Hasely Crawford Stadium

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 the first person from Trinidad and Tobago to win an Olympic gold medal.

Hasely Crawford Stadium
The Stadium
LocationPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
OwnerGovernment of Trinidad and Tobago
OperatorSports Company of Trinidad and Tobago
Capacity23,000
SurfaceGrass
Opened12 June 1982[1]
Tenants
Trinidad and Tobago national football team
San Juan Jabloteh
Trinidad and Tobago vs Cuba Qualifying Match for the 2010 World Cup

History

The stadium, which is sometimes used by the Trinidad and Tobago national football team, hosted the final of the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. It also hosted games at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

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 USA 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.

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References
  1. Tobago, SporTT - The Sports Company of Trinidad and. "Hasely Crawford Stadium". www.sportt-tt.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. Bill Reno (14 November 2014). "Relive Trinidad and Tobago 0-1 USA, Nov. 19, 1989". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
Preceded by
North Harbour Stadium
Auckland		 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Final Venue
2010		 Succeeded by
Tofiq Bahramov Stadium
Baku


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