Citrus Bowl
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| Citrus Bowl | |
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| Location: | 1 Citrus Bowl Place, Orlando, Florida 32805 |
| Coordinates: | 28°32′21″N 81°24′10″W |
| Opened: | 1936 |
| Owner: | City of Orlando |
| Construction Cost: | $115,000 |
| Seating Capacity: | 65,438 |
The Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium (formerly Orlando Stadium, Tangerine Bowl and Citrus Bowl) is a stadium in Orlando, Florida, USA, built for football, that seats 65,437.
It is the current home of Orlando City Soccer Club, a soccer team in USL Pro. It also hosts the Capital One Bowl, the Russell Athletic Bowl, the Florida Classic between Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman, the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, and Monster Jam. In the past it has served as home of several alternate-league American football teams.
From 1979–2006, it served as the home of the UCF Knights football team. It was also one of the nine venues used for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
On February 15, 2013, it was announced that Fifth Third Bank had purchased naming rights to the field for Orlando City matches. Its name during those will be Fifth Third Bank Field at the Citrus Bowl.
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Pay-Per-Views
| Date | Event | Attendance |
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| March 30, 2008 | WrestleMania XXIV | 74,635 |