 The stadium in 2012 | |
 Interactive map of Thomas Robinson Stadium | |
| Full name | Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre,Nassau, Bahamas |
| Coordinates | 25°3′15.77″N77°21′36.78″W / 25.0543806°N 77.3602167°W /25.0543806; -77.3602167 |
| Owner | Bahamas Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture |
| Capacity | 15,023 (expandable to 23,000) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1981 |
| Opened | 1981 |
| Renovated | 2005 for theCAC Championship 2014 for theIAAF World Relays |
| Expanded | February 23, 2012 |
| Tenants | |
| Bahamas national football team College of the Bahamas Bahamas Bowl (2014–present) | |
Thomas Robinson Stadium, officiallyThomas A. Robinson National Stadium, is amulti-purpose stadium inNassau, Bahamas. The largest stadium in the country, it is used primarily forsoccer matches. The stadium is also the home of theBahamas Bowl, an annual NCAA Division Icollege football (American football) bowl game.
The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people, and can be expanded to hold 23,000 people.[1] It is named afterThomas A. Robinson, asprinter who represented theBahamas internationally at theEmpire and Commonwealth Games and four summerOlympic Games.[2][3]
On 22 August 2011, theBahamas national football team was withdrawn byFIFA from the2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Some days later,Bahamas Football Association current presidentAnton Sealey said the reason was the incomplete construction of the Thomas Robinson Stadium project inNassau.[citation needed]
The Bahamas Bowl is aNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctionedbowl game in Americancollege football at theFootball Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level, first played in December 2014 at Thomas Robinson Stadium. Through the January 2025 playing, each game has involved a team fromConference USA (C-USA), with all but one of their opponents coming from theMid-American Conference (MAC). Due to renovations at the stadium, the December 2023 edition of the bowl was played at an alternate site,Jerry Richardson Stadium inCharlotte, North Carolina,[4] and was named for a local sponsor (Famous Toastery) of that contest.[5]
In 2014, Thomas Robinson Stadium served as the host of the inauguralIAAF World Relays, a relay athletics meet organized by theIAAF. A newMondo track was installed for the competition.[6] The Stadium also hosted the 2015 and 2017 IAAF World Relays, and had hosted the2024 World Athletics Relays.
ESPN said it anticipates the Bahamas Bowl will return to Nassau in 2024 once renovations to the stadium are complete.