Do you want to know the best places to see sporting events in Miami? The city is home to some of the best teams in the country. Here’s where to see them.
Live sports are a huge part of Miami culture. The city’s mild weather means open-air stadiums and arenas allow jacket-free watching year round, with a raft of top teams in South Florida. Whether you’re a football, soccer, basketball, ice hockey, or baseball fan, you can find a sport that suits your preference indoors and out.
Football
Miami’s most famous sports franchise is two-time Super Bowl champs, the Miami Dolphins. The team plays their home games at The Hard Rock Stadium. The 65,000-seat venue is located at 347 Don Shula Drive, Miami Gardens, Florida 33056. In addition to the Dolphins, the stadium hosts the University of Miami’s Miami Hurricanes football team.
Soccer
“In creating a multi-faceted space, we will set a new standard of what sports complexes can be.” The club’s managing owner, George Mas said.” We look forward to delivering a food and entertainment destination for families to enjoy year-round. I can’t wait to welcome our fans to our state-of-the-art stadium and hear the chants as Messi and your Inter-Miami players take the pitch for the first time.”
Baseball
Loan Depot Park, formerly named Marlins Park, is home to MLB’s Miami Marlins. Its retractable roof makes it a convenient all-weather venue. Also convenient is its location — on 17 acres on the former Miami Orange Bowl site in Little Havana, about 2 miles (3km) west of Downtown Miami.
The stadium is LEED certified, meaning it’s environmentally friendly and holds 37,442 baseball fans. The park also hosts soccer matches and was designed in a neomodern form of baseball architecture.
Basketball
The Miami Heat’s 20,000 seater arena, the Kaseya Center, is located in Downtown Miami, on Biscayne Bay’s scenic waterfront. It is one of two major sports complexes in Miami, not in an open-air stadium. The arena is easily accessible and is directly served by the Miami Metrorail at Government Center station via free transfers to Metromover Omni Loop, providing direct service to Freedom Tower and Park West stations. It is also within walking distance from the Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre Metrorail station. The arena also hosts music events, has four restaurants, and encompasses a smaller 1000-seat theater for music and comedy shows.
Ice-Hockey
The only place you’ll likely need a jacket is watching the Florida Panthers. team play their home games at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida. Sunrise is just west of Ft. Lauderdale and just north of Miami. A part of Broward County, Sunrise is conveniently located at the center of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. The arena is currently the largest in Florida and second-largest in the Southeastern United States, behind Greensboro Coliseum. It holds around 20,000 and doubles up for basketball games and music concerts.
Conclusion
Unlike more northern states — where football or parts of the soccer season usually coincide with thermal clothing, whether you want to watch or play sports yourself — Miami is a haven for sports fans. It is one of the best cities to stay healthy by playing sports while getting out and about, watching the world’s best athletes at the peak of their powers.
