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.
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[update], Daytona Stadium is absent from the DME Academy website.[8]
^"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.
daytona, stadium, originally, known, municipal, stadium, seat, multi, purpose, stadium, daytona, beach, florida, that, opened, 1988, stadium, home, bethune, cookman, university, wildcats, football, team, which, competes, ncaa, division, football, championship,. 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 5 a name honoring Lawrence J Kelly a former mayor of Daytona Beach Daytona StadiumLarry Kelly FieldA Bethune Cookman Wildcats football game at the stadium in 2007Former namesMunicipal Stadium 1988 2018 1 Location3777 LPGA BoulevardDaytona Beach Florida 32114OwnerCity of Daytona BeachOperatorCity of Daytona BeachCapacity10 000 3 SurfaceArtificial turf since 2010 4 ConstructionBroke ground1987OpenedSeptember 2 1988 2 Renovated2018 1 Construction cost 6 million 2 15 5 million in 2023 TenantsBethune Cookman Wildcats NCAA 1988 present 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 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe 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 update 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 editList of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiumsReferences edit 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 External links editBethune Cookman profile 29 10 23 N 81 7 3 W 29 17306 N 81 11750 W 29 17306 81 11750 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daytona Stadium amp oldid 1215690482, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
