	1–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 pm EDT	Sekyere  24' Asante  35' Delicâte 56' Worra  88'	Report	Moloto 12' Čabrilo 18' Kerr  26'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,868 Referee: Matthew Franz

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Harrisburg City Islanders

May 30, 2015 10	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	6–5	Harrisburg City Islanders	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Vincent 48', 90+' Soumah 52',  90+' Earls 81', 90' Kerr 90+',  90+'	Report	Ekra 28' DiPrima 37' Barril 38' Plumhoff 56' Pettis 86'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,792 Referee: John Douglas

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Saint Louis FC

June 6, 2015 11	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Saint Louis FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1:00 pm EDT	Okai  47' Vincent 72' (pen.) Russell  89'	Report	Ambersley  39' Pais  72' Lynch 80'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,257 Referee: David Mon

Charlotte Independence v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

June 13, 2015 12	Charlotte Independence	2–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Rock Hill, South Carolina
7:00 pm EDT	Alvarez 52' Herrera 65' (pen.) Jérôme  68'	Report	Earls  42'  65' Moloto 45+' Vincent  83'	Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 1,271

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v FC Montreal

June 20, 2015 13	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–0	FC Montreal	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1:00 pm EDT	Kerr 79'	Report	Gagnon-Laparé  34'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,015

Rochester Rhinos v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

June 27, 2015 14	Rochester Rhinos	1–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Rochester, New York
7:05 pm EDT	Walls 79' (pen.)	Report	Hunt  53'  90+' Earls  81' Arena  90+'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 6,704 Referee: Jamie Herrerea

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v New York Red Bulls II

July 4, 2015 15	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	3–0	New York Red Bulls II	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Vincent 42', 82' Kerr  55' Pasher 74'	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,122 Referee: Brandon Artis

Toronto FC II v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

July 8, 2015 16	Toronto FC II	0–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Vaughan, Ontario
8:00 pm EDT		Summary	Kerr 9' Earls  29' Russell  82' Arena 90'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 867 Referee: Justin Tasev

FC Montreal v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

July 12, 2015 17	FC Montreal	4–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Montreal, Quebec
4:00 pm EDT	Jackson-Hamel 7' 89' Dominguez 47' Riggi 71' Jems Geffrard  90'	Summary	Živanović 14' Vincent 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 191 Referee: Chris Grabas

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Louisville City FC

July 18, 2015 18	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–2	Louisville City FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Vincent  17' Kerr 20'	Summary	Rasmussen 15' Fondy 66'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,638 Referee: John Douglas

Harrisburg City Islanders v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

July 26, 2015 19	Harrisburg City Islanders	4–3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:30 pm EDT	Plumhoff 42'  44' 90+1' José Barril  64'  Foster 70' 80'	Summary	Soumah 7' Arena  10' Vincent 21' (pen.)  45' Johnson 62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Ryan Dos Reis

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Wilmington Hammerheads FC

August 1, 2015 20	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	3–0	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Vincent 20' 85' 90' Brown  87'	Summary	Godelman  22'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,807 Referee: Darth Newman

Toronto FC II v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

August 8, 2015 21	Toronto FC II	1–3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Vaughan, Ontario
8:00 pm EDT	Kaye  81' Raheem Edwards 90+3'	Summary	Vincent 11' Moloto 30' Dallman  66' Čabrilo  74' 79'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Referee: Geoff Gamble

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Charlotte Independence

August 15, 2015 22	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Charlotte Independence	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Moloto 39' Kerr  43'	Summary	Badji  40' Finley 85' DelPiccolo  85'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 4,297 Referee: Jaroslaw Werel

Charlotte Independence v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

August 22, 2015 23	Charlotte Independence	2–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT	Jackson 7' Zahorski  34' Martínez 38'  61' Finley  90'	Summary	Moloto  34' Vincent  86' Hunt 89' Newman  90' Earls  90'	Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,584 Referee: Jeremy Smith

Louisville City FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

August 29, 2015 24	Louisville City FC	0–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT	Guzman  30' Rasmussen  61'	Summary	Vincent  17' 44' (pen.) Hunt  43'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,414

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Charleston Battery

September 5, 2015 25	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Charleston Battery	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Kerr 52' Okiomah  69' Earls  84'	Summary	Chang 90'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,199 Referee: Bernhard Hosu

