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Daytona Stadium

American sports stadium

Summary

American sports stadium

Field	Value
name	Daytona Stadium
nickname	Larry Kelly Field
former_names	Municipal Stadium (1988–2018)
image	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football game at Daytona Stadium.jpg
image_size	300px
image_alt	The stadium in 2007
caption	A Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football game at the stadium in 2007
logo_image	Daytona_Stadium_logo.png
location	3777 LPGA Boulevard
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
broke_ground	1987
opened	September 2, 1988
renovated	2018
owner	City of Daytona Beach
operator	City of Daytona Beach
seating_capacity	10,000
surface	Artificial turf (since 2010)
construction_cost	$6 million
tenants	{{ubl

Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 |Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (NCAA) (1988–present) |Mainland High School & Seabreeze 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 stadium in Daytona 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, a name honoring Lawrence J. Kelly, a former mayor of Daytona Beach.

History

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, located about 3 mi to the east. In 1994, the playing field was named after Larry Kelly, who served as mayor of Daytona Beach from 1974 to 1993. Originally with a natural grass surface, artificial turf was installed in 2010 and updated in 2017.

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.

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. However, , Daytona Stadium is absent from the DME Academy website.

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

References

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Lane, Mark. (2015). "Legendary Locals of Daytona Beach". Arcadia Publishing.
(August 24, 2017). "There's no place like... Municipal Stadium". [[Orlando Sentinel]].
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Potkey, Rhiannon. (January 16, 2017). "Tennessee tight end Croom named MVP of Tropical Bowl". [[Knoxville News Sentinel]].
Hays, Chris. (January 15, 2018). "Ellis shines at all-star showcase". [[Orlando Sentinel]].
(January 14, 2019). "Transfer from USC picks Gophers". [[Star Tribune]].
Quartey, Michael. (January 24, 2024). "Electric College Football Fills Municipal Stadium for the 2024 Tropical Bowl in Front of the NFL".

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