Greenfield Stadium (Trelawny)
Encyclopedia
Greenfield Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Trelawny
, Jamaica
that was completed in 2007. It has a capacity of 25,000 people. It was built under an agreement between Jamaica
and the People's Republic of China
, that saw the PRC Government put up at least US$30-million needed for the project.
It will mostly be used for cricket
and hosted matches during the 2007 Cricket World Cup
, including several warm-up matches and the opening ceremony of the championship.
The stadium has also been used for Jamaica's national football team as a second venue. The Reggae Boyz played a World Cup qualifier here against the Bahamas in 2008 and some Caribbean Cup matches were held there. For the 2011-2012 Jamaican National Premier League season, the stadium will be the home of Village United F.C.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Trelawny
Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
Trelawny is a parish in Cornwall County in northwest Jamaica. Its capital is Falmouth. It is bordered by the parishes of Saint Ann in the east, Saint James in the west, and Saint Elizabeth and Manchester in the south.-History:...
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
that was completed in 2007. It has a capacity of 25,000 people. It was built under an agreement between Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
and the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, that saw the PRC Government put up at least US$30-million needed for the project.
It will mostly be used for cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and hosted matches during the 2007 Cricket World Cup
2007 Cricket World Cup
The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's One Day International format...
, including several warm-up matches and the opening ceremony of the championship.
The stadium has also been used for Jamaica's national football team as a second venue. The Reggae Boyz played a World Cup qualifier here against the Bahamas in 2008 and some Caribbean Cup matches were held there. For the 2011-2012 Jamaican National Premier League season, the stadium will be the home of Village United F.C.
External links
- Aerial view
- Photos: General view Crease and stand
