The Fond Playing Field is a football venue in Sauteurs, Saint Patrick Parish, Grenada. Redevelopment, which included increasing spectator seating capacity to 1,000; adding flood lighting; and resurfacing the playing field, was begun in 2013 and completed in 2016 with $1.6 million Euros provided through the FIFA Goal Project.[1][3] The property is owned by the government of Grenada and leased to the Grenada Football Association.[4] The ground is home to all GFA Premier Division clubs from the parish.[5]
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| Location | Prospect Road, Sauteurs, Grenada |
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| Owner | Government of Grenada |
| Operator | Grenada Football Association |
| Capacity | 1,000[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 2013–2016 |
| Construction cost | €1.3million (Renovation only)[1] |
| General contractor | Patrick Construction & Trucking Services Limited[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Grenada national football team Boca Juniors FC Chantimelle FC Hard Rock FC Mount Rich SC | |
References
edit- ^ a b c Straker, Linda. "$1.3M Upgrade for Fond Playing Field From FIFA". Now Grenada. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Grenada Goal Programme". FIFA. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ McIntyre, Abigeil. "S. O. A Lighting of the fond playing field". Grenada State of Affairs. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "GFA Annual Report 2013". Grenada Football Association. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Consultant Confident About Getting Fond Back on Schedule". Grenada Football Association. Retrieved 2 July 2017.