The Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium (formerly Orlando Stadium, Tangerine Bowl and Citrus Bowl) is a stadium in Orlando, Florida, USA, built for football, which currently seats 70,229 people.
Its main events are the Capital One Bowl, the Russell Athletic Bowl and Monster Jam. It also hosts the annual Florida Classic between Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman and the MEAC/SWAC Challenge. It was also the former home of the Florida Tuskers, of the 2009 UFL.
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.
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