Ninoy Aquino Stadium

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Ninoy Aquino Stadium

Location	Manila, Philippines
Renovated	January 1989
Owner	Philippine Sports Commission
Operator	Philippine Sports Commission
Tenants
UAAP (1997-2000, 2006-2007) NCAA PBA Manila Metrostars (1998) PBL (1990-1996) Shakey's V-League

The Ninoy Aquino Stadium is one of two indoor sporting arenas located in the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, Philippines, the other being the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.

The arena is named after former Senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., commonly called as Ninoy Aquino.

The Ninoy Aquino Stadium was formerly an open air stadium before being converted into a covered indoor arena.

The arena hosted the volleyball tournament of the 1991 Southeast Asian Games and the table tennis competitions of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.

It has also hosted mostly college basketball games such as the UAAP, NCAA, NCRAA and the NAASCU. Currently, it is also known for hosting taekwondo tournaments, the two editions of the BSCP National Pool Championships and as one of the alternate venues of PBA basketball games it also played Manila Metrostars in the Metropolitan Basketball Association.

The venue's capacity is around 5,000-6,000.

Events hosted by Ninoy Aquino Stadium

Southeast Asian Games (1991 & 2005)
Hillsong United Live In Manila (2008)
27th FIBA Asia Championship (2013)

v t e Landmarks in Metro Manila

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Parks, squares, and natural landmarks	La Mesa Eco Park Manila Zoo Marikina River Mehan Garden Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center Paco Park Pinaglabanan Park Plaza Miranda Quezon Memorial Circle Rizal Park

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Infrastructure	Ayala Avenue Circumferential Road 5 Epifanio de los Santos Avenue Jones Bridge Manila-Cavite Expressway Marikina-Infanta Highway Metro Manila Skyway Ninoy Aquino International Airport North Luzon Expressway Port of Manila Roxas Boulevard South Luzon Expressway Tutuban railway station

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v t e 2013 FIBA Asia Championship

Stages	Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Classification rounds Final round Final

Venues	Mall of Asia Arena (main) Ninoy Aquino Stadium (secondary)

Teams	Bahrain China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong India Iran Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Korea Malaysia Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Thailand

General	Qualification Squads

Coordinates: 14°33′51″N 120°59′28″E / 14.56417°N 120.99111°E / 14.56417; 120.99111

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