Hasely Crawford Stadium
The Stadium | |
Government of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Operator | Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 22,575 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 12 June 1982[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Trinidad and Tobago national football team San Juan Jabloteh F.C. | |
The Hasely Crawford Stadium, formerly the National Stadium, is located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. It was inaugurated and formally opened by Prime Minister George Chambers on 12 June 1982. On 30 December 1996, Prime Minister Basdeo Panday officially designated it "The Hasely Crawford Stadium", after track and field athlete Hasely Crawford, the first person from Trinidad and Tobago to win an Olympic gold medal.
History
The stadium, which is sometimes used by the
Currently the stadium has a capacity of 22,575 with the installation of individual seats. However, on 19 November 1989 Trinidad and Tobago played the US in a winner takes all WC qualifying match in front of somewhere between 30,000 - 40,000 fans.[2] Its theatre-style VIP Room holds 250.
References
- ^ Tobago, SporTT - The Sports Company of Trinidad and. "Hasely Crawford Stadium". www.sportt-tt.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Bill Reno (14 November 2014). "Relive Trinidad and Tobago 0-1 USA, Nov. 19, 1989". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- "Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation". Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2006.
- Hasley Crawford Stadium Archived 19 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine (sportt-tt.com)
External links
- Panoramic image from the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society
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