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UCF breaks ground on $88 million football stadium expansion, including new Roth Tower

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Published  December 12, 2024 10:11pm EST
Orange County
FOX 35 Orlando

UCF breaks ground on $88 million football stadium expansion

The University of Central Florida held a groundbreaking ceremony for its $88 million football stadium expansion project. Expansion plans for the Roth Tower include adding 1,236 club seats, 34 loge boxes, 34 sky bays, and 25 luxury suites.

The Brief

    • The University of Central Florida has started an $88 million expansion of its Roth Tower at the football stadium, adding club seats, luxury suites, and more.
    • The project, funded through the 2023 Tourism Development Tax Agreement, aims to enhance athletics and boost tourism.
    • Completion is targeted for fall 2026, according to Athletic Director Terry Mohajir.

ORLANDO, Fla. - The University of Central Florida held a groundbreaking ceremony for its $88 million football stadium expansion project. 

Expansion plans for the Roth Tower include adding 1,236 club seats, 34 loge boxes, 34 sky bays, and 25 luxury suites.

The state's Board of Governors approved the project in June.

The nearly $90 million comes from the Tourism Development Tax Agreement approved for the university back in 2023. This funding agreement allows funds to be used for "direct project costs, principal and interest payments associated with debt for the project, and associated financing costs," university documents said.

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Roth Tower expansion at FBC Mortgage Stadium (Photo: UCF Athletics)

"This is great! It’s going to help level set our athletics program and the community, but also it's going to create a lot of tourism," UCF Athletic Director Terry Mohajir said.

The expansion project has a targeted completion date sometime in fall 2026, according to Mohajir. 

The Source: Information is provided by the University of Central Florida Athletics Department, Orange County and previous reporting by FOX 35 News.

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