Pitbull Stadium

Pitbull Stadium
Pitbull Stadium
Location within Florida
Pitbull Stadium
Pitbull Stadium (the United States)
Former namesFIU Community Stadium (19952001)
Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium (20012017)
Riccardo Silva Stadium (20172022)
FIU Stadium (20222024)
Location11200 Southwest 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199
Coordinates25°45′9″N 80°22′40″W / 25.75250°N 80.37778°W / 25.75250; -80.37778
OwnerFlorida International University
OperatorFlorida International University
Executive suites19
Capacity20,000
Record attendance22,682 (2011 vs. Duke)
SurfaceFieldTurf
Construction
Broke groundJuly 24, 1994 (1994-07-24)
OpenedSeptember 24, 1995 (1995-09-24)
Expanded2001, 2008 and 2012
Construction costUS$3 million (original stadium, 1994)
($6.19 million in 2024 dollars)
US$54 million (new stadium, 2007)
ArchitectRossetti Architects
BEA Architects
General contractorOdebrecht Construction
Tenants
FIU Panthers (NCAA) (1995present)
Football (2002present)
Track and Field (19952006)
Miami FC (2016–2018, 2020–)

Pitbull Stadium is a college football and soccer stadium on the campus of Florida International University (FIU) in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida with a Miami mailing address. It is the home stadium of the FIU Panthers football team and the Miami FC soccer team from the USL Championship. The stadium opened in 1995 and has a seating capacity of 20,000.