The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are hoping to climb the ranks of professional soccer — and they plan to build a stadium to match their rise.

The team on Tuesday announced a planned expansion to Highmark Stadium, their intimate home adjacent to Station Square on the South Side. The ambitious plan, which will involve the construction of larger, permanent seating in the areas behind the goals and the upward expansion of the current bleachers, aims to bring the capacity of the stadium to 15,000.

That number is a requirement for teams competing in the forthcoming Division 1 of the United Soccer League. The league is hoping to launch a top-tier league in 2028; Riverhounds president Jeff Garner says that’s the target timeframe for the improved stadium.

“We do have a master plan [targeting a] 2028 c

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