2017 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

The 2017 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season was the club's eighteenth season of existence, and their seventh consecutive season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer. Pittsburgh also competed in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covered the period from September 25, 2016, to the beginning of the 2018 USL season.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

2017 season
Owner	Terry "Tuffy" Shallenberger
Head coach	Dave Brandt
United Soccer League	13th in Eastern Conference
U.S. Open Cup	Second round (knocked out by Chicago FC United)
Keystone Derby Cup	Champions (4–0)
Top goalscorer	League: Corey Hertzog (14) All: Corey Hertzog (14)
Highest home attendance	4,006 (7/4 vs. CLT)
Lowest home attendance	950 (5/3 vs. TOR)
Average home league attendance	2,639
Biggest win	HAR 0–3 PIT (8/12)
Biggest defeat	LOU 3–0 PIT (6/17) PIT 0–3 LOU (9/9)
Home colors Away colors
← 2016 2018 →

The Riverhounds won the Keystone Derby Cup over Harrisburg City Islanders, the second time since the cup was introduced that the Riverhounds won the trophy. After defeating Harrisburg 1–0 on April 29, Pittsburgh went to FNB Field for the last two meetings between the teams, a 0–0 draw on May 24 and a 3–0 Pittsburgh win on August 12.

Pittsburgh finished 13th in the Eastern Conference, missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season and the tenth time in the club's history. Although the Riverhounds increased from 25 to 36 points from 2016 to 2017, they still finished eight points behind Bethlehem Steel FC for the final playoff spot in the conference.

Non-competitive

Preseason

North Carolina FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

February 18 Friendly	North Carolina FC	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Cary, NC
10:00 AM EST	Tobin 8'	Report	Green 87'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Duke Blue Devils v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

February 19 Friendly	Duke Blue Devils	0–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Durham, NC
11:00 AM EST		Report	Kerr 53' Okai 55'	Stadium: Athletic Field Complex

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Akron Zips

February 25 Friendly	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	3–0	Akron Zips	Pittsburgh, PA
1:00 PM EST	Hollingsworth 53' Hertzog 55', 67' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Pittsburgh Panthers v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

March 4 Friendly	Pittsburgh Panthers	1–3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Pittsburgh, PA
1:00 PM EST	Brezniak 33'	Report	Kerr 30' Hertzog 64' Banjo 86'	Stadium: Ambrose Urbanic Field

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Charleston Golden Eagles

March 5 Friendly	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Charleston Golden Eagles	Pittsburgh, PA
1:00 PM EST	Hertzog 51'	Report	Roberts 67'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Rochester Rhinos v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

March 13 Friendly	Rochester Rhinos	5–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Victor, NY
3:00 PM EDT	Boukemia 32' Graf 52' Beresford 93' Kamdem 94' Forbes	Report	N. Thompson 61'	Stadium: Pinnacle Athletic Complex

Competitions

USL

Main article: 2017 USL season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Harrisburg City Islanders	32	10	7	15	28	47	−19	37
12	Saint Louis FC	32	9	9	14	35	48	−13	36
13	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	32	8	12	12	33	42	−9	36
14	Richmond Kickers	32	8	8	16	24	36	−12	32
15	Toronto FC II	32	6	7	19	27	54	−27	25

Source: 2017 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 summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
32	36	8	12	12	33	42	−9	4	7	5	18	24	−6	4	5	7	15	18	−3

Source: USL standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
Stadium	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H
Result	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	D	D	D	D	L	D	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	L	D

Source: Pittsburgh schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v New York Red Bulls II

March 25 1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	3–3	New York Red Bulls II	Pittsburgh, PA
4:00 PM EDT	Hertzog 9', 81' (pen.),  77' Kerr 39' Okai  48' Hollingsworth  60' Souto  77' Adeleye  87'	Report	Valot 6' Bezecourt 16', 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,352 Referee: Charles Murphy

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v FC Cincinnati

April 1 2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Pittsburgh, PA
5:00 PM EDT	Agbossoumonde  32',  43'  Washington  85'	Report	Dacres  45+1' Djiby 55' Mansaray  85'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,586 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

Charleston Battery v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

April 8 3	Charleston Battery	1–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Charleston, SC
7:00 PM EDT	Guerra 8' Williams  44' Portillo  85'	Report	Hollingsworth 59' Obinwa  73' Hertzog 90+1'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,425 Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Saint Louis FC

