Lockhart Stadium

  • Fort Lauderdale Strikers ( NASL, 1977-1983 )
  • Fort Lauderdale Strikers (ASL, 1988-1989/APSL, 1990-1994 )
  • Fort Lauderdale Strikers ( USL -2, 1994-1997)
  • Fort Lauderdale Strikers ( NASL, since 2009)
  • Miami Fusion ( MLS, 1998-2001)
  • Florida Atlantic Owls ( NCAA Football, 2003-2010 )
  • Fort Lauderdale Barracudas (SFL, since 2011 )

The Lockhart Stadium is an American football stadium as well as the football stadium in the U.S. city of Fort Lauderdale in Florida. Built in 1959 plant is east of the airport Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and south of the Fort Lauderdale Stadium located. To play the game box to arrange the main stand (South) and the back rank (North), to three -quarters of the length of. Located behind The run around the field corners, but are not connected to the side stands. A roof does not own the stadium and offer visitors to 20,450 seats. In addition to the stadium in addition there are three conference and function rooms. The largest room can accommodate up to 400 persons and 250 persons for banquets.

History

By 2010, the Lockhart Stadium was home to the NCAA football team, the Florida Atlantic University Owls called. In October 2011 one wants to move to the new FAU Football Stadium. Furthermore, use of the football teams in the Fort Lauderdale High School, Stranahan High School, Northeast High School Oakland park and the Dillard High School stadium.

In 1977, for the first time joined a football team named Fort Lauderdale Strikers ( NASL ) in the sports venue. By 1983 the team was, for, inter alia, Gerd Müller and George Best competed, native to the sports facility. 1988 there was again a team named Fort Lauderdale Strikers; the 1988 and 1989 played in the ASL and from 1990 to 1994 belonged to the APSL. From 1994 to 1997, the third team in the Fort Lauderdale Strikers existed; this time they were represented in the USL -2. Since 2011, the fourth team enters with the name Fort Lauderdale Strikers ( NASL ); the team was called to February 2011 Miami FC. The first game in April 2011 lost the Strikers in the home stadium before 6,402 spectators with 1:2 against FC Edmonton.

As of 1998, the Miami Fusion of MLS was another tenant of the stadium. After three years of the merger was withdrawn from the league due to financial problems. Since June 2011, the Gridiron football team plays the Fort Lauderdale Barracudas of the newly founded SFL at Lockhart Stadium. On 10 August 2011, the national soccer teams of Honduras and Venezuela clashed in Fort Lauderdale. The Hondurans won before 13,133 visitors 2-0 gates.

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