Lockhart Stadium
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| Lockhart Stadium | |
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| Location | 5201 NW 12th Ave Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 |
| Opened | 1959 |
| Owner | City of Fort Lauderdale |
| Surface | Grass (FIFA-regulation pitch 75 yards by 116) |
| Construction cost | $5 million USD renovation in 1998 |
| Tenants | |
| Florida Atlantic University Owls (NCAA) (2003-Present) Miami Fusion F.C. (1997-2002) Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977-1983) |
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| Seats | |
| 20,450 | |
Lockhart Stadium, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a soccer stadium that also serves as the home of the Florida Atlantic University football team. Built in 1959 as an athletic facility for local high schools, it is part of a sports complex that also includes Fort Lauderdale Stadium. The stadium is owned by the City of Fort Lauderdale.
As a soccer-specific stadium, Lockhart was the home field for both the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League as well as the Miami Fusion of Major League Soccer. D.C. United's 1998 victory over Vasco da Gama was also held there.
The stadium is also currently used by Ft. Lauderdale High School for home high school football games.
Lockhart is set to be demolished in the near future, as the Baltimore Orioles and city of Fort Lauderdale have reached a deal to build a new spring-training stadium there.[1]
FAU is planning to move into a new on-campus stadium.
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| Preceded by: first stadium |
Home of the Miami Fusion 1998–2001 |
Succeeded by: last stadium |
| Current Football Stadiums in the Sun Belt Conference |
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| Cajun Field (Louisiana-Lafayette) • FIU Stadium (Florida International) • Fouts Field (North Texas) • Indian Stadium (Arkansas State) • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Middle Tennessee) • Lockhart Stadium (Florida Atlantic) • Malone Stadium (Louisiana-Monroe) • Movie Gallery Stadium (Troy) |
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