Fort Lauderdale Sports Guide: Teams, Venues and City Leagues

No major league team plays its regular home games inside Fort Lauderdale in October 2026: Inter Miami CF's first team now plays at Nu Stadium in Miami, and the Florida Panthers play at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise (Inter Miami CF) (Amerant Bank Arena).

The club says Nu Stadium was inaugurated on April 4, 2026 (Inter Miami CF). Inter Miami CF Stadium, at 1350 NW 55th St in Fort Lauderdale, seats 21,500 and sits next to the club's Florida Blue Training Center (Inter Miami CF) (Inter Miami CF matchday). The club says the stadium served as the primary home of its first team throughout its first six seasons and was where Inter Miami won its first MLS Cup title in 2025 (Inter Miami CF). The first team's home opener at Nu Stadium in Miami ended in a 2-2 draw with Austin FC (Inter Miami CF).

The Fort Lauderdale stadium has not gone dark. Inter Miami says it now hosts matches of Inter Miami CF II, the club's MLS NEXT Pro affiliate, plus academy matches, international events and community events (Inter Miami CF). In summer 2026 national teams including Colombia, France, Haiti, Norway, Scotland and Turkey trained or played there (Inter Miami CF). The club's Florida Blue Training Center in Fort Lauderdale has six natural grass fields and one turf field in a 50,000-square-foot facility that is home to all of its teams (Inter Miami CF).

One listing has not caught up. The Inter Miami matchday page still gives only the Fort Lauderdale stadium address and says its lots open 3 hours before kickoff of Inter Miami CF matches, with gates 90 minutes before (Inter Miami CF matchday). Those times apply to matches still played at the Fort Lauderdale stadium; first team tickets should be checked for the venue printed on them.

Florida Panthers open practices in Fort Lauderdale are listed by FTL War Memorial, 800 Northeast 8th Street, home of the Baptist Health IcePlex, which bills itself as the Official Community Hub of the Florida Panthers (FTL War Memorial).

FTL War Memorial lists Panthers Open Practices alongside public skating, youth hockey, girls hockey, adult hockey and a Panthers Skating Academy (FTL War Memorial). The IcePlex phone is 954.835.7080, and the venue gives hours of 9am to 9pm while noting that hours vary and the calendars carry the current schedule (FTL War Memorial). The same complex includes the War Memorial Auditorium, whose calendar lists concerts (FTL War Memorial).

Home games are in Sunrise. Amerant Bank Arena, which calls itself the home of the Florida Panthers, is at 1 Panther Parkway in Sunrise, Florida 33323, phone 954.835.7000 (Amerant Bank Arena).

Table sources: Inter Miami CF (facilities) (matchday); FTL War Memorial (FTL War Memorial); City of Fort Lauderdale (Aquatic Center) (Jimmy Evert Tennis Center); Amerant Bank Arena (arena).

The Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center at 501 Seabreeze Boulevard is home to the city's aquatic sports team programs: Swim Fort Lauderdale, Swim Fort Lauderdale Masters and the Fort Lauderdale Diving Team (City of Fort Lauderdale).

The city's 2022 pool statistics describe a West Competition Pool built in 2022, 50 meters long and 25 meters wide, with 10 lanes for 50-meter racing, 20 lanes for 25-meter and 25-yard racing, and permanent grandstands for 1,522 (City of Fort Lauderdale). The city calls its 27-Meter Dive Tower the tallest pre-concrete diving structure in the Western Hemisphere and offers guided Top of the Tower tours (City of Fort Lauderdale).

Fort Lauderdale's competitive swimming goes back to the Casino Pool of 1928, which the city calls the first Olympic-size pool in Florida, on what is now D.C. Alexander Park just south of Las Olas Boulevard (City of Fort Lauderdale). The present property was originally built in 1965 and is home to the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the city-owned Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex (City of Fort Lauderdale). The city counts 13 world records set in Fort Lauderdale, including three on the final day of the USA Swimming TYR Pro Series held April 30 to May 3, 2025 (City of Fort Lauderdale).

