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Location | 23-1 Estate Bethlehem Upper Bethlehem, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Coordinates | 17°43′49″N 64°47′10″W / 17.7304°N 64.7860°W |
Capacity | 1,200 |
Surface | Artificial turf |
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Broke ground | 2017 |
Opened | August 11, 2019 |
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US Virgin Islands national football team |
The Bethlehem Soccer Stadium is an association football stadium in Upper Bethlehem, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. [1] The stadium is home to the US Virgin Islands national football team while the larger complex also includes the offices and technical center of the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation. [2]
The stadium can accommodate 1,200 total seated spectators on two grandstands. [3] It is the territory’s first soccer-specific stadium and was funded fully by FIFA. [4]
The transition of the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation offices to Bethlehem Estate began with FIFA Goal Project funding in 2015. [2] Construction of the technical center was scheduled to begin the following year and on the national stadium in 2017. The stadium was to be constructed to address a lack of footballing infrastructure and a proper national stadium. [5]
The stadium was officially opened on August 11, 2019 with a ceremony that included guests such as FIFA President Gianni Infantino and CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani. [6] [7] However, the stadium was already in use as the USVI olympic team hosted its qualifying matches for the 2020 Summer Olympics the previous month. [8]
The stadium hosted the senior men's national team for the first time on September 5, 2019 for a 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C match against the Cayman Islands. [9] [10]
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Location | 23-1 Estate Bethlehem Upper Bethlehem, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Coordinates | 17°43′49″N 64°47′10″W / 17.7304°N 64.7860°W |
Capacity | 1,200 |
Surface | Artificial turf |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2017 |
Opened | August 11, 2019 |
Tenants | |
US Virgin Islands national football team |
The Bethlehem Soccer Stadium is an association football stadium in Upper Bethlehem, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. [1] The stadium is home to the US Virgin Islands national football team while the larger complex also includes the offices and technical center of the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation. [2]
The stadium can accommodate 1,200 total seated spectators on two grandstands. [3] It is the territory’s first soccer-specific stadium and was funded fully by FIFA. [4]
The transition of the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation offices to Bethlehem Estate began with FIFA Goal Project funding in 2015. [2] Construction of the technical center was scheduled to begin the following year and on the national stadium in 2017. The stadium was to be constructed to address a lack of footballing infrastructure and a proper national stadium. [5]
The stadium was officially opened on August 11, 2019 with a ceremony that included guests such as FIFA President Gianni Infantino and CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani. [6] [7] However, the stadium was already in use as the USVI olympic team hosted its qualifying matches for the 2020 Summer Olympics the previous month. [8]
The stadium hosted the senior men's national team for the first time on September 5, 2019 for a 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C match against the Cayman Islands. [9] [10]