The stadium was constructed for the
2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship which was hosted by Trinidad and Tobago, and was named for eight-time Olympic and World Championship medal winner and 1997 200m World Champion, sprinter
Ato Boldon. It hosted four of the six
Group C matches. It was also used for the
2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, in which it hosted one match from Group A, one from Group B, four of the Group C matches, one of the quarter-finals and both semi-finals. The stadium played host to a
World Cup qualifier on October 10, 2017, in which
Trinidad and Tobago defeated the
United States 2–1, which included an
Omar Gonzalez own goal, which resulted in the United States failing to qualify for the
2018 FIFA World Cup, the first time the US didn't play in the final tournament since
1986, as
Panama defeated
Costa Rica 2–1, with Panama qualifying for their first ever
World Cup, and also coupled with
Honduras' win against
Mexico 3–2, sending Honduras to the World Cup
qualifying playoffs where they lost 3–1 against
Australia. Prior to the match, the
United States complained of inadequate conditions after the track separating the pitch from the stands was flooded, forcing players to be carried across. ==References==