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Coordinates: 29°1023N 81°73W / 29.17306°N 81.11750°W / 29.17306; -81.11750
 

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Daytona Stadium
Larry Kelly Field
The stadium in 2007
ABethune–Cookman Wildcats football game at the stadium in 2007
Map
Former namesMunicipal Stadium (1988–2018)[1]
Location3777 LPGA Boulevard
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
OwnerCity of Daytona Beach
OperatorCity of Daytona Beach
Capacity10,000[3]
SurfaceArtificial turf (since 2010)[4]
Construction
Broke ground1987
OpenedSeptember 2, 1988[2]
Renovated2018[1]
Construction cost$6 million[2] ($15.5 million in 2023)
Tenants
  • Mainland High School football (1988–present)
  • Daytona Beach Racers (SFL) (2011)
  • NAIA Football National Championship (2014–2018)
  • Tropical Bowl (NCAA) (2017–2019, 2024)
  • Daytona Rush SC (USL2) (2019–present)
  • Club de Lyon (NISA) (2023–present)
  • Daytona Stadium, originally known as Municipal Stadium, is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadiuminDaytona Beach, Florida, that opened in 1988. The stadium is home to the Bethune–Cookman University Wildcats football team, which competes in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). It is also used to host home games for the Mainland High School and Seabreeze High School football teams. The gridiron is known as Larry Kelly Field,[5] a name honoring Lawrence J. Kelly, a former mayor of Daytona Beach.

    History

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    The stadium opened as Municipal Stadium in 1988, funded partially by the City of Daytona Beach (from the sale of another stadium) and a donation from Daytona International Speedway,[2] located about 3 miles (4.8 km) to the east. In 1994, the playing field was named after Larry Kelly, who served as mayor of Daytona Beach from 1974 to 1993.[6] Originally with a natural grass surface, artificial turf was installed in 2010 and updated in 2017.[4]

    Until the end of the 2009 Bike Week season, the stadium hosted the AMA Flat Track motorcycle championships during Daytona Beach Bike Week. When the city removed the track as part of changes to the stadium, those races moved to a new dirt track at Daytona International Speedway.[7]

    In 2008 and 2009, the stadium was the location of the Florida Football Alliance annual "Alliance Bowl" season-championship game. It was held in Jacksonville for the 2010 season while the stadium underwent surface replacement. The Alliance Bowl returned in 2011.

    From 2014 through 2018, the stadium hosted the NAIA Football National Championship game.

    In 2018, DME Academy, a private sports training academy based in Daytona Beach, signed a 30-year lease for the stadium, changed its name from Municipal Stadium to Daytona Stadium, and undertook a $20 million renovation project.[1] However, as of January 2024, Daytona Stadium is absent from the DME Academy website.[8]

    The stadium has hosted several playings of the Tropical Bowl, a postseason college football all-star game, in January of 2017,[9] 2018,[10] 2019,[11] and 2024.[12]

    See also

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ a b c "DME Academy announces name change, other renovations to Municipal Stadium". The Daytona Beach New Journal. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  • ^ a b c Denise O'Toole (August 29, 1988). "New Municipal Stadium Shines". The News-Journal.
  • ^ "Daytona Stadium". daytonabeach.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  • ^ a b "There's no place like... Municipal Stadium". Orlando Sentinel. August 24, 2017. p. S8. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  • ^ Central Florida Sports Venues at OrlandoSports.org Archived 2009-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Lane, Mark (2015). Legendary Locals of Daytona Beach. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467102223.
  • ^ "Home".
  • ^ "Facilities". dmeacademy.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  • ^ Potkey, Rhiannon (January 16, 2017). "Tennessee tight end Croom named MVP of Tropical Bowl". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. p. 16. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  • ^ Hays, Chris (January 15, 2018). "Ellis shines at all-star showcase". Orlando Sentinel. p. C2. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Transfer from USC picks Gophers". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. January 14, 2019. p. C3. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  • ^ Quartey, Michael (January 24, 2024). "Electric College Football Fills Municipal Stadium for the 2024 Tropical Bowl in Front of the NFL". tropicalbowl.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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