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Full name | Pittsburgh Riveters Soccer Club |
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Founded | April 27, 2024 |
Stadium | Highmark Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1] |
Capacity | 5,000 [1] |
Owner | Tuffy Shallenberger |
Head coach | Scott Gibson |
League | USL W League |
Website | https://www.riveterssc.com/about/ |
Pittsburgh Riveters SC is an American pre-professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2024 and beginning play in 2025, the club will play in the USL W League, a pre-professional women's soccer league in the American soccer pyramid. The Riveters will play their home games at the 5,000-seat Highmark Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium located in Station Square. [2] The Riveters are the sister club to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, a member of the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.
The Riveters were first announce on April 27, 2024, by the Pittsburgh Riverhounds staff, without a name. [3] [4] Name submissions were accepted until June 21, [5] when the top four names would end up in a run-off naming contest, where nicknames like "Renegades" and "Strikers" were finalists. In the final vote, the name "Riveters" was chosen with more than 50% of a total vote of 10,000 being cast in favor for the name. [6]
The team is set to kick off in 2025, coinciding with the 2025 USL W League season. [7] On February 11, 2025, the Riveters were announced as members of the newly-formed Great Forest Division within USLW's Central Conference. [8]
Unveiled on September 18, 2024, the Riveters have a color scheme of traditional Pittsburgh sports colors, black and gold. [9] The badge features Rosie the Riveter, originally drawn by Pittsburgh artist J. Howard Miller working for the Westinghouse Electric Corporation's War Production Coordinating Committee to create a series of posters for the war effort during World War II. [10]
Pittsburgh Riveters SC will play at Highmark Stadium, a 5,000 seat soccer-specific stadium in Station Square. The stadium is owned and operated by the Riverhounds organization. [11]