April 12 4	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–2	Saint Louis FC	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Banjo 5'	Report	Angulo 30' Howe  42' Volesky 68'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,083 Referee: Lucas Feathers

Charlotte Independence v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

April 15 5	Charlotte Independence	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Rock Hill, SC
7:00 PM EDT	Herrera 7' (pen.)	Report	Banjo 2' Earls  19' Greenspan  78'	Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Eric Usher

Richmond Kickers v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

April 22 6	Richmond Kickers	2–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Richmond, VA
5:00 PM EDT	Owusu Sekyere 15' Kamara 47'	Report	Hollingsworth 60'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,567 Referee: Mark Gorak

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Harrisburg City Islanders

April 29 7	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–0	Harrisburg City Islanders	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Greenspan  45+1' Washington  58' Howell  72' Hertzog 75'	Report	Mohammed  40',  52'  Olabiyi  45+2' Tiago  84' Miller  90+5'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,513 Referee: Calin Radosav

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Toronto FC II

May 3 8	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–0	Toronto FC II	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Souto 22'	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 950 Referee: Matthew Franz

Ottawa Fury FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

May 13 9	Ottawa Fury FC	0–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Ottawa, ON
2:00 PM EDT	Rozeboom  88' Manesio  90'	Report	Washington  39' Hertzog 52'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Louisville City

May 20 10	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–1	Louisville City	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Abubakar  41'	Report	Spencer 7' Kaye  45' Craig  75' DelPiccolo  87'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,253 Referee: Jonathan Weiner

Harrisburg City Islanders v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

May 24 11	Harrisburg City Islanders	0–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Harrisburg, PA
6:30 PM EDT	Dabo  29' Pedro Ribeiro  47'	Report		Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 2,061 Referee: Charles Murphy

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Orlando City B

June 3 12	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–2	Orlando City B	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Hertzog 30',  73' Washington  79'	Report	Ellis-Hayden  37', 53' Barry 42'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,187 Referee: Danielle Chesky

Toronto FC II v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

June 10 13	Toronto FC II	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Vaughan, ON
7:30 PM EDT	James  33' Endoh 59' Aubrey  64' Hamilton  77'	Report	Parkes 87'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 761 Referee: Alexis Vaughan

Louisville City v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

June 17 14	Louisville City	3–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Louisville, KY
7:30 PM EDT	Lancaster 8', 64' Davis IV  35' McCabe 78'	Report	Jack  36' Washington  71'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,741 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Tampa Bay Rowdies

June 22 15	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	2–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Chevy 11' Parkes 88'	Report	Vingaard  55'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,977 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Charlotte Independence

July 4 16	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–3	Charlotte Independence	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Agbossoumonde  61' Chevy  65', 90+1'	Report	E. Martínez 40' Herrera 62' (pen.), 79' Johnson  71'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Orlando City B v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

July 8 17	Orlando City B	0–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EDT	Timbó  78'	Report	Earls  60' Green  71' Washington  84'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 1,042 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Bethlehem Steel FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

July 15 18	Bethlehem Steel FC	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Bethlehem, PA
5:00 PM EDT	Chambers 27' (pen.) Moar  36'	Report	Chevy 24' Jack  34' Earls  43' Souto  76'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,990 Referee: Lorant Varga

Rochester Rhinos v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

July 22 19	Rochester Rhinos	0–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Rochester, NY
6:05 PM EDT		Report	Adewole  33' Souto  73'	Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 3,269 Referee: Jaroslaw Werel

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Charleston Battery

July 26 20	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	2–2	Charleston Battery	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Souto 21' Hertzog 62'	Report	Robinson 11' Mueller  56' Chang 84' Thomas  90+1'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,067 Referee: Charles Murphy

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

July 29 21	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	St. Petersburg, FL
7:30 PM EDT	Mkandawire  3' Morrell 11', 76' Porter  67' Pickens  75'	Report	Agbossoumonde  44' Adewole  75'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,737 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Richmond Kickers

August 5 22	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Richmond Kickers	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Earls  40' Okai 82'	Report	Gonzalez 65'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,048 Referee: Henrik Karlsson

Harrisburg City Islanders v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

August 12 23	Harrisburg City Islanders	0–3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Harrisburg, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Mensah  41' Thomas  61' Nishanian  85' Wilson  87'	Report	Parkes 29' Chevy 56', 76'	Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 3,367 Referee: Luis Arroyo

