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Hounds to host NYCFC in Open Cup Round of 32

(Updated 4/17 at 5 p.m. with match date, time & TV info)
(Updated 4/18 at 11 a.m. to add FEVO as the ticket sales site)

PITTSBURGH (April 17, 2025) — Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC will once again welcome MLS opposition to Highmark Stadium after being drawn to host New York City FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 on Wednesday, May 7.

The match will be a 7 p.m. kickoff broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network and streamed live on Paramount+.

It will be the first-ever matchup between the Hounds, Open Cup quarterfinalists in 2001 and 2023, and NYCFC, which began play in 2015 and has also reached the quarterfinals twice, in 2019 and 2022. The Hounds have hosted MLS teams at Highmark Stadium two times previously — in 2023 when they defeated the Columbus Crew, 1-0, and in 2015, when they lost in extra time to D.C. United, 3-1.

Tickets for the match will be available to the general public at 10 a.m. this Tuesday, April 22 through FEVO and the Highmark Stadium Box Office. Hounds season ticket holders will be invoiced and can lock in their seats for the Open Cup match until the end of day Sunday, April 20, and special, limited pre-sales will be available on Monday, April 21.

The Hounds reached the Round of 32 by winning its Third Round match Tuesday, 1-0 over Columbus Crew 2 of MLS Next Pro, while MLS teams are entering the competition this round.

The winner of the Round of 32 match will advance to face the winner between the Philadelphia Union and Indy Eleven. The Union would host that match, while the Hounds would host if they advanced to face Indy.

To see the complete schedule for the Round of 32, visit ussoccer.com.

Hounds to visit Crew 2 in Open Cup

(Updated with match details, 4/3 at 5 p.m.)

PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2025) — The Pittsburgh Riverhounds will be on the road to face Columbus Crew 2 out of MLS Next Pro in the Third Round of the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a matchup revealed this afternoon during U.S. Soccer’s televised draw on CBS Sports Golazo Network.

The match will be the first of the Third Round to kick off with a 6 p.m. start Tuesday, April 15 at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio. The match will be shown live on Paramount+.

This will be the first-ever competitive matchup for the Hounds against a team from MLS Next Pro, the third-division league that launched in 2022. The Hounds did face Crew 2 in this year’s preseason, taking a 1-0 win at a snow-covered Highmark Stadium on Feb. 16 behind a goal by Jorge Garcia.

The Hounds have faced Crew 2’s parent club, MLS’s Columbus Crew, twice previously in the Open Cup. The Crew came out on top 1-0 in Columbus in 2019, but the Hounds turned the tables to win 1-0 in Pittsburgh in 2023 to advance to the quarterfinals for only the second time in club history.

Winners from the Third Round will advance to the Round of 32, where the advancing teams will be joined by 16 MLS clubs entering the competition. The Round of 32 draw will be held Thursday, April 17.

To see the complete Third Round pairings, visit ussoccer.com/us-open-cup.

Hounds hosting FC Tulsa to begin Open Cup

Riverhounds players celebrate with fans after defeating the Columbus Crew in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 in 2023.
Riverhounds players celebrate with fans after defeating the Columbus Crew in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 in 2023.
(Photo: Chris Cowger/Riverhounds SC)

PITTSBURGH (April 18, 2024) — Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC was handed an all-USL Championship matchup for their entry into the 109th Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, as the Hounds will host FC Tulsa in the Round of 32 at Highmark Stadium.

The matchup was announced this afternoon by U.S. Soccer, which conducted the draw for the next two rounds. The winner of the Hounds-Tulsa matchup will go on the road in the Round of 16 to face the winner between Sporting Kansas City of MLS and Union Omaha of USL League One.

The Round of 32 match against Tulsa will be played at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 7 at Highmark Stadium. Riverhounds season ticket holders will receive information this week about how to get their tickets for the match, and tickets for the game will go on sale to the general public early next week.

The Hounds are coming off a historic run in the Open Cup in 2023, when they knocked off a pair of MLS opponents — the New England Revolution and MLS champion Columbus Crew — on their way to reaching the quarterfinals for only the second time in club history and claiming the prize as the USL team to advance the farthest in the competition. They entered this year’s tournament in the Round of 32 (Fourth Round) based on their finish in last year’s USL Championship standings.

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the oldest soccer competition in the United States, crowning U.S. Soccer’s national champion across all divisions, both professional and amateur. This will be the 20th time the Hounds have competed in the Open Cup, reaching the quarterfinals in both 2001 and 2023 and posting an 8-4 record in the tournament since 2018 under head coach Bob Lilley.

To see the full Round of 32 pairings, visit www.ussoccer.com/us-open-cup/schedule.

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