Riccardo Silva Stadium is a college football and soccer stadium on the campus of Florida International University (FIU) in Westchester, Florida. It is the home stadium of the FIU Panthers football team and the Miami FC soccer team from the USL Championship. It also has modern locker rooms, concession stands and numerous VIP areas for fans. Its combination of modern amenities and classic design elements make it a premier destination for sports fans from all over South Florida. It was built as a joint venture between FIU, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami-Dade Parks, and the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair. In anticipation of the inaugural FIU Golden Panthers football season in fall 2002, the university placed movable bleachers around the stadium's all-weather running track in 2001, which increased the stadium's capacity to 17,000 seats. Riccardo Silva Stadium is the perfect place to witness amazing rivalries between collegiate teams and enjoy the excitement of professional sports in a unique setting. With its award-winning design and state-of-the-art amenities, it's one of the premier venues in Miami and is