Fort Pitt Regiment

Fort Pitt Regiment was an American soccer club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2013, the team played its first season in 2014 as a member of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) in the Great Lakes Conference of the Midwest Region. The team was named following a name the team contest that included West Penn United and Pittsburgh Rebellion as the other two options.[1][2] The team ended play in 2018 and was replaced next season by the Pittsburgh Hotspurs as the Pittsburgh area's NPSL club.[3]

Fort Pitt Regiment
Full nameFort Pitt Regiment
Nickname(s)The Regiment
Founded2013 (2013)
Dissolved2018 (2018)
StadiumHighmark Stadium
Pittsburgh, PA
Capacity~5,000
Association PresidentNatalie Schwoeble
Head CoachJohn Kowalski
LeagueNational Premier Soccer League
WebsiteClub website

Players

as of May 17, 2016[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 FW Guinea GUI Lamine Balde
13 MF United States USA Nick Kolarac (captain)
5 DF United States USA Marc Alexander
11 MF Brazil BRA Tulio Canineu
8 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Canineu
15 DF United States USA Ameer Caprini
22 DF United States USA Max Flick
16 DF United States USA Dom Galietta
10 FW Brazil BRA Lucas Godinho
4 MF United States USA Jacob Gratzner
17 DF United States USA Michael Horgan
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF United States USA Anthony Virgara
20 MF United States USA Nick Kalogeris
14 DF United States USA Ryan Landry
24 DF United States USA Matt McDyer
00 GK United States USA Scott Rissler
0 GK United States USA Christian Snatchko
1 GK United States USA Robbie McKelvey
21 DF Spain ESP Mikel Ubeda
6 MF Spain ESP Joaquin Vicent Franch
9 MF United States USA Nick Sodini
27 FW Kenya KEN Arkangelo James

Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the NPSL, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Honors

Domestic League
  • Midwest Region - Great Lakes East Conference (NPSL)

Year-by-year
Year Tier League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2014 4 NPSL 1st of 4, Midwest-Great Lakes East (6-5-3) Regional Final Not eligible
2015 4 NPSL 12th of 13, Midwest Region (2-2-8) Did not qualify First round
2017 4 NPSL 6th of 7, Great Lakes Conference (3-7-1) Did not qualify Not eligible
2018 4 NPSL 5th out of 8, East Conference (6-5-1) Did not qualify Not eligible

Rivalries

Fort Pitt Regiment had rivalries with other Great Lakes region NPSL clubs, including Cleveland SC and the Erie Commodores FC.

Stadia

References
  1. "PA WEST SOCCER JOINS THE NPSL - National Premier Soccer League". www.npsl.info. Archived from the original on 2014-01-13.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Krysinsky, John (April 17, 2019). "Gearing up for first season in NPSL, Hotspurs sign former Riverhounds Kolarac and Broome". Pittsburgh Soccer Now. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  4. "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.info. Archived from the original on 2014-05-14.


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