Hasely Crawford Stadium
| The Stadium | |
 | |
| Location | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Operator | Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Capacity | 23,000[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 12 June 1982[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Trinidad and Tobago national football team | |
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.
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.[3] Its theatre-style VIP Room holds 250.
References
Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation accessed 2006-06-11
http://www.sportt-tt.com/Facilities/HaselyCrawfordStadium.aspx
External links
- Panoramic image from the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society
| Preceded by North Harbour Stadium Auckland |
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Final Venue 2010 |
Succeeded by Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Baku |
Coordinates: 10°39′41.48″N 61°31′58.92″W / 10.6615222°N 61.5330333°W