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Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
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| Full name | Pittsburgh Riverhounds Soccer Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Hounds[1] | |||
| Founded | March 11, 1998[2][3] | |||
| Stadium | Highmark Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[4] | |||
| Capacity | 5,000[4] | |||
| Owner | Tuffy Shallenberger[5] | |||
| Head coach | Bob Lilley | |||
| League | USL Championship[6] | |||
| 2024 | 7th, Eastern Conference Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals | |||
| Website | riverhounds.com | |||
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Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded and beginning play in 1999,[7][8] the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.[9] Since 2013, the Riverhounds have played their home games at the 5,000-seat Highmark Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium located in Station Square.[10] Their current head coach is Bob Lilley.[11] Saint Lucian international David Flavius currently holds the club records for most appearances and goals which he set over his eight seasons with the Riverhounds between 1999 and 2006.[12]
In 2016, the Riverhounds organization announced its intentions to join Major League Soccer by 2023;[13] but have never submitted a formal bid during any of the league's rounds of expansion.[14] Highmark Stadium initially seated 3,500 spectators, though the stadium is designed to be capable to 18,500.[15][16]
- ^ "Hounds Look To Bounce Back vs. Wilmington". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ "awarded a Professional A-League Soccer Franchise". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on May 29, 2006. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ "Cup Clash Brings D.C.'s Kasper Home To Face Hounds". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ a b "Stadium". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ "New owner already looking ahead to 2014 season". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ "USL Profile". United Soccer League. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ Dulac, Gerry. "Outdoor pro soccer team coming in 1999". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
- ^ "Club Overview". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Standings". USL. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ "Highmark Stadium". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ "Coaching Staff". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Riverhounds-Stats". Soccerstats.us. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ Ryan, Megan (July 4, 2015). "Riverhounds still have 'ways to go' before making MLS leap". post-gazette.com. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ Kriger, Rachael (May 1, 2017). "Does the MLS have a chance in Pittsburgh?". caltimes.org. California University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ Kilpatrick, David (November 29, 2012). "A New Stadium in Pittsburgh". New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ "A Perfect Pitch to Lure MLS". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
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