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