![]() The stadium in 2012 (photo by Marvin Storr) | |
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Full name | Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium |
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Location | Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas |
Owner | Bahamas Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture |
Capacity | 15,023 (expandable to 23,000) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1981 |
Opened | 1981 |
Renovated | 2005 for the CAC Championship 2014 for the IAAF World Relays |
Expanded | February 23, 2012 |
Tenants | |
Bahamas national football team College of the Bahamas Bahamas Bowl (2014–present) |
Thomas Robinson Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. The largest stadium in the country, it is currently used mostly for soccer matches. The stadium currently has a capacity of 15,000 people, but has the ability to be expanded to hold 23,000 people.[1] The stadium is also the home of the NCAA Division I College Football (American football) bowl game the Bahamas Bowl.
The stadium is named after Thomas A. "Tom" Robinson, a former track and field star who represented The Bahamas at several Olympic Games.[2][3]