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DRV PNK Stadium (pronounced as Drive Pink Stadium, formerly Inter Miami CF Stadium) is a soccer-specific stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Built on the site of the former Lockhart Stadium, the 18,000-seat stadium is the home pitch of Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer and its MLS Next Pro reserve side Inter Miami CF II. DRV PNK Stadium opened in 2020 as an interim venue for Inter Miami CF until the completion of the proposed Freedom Park stadium.

DRV PNK Stadium

Former names	Inter Miami CF Stadium (2020–2021)
Address	1350 NW 55th Street
Location	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Coordinates	26°11′35″N 80°9′40″W
Public transit	Broward County Transit: 55
Owner	City of Fort Lauderdale
Operator	Inter Miami CF
Capacity	18,000
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	May 8, 2019
Opened	July 18, 2020 (2020-07-18)
Construction cost	$60 million
Architect	MANICA Architecture
Tenants
Inter Miami CF (MLS) 2020–present Inter Miami CF II (MLS Next Pro) 2020–present
Website
Official website

The stadium is the primary headquarters for the team and its youth academy, in addition to further training grounds.[1]

History

The Fort Lauderdale Strikers announced in 2016 that they were moving out of Lockhart Stadium,[2] after which the stadium fell into a state of disrepair.[3] In January 2019, Major League Soccer expansion team Inter Miami CF announced its intentions to pursue the Lockhart Stadium site to serve as the club's training ground for its first team, youth academy, and future USL League One (USL1) team Fort Lauderdale CF. The Fort Lauderdale city council unanimously approved Inter Miami's bid for the Lockhart Stadium site in March 2019. In April, the Fort Lauderdale City Commission cleared Inter Miami to begin the demolition process.[3][4]

On July 9, 2019, the Fort Lauderdale City Commission unanimously approved a 50-year lease agreement for the Lockhart Stadium site with Inter Miami; under the terms of the agreement, the city of Fort Lauderdale will retain ownership of the property while Inter Miami will be responsible for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the new facilities.[5] The stadium is intended to be an interim facility for Inter Miami CF until the completion of the proposed Freedom Park stadium in downtown Miami; the expansion franchise was granted on the condition that a stadium eventually be built in downtown Miami.[1][6][7]

On November 13, 2019, Inter Miami CF announced that the club's inaugural home match would be scheduled for March 14, 2020, against the LA Galaxy.[8] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MLS season was paused.[9] Fort Lauderdale CF therefore played the first match of the new stadium, a 0–2 loss to Greenville Triumph SC.[10] Inter Miami CF would not play home matches until August 22, 2020, when they beat their in-state rival Orlando City SC 3–2 in the first MLS match at the stadium.[9]

On April 8, 2021, it was reported that Inter Miami CF had reached a naming rights agreement with AutoNation; the agreement was officially announced the next day. The stadium is branded as DRV PNK Stadium, a tie-in with AutoNation's breast cancer awareness campaign.[11][12]

Soccer

On December 9, 2020, the stadium hosted its first international match between the United States and El Salvador; the United States won 6–0.^{[citation needed]} During the 2021 MLS season, CF Montréal used the stadium to play their home matches since the start of the season after travel restrictions prevented the team from playing their matches in Montreal.[13]

Date	Home	Result	Away	Tournament	Spectators
December 9, 2020	United States	6–0	El Salvador	International friendly	2,500
July 2–3, 2021	Haiti	6–1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification – First Round	2,601
	Guatemala	4–0	Guyana		17,161
	Trinidad and Tobago	6–1	Montserrat		7,425
	Guadeloupe	2–0	Bahamas		100
	Bermuda	8–1	Barbados		2,025
July 6, 2021	Haiti	4–1	Bermuda	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification – Second Round	3,448
	Guatemala	1–1 (9–10)	Guadeloupe		3,571
	Trinidad and Tobago	1–1 (8–7)	French Guiana		1,124
March 27, 2022	Guatemala	2–1	Haiti	International friendly	unknown
June 11, 2022	Ecuador	1–0	Cape Verde		4,950
July 19, 2022	Inter Miami	0–6	Barcelona	Club friendly	19,113[14]
November 10, 2022	United States	1–2	Germany	Women’s International friendly	16,500

Transportation

DRV PNK Stadium is located near Interstate 95 at its junction with Commercial Boulevard (State Route 870) in Fort Lauderdale. The stadium has three designated parking lots for pre-purchased ticketholders and an additional lot for other visitors.[15] The nearest Tri-Rail commuter rail station is Cypress Creek, but additional nighttime train service is not provided for Inter Miami CF matches.[16]

In April 2022, Inter Miami CF announced a partnership with Brightline to provide passenger trains from Miami and West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale station with a dedicated shuttle for fans. The service, named the GOOOL Getter, will have three round-trips before and after home matches.[17]

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Inter Miami Stadium

Das Inter Miami Stadium (auch Inter Miami CF Stadium), aufgrund eines Namenssponsorings seit Anfang April 2021 offiziell Drive Pink Stadium (kurz: DRV PNK Stadium), ist ein Fußballstadion in der US-amerikanischen Stadt Fort Lauderdale im Bundesstaat Florida, das nach dem Abriss des Lockhart Stadiums an gleicher Stelle errichtet wurde. Das Stadion ist in die temporäre Heimspielstätte des MLS-Franchises Inter Miami. Zudem trägt das Farmteam Inter Miami II (ehemals Fort Lauderdale CF) seine Heimspiele in dem Stadion aus.

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- [en] DRV PNK Stadium

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[fr] Drive Pink Stadium

Le Drive Pink Stadium ou DRV PNK Stadium (anciennement dénommé Inter Miami CF Stadium) est un stade de soccer de 18 000 places situé à Fort Lauderdale, en Floride, aux États-Unis. Il est officiellement inauguré le 18 juillet 2020.

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