The 2011 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season will be the club's thirteenth year of existence, as well as their twelfth season of playing professional soccer. This year, the Riverhounds will be playing in the newly created USL Professional Division, which encompasses the third tier of third-tier of American soccer. Previously, the Riverhounds played in the tentative USSF D2 Pro League, where they finished third overall in the second division table and made the semifinal round of the playoffs.