Wilmington Hammerheads v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

September 12, 2015 26	Wilmington Hammerheads	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT	Campbell 15' Ackley  39' Cole  57'	Summary	Flunder  53' Kerr  67' Vini Dantas 70'	Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,617 Referee: Dustin Thorne

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Rochester Rhinos

September 16, 2015 27	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Rochester Rhinos	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Moloto 69'	Summary	Volesky 83'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,499 Referee: Guido Gonzalez

Harrisburg City Islanders v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

September 19, 2015 28	Harrisburg City Islanders	1–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Hoppenot 75'	Summary	Moloto 34' Kerr 35'	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 2,388 Referee: Luis Guardia

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2015 U.S. Open Cup

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v West Virginia Chaos

May 20, 2015 Second round	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	3–0	West Virginia Chaos	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Vincent 9' Moloto 10' Earls  64' Kerr 87'	Report	Lavender  44'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,500

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Tampa Bay Rowdies

May 27, 2015 Third round	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Vincent 90+1'	Report	Sweat  15' Hernández  81'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Charles Murphy

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v D.C. United

June 17, 2015 Fourth round	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–3 (a.e.t.)	D.C. United	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Vincent 24' (pen.) Flunder  41'	PGH Report MLS Report	Coria 8' Arrieta  90+2' Opare 92' DeLeon 104'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,988 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira

Statistics

Squad information

No.	Nat.	Player	Birthday	Previous club	2015 USL Pro appearances	2015 USL Pro goals	2015 Open Cup Goals
Goalkeepers
13		Ryan Thompson	(1985-01-17) January 17, 1985 (age 40)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2	0	0
24		Ryan Hulings	(1991-07-19) July 19, 1991 (age 34)	Baldwin Wallace University	0	0	0
30		Calle Brown	(1990-01-01) January 1, 1990 (age 35)	University of Virginia	0	0	0
Defenders
3		Anthony Arena	(1990-08-03) August 3, 1990 (age 35)	Houston Dynamo	2	0	0
5		Sterling Flunder	(1986-02-14) February 14, 1986 (age 39)	Portland Timbers U23s	2	0	0
8		Mike Green	(1989-12-25) December 25, 1989 (age 35)	New Mexico Lobos	2	0	0
17		Drew Russell	(1990-12-28) December 28, 1990 (age 34)	Charlotte Eagles	0	0	0
21		Fejiro Okiomah	(1990-11-10) November 10, 1990 (age 34)	Indy Eleven	2	0	0
11		Tyler Pasher	(1994-04-27) April 27, 1994 (age 31)	Lansing United	0	0	0
19		Willie Hunt	(1987-09-15) September 15, 1987 (age 37)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2	0	0
25		Jereme Raley	(1992-07-16) July 16, 1992 (age 33)	University of Maryland, College Park	0	0	0
Midfielders
6		Rob Vincent	(1990-10-26) October 26, 1990 (age 34)	University of Charleston	2	2	0
7		Stephen Okai	(1989-09-27) September 27, 1989 (age 35)	Orange County Blues FC	2	0	0
10		Kevin Kerr	(1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 (age 36)	SC Wiedenbrück 2000	2	3	0
12		Anthony Virgara	(1991-07-17) July 17, 1991 (age 34)	Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23	1	0	0
14		Seth C'deBaca	(1988-04-28) April 28, 1988 (age 37)	D.C. United U-23	0	0	0
16		Danny Earls	(1989-04-22) April 22, 1989 (age 36)	Rochester Rhinos	2	0	0
20		Matthew Dallman	(1985-03-09) March 9, 1985 (age 40)	Sportfreunde Siegen	0	0	0
22		Lebogang Moloto	(1992-12-27) December 27, 1992 (age 32)	Des Moines Menace	2	0	0
23		Nick Kolarac	(1992-05-10) May 10, 1992 (age 33)	Michigan Bucks	0	0	0
Forwards
9		Miroslav Čabrilo	(1992-06-06) June 6, 1992 (age 33)	Robert Morris Colonials	2	0	0
15		Kene Eze	(1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 (age 33)	Jersey Express S.C.	1	0	0
28		Vini Dantas	(1989-09-14) September 14, 1989 (age 35)	Baltimore Blast	2	0	0
4		Max Touloute	(1990-04-27) April 27, 1990 (age 35)	Missouri Comets	1	1	0
18		Jeffrey Kyei	(1989-10-17) October 17, 1989 (age 35)	California University of Pennsylvania	1	0	0

Transfers

In

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

Out

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