Cottage Ball Park
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| Location | Sandy Road, Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius |
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| Coordinates | 17°29′09″N 62°59′08″W / 17.4857192°N 62.9856942°W |
| Owner | Government of Saint Eustatius |
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| Sint Eustatius national football team | |
The Cottage Ball Bank is the main sports facility on the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius. The facility contains a football pitch, open-air swimming pool, sports hall, baseball field (known as the Fredrick Cranston Ball Field),[1] and several other fields. The facilities are also used by the island's schools.[2] It is the national stadium as it hosts the matches of the Sint Eustatius national football team.[3] In 2019 the Government of Sint Eustatius financed a number of renovation and expansion projects at the facility.[4]
The facility also houses a Cruyff Court football pitch with artificial turf which was donated by the Johan Cruyff Foundation.[5] Construction of the court began in 2006.[6] It was refurbished in 2019.[7] In 2021 a canopy roof was installed over the court.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Paul Blokhuis reserves 1.5 million yearly for a healthier Caribbean Netherlands". Pearl FM Radio. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Kloosterboer, Karin. "Child on Sint Eustatius" (PDF). UNICEF. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "COTTAGE BALL PARK". Football Ground Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Contract Signed for Expansion of Fitness Center Sint Eustatius". BES Reporter. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Neighboring Islands Youth Soccer Tournament". Statia Youth Soccer Programme Foundation. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Cruyff Courts in the Dutch Caribbean". UEFA Foundation. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "CRUYFF COURTS DUTCH CARIBEN REOPEND BY ANOUK HOOGENDIJK". Cruyff Foundation. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Covering of Cruyff Court under construction". Statia Government. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.