Cottage Ball Park
LocationSandy Road,
Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius
Coordinates17°29′09″N 62°59′08″W / 17.4857192°N 62.9856942°W / 17.4857192; -62.9856942
OwnerGovernment of Saint Eustatius
Tenants
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

  1. ↑ "Paul Blokhuis reserves 1.5 million yearly for a healthier Caribbean Netherlands". Pearl FM Radio. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Kloosterboer, Karin. "Child on Sint Eustatius" (PDF). UNICEF. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "COTTAGE BALL PARK". Football Ground Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Contract Signed for Expansion of Fitness Center Sint Eustatius". BES Reporter. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Neighboring Islands Youth Soccer Tournament". Statia Youth Soccer Programme Foundation. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Cruyff Courts in the Dutch Caribbean". UEFA Foundation. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "CRUYFF COURTS DUTCH CARIBEN REOPEND BY ANOUK HOOGENDIJK". Cruyff Foundation. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Covering of Cruyff Court under construction". Statia Government. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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