Lockhart Stadium

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Lockhart Stadium
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Location5201 NW 12th Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
OwnerCity of Fort Lauderdale
Capacity20,450
SurfaceGrass (FIFA-regulation pitch 75 yards by 116)
Construction
Opened1959
Construction cost$5 million USD renovation in 1998
Tenants
Florida Atlantic University Owls (NCAA) (2003-Present)
Miami Fusion F.C. (MLS) (1998-2001)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977-1983)

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 Fort 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
19982001
Succeeded by
last stadium