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Barbados National Stadium is a multi-use outdoor stadium in Waterford, St. Michael, Barbados. Occupying a 22-acre site, it was officially opened on 23 October 1970 by Prince Charles.[1] Situated approximately 4.3 km northeast of the capital city Bridgetown, it is located on Highway 2 at Stadium Road, Codrington, St. Michael The Stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of the Barbados national football team.

Barbados National Stadium

Barbados National Stadium
Location	Waterford, St. Michael, Barbados
Coordinates	13.120°N 59.605°W / 13.120; -59.605
Owner	Government of Barbados
Operator	National Sports Council (1 Feb 1978–present) National Stadium Corporation (5 May 1966–31 Jan 1978)
Capacity	5,000
Surface	Track and field
Construction
Built	1968–1970
Opened	1970
Tenants
Notre Dame SC

The stands are named after renowned Barbadian athletes: the Clarence Jemmott "A" Stand, the O'Donnell "Don" Norville "B" Stand, the VIP Stand, the James "Jim" Wedderburn "C" Stand, the Patricia "Patsy" Callender "D" Stand and also there is the Randolph Fields Velodrome and the Christie Smith Gate, the Reginal Haynes Gate, and the Jaycees Gate at the north side of the Stadium.

In 2006, FIFA condemned the stadium as unfit for purpose, as little improvement or repair had been made to it since it had opened in 1970. There were plans to demolish the existing stands and rebuild the ground before Barbados' 2010 World Cup qualification campaign began.[2] In 2011 the Barbadian government estimated the cost to re-engineer the stadiums' running track at 2 million dollars.[3] However, no date was determined as to when the funding could be sourced or the works could be carried out. In 2010 the stadium started hosting the Joseph Payne Memorial Classic, a competitive event among Barbadian secondary school students.[4] The National Stadium's five stands were closed to the public in April 2015 because of rusty pieces of debris which had fallen from the steel supports which held the roofs. From December 2018 to January 2019, the roofs on all the five stands were removed and plans were made to demolish and rebuild the whole stadium. It will soon be constructed into a brand new stadium with new improved stands, car parks and new LED stadium lights as soon as possible.

See also

• List of national stadiums
• List of stadiums by capacity

Further reading

• "National Sports Council facilities : The National Stadium". National Sports Council (Barbados). Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

References

External links

• Sports and stadiums in Barbados, Government of Barbados

На других языках

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[de] Barbados National Stadium

Das Barbados National Stadium ist ein Fußballstadion mit Leichtathletikanlage in Saint Michael auf Barbados, etwa 4 km nordöstlich der Hauptstadt Bridgetown. Es wurde 1970 eröffnet.[1] Das Stadion wird für Fußballspiele und Leichtathletikveranstaltungen genutzt. Es hat eine Kapazität von 5000 Zuschauern und verfügt zusätzlich über eine Radrennbahn.[2]

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- [en] Barbados National Stadium

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[fr] Barbados National Stadium

Le Barbados National Stadium est un stade omnisports barbadien (servant principalement pour le football) situé à Waterford, quartier de Bridgetown, la capitale du pays.

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