Tropical Park Stadium
Encyclopedia
Tropical Park Stadium is a 10,000-seat stadium located in Olympia Heights, Florida
, a CDP near Miami, Florida
. The stadium is located in Tropical Park
and was the home field of Miami FC of the United Soccer Leagues
. Many local high-school football teams use it as their home field.
The multi-purpose stadium
features an athletics track, and a grass field used for soccer, American football
, rugby
, and other various sports.
Tropical Park hosted matches during the 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
.
Olympia Heights, Florida
Olympia Heights is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 13,488 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Olympia Heights is located at ....
, a CDP near Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. The stadium is located in Tropical Park
Tropical Park
Tropical Park is a urban park in metropolitan Miami, Florida. The park is located just southwest of the intersection of the Palmetto Expressway and Bird Road , just east of South Miami.-History:...
and was the home field of Miami FC of the United Soccer Leagues
United Soccer Leagues
The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...
. Many local high-school football teams use it as their home field.
The multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
features an athletics track, and a grass field used for soccer, American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
, and other various sports.
Tropical Park hosted matches during the 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
The 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup was the third edition of the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, and also acted as a qualifier tournament for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The tournament finals took place in the United States of America between 19 November and 27 November 2006...
.