Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC are a USL Championship club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, owned by Tuffy Shallenberger. Founded in 1998, the club plays at its privately built stadium in Station Square and won its first USL Championship title in 2025.

1998: USL A-League awards Pittsburgh a franchise (March 11), led by Paul Heasley 1999: First season, averaging 4,178 fans 2013: Opens Highmark Stadium, now FNB Stadium, at Station Square, privately built for $10.2 million 2014: Files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; Tuffy Shallenberger becomes majority owner 2023: Wins the Players' Shield 2025: Wins the USL Championship, beating FC Tulsa on penalties (November 22)