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{{Infobox venue|stadium_name=Riccardo Silva Stadium|nickname=|image=Riccardo Silva at Riccardo Silva Stadium.jpg|location=11200 Southwest 8th Street<br>[[Miami|Miami, FL]] 33199|coordinates={{coord|25|45|9|N|80|22|40|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=it}}|broke_ground={{Start date|1994|07|24}}|opened={{Start date|1995|09|24}}<ref name="opening">{{cite news |title=Heralding the New Stadium|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4D28BEA3FC1DB&p_field_direct-0=document_id|newspaper=[[The Miami Herald]]|date=September 24, 1995|accessdate=July 4, 2012|page=4}}</ref>|expanded=2001, 2008 and 2012|closed=|demolished=|owner=[[Florida International University]]|operator=[[Florida International University]]|surface=[[FieldTurf]]|architect=[[Rossetti Architects]]<br>BEA Architects|general_contractor=[[Odebrecht|Odebrecht Construction]]|suites=19|record_attendance=22,682 (2011 vs. [[Duke University|Duke]])|tenants=[[FIU Panthers]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (1995&ndash;present)<br /><small>Football (2002&ndash;present)</small><br><small>Track and Field (1995&ndash;2006)</small><br>[[Fort Lauderdale Strikers|Miami FC]] ([[USL First Division]]) (2009)<br>[[Miami FC]] ([[North American Soccer League|NASL]]) (2016–present)||construction_cost=$3 million <small>(Original stadium, 1994)</small><br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|3000000|1995}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})<ref name="FIU plans">{{cite news |title=FIU Plans $50 Million Stadium, Student Center|first=Risa|last=Polansky|url=http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/070308/story6.shtml|newspaper=[[Miami Today]]|date=March 8, 2007|accessdate=July 4, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206065628/http://miamitodaynews.com/news/070308/story6.shtml|archivedate=February 6, 2011}}</ref><br>US$54&nbsp;million <small>(New stadium, 2007)</small>|former_names=FIU Community Stadium (1995&ndash;2001) Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium (2001&ndash;2017)|seating_capacity=20,000<ref>http://www.worldofstadiums.com/north-america/united-states/florida/fiuriccardo-silva-stadium/</ref> (2012)|url={{url|1=http://www.fiusports.com/Facilities/Facilities/AlfonsoFieldatFIUStadium.aspx}}}}'''Riccardo Silva Stadium'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mls/article142503039.html|title=FIU Stadium gets facelift, new name after Miami FC owner gives record $3.76 million donation|work=miamiherald|access-date=2017-04-04|language=en}}</ref> is a [[college football]] and [[soccer]] stadium on the campus of [[Florida International University]] (FIU) in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]] and the home stadium of the [[FIU Panthers football|FIU Panthers football team]] and [[Miami FC]]. The stadium opened in 1995 and has a seating capacity of 20,000.