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

Legend

USL Pro

U.S. Open Cup

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  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
  • 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

Transfers

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

Awards

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Khumalo Returns to Pittsburgh". Oursportscentral.com. 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.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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