Saint Louis FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

August 19 24	Saint Louis FC	1–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Fenton, MO
8:30 PM EDT	Rudolph 45' Volesky  45+2' Grinwis  72' Walls  79'	Report	Adewole  45+1' Hertzog 47', 73' (pen.),  90+1' Souto  51' Mitchell  65' Jack  85'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,703 Referee: Lorant Varga

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Bethlehem Steel FC

August 26 25	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	3–2	Bethlehem Steel FC	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Hertzog 10',  45' Jack 19',  44' Adewole  33' Chevy  45+1' Kerr 75'	Report	Moar  21' Burke 42', 71' (pen.) Fontana  89' Real  89'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,987 Referee: Tori Penso

FC Cincinnati v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

September 2 26	FC Cincinnati	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Cincinnati, OH
4:00 PM EDT	Hildebrandt  34' Wiedeman 40' K. Walker  50' Delbridge  82'	Report	Hertzog 3' Jack  90+2'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 22,643 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Louisville City

September 9 27	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–3	Louisville City	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Souto  51'	Report	Spencer 33' Smith 43' Williams 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,936 Referee: Jorge Ramirez

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Rochester Rhinos

September 16 28	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Rochester Rhinos	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Kerr 71'	Report	Tergou  73' Farrell 90'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,341 Referee: Greg Dopka

Bethlehem Steel FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

September 24 29	Bethlehem Steel FC	3–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Bethlehem, PA
3:00 PM EDT	Najem 5' Burke 8', 37' Trusty  29' Moar  41'	Report	Okai  34' Jack  36' Hertzog 40' (pen.), 64'	Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,112 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

New York Red Bulls II v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

September 30 30	New York Red Bulls II	2–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Montclair, NJ
4:00 PM EDT	Obinwa 25' (o.g.) Valot 90+3'	Report	Washington  57' Chevy  78' Parkes  86'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 1,482 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Rochester Rhinos

October 7 31	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–2	Rochester Rhinos	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Chevy  57'	Report	Graf 1' Fall 14',  70'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Ottawa Fury FC

October 14 32	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Ottawa Fury FC	Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT	Hertzog  19', 77' (pen.) Agbossoumonde  34'	Report	DePuy 9'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,540 Referee: Matthew Rodman

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup

Chicago FC United v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

May 17 Second round	Chicago FC United	3–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Chicago, IL
8:00 PM EDT	Segbers 19' Samake  23' de Bruijne  30' Barlow 73' Sierakowski 90+'	Report	Banjo 52' Earls  86'	Stadium: Hoyne Field Attendance: 300 Referee: Alex Beehler

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Name	USL		U.S. Open Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Keasel Broome	6	0	1	0	7	0
2	DF	Shane Campbell	0	0	1	0	1	0
3	MF	Jack Thompson	19	0	0	0	19	0
4	DF	Taylor Washington	29	0	1	0	30	0
5	MF	Victor Souto	26	2	0	0	26	2
6	MF	Abuchi Obinwa	7	0	0	0	7	0
7	MF	Stephen Okai	23	1	0	0	23	1
8	MF	Michael Green	15	0	1	0	16	0
9	FW	Chevaughn Walsh	22	5	1	0	23	5
10	MF	Kevin Kerr	32	3	1	0	33	3
11	FW	Corey Hertzog	32	14	1	0	33	14
12	DF	Ryan Adeleye	2	0	0	0	2	0
14	DF	Nick Thompson	1	0	1	0	2	0
16	MF	Danny Earls	10	0	1	0	11	0
17	MF	Kenroy Howell	14	0	1	0	15	0
18	FW	Kay Banjo	19	2	1	1	20	3
20	DF	Jamal Jack	28	1	1	0	29	1
21	MF	Ben Fitzpatrick	9	0	1	0	10	0
22	DF	Tobi Adewole	15	0	0	0	15	0
23	MF	Ritchie Duffie	10	0	0	0	10	0
24	DF	Rich Balchan	6	0	0	0	6	0
25	MF	Marshall Hollingsworth	20	2	0	0	20	2
27	DF	Gale Agbossoumonde	11	0	0	0	11	0
29	DF	Joseph Greenspan	10	0	0	0	10	0
30	GK	Trey Mitchell	17	0	0	0	17	0
36	FW	Romeo Parkes	24	3	1	0	25	3
38	DF	Shannon Gomez	10	0	0	0	10	0
40	GK	Matt Perrella	8	0	0	0	8	0
42	GK	Brenden Alfery	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
15	FW	Devaughn Elliott	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	John Manga	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	Ben Swanson	3	0	0	0	3	0
28	DF	Lalas Abubakar	5	0	0	0	5	0
37	DF	Connor Maloney	2	0	0	0	2	0
39	GK	Macklin Robinson	1	0	0	0	1	0
41	GK	Alex Kapp	1	0	0	0	1	0

