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Pitbull Stadium

Pitbull Stadium in Miami, FL, home of Florida International. Capacity 20,000. Opened September 24, 1995.

Pitbull Stadium in Miami, FL
Pitbull Stadium, Miami, FLPhoto: Evill72, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
20,000
Opened
1995
Surface
FieldTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
20 ft
Florida International here
11–⁠4 games on file since 2024

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2024 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at Pitbull Stadium by season, 2024 to 202610k15k20k25k2024: 12,815 a game over 6 games; biggest 17,9222025: 13,864 a game over 6 games; biggest 18,0342026: 17,603 a game over 2 games; biggest 18,202’24’25’26

Biggest crowds on file

18,202Buffalo at Florida International2026
18,034Bethune-Cookman at Florida International2025
17,922Monmouth at Florida International2024
17,852Central Michigan at Florida International2024
17,638Florida Atlantic at Florida International2025

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

Weather on game day

Coldest kickoffs

Hottest kickoffs

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database).

The stadium’s history

Former names
FIU Community Stadium (1995–⁠2001)
Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium (2001–⁠2017)
Riccardo Silva Stadium (2017–⁠2022)
FIU Stadium (2022–⁠2024)
Opened
September 24, 1995
Architect
Rossetti Architects
BEA Architects
Surface over the years
FieldTurf
Expanded
2001, 2008 and 2012
Record crowd
22,682 (2011 vs. Duke)

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Pitbull Stadium.

From above

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The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 190 by 150 meters (610 by 500 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 7, 2026Florida International 22, New Mexico State 3
Sep 26, 2026Florida International 20, Long Island University 3
Sep 12, 2026Florida International 33, Buffalo 20
Nov 22, 2025Florida International 27, Jacksonville State 21
Nov 15, 2025Florida International 34, Liberty 27
Oct 21, 2025Kennesaw State 45, Florida International 26
Sep 20, 2025Delaware 38, Florida International 16
Sep 13, 2025Florida International 38, Florida Atlantic 28
Aug 29, 2025Florida International 42, Bethune-Cookman 9
Nov 30, 2024Florida International 35, Middle Tennessee 24
Oct 29, 2024Florida International 34, New Mexico State 13
Oct 22, 2024Sam Houston 10, Florida International 7

Pouring rights

Coca-Cola has the stadium’s soft-drink pouring rights. Single source.