GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 2024, 2025 & 2026 Florida High School Class 1A-7A Football State Championships will be held at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami. This will mark the first time Miami-Dade County has hosted the state championship event since 2006, and the first time it will be on the campus of Florida International University since 2005. The 2024 championships will take place Wednesday, December 11^th through Saturday, December 14^th.
 
“The FHSAA is excited about the upcoming Florida High School Class 1A-7A Football State Championships to be played at South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium in Miami,” said FHSAA Executive Director, Craig Damon. “Creating opportunities for our student-athletes has been a top priority of ours and this facility will provide a unique and memorable football championship experience to all participating student-athletes and coaches, as well as their traveling fans. We could not be more grateful for Florida International University’s efforts in making these championships a reality for the student-athletes of the State of Florida.”
 
Pitbull Stadium serves as the home site of the FIU Panthers football team and the Miami FC soccer team from the USL Championship. Opening in 1995, the stadium’s current seating capacity is 20,000. The stadium features a field turf surface, a 6,438-square-foot recently rebranded CleanBoss Club on the ground level, an upper concourse for additional fan seating and concessions, a jumbotron scoreboard and 19 luxury suites.

“We are thrilled to welcome Florida’s best high school football teams and their supporters to our beautiful campus and South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium to compete for state championships over the next several years,” stated FIU Director of Athletics Scott Carr. “Pitbull Stadium is a first-of-its-kind naming rights partnership, and we expect to deliver a first-class experience to every student-athlete, coach and spectator.”

In August, FIU Athletics announced a groundbreaking partnership with international superstar and entrepreneur Armando Christian Pérez, better known as Pitbull. The 10-year agreement had FIU Stadium rebranded as Pitbull Stadium, making it the world’s first-ever athletics venue with an artist possessing the naming rights.

While specific classification timeslots are yet to be determined, game times in Miami are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11th and 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. December 12th-14th. All times are EST. 



About the FHSAA
The Florida High School Athletic Association supervises and regulates interscholastic athletic programs for high school students at member public, private and charter schools. The organization also recognizes and honors academic achievement among student-athletes at nearly 850 middle, junior and senior high schools statewide. Headquartered in Gainesville, it is the official governing body for interscholastic athletics in Florida.



About Florida International University
Florida International University is Miami’s public research university, offering bachelor’s master’s and doctoral degrees, both on campus and fully online. FIU is an urban, multi-campus, public research university serving its students and the diverse population of South Florida. Designated a Preeminent State Research University, FIU emphasizes research as a major component in the university’s mission. With a student body of more than 56,000, FIU is among the largest universities in the nation and has graduated more than 300,000 alumni.