Broadcast, Playoff Week Details Set for Riverhounds
Published on October 27, 2025 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC News Release
No. 4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (12-10-7) will host fifth-seeded Hartford Athletic (13-12-5) in the USL Championship Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at Highmark Stadium on Pittsburgh's South Shore.
The match will air live on SportsNet Pittsburgh and SNP+ in the Pittsburgh market and be streamed live via ESPN+. In the event coverage of Pittsburgh Penguins hockey runs long, the match will be show in its entirety on SNP+ and joined in progress on SportsNet Pittsburgh.
Additional match information
- The Hounds and Hartford finished level on 44 points in the 2025 standings, but the Hounds were seeded higher by virtue of a head-to-head sweep in the regular season - a 1-0 win on March 22 in Pittsburgh and a 2-1 win on Sept. 20 in Hartford.
- This is the eighth consecutive season the Riverhounds have qualified for the USL Championship Playoffs. That is the longest such streak in team history, and the second-longest active streak in the league behind Louisville City FC (11 seasons).
- The winner of the match will advance to face the winner between No. 1 Louisville City FC and No. 8 Detroit City FC in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The higher remaining seed will host, with the the date, time and TV information for the following weekend to be determined.
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