Thomas Robinson Stadium

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Thomas Robinson Stadium
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The stadium in 2012
Thomas Robinson Stadium
Full nameThomas A. Robinson National Stadium
LocationQueen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas
Coordinates 25°3′15.77″N77°21′36.78″W / 25.0543806°N 77.3602167°W / 25.0543806; -77.3602167
Owner Bahamas Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture
Capacity 15,023 (expandable to 23,000)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1981
Opened1981
Renovated2005 for the CAC Championship
2014 for the IAAF World Relays
ExpandedFebruary 23, 2012
Tenants
Bahamas national football team
College of the Bahamas
Bahamas Bowl (2014–present)

Thomas Robinson Stadium, officially Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. The largest stadium in the country, it is used primarily for soccer matches. The stadium is also the home of the Bahamas Bowl, an annual NCAA Division I college football (American football) bowl game.

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The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people, and can be expanded to hold 23,000 people. [1] It is named after Thomas A. Robinson, a sprinter who represented The Bahamas at several Olympic Games. [2] [3]

Bahamas national football team

On 22 August 2011, the Bahamas national football team was withdrawn by FIFA from the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Some days later, Bahamas Football Association current president Anton Sealey said the reason was the incomplete construction of the Thomas Robinson Stadium project in Nassau.[ citation needed ]

Bahamas Bowl (NCAA)

The Bahamas Bowl is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctioned bowl game in American college football at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level, first played in December 2014 at Thomas Robinson Stadium. Through the January 2025 playing, each game has involved a team from Conference USA (C-USA), with all but one of their opponents coming from the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Due to renovations at the stadium, the December 2023 edition of the bowl was played at an alternate site, Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, [4] and was named for a local sponsor (Famous Toastery) of that contest. [5]

IAAF World Relays

In 2014, Thomas Robinson Stadium served as the host of the inaugural IAAF World Relays, a relay athletics meet organized by the IAAF. A new Mondo track was installed for the competition. [6] The Stadium also hosted the 2015 and 2017 IAAF World Relays, and had hosted the 2024 World Athletics Relays.

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The most popular sports in the Bahamas are those of colonial British origin as well as those adopted from neighbouring United States. They include athletics, basketball, baseball, American football, swimming, softball, tennis, boxing, and volleyball track.

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  1. http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/bis-news-updates/National_Stadium_will_provide_economic_opportunities_for_The_Bahamas_printer.shtml ... capacity to be expanded to accommodate 23,000 seats
  2. http://www.jonesbahamas.com/news/123/ARTICLE/20122/2009-07-24.html%5B‍%5D ...the Track and Field stadium in Nassau was named in his honour.
  3. http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=52345.html ...The stadium in Nassau was named after him in 1981
  4. Lee, Hank (26 October 2023). "The Bahamas Bowl Will Be Played in Charlotte This Year. Here's Why". WCNC. Retrieved 16 December 2023. ESPN said it anticipates the Bahamas Bowl will return to Nassau in 2024 once renovations to the stadium are complete.
  5. Hofheimer, Bill (14 November 2023). "Famous Toastery Named Title Sponsor of ESPN Events' Charlotte Bowl Game". ESPN Pressroom (Press release). ESPN . Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  6. "Stadium renovations on target for the World Relays". www.tribune242.com.