Lockhart Stadium

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Lockhart Stadium
Location	5201 NW 12th Ave Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Opened	1959
Owner	City of Fort Lauderdale
Surface	Grass (FIFA-regulation pitch 75 yards by 116)
Construction cost	$5 million USD renovation in 1998
Tenants
Florida Atlantic University Owls (NCAA) (2003-Present) Miami Fusion F.C. (MLS) (1998-2001) Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977-1983)
Capacity
20,450

Lockhart Stadium, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a stadium that serves as the home of the Florida Atlantic University football team. The stadium is also currently used by Fort Lauderdale High School for home high school football games. Built in 1959 as an athletic facility for local high schools, it is part of a sports complex that also includes Fort Lauderdale Stadium. The stadium is owned by the City of Fort Lauderdale.

The stadium has served as a soccer-specific stadium, for two pro soccer teams. Lockhart was the home field for both the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League as well as the Miami Fusion of Major League Soccer. D.C. United's 1998 victory over Vasco da Gama was also held there.

Lockhart is set to be demolished in the near future, as the Baltimore Orioles and city of Fort Lauderdale have reached a deal to build a new spring-training stadium there.[1]FAU is planning to move into a new on-campus stadium.

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Preceded by Pro Player Stadium	Home of the Florida Atlantic Owls football 2003– current	Succeeded by current stadium

Preceded by first stadium	Home of the Miami Fusion 1998–2001	Succeeded by last stadium

Current Football Stadiums in the Sun Belt Conference
Cajun Field (Louisiana-Lafayette) • FIU Stadium (Florida International) • Fouts Field (North Texas) • Indian Stadium (Arkansas State) • Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (Middle Tennessee) • Lockhart Stadium (Florida Atlantic) • Malone Stadium (Louisiana-Monroe) • Movie Gallery Stadium (Troy)