Hasely Crawford Stadium

Coordinates: 10°39′41.48″N 61°31′58.92″W / 10.6615222°N 61.5330333°W

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Hasely Crawford Stadium
Tenants
The Stadium


Location	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Owner	Government of Trinidad and Tobago
Operator	Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago
Capacity	22,575
Surface	Grass
Opened	12 June 1982
Trinidad and Tobago national football team San Juan Jabloteh F.C. Defence Force F.C.

The stadium hosting Trinidad and Tobago vs Cuba qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup.

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.^[1] 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 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. It hosted athletics and the opening ceremony for the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games.

Currently the stadium has a capacity of 22,575 with the installation of individual seats.^[1] 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

^ ^a ^b "Hasely Crawford Stadium – SPORTT". Retrieved 1 October 2024.
^ 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.

Preceded by North Harbour Stadium Auckland	FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Final Venue 2010	Succeeded by Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Baku

10°39′41.48″N 61°31′58.92″W / 10.6615222°N 61.5330333°W / 10.6615222; -61.5330333

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General	Trinidad and Tobago Football Association History Managers
Venues	Hasely Crawford Stadium
Statistics	Cup results FIFA World Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup
Players	International footballers
FIFA World Cup	2006
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup	1967 1969 1971 1973 1985 1989 1991 1996 1998 2000 2002 2005 2007 2013 2015 2019 2021 2023
Notable matches	Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 United States (1989) 2006 World Cup CONCACAF–AFC play-off Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 United States (2017)
Noted rivalries	Jamaica United States
Other teams	Men U-20 U-17 Women U-17 Futsal Beach

v t e Stadiums in Trinidad and Tobago
Hasely Crawford Stadium Larry Gomes Stadium Ato Boldon Stadium Manny Ramjohn Stadium Dwight Yorke Stadium Brian Lara Cricket Academy Queen's Park Oval Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground Diego Martin Sporting Complex

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