Source: Pittsburgh stats

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	USL		U.S. Open Cup		Total
4	DF	Taylor Washington	7	0	0	0	7	0
5	MF	Victor Souto	5	0	0	0	5	0
6	MF	Abuchi Obinwa	1	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF	Stephen Okai	2	0	0	0	2	0
8	MF	Michael Green	1	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	Chevaughn Walsh	4	0	0	0	4	0
10	MF	Kevin Kerr	1	0	0	0	1	0
11	FW	Corey Hertzog	6	0	0	0	6	0
12	DF	Ryan Adeleye	1	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF	Danny Earls	4	0	1	0	5	0
17	MF	Kenroy Howell	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	DF	Jamal Jack	6	0	0	0	6	0
22	DF	Tobi Adewole	4	0	0	0	4	0
25	MF	Marshall Hollingsworth	1	0	0	0	1	0
27	DF	Gale Agbossoumonde	3	1	0	0	3	1
29	DF	Joseph Greenspan	3	0	0	0	3	0
30	GK	Trey Mitchell	1	0	0	0	1	0'
36	FW	Romeo Parkes	1	0	0	0	1	0

Source: Pittsburgh stats

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Previous club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
GK	Keasel Broome	Harrisburg City Islanders	Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract.	November 11, 2016	[1]
MF	Ritchie Duffie	Fredericksburg FC	Trialist. Signed to a one-year contract.	November 15, 2016	[2]
FW	John Manga	Cincinnati Bearcats	Trialist. Signed to a one-year contract.	November 15, 2016	[2]
FW	Kay Banjo	UMBC Retrievers	Trialist. Signed to a one-year contract.	November 23, 2016	[3]
DF	Shane Campbell	Harrisburg City Islanders	Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract.	November 23, 2016	[3]
FW	Devaughn Elliott	Murciélagos	Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract.	December 8, 2016	[4]
MF	Kenroy Howell	Waterhouse	Undisclosed fee. Signed to a one-year contract.	December 12, 2016	[5]
MF	Bryan Arguez	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract.	December 15, 2016	[6]
DF	Jamal Jack	Dragón	Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract.	December 15, 2016	[6]
DF	Taylor Washington	Philadelphia Union	Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract.	December 20, 2016	[7]
MF	Ben Fitzpatrick	Ohio State Buckeyes	Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract.	December 29, 2016	[8]
MF	Victor Souto	Akron Zips	Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract.	December 29, 2016	[8]
DF	Tobi Adewole	George Washington Colonials	Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract.	January 9, 2017	[9]
GK	Trey Mitchell	LA Galaxy	Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract.	January 10, 2017	[10]
DF	Rich Balchan	Ottawa Fury FC	Trialist. Signed to a one-year contract.	March 8, 2017	[11]
DF	Gale Agbossoumonde	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Trialist. Signed to a one-year contract.	March 24, 2017	[12]
FW	Romeo Parkes	Isidro Metapán	Free transfer. Signed to a one-year contract.	May 5, 2017	[13]
GK	Matt Perrella	New Jersey Copa FC	Free transfer. Signed for the remainder of the 2017 season.	August 10, 2017	[14]
GK	Brenden Alfery	Fort Pitt Regiment	Free transfer. Signed for the remainder of the 2017 season.	September 14, 2017	[15]

