Dayton Dynamo hoping to serve alcohol at games next season

“I was very disappointed that I wasn’t able to put together the match-day event the way I wanted at Welcome Stadium,” Satterwhite said.

“But knowing that it was only a transitional facility, we made do. I can’t tell you how excited I am to finally get to put on a proper soccer match experience. I have been waiting 18 months to finally get to put on a match at Chaminade Julienne. It’s a fantastic location to host a soccer match.”

While selling alcohol was out of the question at Welcome Stadium because it is owned by Dayton Public Schools, the ability to do so was essential to agreeing to move to CJ’s stadium.

(The team’s application for a license is still pending approval by the Ohio Division of Liquor Control.)

Chaminade Julienne president Dan Meixner said alcohol sales were “a topic of conversation as part of our consideration of having the Dynamo here.”

Previous experience hosting events such as an annual 21-and-over fish fry provide confidence the Dynamo games shouldn’t be a problem.

“Alcohol can never be served obviously at a high school event, but we occasionally have adult-centered events on campus,” Meixner said. “Because our community has demonstrated we can do this responsibly, there are adult-centered activities that can happen on campus in a limited way.”

He added the one-year deal between the Dynamo and CJ calls for the club to ensure appropriate security is in place on game days.

“Our trustees are comfortable with the precautions that we’ve put in place around these things, but also it will be pretty quick that if things go contrary to what we think it will be, we’re not going to be afraid to make a different decision,” Meixner said.

Satterwhite said there will be “slightly new branding” for the team next year with new uniforms expected to be unveiled before Christmas.

“In regards to what exactly we are planning for match days, I can only tell you right now that our match-day experience will start prior to the match as our lease gives us access to both fields at Roger Glass Stadium for our matches,” he said. “We are hoping that with our matches and prematch festivities that our matches will be the ‘go to’ events of the summer.”