Municipal Stadium, Multi-purpose stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Stadium, originally Municipal Stadium, is a 10,000-seat stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida, opened in 1988. Its gridiron is named Larry Kelly Field after the former mayor. The natural grass surface was replaced by artificial turf in 2010 and updated in 2017.
Municipal Stadium opened in 1988, paid for partly by the City of Daytona Beach from the sale of another stadium and by a donation from Daytona International Speedway, about 3 miles to the east. In 1994 the playing field, not the stadium, was named Larry Kelly Field after Lawrence J. Kelly, mayor from 1974 to 1993. The stadium itself took the name Daytona Stadium in 2018 under DME Academy's 30-year lease.
The stadium serves as the home field for Bethune-Cookman University's Wildcats football team and hosts competitions from local high schools. It functions as a gathering place where the community comes together to watch and celebrate athletic achievements.
The stadium sits about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Daytona International Speedway, so allow travel time between the two venues. The playing surface is artificial turf, installed in 2010 and updated in 2017, and the field is named Larry Kelly Field. Seating capacity is listed as 10,000, though one source gives 15,000.
The stadium hosted the NAIA Football National Championship game for five straight seasons, from 2014 through 2018. The Tropical Bowl, a postseason college all-star game, was also played here in January 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2024.
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