2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season
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The 2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their eighth consecutive season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer. Pittsburgh also competed in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covered the period from October 15, 2017, to the beginning of the 2019 USL season.
2018 season | ||||
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Owner | Terry "Tuffy" Shallenberger | |||
Head coach | Bob Lilley | |||
United Soccer League | Eastern Conference: 3rd | |||
USL Playoffs | Conference Quarterfinals (knocked out by Bethlehem Steel FC) | |||
U.S. Open Cup | Third round (knocked out by FC Cincinnati) | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Neco Brett (15) All: Neco Brett (15) | |||
Highest home attendance | 3,811 (July 4 vs. North Carolina) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 840 (April 7 vs. Toronto) | |||
Average home league attendance | 2,401 | |||
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Bob Lilley took charge of his first season as Riverhounds manager, jumping over from Rochester Rhinos after that club went on hiatus. In his 20th season as a professional manager, Lilley continued a personal record of his teams never failing to qualify for their respective playoffs.
Pittsburgh finished in third place in the Eastern Conference, the club's best regular season performance since 2010, and qualified for the playoffs for the first time in three years. The Riverhounds were eliminated in the conference quarterfinals by Bethlehem Steel FC, who prevailed after an eight-round penalty shootout. Pittsburgh won a game in the U.S. Open Cup for the first time in three years, prevailing against Erie Commodores in the second round. However, the club was knocked out in the third round by fellow USL side FC Cincinnati.