Orange Bowl Stadium
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The Orange Bowl Stadium is a stadium in the City of Miami, Florida, near downtown Miami, Florida. It is the home stadium for the University of Miami Hurricanes football team. It also hosted the Miami Dolphins until the opening of Dolphins Stadium in 1987. The Orange Bowl college football bowl game is named for the stadium, although it has been played at Dolphins Stadium since 1996. The Minor League Baseball Miami Marlins played certain games in the Orange Bowl from 1956 to 1960.
In addition to football, the stadium also hosts concerts and other public events. The stadium has a regular capacity of 74,000, and can seat up to 82,000 for concerts and other events where additional seating can be placed on the playing field. The stadium has an open east end that has a view of the city skyline. The stadium was built by the City of Miami Public Works Department. Construction began in 1936. The stadium opened for Miami Hurricanes football on December 10, 1937. It opened to the NFL on September 2, 1966. The stadium has also hosted a multitude of events including concerts by The Eagles, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Madonna, The Marlboro Soccer Cup, an AC Milan Soccer Game, some 1996 Summer Olympics soccer games, several NFL Super Bowls, the fomer North-South Shrine Game, and the namesake New Year's Day Orange Bowl Classic as mentioned above.
With the announcement of the new Florida Marlins Stadium, to be built on the east side of the Orange Bowl for the 2008 baseball season, the City of Miami and University of Miami have announced that a major renovation of the Orange Bowl will occur which will lower the seating capacity, modernize much of the stadium, and make it better-suited for both American football and soccer.
External links
- Official site (http://www.ci.miami.fl.us/PublicFacilities/Stadiums/Orange_bowl/)
- University of Miami Hurricanes Orange Bowl Stadium Page (http://hurricanesports.collegesports.com/trads/mifl-orangebowl.html)
- Aerial Views of Miami Orange Bowl Stadium (http://hurricanesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102000aaa.html)
- Orange Bowl Seating Chart (http://hurricanesports.collegesports.com/tickets/tickets-m-footbl-chart.html)