Philippine Sports Stadium
Philippine Sports Stadium | |
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The Philippine Sports Stadium in November 2014 | |
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place | Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue , Philippines |
Coordinates | 14 ° 47 ′ 41 ″ N , 120 ° 57 ′ 2 ″ E |
owner | Iglesia ni Cristo (New Era University) |
operator | Maligaya Development Corporation |
start of building | 17th August 2011 |
opening | July 21, 2014 |
surface | Natural grass |
capacity | 20,000 ( football ) 25,000 ( concerts ) |
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The Philippine Sports Stadium , also known as the New Era University Stadium , is a football and athletics stadium in Ciudad de Victoria, a 140-acre tourist area in Bocaue and Santa Maria in the Bulacan Province , Philippines . The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 seats, making it the largest stadium in the Philippines in front of the Rizal Memorial Stadium - the country's national stadium. Next to the stadium is the Philippine Arena , one of the world's largest indoor arenas.
The Philippine national soccer team played two of their four home games in the 2018 World Cup qualifying in the stadium . In addition, the Group A games of the Southeast Asian Championship took place there in November 2016 .
Web links
Commons : Philippine Sports Stadium - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Stadium website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Donna Cueto-Ybañez: Iglesia opens world's largest indoor arena for centennial rites . July 20, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ Josh Albelda: A glimpse inside the Philippine Sports Stadium . In: Rappler.com . April 15, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ Hanwha E&C Completes World's Largest Indoor Arena Construction in the Philippines . In: KoreaBizwire.com . June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2017.