January 9, 2023 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC News Release
PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC will be bringing a jam-packed Summer of Soccer to Highmark Stadium with 10 home games from June through August in their 2023 USL Championship schedule announced this afternoon by the league.
The Hounds will play a 34-game league schedule for the second year in a row, beginning with the already-announced season opener Sat., March 11 at Birmingham Legion FC and ending Sat., Oct. 14 with the short road trip to face Detroit City FC. Those matches bookend a 17-game home slate and a full, balanced schedule that sees the team face every other team in the USL Championship for the first time since 2014.
After the Fri., March 24 home opener against Miami FC, the home games will pick up in pace as the weather gets warmer. Hounds fans will also be treated to a unique and varied promotional schedule, with giveaways, celebrity appearances and concessions deals – including the return of $1 beer days for select matches – to be announced at a later date.
On the field, the Summer of Soccer heats up to start June with a June 3 visit from frequent Western Conference frontrunner Phoenix Rising FC, which makes its first trip to the Steel City since 2014. Longtime rival Charleston Battery (June 10) and relative newcomers San Diego Loyal (June 24) keep the action going leading up to a rematch from last season’s playoffs and a shot at payback for the Hounds, a July 1 visit from Louisville City FC.
The Hounds have five total home matches in the month of July, including the start of a four-game homestand against all Eastern Conference foes from July 26-Aug. 12. And on the back end of the schedule, the Hounds will wrap up the regular season at Highmark Stadium with fall home games against New Mexico United (Sept. 23) and FC Tulsa (Sept. 30).
Season tickets and multi-game flexbooks are already on sale. To purchase tickets now, call the Highmark Stadium Box Office at (412) 865-GOAL, email ticketing@riverhounds.comor visit riverhounds.com/tickets. Single-game tickets will go on sale Feb. 10.
Kickoff times for all matches will be confirmed soon, and additional matches in the U.S. Open Cup will be announced after the cup draw, anticipated to be held in February or March.
Riverhounds 2023 schedule (attached as a tabbed, plain-text file)
Sat.March 11 – at Birmingham
Sat.March 18 – at Memphis
Fri.March 24 – Miami
Tue.March 28 – at Tulsa
Sat.April 8 – at…