Philippine Sports Stadium

Philippine Sports Stadium
Location Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines
Coordinates 14°47′41″N 120°57′2″E / 14.79472°N 120.95056°ECoordinates: 14°47′41″N 120°57′2″E / 14.79472°N 120.95056°E
Owner Iglesia Ni Cristo (New Era University)
Operator Maligaya Development Corporation
Capacity 20,000 (football); 25,000 (concert)
Acreage 3 hectares
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground August 17, 2011
Opened July 21, 2014
Architect Phildipphil
Project manager New San Jose Builders
Main contractors Phildipphil

The Philippine Sports Stadium, also known as New Era University (NEU) Stadium, is a football and track stadium at Ciudad de Victoria, a 140-hectare tourism enterprise zone in the towns of Bocaue and Santa Maria in Bulacan, Philippines.[1] The stadium was built right next to the Philippine Arena, an indoor arena. The stadium is the largest football stadium in the Philippines with a maximum seating capacity of 25,000.[2] Its seating capacity is more than twice the seating capacity of the Rizal Memorial Stadium, the national stadium of the country which has the seating capacity of 12,000.[3][4]

History

Philippine Sports Stadium

The first football match and major sporting event to be held at the Philippine Sports Stadium was between clubs Global and Yadanarbon in April 15, 2015. About 2,000 people attended the match. The Philippine-based Global defeated Yadanarbon of Myanmar, 4–1 in a group stage match at the 2015 AFC Cup.[5][6][7] Mark Hartmann was the first football player to make a goal at the stadium scoring at the 16th minute from a penalty kick. Yan Paing was the first foreigner and football player from a foreign-based club to make a goal at the stadium scoring the loan goal for his team at the 19th minute. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Donna, Cueto-Ibanez (July 20, 2014). "Iglesia opens world’s largest indoor arena for centennial rites". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ Albelda, Josh (April 15, 2015). "IN PHOTOS: A glimpse inside the Philippine Sports Stadium". Rappler. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rizal Memorial or Philippine Stadium? Azkals manager asks fans preferred Suzuki Cup semis venue". InterAksyon.com. November 25, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Azkals game at INC stadium eyed". Yahoo! News. Manila Bulletin. July 31, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ Noveanto, Eric (April 11, 2015). "Philippine Sports Stadium to host first international fixture". Football Channel Asia. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ Murillo, Michael Angelo (April 16, 2015). "Global FC scores first AFC Cup win". Business Mirror. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ Leyba, Olmin (April 15, 2015). "Global FC faces Myanmar". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Match Summary Global F.C v. Yadanarbon". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
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