Meets reshape the public schedule. The fall 2026 hours run August 11 to December 6, and the calendar lists the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show from October 28 to November 1, and closes the pool November 13 to 15 for the SFTL Masters Fall Classic (City of Fort Lauderdale). Lap swim hours, day passes and parking are covered in the International Swimming Hall of Fame visitor guide in the landmarks section of Digital Towns.

The Jimmy Evert Tennis Center at 701 NE 12th Avenue in Holiday Park is open Monday to Friday 7:30 AM to 9 PM and weekends 7:30 AM to 6 PM (City of Fort Lauderdale).

The city calls it one of the nation's premier municipal tennis facilities (City of Fort Lauderdale). After its renovation the center lists 20 clay courts with a sub-surface irrigation system, a 700-seat stadium court, LED lighting and 13 shade structures (City of Fort Lauderdale). The city calls it the Home of Champions and the Home of Chris Evert, and its phone is (954) 828-5378 (City of Fort Lauderdale). A weather line, (954) 329-3975, reports rain closures at both Jimmy Evert and George English tennis centers (City of Fort Lauderdale). In October 2026 the page also posts limited court availability for annual court restoration, with the center staying open during the work (City of Fort Lauderdale).

One city page is out of date. The USTA National Open Clay Court Championships page for the Jimmy Evert Tennis Center still describes the event as taking place May 11 to 24, 2024, so it gives no 2026 or 2027 dates (City of Fort Lauderdale). A player planning around that tournament should call the center rather than rely on the posted schedule.

For pickleball, the city lists outdoor courts at Benenson Park, 1330 SW 33rd Terrace (6 courts, daily 6 AM to sunset), George English Park, 1101 Bayview Drive (8 courts, daily 6 AM to 9 PM), Holiday Park, 1150 G. Harold Martin Drive (6 courts, daily 6 AM to 9:30 PM), Osswald Park, 2220 NW 21st Avenue (2 courts, daily 6 AM to 9 PM) and Sunrise Middle School, 1750 NE 14th St (6 courts plus 8 temporary courts that need a portable net, weekdays 3 PM to sunset and weekends 6 AM to sunset) (City of Fort Lauderdale). Indoor pickleball carries an annual fee of $12.50 for residents and $18.75 for non-residents and is for adults 18 and over (City of Fort Lauderdale).

City of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation runs leagues and programs in basketball, boxing, flag football, football, pickleball, soccer, softball and volleyball, plus a Youth Sports Academy at Holiday Park (City of Fort Lauderdale).

The athletics page also lists youth sports development leagues and a set of athletic partner groups that offer programs to the Fort Lauderdale community through a partnership with the city, each contacted directly (City of Fort Lauderdale). The softball league at Mills Pond Park offers competitive and recreational levels, a 10 game regular season and playoffs for the top four teams in each division; the fall 2026 season began September 8, 2026, after a free agent tryout on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, and the league office is (954) 828-8943 (City of Fort Lauderdale). Players without a team can file the city's free agent form, and the list goes to managers who ask for it (City of Fort Lauderdale). The softball page carries a Mills Pond Park flyer and posts league scores and standings by division (City of Fort Lauderdale).

A practical point: registration dates for the Holiday Park youth programs are posted on the athletics page, and the city says partner groups should be contacted directly, so a Fort Lauderdale family comparing soccer or football options checks both the city listing and the partner group before a season opens (City of Fort Lauderdale).

No separate Digital Towns guides sit under the Fort Lauderdale sports section yet, so this page answers the main sports questions itself and points to two related guides for the rest.

The International Swimming Hall of Fame visitor guide, in the Fort Lauderdale landmarks section, covers what is open at the Hall of Fame site, public swim hours, admission and parking at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center. The Fort Lauderdale recreation hub covers beach parks, Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, boating and the parks bond projects, which overlap with sports for anyone who plays on city fields and courts.

Last verified: October 18, 2026, on the City of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation website, with team and venue facts taken from Inter Miami CF, FTL War Memorial and Amerant Bank Arena.