The Pittsburgh Riverhounds landed at Pittsburgh International Airport Sunday after winning the USL Championship title for the first time in the club’s 26-year history. VIDEO ABOVE: Pittsburgh Riverhounds return after winning USL Championship Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 was there when the winning team landed at the airport, showcasing the newest trophy to add to the city’s trophy case. Players were also greeted by fans, who held up signs and cheered them on as they entered the terminal. ” pretty tired, it’s been a long night, celebrating with the guys, but obviously on cloud nine,” Riverhounds Midfielder and city native Robbie Mertz told Action News 4 Sunday. ” one of the best days of my life. This is a huge accomplishment for everybody who’s been a part of this.” The victory is the first for the Riverhounds and is the city of Pittsburgh’s first professional championship win since 2017.Mertz said it feels amazing to bring a win back home to Pittsburgh, saying it gives the Riverhounds and soccer as a whole a chance to become better known in the city. “Like I said last week, I hope this is something that kind of cements soccer, and the Riverhounds place kind of, in that echelon of Pittsburgh sports teams that has so much rich tradition,” Mertz said. “I think people are paying attention now, and people recognize how fun it is to come watch a game on a Saturday night at Highmark, they recognize the quality of the team, and the impact it can have on the community, so it’s awesome.”Team Captain Danny Griffin also spoke on the win, saying, “I’m incredibly proud of the group. The guys believed all year long and just fought for each other, stayed together. It’s just unbelievable that we were all able to accomplish this and do it together. I’m really happy and proud of the group.” Griffin also spoke on the trophy, which reportedly sustained minor damage after the game. “Yeah, I know there is some damage to it already, the guys were enjoying it, the Steel Army got to hold it, we got to celebrate at a pub somewhere in Tulsa after the game, so it was nice to be with them, the team, the whole organization.”The team won the title Saturday after beating FC Tulsa in a penalty kick shootout during the championship game in Oklahoma. The team said they defeated FC Tulsa 5-3 on penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw today at ONEOK Field. In addition, Goalkeeper Eric Dick was named the Most Valuable Player of the final after making five saves in the match and an additional stop during the shootout.Dick recorded the clean sheet in all four rounds of the playoffs, as the Hounds became the first team to win the USL Championship without allowing a single goal in the playoffs, the team said in a release following the victory. Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube Channel

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The Pittsburgh Riverhounds landed at Pittsburgh International Airport Sunday after winning the USL Championship title for the first time in the club’s 26-year history.

VIDEO ABOVE: Pittsburgh Riverhounds return after winning USL Championship

Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 was there when the winning team landed at the airport, showcasing the newest trophy to add to the city’s trophy case.

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Players were also greeted by fans, who held up signs and cheered them on as they entered the terminal.

“[I’m] pretty tired, it’s been a long night, celebrating with the guys, but obviously [we’re] on cloud nine,” Riverhounds Midfielder and city native Robbie Mertz told Action News 4 Sunday. “[It was] one of the best days of my life. This is a huge accomplishment for everybody who’s been a part of this.”

The victory is the first for the Riverhounds and is the city of Pittsburgh’s first professional championship win since 2017.

Mertz said it feels amazing to bring a win back home to Pittsburgh, saying it gives the Riverhounds and soccer as a whole a chance to become better known in the city.

“Like I said last week, I hope this is something that kind of cements soccer, and the Riverhounds place kind of, in that echelon of Pittsburgh sports teams that has so much rich tradition,” Mertz said. “I think people are paying attention now, and people recognize how fun it is to come watch a game on a Saturday night at Highmark, they recognize the quality of the team, and the impact it can have on the community, so it’s awesome.”

Team Captain Danny Griffin also spoke on the win, saying, “I’m incredibly proud of the group. The guys believed all year long and just fought for each other, stayed together. It’s just unbelievable that we were all able to accomplish this and do it together. I’m really happy and proud of the group.”

Griffin also spoke on the trophy, which reportedly sustained minor damage after the game.

“Yeah, I know there is some damage to it already, the guys were enjoying it, the Steel Army got to hold it, we got to celebrate at a pub somewhere in Tulsa after the game, so it was nice to be with them, the team, the whole organization.”

The team won the title Saturday after beating FC Tulsa in a penalty kick shootout during the championship game in Oklahoma.

The team said they defeated FC Tulsa 5-3 on penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw today at ONEOK Field. In addition, Goalkeeper Eric Dick was named the Most Valuable Player of the final after making five saves in the match and an additional stop during the shootout.

Dick recorded the clean sheet in all four rounds of the playoffs, as the Hounds became the first team to win the USL Championship without allowing a single goal in the playoffs, the team said in a release following the victory.

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