Eric Barnes currently serves as the goal keeper coach for FC Pittsburgh as well as our U11 Boys coach. Coach Eric holds regular goalkeeper training on Mondays and Wednesdays each week. If you are not already on his list of keepers, please send him an email at ebarnes@fcpsoccer.com.
U17 Boys Outstanding at Blast FC Cup
Under Coach Layba Oulare, the FC Pittsburgh U17 Boys were finalists in the Columbus Blast FC Cup! During the tournament the team had two shutouts and finished in first place in their bracket.
The team competed against Xcelfutbolclub for the championship and were tied at the end of regulation and overtime play. The two teams appeared well matched as it took a seven-round shootout to declare a champion. The FC Pittsburgh U17s were awarded second place for the tournament - congratulations!
U11 Girls CLAIM VICTORY IN WV!
The FC Pittsburgh U11 Girls Team was victorious at its first tournament in Morgantown, WV on Saturday, November 13, 2010. Facing teams from WV elite clubs, FC Pittsburgh tied their first game and then won the remaining three games to claim victory in the U11 Girls division. Players included Hannah Steffey, Molly Henschke, Jetta Kroll, Bethany Kujawinski, Abby Smith, Miriam Levesque, Annie Luptak, Addy Metcalf and Mackenzie Harrison. The FC Pittsburgh Head Coach was Ale Moreira and assisting him for this tournament was Kristin Steffey. More information about the team and opportunities with FC Pittsburgh can be requested by emailing tfelt@fcpittsburgh.com.
U14 Girls win Jim Myers Tournament
Under the direction of Head Coach Adel Heder, the U14 girls were crowned champions of the Jim Myers Tournament held at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Competing against mostly high school teams, the girls scored twelve goals throughout the tournament and only gave up one goal! Congratulations team!
Jefferson Cup champions!
U12 Girls crowned Jefferson Cup champs!
Black Thunder wins two years in a row
The FC Pittsburgh Black Thunder U12 Girls are the Jefferson Cup Champions for the second year in a row! In overtime, Black Thunder scored with only two minutes remaining and defeated Pitt Greenville 97 (NC) 3-2 in an exciting championship game.
Led by Coach Mann and Coach Yoest, the girls went 8-0-1 in PAW league play this past Fall. The team is #1 in PAW going into the Spring season and is looking forward to an exciting run in the State Cup this year.
Columbia Fall Classic Champions
U15 STORM CROWNED CHAMPS!
By a score of 4-0, the FC Pittsburgh U15 Girls (Storm) were crowned champions at the Columbia Fall Classic. The Storm had only one goal scored against them in their flight setting them up for the playoff round. Coach Chet Gapczynski said that he was very proud of his team in their first tournament of the year..
COLUMBIA FALL CLASSIC GOLD MEDAL GOES TO THE U13 GIRLS
FC Pittsburgh’s U13 Girls were outstanding at the Columbia Fall Classic. Under Coach Adel Heder, the girls went into the playoff rounds with a whopping 10 goals for and 0 goals against to their credit. This was a 9-goal lead over their closest competitor! The girls then went on to beat two teams from Maryland to win the gold medal.
The FC Pittsburgh U13 Girls team has a few available rosters spots. Any player interested in learning more about FC Pittsburgh or the team should send an email to U13Girls@fcpittsburgh.com for more information.
