{"id":74854,"date":"2025-08-20T09:14:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T15:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/?p=74854"},"modified":"2025-08-20T09:46:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T15:46:54","slug":"pittsburgh-riverhounds-announces-planned-stadium-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/pittsburgh-riverhounds-announces-planned-stadium-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Riverhounds Announces Planned Stadium Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have announced a planned expansion to the South Shore stadium of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Pittsburgh Riveters that would see capacity increase to 15,000 with more premium seating areas, a club with banquet space and suite options.<\/p>\n<p>The expansion positions the Riverhounds to meet U.S. Soccer\u2019s Pro League Standards requiring a capacity of 15,000 for Division One sanctioning. Earlier this year, the United Soccer League announced plans to launch a Division One men\u2019s league competing at the top tier of the sport in the United States with a 2028 launch date. The USL is currently in the process of reviewing applications from clubs interested in its Division One league.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article_sidebar\">\n<p><b>Related Stories<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/world-sevens-football-moves-stateside-to-fort-lauderdale\/\">World Sevens Football Moves Stateside to Fort Lauderdale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/2026-fifa-world-cup-draw-to-be-held-at-kennedy-center-in-washington-d-c\/\">2026 FIFA World Cup Draw to be Held at Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/aston-villa-stadium-expansion-set-for-vote-in-birmingham\/\">Aston Villa Stadium Expansion Set for Vote in Birmingham<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/pittsburgh-riverhounds-announces-planned-stadium-expansion\/\">Pittsburgh Riverhounds Announces Planned Stadium Expansion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/sports-tourism-a-major-focus-for-2026-fifa-world-cup-host-cities\/\">Sports Tourism a Major Focus for 2026 FIFA World Cup Host Cities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSince 2014, we have invested significant capital and effort into this stadium and growing soccer around the area. Now, we have a major opportunity to continue that growth,\u201d said Riverhounds Owner <strong>Tuffy<\/strong> <strong>Shallenberger<\/strong>. \u201cThis expansion is going be great for our fans and allow us to take our teams to the level we want to reach, but it\u2019s also going to bring additional events here that will help the entire Pittsburgh community. We\u2019re excited to start and take this next step forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The stadium is currently home for six NCAA varsity teams between soccer and lacrosse. The Riverhounds have hosted numerous events including the annual WPIAL Soccer Championships, the 2018 NCAA Division II Soccer Championships and already has been selected to host the 2027 NCAA Division III Soccer Championships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Pittsburgh Riverhounds are committed to the continued growth of our sport and our stadium,\u201d said Shallenberger. \u201cThis community, all around Western Pennsylvania, has supported our team for a long time, and we want to keep getting bigger and better to make them proud.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"text clearfix\">\n<p>Since 2023, the Riverhounds have sold out 73% of their home matches including a standing room area for attendance. The addition of the Pittsburgh Riveters, the club\u2019s women\u2019s team in the pre-professional USL W League, hosted 28,138 fans for six games including over 6,000 in the team&#8217;s inaugural match,\u00a0the fourth-largest soccer crowd in the stadium\u2019s history<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have announced a planned expansion to the South Shore stadium of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Pittsburgh Riveters that would see capacity increase to 15,000 with more premium seating areas, a club with banquet space and suite options. The expansion positions the Riverhounds to meet U.S. Soccer\u2019s Pro League Standards requiring a capacity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":74839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2977,2980,3046,3043],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-sites-venues","category-soccer","category-sports-venues"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/sportstravelmagazine.com\/pittsburgh-riverhounds-announces-planned-stadium-expansion\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Pittsburgh Riverhounds Announces Planned Stadium Expansion","url":"http:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/pittsburgh-riverhounds-announces-planned-stadium-expansion\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/pittsburgh-riverhounds-announces-planned-stadium-expansion\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/media.sportstravelmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20083316\/Pittsburgh-Riverhounds-150x150.jpeg","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/media.sportstravelmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20083316\/Pittsburgh-Riverhounds.jpeg"},"articleSection":"Sites &amp; 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