Loan in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
MF	Marshall Hollingsworth	Columbus Crew SC	On a match-by-match basis.	March 4, 2017	October 15, 2017	[16][17]
MF	Cristian Martínez	Columbus Crew SC	On a match-by-match basis.	March 4, 2017	March 24, 2017	[16][12]
MF	Ben Swanson	Columbus Crew SC	On a match-by-match basis.	March 4, 2017	April 20, 2017	[16][18]
MF	Abuchi Obinwa	Columbus Crew SC	On a match-by-match basis.	March 24, 2017	October 15, 2017	[12][17]
DF	Lalas Abubakar	Columbus Crew SC	On a match-by-match basis.	April 6, 2017	July 4, 2017	[19][20]
DF	Joseph Greenspan	Minnesota United FC	One month.	April 10, 2017	May 25, 2017	[21][22]
DF	Connor Maloney	Columbus Crew SC	On a match-by-match basis.	May 19, 2017	July 4, 2017	[23][20]
DF	Shannon Gomez	New York City FC	Remainder of the 2017 season.	June 29, 2017	October 15, 2017	[24][17]
GK	Macklin Robinson	North Carolina FC	Short-term.	June 30, 2017	July 5, 2017	[25][26]
GK	Alex Kapp	Minnesota United FC	Remainder of the 2017 season.	August 30, 2017	September 14, 2017	[27][15]
DF	Joseph Greenspan	Minnesota United FC	One match.	September 28, 2017	October 1, 2017	[28][29]
				October 14, 2017	October 15, 2017	[30][17]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
GK	Hunter Gilstrap		Retired.	September 24, 2016	[31]
FW	Alejandro Aguilar	FC Arizona	Contract expired. Signed for FC Arizona on March 2, 2017.	September 25, 2016	[32]
GK	Brendan Alfery	Fort Pitt Regiment	Contract expired. Signed for Fort Pitt on April 25, 2017.	September 25, 2016	[33]
FW	Zak Boggs		Contract expired.	September 25, 2016	[34]
DF	Sergio Campbell	Rochester Rhinos	Contract expired. Signed for Rochester on April 3, 2017.	September 25, 2016	[35]
FW	Duwayne Ewart	Durham United	Contract expired. Signed for Durham in 2017.	September 25, 2016	[36]
DF	Willie Hunt		Contract expired.	September 25, 2016	[37]
MF	Nick Kolarac	Fort Pitt Regiment	Contract expired. Signed for Fort Pitt on April 25, 2017.	September 25, 2016	[33]
MF	Lebogang Moloto	Swope Park Rangers	Contract expired. Signed for Swope Park on February 6, 2017.	September 25, 2016	[38]
DF	Jordan Murrell	Reno 1868	Contract expired. Signed for Reno on December 20, 2016.	September 25, 2016	[39]
DF	Drew Russell	Cedar Rapids Rampage United	Contract expired. Signed for Cedar Rapids on April 15, 2017.	September 25, 2016	[40]
MF	Bryan Arguez		Released by mutual agreement.	March 24, 2017	[12]
FW	Devaughn Elliott	Antigua GFC	Released by mutual agreement. Had agreed a deal with Antigua on May 19, 2017.	June 16, 2017	[41][42]
FW	John Manga	Ocean City Nor'easters	Released by mutual agreement. Signed for Ocean City on June 16, 2017.	June 16, 2017	[41]

Recognition

USL Player of the Week Week Player Opponent Link 1 Corey Hertzog New York Red Bulls II 23 Kevin Kerr Bethlehem Steel FC

USL Goal of the Week Week Player Opponent Link 1 Corey Hertzog New York Red Bulls II 7 Victor Souto Toronto FC II

USL Save of the Week Week Player Opponent Link 14 Keasel Broome Tampa Bay Rowdies 29 Matt Perrella Rochester Rhinos

USL Save of the Month Month Player Opponent Link June Keasel Broome Tampa Bay Rowdies

Postseason

ITB Awards

• Best Win – June 22, 2–0 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies^[43]
• Best Goal – Victor Souto, May 3 vs. Toronto FC II^[44]
• Best Kit – Payton's Army Black, worn August 5 vs. Richmond Kickers^[45]
• Best Save – Keasel Broome, June 22 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies^[46]

Corey Hertzog – USL All-League Second Team

Kits

Home

Away

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Record
Home	Gold	Black	Gold	Match 1 vs. New York Red Bulls II / 4–8–7
Away	Blue	Blue	Blue	Match 3 vs. Charleston Battery / 4–3–3
Specialty	Camouflage	Black	Black	Match 10 vs. Louisville City / 0–0–1
	Black	Black	Black	Match 22 vs. Richmond Kickers / 0–1–0
	Pink	Black	Black	Match 31 vs. Rochester Rhinos / 0–0–1

See also

• 2017 in American soccer
• 2017 USL season