Pittsburgh Riveters goalkeeper scores desperation goal in final seconds to earn jaw-dropping draw
The Pittsburgh Riveters rallied for a shocking 3-3 draw with Flower City 1872 on Saturday night when goalkeeper Bailey Herfurth scored the tying goal in the 94th minute at F.N.B. Stadium. Trailing by a goal with only seconds left in extra time, the desperate Riveters brought Herfurth into the penalty...
Riveters start fast in home shutout of Buffalo to open season
A very good crowd gathered Saturday along the Monongahela River to celebrate the return of women’s soccer to Pittsburgh. After winning the Great Forest Division in their first season, the Pittsburgh Riveters began this campaign with one goal in mind: Get back to the playoffs and win the USLW crown....
Riverhounds lose to Charlotte on penalties in USL Cup action
On their way to a USL Championship title last fall, it looked like the Pittsburgh Riverhounds just couldn’t lose a penalty kick shotoout. As it turns out, they can. Goalkeeper Matt Levy stopped two of the four penalties he faced in the shootout, giving the Charlotte Independence a 2-1 win...
After laying groundwork last season, Riveters women’s soccer team set for Year 2
The growth of soccer in the United States continues, and Pittsburgh has been no exception. Back for a second season of amateur play, the Pittsburgh Riveters of the USL W League begin 2026 with a home match Saturday when FC Buffalo pays a visit to F.N.B. Stadium. The 2025 season...
Riverhounds pick up resounding road win at Louisville
As two of the most successful sides in the USL Championship’s Eastern Conference over the past decade, any matchup between the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Louisville FC is worthy of circling on the calendar. This installment of the rivalry is one the Riverhounds will be more keen to remember. Trevor Amann...
Riverhounds’ home winning streak snapped by Phoenix
Under a grey cloudy sky with temps in the low 40s, the conditions were less than Groovy for a pair of USL Championship sides facing off at F.N.B. Stadium on Saturday evening. The host Pittsburgh Riverhounds held court with visitor Phoenix Rising as their opponent, with both teams wanting to...
Riverhounds hope to keep home momentum going before pair of USL road matches
May has arrived, signaling not just the change in weather, but fortunes for many teams jockeying for position in the chase for playoff tickets into the 2026 USL Championship race. The defending champion Pittsburgh Riverhounds have shaken off a wobbly start, and as they enter Saturday’s intra-conference matchup against Phoenix...
Riverhounds open USL Cup play with convincing win over Greenville
Saturday in the Steel City proved to be one of those sports days rabid fans only get to enjoy every so often. With the city finishing off the three-day spectacle that is the NFL Draft and the Penguins trying to keep their Stanley Cup playoff hopes alive in Philadelphia, the...
Riverhounds, First National Bank reach naming rights deal for stadiumVideo
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC will have a new name on the club’s South Shore stadium after announcing First National Bank as a naming rights partner Wednesday. The picturesque home of the Riverhounds professional men’s soccer team and Pittsburgh Riveters women’s soccer team will be called F.N.B. Stadium, replacing the former Highmark...
Albert Dikwa scores twice, including just 2 minutes into the game, to lead Riverhounds
Heavy rains and gray clouds lingered hours before kickoff between the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and visiting Detroit City FC, as both teams got set to meet for the first time since last year’s USL Championship Eastern Conference semifinal that was won by the local 11, 1-0, in regulation. The dark clouds...
New York Red Bull too much for Riverhounds in U.S. Open Cup 3rd round
PASSAIC, N.J. — Sports Illustrated Stadium along the Passaic River was the site the U.S. Open Cup committee chose for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds to visit for a third-round match against MLS opponent Red Bull NY on Wednesday. Most of the seats were empty for the match, the first between the...
In midst of slow USL Championship start, Riverhounds set for 3rd round U.S. Open Cup match
Heavy lies the crown when you are a defending champion of a sports league, and the 2026 Pittsburgh Riverhounds are learning that adage all too well. The magical run to a USL Championship last November has worn off to begin league play. After six matches, the team is still trying...
Riverhounds shut out at Birmingham Legion FC
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC had its four-match unbeaten streak snapped Sunday after a 1-0 loss to Birmingham Legion FC at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Ala. The Hounds fell to 2-3-1. Sebastian Tregarthen scored in the first half for the Legion (1-2-2), which won for the second time in 13 meetings with...
Riverhounds score clutch goal to earn draw at Indy
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds scored a dramatic goal in second-half stoppage time to pull out a 1-1 draw on the road against Indy Eleven on Saturday night. Trailing 1-0, the Hounds threw everything they could at Indy’s Eric Dick, the goalkeeper for Pittsburgh’s championship team a season ago. In the 91st...
Riverhounds get a pair of 2nd-half goals to beat 4th division side in U.S. Open Cup
A sparse-but-vocal crowd showed up Tuesday at Highmark Stadium to watch a second-round U.S. Open Cup match between the host the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and fourth-division amateur club Virginia Dream FC out of the National Professional Soccer League. The idea that this game would be one sided because of the pro/amateur...
Riverhounds look to march on in U.S. Open cup as they host 4th-division side
Creating early-season momentum with a pair of home wins last week, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds have set themselves up with a chance to advance into the next round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. On Tuesday, they host fourth-division Virginia Dream FC, which is based in Falls Church, Va., and...
