2011 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

The 2011 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season will be the club's thirteenth year of existence, as well as their twelfth season of playing professional soccer. This year, the Riverhounds will be playing in the newly created USL Professional Division, which encompasses the third tier of third-tier of American soccer.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2011 season
OwnerGene Klein
Head coachJustin Evans
StadiumChartiers Valley Stadium
USL Professional DivisionTBD
USL Pro PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Highest home attendance1,421 vs Charlotte 6 August 2011
Lowest home attendance624 vs Charleston 6 May 2011
Average home league attendance1,130

Previously, the Riverhounds played in the tentative USSF D2 Pro League, where they finished third overall in the second division table and made the semifinal round of the playoffs.

Review and events

Match results

Club

Roster

As at June 10, 2011[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Gregory Blum
1 GK United States USA Hunter Gilstrap
3 DF United States USA Kyle Veris
4 DF Croatia CRO Nikola Katic
5 DF United States USA Sterling Flunder
6 MF United States USA Adam Gazda
7 MF United States USA Thomas Gray
8 FW United States USA Matthew Fondy
9 MF South Africa RSA Thabiso Khumalo
10 MF United States USA Matt Tuttle
11 FW United States USA Jason Yeisley
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF United States USA Mike Seth
13 DF United States USA Louie Rolko
14 MF United States USA Stefan Lundberg
15 MF United States USA Ben Horner
16 FW United States USA Jeremy Deighton
17 MF Ghana GHA Samuel Appiah
18 DF United States USA Neil Shaffer
19 MF United States USA Jason Kutney
20 FW United States USA Chad Severs
21 MF Japan JPN Shintaro Harada
24 GK United States USA Derek Yobbi

Management and staff

  • United States Justin Evans - Head Coach[2]
  • United States John Rotz- Assistant Coach
  • Netherlands Jeroen Walstra - Goalkeeper Coach
  • United States Jason Kutney - Chief Executive Officer/Director of Youth Development
  • United States Gene Klein - Technical Director

Transfers

In

# Date Player Pos. Previous Club Transfer type Fee/Notes Ref.
9 March 14, 2011 South Africa Thabiso Khumalo MFUnited States Louisville LightningFreeDid not renew contract. Signed with club on free transfer.[3]
17 March 31, 2011 Ghana Samuel Appiah MFUnited States Houston DynamoFreeReleased by Houston. Signed with club on free transfer.[4]
April 1, 2011 United States Neil Shaffer DFUnited States Robert Morris ColonialsFreeUndrafted in MLS, signed pro contract.[5]

References

  1. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  2. "COACHING STAFF - Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  3. "Khumalo Returns to Pittsburgh". Oursportscentral.com. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Robert Morris Soccer Player Neil Shaffer Signs Professional Contract With Pittsburgh Riverhounds". NortheastConference.org. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
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