Guillermo Prospero Trinidad Stadium (officially known as Estadio Guillermo Próspero Trinidad which is part of the Compleho Deportivo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad), is a multi-purpose stadium in Oranjestad, Aruba. It is Aruba's national football stadium, named after Guillermo Trinidad, a politician from the same neighbourhood (Dakota).
History Opening stadium The Wilhelminastadion was opened on Saturday 12 April 1952, and named after Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, who abdicated four years before the opening. The new stadium had 1200 seats, the rest of the spectators had to stand. The festivities included a parade, a demonstration of calisthenics by 800 school children, and a football match between Bubali and Jong Santa Cruz. Jani Brokke, Dutch Antilles football player at the 1952 Summer Olympics, took the athlete's oath.
Renovations The first renovation was completed in 1994, along with a small expansion. The complex was reopened and renamed after the neighbourhood Dakota's local politician Guillermo Prospero Trinidad. In 2005 and 2006 some work was done on the grass and running track. The stadium had not been maintained for years when in 2018 the FIFA declared the stadium unfit for international footballgames.
