Location | Frome, Westmoreland, Jamaica |
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Coordinates | 18°17′46″N78°09′00″W / 18.2960°N 78.1499°W Coordinates: 18°17′46″N78°09′00″W / 18.2960°N 78.1499°W [1] |
Capacity | 2,000 [2] |
Frome Sports Club is a multi-use stadium in Frome near Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica. [2] It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Reno FC. [2] The stadium holds 2,000 people. [2]
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