The Hasely Crawford Stadium, formerly the National Stadium, is located in Port of Spain,

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. It was inaugurated and formally opened by Prime Minister

George Chambers The Hon. George Michael Chambers ORTT (4 October 1928 – 4 November 1997)

on 12 June 1982. On 30 December 1996, Prime Minister

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officially designated it "The Hasely Crawford Stadium", after the first person from Trinidad and Tobago to win an

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gold medal.

History

The stadium, which is sometimes used by the

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, 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 US in a winner takes all WC qualifying match in front of somewhere between 30,000 - 40,000 fans. Its theatre-style VIP Room holds 250.

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