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 Carroll Dragons (2001-present) Dallas Burn (MLS) (2003)
Capacity
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 2006 as well as the 5A Division I State Football Champions in 2006. Throughout the 2004, 2005, and 2006 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 Belle Drill Team.

In 2006, Under Armour filmed part of a popular commercial called "Click-Clack" at Dragon Stadium. One of the opening scenes shows Green Bay Packers linebacker AJ Hawk running scross the turf at Dragon Stadium.

One interesting feature of the stadium is that, if one sits on the north side, it is possible to see another local high school football stadium in the distance (Mustang-Panther Stadium, operated by the neighboring Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District).