Jacksonville making soccer waves

[Ocklawaha]

Larry Kelly Field in Daytona Beach seats 10,000 BCU plays there as well as a minor league football team. I've been there and it's much like a micro big city stadium, with all of the perks... very well done.

It would be very cool indeed if Jacksonville had a smaller stadium for futbal and other sports. Something in the area of 20,000 could easily be used by JU football, and perhaps someday UNF too. A pro soccer team would be killer cool, but we must push to be in whatever the premiere league is in the nation.... otherwise, we're a budding 'next great city' with teams that play the likes of Biloxi and Tupelo. Get me a ticket for Jacksonville to play New York, Chicago, Dallas, OKC, Birmingham etc... but if we're playing Biloxi, I'll pass. We should perhaps be ramping up all of our sports, looking for that next level. PLEASE, no more games against The Fayetteville Fireantz!

OCKLAWAHA

[blizz01]

Multi-purpose.  Football, soccer, rugby; lacrosse, etc.  Perfect.

[Tacachale]

A multi-use facility could be cool. However, if and when UNF gets football, it will be played on campus. Ditto JU for the forseeable future. Additionally both schools already have good soccer fields (UNF has put $4 million into our soccer and track facility) so we wouldn't use such a stadium.

I would support a field if it could be soccer-specific for both a pro team and marquee amateur games, and also be used for concerts, rugby, high school football, lacrosse, etc. Pro soccer is a must. We could be a great MLS market someday soon, but we need to hack it in one of the upper-tier minor leagues first. That's what Orlando's doing, and they're currently on NY's heels for the next MLS franchise.

[tufsu1]

FYI...they expect 70,000 for tonight's match against Brazil in DC

[JaxByDefault]

Brazil has the footballing world's most traveling fanbase. A Brazil match played at the bottom of the ocean could get 40,000 national supporters and 30,000 footie fans who just want to see some (future) marquee club players.

[copperfiend]

I think they announced it at 67k.