The Synthetic Track and Field Facility in
Leonora, Guyana
Leonora is a village in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region 3), one of Guyana's 10 regions. Its subdivisions are Pasture, Sea Field, Para Field, Groenveldt and Sea Spray. The neighboring villages are Anna Catherina and Uitvlugt. Leonora encompa ...
is a 3000-seat multi-sport facility that is used by football club
Slingerz FC
Slingerz FC is a Guyanese football club based in Vergenoegen. The club competes in the West Demerara Senior League, one of several regional leagues in Guyana. Founded in 2013, the club never qualified for the GFF National Super League, the top ...
as their home stadium. It is also used to host youth sports events. In 2018, it hosted six matches of the
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
The 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification is a women's football competition which decides the participating teams of the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship.
A total of eight teams played in the final tournament, which was held in the Un ...
, three featuring Guyana and three featuring other teams.
Construction
Costing approximately G$1.084 billion (US$ million), the facility officially began construction in December 2010 and was split into two phases. Phase one consisted of drain and irrigation works and the main access road, whilst Phase two consisted of making the actual track and other sports fields.
Early on, the facility was scheduled to be opened on 27 March 2015,
but was postponed 17 April.
See also
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Football in Guyana
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
References
Football venues in Guyana
{{Buildings in Guyana