Dragon Stadium, Southlake

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(new)Dragon Stadium
Location	Southlake, TX
Broke ground	1999
Opened	2001
Closed	Open
Demolished	N/A
Owner	Carroll ISD
Operator	Southlake, Texas
Surface	Field Turf
Construction cost	$15 Million USD
Former names
None
Tenants
Southlake Caroll Dragons (2001-present) Dallas Burn (MLS) (2003)
Seats
11,000 (2005)

Dragon Stadium is a stadium in Southlake, Texas. The stadium serves Carroll ISD, and is the home of the Southlake Carroll High School Dragons football team, who were the UIL 5A Division II State Football Champions in 2002, 2004, and 2005. Throughout the 2004 and 2005 seasons, the Dragons were given the title of "National Champions." Though highly criticized as being a "mythical" designation, the title is well known.

The stadium was used by the Major League Soccer club Dallas Burn, now known as FC Dallas. The Burn moved to Dragon Stadium in 2003 from the Cotton Bowl, only to return in 2004.

When originally built the stadium could seat 8,000 people, but after bleachers were added in one end zone and along the visitor's side, its new capacity is approximately 11,000 people.. The endzone bleachers are home to the Carroll Dragon Band and the Emerald Belles.

Many say the stadium is the most team crazy stadium they have ever been in. The stadium looks like a sea of dragon green on both the home and visitor side.

The crew is a stadium tradition, it is a group of high school students who after every touchdown do as many pushups as points scored that game. While this act is also popular at many other Texas high school football games, the Dragon fans have made it quite famous.