The Hasely Crawford Stadium, located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is named after Hasely Crawford, the first person from Trinidad and Tobago to win an Olympic gold medal. Originally built as the National Stadium in 1980, the stadium was renamed to honour Crawford in 2001. The stadium holds 27,000 people. It hosted the final of the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. San Juan Jabloteh of the TT Pro League calls the stadium home. It also hosted games at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
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