Daytona Stadium

Daytona Stadium
Larry Kelly Field
The stadium in 2007
A Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football game at the stadium in 2007
Map
Former namesMunicipal Stadium (1988–2018)[1]
Location3777 LPGA Boulevard
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
OwnerCity of Daytona Beach
OperatorCity of Daytona Beach
Capacity10,000[3]
SurfaceArtificial turf (since 2010)[4]
Construction
Broke ground1987
OpenedSeptember 2, 1988[2]
Renovated2018[1]
Construction cost$6 million[2] ($15.5 million in 2023)
Tenants

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.

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  3. ^ "Daytona Stadium". daytonabeach.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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  5. ^ Central Florida Sports Venues at OrlandoSports.org Archived 2009-12-25 at the Wayback Machine