Ato Boldon Stadium

Ato Boldon Stadium
Location Couva, Trinidad
Coordinates 10°25′29″N 61°25′02″W / 10.424717°N 61.417185°W / 10.424717; -61.417185Coordinates: 10°25′29″N 61°25′02″W / 10.424717°N 61.417185°W / 10.424717; -61.417185
Capacity 10,000[1]
Surface Grass
Opened 2001
Tenants
Central
Club Sando

The Ato Boldon Stadium is an athletics and football stadium located in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago. It is currently the home ground of Central and Club Sando.[2][3]

History

The stadium was constructed for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship which was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago, and was named for eight-time Olympic and World Championship medal winner and 1997 200 m World Champion, Ato Boldon. It hosted four of the six Group C matches.

It was also used for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, in which it hosted one match from Group A, one from Group B, four of the Group C matches, one of the quarter-finals and both semi-finals.

References

  1. Ato Boldon Stadium Stadium Database
  2. Club Sando Soccerway
  3. Central FC Soccerway
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