Rizal Memorial Stadium

Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium
	The Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium
Earlier names
	Manila Carnival Grounds
Data
place	Manila , Philippines
Coordinates	14 ° 33 '48.3 " N , 120 ° 59' 31.2" E Coordinates: 14 ° 33 '48.3 " N , 120 ° 59' 31.2" E
owner	Philippine Sports Commission
operator	Philippine Sports Commission
opening	1934
Renovations	2011
surface	artificial grass
capacity	12,873 seats
Societies)
	Filipino national soccer team; United Football League; National Collegiate Athletic Association;
Events
	Far East Games 1934; U-19 soccer Asian Cup 1966; 1970 Asian U-19 football championship; Asian Athletics Championships 1993; Asian Athletics Championships 2003; Southeast Asian Games 1981; Southeast Asian Games 1991; Southeast Asian Games 2005; Asian Five Nations Games 2012; Philippine Peace Cup 2012, 2014; ASEAN Football Championship 2012 semi-finals ;

The Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium ( German Rizal Memorial, Athletics and Football Stadium , or Rizal Memorial Stadium for short) is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Philippine capital Manila .

history

Opened in 1934, it is the main stadium in the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex and is the national stadium of the Philippines . The sports facility is officially the home stadium of the Philippine national soccer team and offers 12,873 seats.

Among other things, it served as the main venue for the Asian Games in 1954 and the Southeast Asian Games in 1981 , 1991 and 2005 . Before its renovation in 2011, the stadium was in dire need of renovation and was not approved for international matches.