# 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.

## 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. It was also announced that the Riverhounds had ended their previous affiliation with MLS's Houston Dynamo.

## Competitions
### USL Pro
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | First round |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 41 | First round |
| 6 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 41 | First round |
| 7 | Charlotte Independence | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 40 | |

#### Match results
### U.S. Open Cup
## Statistics
### Squad information

| No. | 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 39) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Ryan Hulings | (1991-07-19) July 19, 1991 (age 33) | Baldwin Wallace University | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Calle Brown | (1990-01-01) January 1, 1990 (age 34) | University of Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | Anthony Arena | (1990-08-03) August 3, 1990 (age 34) | Houston Dynamo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sterling Flunder | (1986-02-14) February 14, 1986 (age 38) | Portland Timbers U23s | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mike Green | (1989-12-25) December 25, 1989 (age 34) | New Mexico Lobos | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Drew Russell | (1990-12-28) December 28, 1990 (age 33) | Charlotte Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Fejiro Okiomah | (1990-11-10) November 10, 1990 (age 33) | Indy Eleven | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Tyler Pasher | (1994-04-27) April 27, 1994 (age 30) | 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 32) | University of Maryland, College Park | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | Rob Vincent | (1990-10-26) October 26, 1990 (age 33) | 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 35) | SC Wiedenbrück 2000 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Anthony Virgara | (1991-07-17) July 17, 1991 (age 33) | Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Seth C'deBaca | (1988-04-28) April 28, 1988 (age 36) | D.C. United U-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Danny Earls | (1989-04-22) April 22, 1989 (age 35) | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Matthew Dallman | (1985-03-09) March 9, 1985 (age 39) | Sportfreunde Siegen | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Lebogang Moloto | (1992-12-27) December 27, 1992 (age 31) | Des Moines Menace | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Nick Kolarac | (1992-05-10) May 10, 1992 (age 32) | Michigan Bucks | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | Miroslav Čabrilo | (1992-06-06) June 6, 1992 (age 32) | Robert Morris Colonials | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Kene Eze | (1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 (age 32) | 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 34) | Missouri Comets | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Jeffrey Kyei | (1989-10-17) October 17, 1989 (age 34) | California University of Pennsylvania | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

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

### Out

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