Former Houston Dynamo superstar Brian Ching is ready to add some dining and drinking excitement near his former soccer field with the opening of Pitch 25 sports bar in EaDo come March 2018.

Billed as Houston's first premiere soccer bar and restaurant, Pitch 25 will have the personal stamp of Ching, the all-time leading scorer for the Houston Dynamo who led the team to two MLS Cup Championships in 2006 and 2007. It will be located at 904 Hutchins near Walker on the south end of BBVA Compass Stadium.

The site (also within walking distance of Minute Maid Park and Toyota Center) is a 25,000-square-foot space in a former warehouse. The EaDo neighborhood is fast becoming one of the city's dining and entertainment hot spots with East Village's Chapman & Kirby and SeaSide Poke already in place and projects such as Truck Yard, Rodeo Goat, and Agricole Hospitality concepts Indianola, Miss Carousel and Vinny's set to open. It's one of the reasons Ching and his partners – Andy Aweida and Jeff Barati of the Kirby Group who also operate Heights Bier Garten and Wooster's Garden – chose the area to pitch Pitch 25.

"EaDo is going to become the next nightlife destination and that's why I think it's the perfect time to get in with our concept Pitch 25," Ching said in a video announcing plans for the concept.

The restaurant and bar will feature American pub fare, tap beers and craft cocktails. More than 20 television screens will broadcast soccer matches from around the world and other live sporting events. While soccer is the star, Pitch 25 presumably will also be a fine place to watch Texans, Rockets and Astros games, the partners said.

The Pitch 25 team is currently in a crowdfunding phase for the project, raising money from local investors on NextSeed. Everyday investors can contribute as little as $100.

Pitch 25 -- the name comes from a football pitch (field) and the number Ching wore his entire career with the Dynamo -- is expected to open March 2018 ahead of the 2018 MLS season and the FIFA World Cup.