2011 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

The 2011 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season was the club's thirteenth year of existence, as well as their twelfth season of playing professional soccer. The Riverhounds played in the newly created USL Professional Division, which encompasses the 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 August 6, 2011
Lowest home attendance624 vs Charleston May 6, 2011
Average home league attendance1,130
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The Riverhounds had played in the tentative USSF D2 Pro League in 2010, where they finished third overall in the second division table and made the semifinal round of the playoffs.

Review and events

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Match results

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Legend

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USL Pro

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U.S. Open Cup

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Club

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Roster

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

Management and staff

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

Statistics

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Transfers

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# Date Player Pos. Previous club Transfer type Fee/notes Ref.
9 March 14, 2011   Thabiso Khumalo MF   Louisville Lightning Free Did not renew contract. Signed with club on free transfer. [3]
17 March 31, 2011   Samuel Appiah MF   Houston Dynamo Free Released by Houston. Signed with club on free transfer. [4]
April 1, 2011   Neil Shaffer DF   Robert Morris Colonials Free Undrafted in MLS, signed pro contract. [5]

Awards

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References

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