Inter Miami Stadium

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Inter Miami Stadium
Data
place 1350 NW 55th Street Fort Lauderdale , Florida 33309
United StatesUnited States 
Template: Coordinate / Maintenance / Stadium
start of building 2019
opening 18th July 2020
First game Fort Lauderdale CF - Greenville Triumph (0-2)
costs 60 million US dollars
capacity 18,000 seats
Societies)

The Inter Miami Stadium (also Inter Miami CF Stadium ) is a football stadium in Fort Lauderdale , Florida , which was built on the same site after the Lockhart Stadium was demolished. The stadium is in the seasons 2020 and 2021, the temporary home of the MLS - franchises Inter Miami . In addition, the Fort Lauderdale CF farm team plays its home games in the stadium.

history

The MLS - Inter Miami franchise , which is owned by an owner group led by David Beckham and will start playing for the 2020 MLS season , wants to build a new 25,000-seat stadium in Miami , Florida , which is to be completed by the 2022 season. The plans also provided for a stadium to be built on the grounds of the Lockhart Stadium in nearby Fort Lauderdale for the first two seasons of the franchise . In addition to a stadium with a capacity of 18,000, a training complex is to be built that the professional team and the academy will use. In May 2019, the demolition of the Lockhart Stadium began and then the construction of the new stadium, which mainly consists of steel stands. The cost of the project amounted to about 60 million US dollars . In addition to the MLS team, the Fort Lauderdale CF farm team will play their home games permanently in the stadium.

The stadium's opening was scheduled for March 14, 2020 as part of Inter Miami's first MLS home game against Beckham's former team, the LA Galaxy . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , however, the MLS suspended game operations in March and initially took it in early July 2020 with the MLS-is-back tournament at Champion Stadium , which is part of the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando , Florida , back on. The stadium finally opened on July 18, 2020 with the first game of Fort Lauderdale CF in USL League One , lost as a ghost game 2-0 to Greenville triumph .

Surname

The stadium was also called Lockhart Stadium and Fort Lauderdale Stadium during construction . These names were already wearing the Lockhart Stadium and a few meters away ballpark Fort Lauderdale Stadium , both of which were demolished for the construction of the stadium and the training ground. The Inter Miami stadium is now referred to as the Inter Miami Stadium or Inter Miami CF Stadium .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ It's official: Major League Soccer awards expansion team to Miami , mlssoccer.com, January 20, 2018, accessed July 8, 2019.
  2. ↑ Stadium plans in Miami in danger? , stadionwelt.de, March 15, 2019, accessed on July 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ New design: The other Lockhart Stadium , stadiumdb.com, March 19, 2019, accessed July 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ Inter Miami comes closer to 2020 debut with demolition of Lockhart Stadium , mlssoccer.com, May 8, 2019, accessed July 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ Inter Miami CF To Make Historic MLS Home Debut on March 14, 2020 , intermiamicf.com, November 13, 2019, accessed March 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ Greenville Tops Fort Lauderdale in League Opener , uslleagueone.com, July 18, 2020, accessed August 4, 2020.
  7. ↑ Our Plans for Lockhart Stadium , intermiamicf.com, April 2, 2019, accessed February 11, 2020.
  8. ↑ First Roofing Structure Installed at Fort Lauderdale Stadium , intermiamicf.com, November 1, 2019, accessed February 11, 2020.
  9. ↑ Behind the Scenes: Mas, Beckham tour Inter Miami Stadium , intermiamicf.com, December 8, 2019, accessed February 11, 2020.
  10. ↑ Seats Installed at Inter Miami Stadium , intermiamicf.com, January 18, 2020, accessed February 11, 2020.
  11. ↑ Beckham, Mas tour Inter Miami Stadium , intermiamicf.com, February 10, 2020, accessed February 11, 2020.
  12. ↑ Inter Miami CF Stadium , intermiamicf.com, accessed February 11, 2020.