PITTSBURGH (Sept. 25, 2023) — Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC will have its final regular-season home game and Fan Appreciation Night on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at Highmark Stadium, where the team will host FC Tulsa.
Another sellout crowd is expected for Saturday’s game, which will build on the team’s already record-setting attendance this season, and the match will air live on KDKA+ (WPKD-19) and be streamed on ESPN+.
Here are just a few of the club’s 2023 storylines and accolades heading into the USL Championship Playoffs.
- Best in the League: The Riverhounds (17-5-9) have the best record in the USL Championship with three weeks remaining in the regular season. They can clinch the Players’ Shield, given to the team with the best regular-season record, for the first time with two wins and a draw in their final three matches, or possibly sooner depending on other teams’ results.
- Playoff Streak: This is the sixth consecutive year the Riverhounds have qualified for the postseason. That is the longest such streak among Pittsburgh’s pro teams and the second-longest in the USL Championship behind Louisville.
- Sellouts on South Side: This season has seen the Riverhounds play in front of a sellout crowd for 12 of 16 regular-season matches at Highmark Stadium, a total that does not include the stadium-record 6,107 in attendance for the U.S. Open Cup win over the Columbus Crew of MLS.
- New Attendance Record: The team has already eclipsed its mark for total fans in attendance for a season, and after the Tulsa match is in the books, this year’s per-game attendance will surpass the team record of 4,178 fans per game set in the inaugural 1999 season played at Bethel Park High School.
- Everyone’s Tuning In: As of the most recent reporting announced by Nielsen in August, the Riverhounds had the second-highest total viewership — combining the KDKA+ linear broadcast and ESPN+ streaming — of the 24 USL Championship clubs.
- Atop the Scoring Race: Riverhounds striker Albert Dikwa is tied for the league’s scoring lead with 17 goals this season, and midfielder Kenardo Forbes, the team’s captain, is second in the league with nine assists in 2023.
Players and coaches will be available for media opportunities throughout the week, and local outlets are encouraged to cover the match. Photography and filming of highlights is permitted, and limited on-field access is available for live TV hits pre-match. To schedule interviews or apply for credentials, please email media@riverhounds.com.
With a home playoff opener clinched and the possibility of home field throughout the USL Championship Playoffs, playoff ticket bundles already are on sale through Ticketmaster.
