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
Websitehttp://fortpittregiment.com
Current season

Players

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as of May 17, 2016[4]

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

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

Notable former players

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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

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Domestic League

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  • Midwest Region - Great Lakes East Conference (NPSL)

Year-by-year

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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

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

Stadia

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References

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  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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