Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1998[1] and beginning play in 1999.[2]
Inaugural Season Timeline[3][4]
March 11, 1998
USISL Commissioner Francisco Marcos awarded a Professional A-League Soccer Franchise to Alliance Soccer Resources, Inc., the first professional soccer team in Pittsburgh in 30 years.
March 16, 1998
Club hired Dave Kasper as its first general manager.
April 6, 1998
Kasper announced the "Name the Team" contest.
June 15, 1998
Kasper announced that the team would be named Pittsburgh Riverdogs, with Mike Giegel submitting the winning name.
July 6, 1998
Christina Heasley was hired as first director of community relations.
July 16, 1998
Kasper announced the first summer soccer camps under the Pittsburgh Riverdogs name.
July 24, 1998
Robert R. Derda, Jr. was hired as first director of marketing.
July 27, 1998
Club announced its first official office site at 2301 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203.
August 14–21, 1998
Club held its first official summer soccer camps, in Bethel Park, Upper St. Clair, and Moon Township.
September 1998
Club released its first official website.
September 21, 1998
John Phillips was hired as first director of media/public relations.
October 5, 1998
Paul Child was hired as first director of youth development.
October 12, 1998
Terri Young was hired as first sponsorship sales account executive.
Inaugural Season Timeline Cont'd[3][4]
November 5, 1998
John Kowalski was announced as the first head coach for the team. Paul Child was named as first assistant coach.
December 1, 1998
Jim Pappas was hired as corporate ticket sales account executive/box office manager. Mark Wassilchalk was hired as team operations coordinator.
December 3, 1998
The club announced that they would now be known as the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and unveiled new Riverhounds website.
January 6, 1999
Riverhounds formally announced Bethel Park Stadium as their home for their 1999 season.
January 20, 1999
Quaker Valley coach Gene Klein was hired as the goalkeeper coach.
February 2, 1999
Club took Pittsburgh native Justin Evans in expansion draft as first-ever player.
February 24, 1999
Club signed its first three players: Evans, Steve Bell, and Gary DePalma.
April 12, 1999
The Riverhounds signed free agent forward David Flavius who later became club's all-time leader in goals, assists, and appearances.
May 1, 1999
The Riverhounds played their inaugural game at Bethel Park Stadium in front of a sellout crowd. Emil Haitonic scored the first goal in team history while Justin Evans recorded the first Riverhounds assist.
May 8, 1999
Club won its first league match while goalkeeper Randy Dedini recorded the first shutout.
August 1, 1999
Phil Karn scored first hat trick in team history.
September 11, 1999
Riverhounds won their first playoff match away at Long Island Rough Riders
September 28, 1999
Team's inaugural season came to an end with a defeat in the second round of the playoffs.
^Dulac, Gerry. "Outdoor pro soccer team coming in 1999". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
^"Club Overview". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
^ ab"Riverhounds Timeline". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on May 29, 2006. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
^ ab"Inaugural Season Timeline". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on August 15, 2002. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
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