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I deleted the statement about the Orange Bowl hosting World Cup football (soccer) games because it never did. Living in Miami when the World Cup was hosted by the U.S., I remember the disapointment amongst soccer fans when it was decided that the Citrus Bowl (in Orlando, FL) was chosen to host games. I believe that the Orange Bowl was considered, but the prospects of hosting World Cup games wasn't met with much enthusiasm. Rumors had it that the mainly Cuban-American politicians did not care for hosting soccer games, a sport which traditionally never was popular in Cuba as opposed to baseball, which interestingly enough, will have it's own stadium next to the Orange Bowl if plans go as scheduled. If anyone has any information about why the Orange Bowl didn't host World Cup games, it would be appreciated.


Apologies for the confusion with Citrus bowl. Maybe the organisers got confused with these fruit bowls ;) ( I did... ) - Voyelles

Originally World Cup organizers wanted to use Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphins Stadium as a venue. But since the Florida Marlins began play in 1993 they were forced to look elsewhere. There are several reasons why this wouldn't have worked: 1) Baseball is played during the summer months when the tournament was played and the Marlins schedule have needed adjustment to accomadate the tournament; 2) Even if they had moved the Marlins out for the time to host the games the field would not be usable since it would have a dirt infield and this is arguably the main reason why Miami didn't host a game; and 3) Removing the dirt infield would have been impractical in order to host 3-5 games. The Orange Bowl was considered but it was not up to the "standards" FIFA required in a venue, this is probably attributed to its age. Hope this info helps.

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[edit] The official name of the Orange Bowl is...

As a lifelong Miami resident, I can tell you that the official name of the stadium described in this article is not "Orange Bowl Stadium" - it never was - the official name is seen on the ends of the building: Miami Orange Bowl (or, informally, the Orange Bowl). B.Wind 00:44, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Tenants

Should the OB Game be considered a tenant? I see teams as tenants, and games are only held in the stadium.

[edit] Picture

This needs a better picture. One that shows the inside of the stadium. I'm not opposed to still using the current picture in the article as well, but an additional picture that shows the whole stadium is needed. MECU≈talk 02:32, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Best Stadium?

Who/what would vote the Orange Bowl as the best stadium to play in (which this says an ESPN poll did)? I mean, there's the Rose Bowl (historic), the Swamp (loud), and almost every other stadium in the United States. The Orange bowl has the reputation of what lives in it, cockroaches. There really needs to be a citation, without it I just don't believe it.--Porsche997SBS 04:30, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

  • It's obviously editorializing. Even if it's true, it means nothing, it's just an opinion poll. Feel free to delete it. Wahkeenah 05:12, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
I deleted it. Couldn't find any reference to the poll that was not wiki-sourced, and it's a little bizarre. Alfredo22 02:20, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:OrangeBowlStadiumLogo.gif

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[edit] 1935-37

The article currently states it open in Dec 1937 yet it also states that Orange Bowls played in Jan 35,36 and 37 were played here Smith03 22:29, 15 July 2007 (UTC) [1] states that there was a stadium called Miami Field (6 000) wooden baseball field that was located on the current site of the OB that the games where held in. 01:08, 16 July 2007 (UTC)


I have noticed some confusion (in a few places) regarding Miami Field and its relation to the Orange Bowl. Miami Field was a Minor League Baseball (and MLB Spring Training) stadium. (It was also used for high school and college baseball.) It was built about 1915 and was demolished in 1965. It was located in the southwest corner of the OB parking lot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.10.174.82 (talk) 11:17, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Final Days?

It seems like an ESPN article was used as the citation for this inappropriately named section. It seems that demolition has only been suggested, not scheduled. I think there needs to be a more substantial source and a fix on whether or not the Orange Bowl is being demolished in January of 2008. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.250.132.61 (talk) 06:17, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

On a related note, I removed the text which was lifted directly from the ESPN.com article. Citing it doesn't mean you can copy and paste. SashaCall 07:33, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
I had just noted that the stadium will not be closing as of January 5th, 2008 as there appears to be a an event scheduled there on Janurary 26, 2008 per http://www.orangebowlstadium.com/thegame.aspx I consider this in accurate on the dates. Sawblade05 (talk to me | my wiki life) 16:32, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
The {{dispute}} header is overkill, especially since it tags the whole article, not just the section or sentence. The dates for the closing aren't even cited, so I've replaced them with {{fact}} tags. If we can't find reliable sources to back them up soon, then just remove the dates. - BillCJ (talk) 17:24, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image Gallery of Demolition

An image gallery for stacking a bunch of images of the demolition is in appropriate. If you want, you can set up a gallery at the commons. But bloating this article with images is not the right way to go. -- Whpq (talk) 15:17, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

  • I believe we should put a little galley of the demolition up for those who dont live in miami to witness and see the stadium in it's final months. -enchanteddrmzceo

[edit] Other images on Miami Herald

[2], to see if anyone can get images by permission of the stadium or football games at the stadium. - enchanteddrmzceo —Preceding unsigned comment added by Enchanteddrmzceo (talk • contribs) 14:51, 10 April 2008 (UTC)