Philippine Sports Stadium

Philippine Sports Stadium

The PSS football field in November 2014
Location Ciudad de Victoria, Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines
Coordinates 14°47′41″N 120°57′2″E / 14.79472°N 120.95056°E / 14.79472; 120.95056Coordinates: 14°47′41″N 120°57′2″E / 14.79472°N 120.95056°E / 14.79472; 120.95056
Owner Iglesia Ni Cristo (New Era University)
Operator Maligaya Development Corporation[1]
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 Era University
New San Jose Builders
Generation Design Asia
Structural engineer Phildipphil
Main contractors Phildipphil
Tenants
Philippine National Football Team (2014-present)

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.[2] The stadium was built right next to the Philippine Arena, the world's largest indoor arena.[3] The stadium is the largest football stadium in the Philippines with a maximum seating capacity of 25,000.[4] Its seating capacity is more than twice the seating capacity of the Rizal Memorial Stadium, the national stadium of the country which has a seating capacity of 12,000.[5][6]

Sporting events

Football

Club

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.[7][8][9] 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 lone goal for his team at the 19th minute.[10]

International

The first full international game held in the stadium was between the Philippines and Bahrain which took place in June 11, 2015 as part of the second round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Philippines defeated Bahrain 2–1 with Misagh Bahadoran scoring his first international goal in the 50th minute which is also the first goal made for a national team side at the stadium. Javier Patiño was the other scorer for the Philippine side scoring 10 minutes later after Bahadoran's goal. Abdulwahab Al Malood scored a consolation goal for Bahrain in 3 minutes into extra time, becoming the first goalscorer for a foreign national team side. The match was attended by about 6,000 people.[11][12]

Palarong Pambansa

Bulacan is being invited to bid and considered to host the 61st Palarong Pambansa 2018 and the main venue for the event would be the Philippine Sports Stadium since it can hold an event as big as the Palarong Pambansa.

Matches

Date Competition Team Result Team Spectators
April 15, 2015 2015 AFC Cup group stage Philippines Global 4–1 Myanmar Yadanarbon 2,000
May 13, 2015 0–0 Malaysia Pahang 1,708
June 11, 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC (Round 2)  Philippines 2–1  Bahrain 6,012
September 8, 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC (Round 2)  Philippines 1–5  Uzbekistan 7,500

Rugby union

The first rugby tournament held in the stadium was the 2015 Asian Rugby Championship Division 1 tournament, which hosted the teams of Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Singapore and the Philippines in May 6 and 9, 2015. The first rugby match was a match between Singapore and the Philippines held in May 6, with the hosts winning the match in extra time with the scoreline of 20–17. The Philippines later lost to Sri Lanka in the finals with the scoreline of 14–27.[13][14][15]

Other events

People in attendance during the Lingap Pamamahayag sa Mamamayan Medical, a dental mission organized by the Iglesia ni Cristo in November 2014

The stadium has also been used for concerts and non-sporting events. Along with the Philippine Arena, the Philippine Sports Stadium was used as a venue for the Iglesia ni Cristo's centennial celebration event held in July 27, 2014 with the stadium filled with 20,000 people during the rites.[16] The stadium also held concerts of local artists as part of the 2015 New Year's Countdown event.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Conception, Pocholo (21 December 2014). "Holiday treat: 2-night concerts at the Philippine Sports Stadium, all for P500". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Donna, Cueto-Ibanez (July 20, 2014). "Iglesia opens world’s largest indoor arena for centennial rites". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hanwha E&C Completes World’s Largest Indoor Arena Construction in the Philippines". The Korea Bizwire. June 10, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ Albelda, Josh (April 15, 2015). "IN PHOTOS: A glimpse inside the Philippine Sports Stadium". Rappler. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rizal Memorial or Philippine Stadium? Azkals manager asks fans preferred Suzuki Cup semis venue". InterAksyon.com. November 25, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Azkals game at INC stadium eyed". Yahoo! News. Manila Bulletin. July 31, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ Noveanto, Eric (April 11, 2015). "Philippine Sports Stadium to host first international fixture". Football Channel Asia. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ Murillo, Michael Angelo (April 16, 2015). "Global FC scores first AFC Cup win". Business Mirror. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ Leyba, Olmin (April 15, 2015). "Global FC faces Myanmar". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Match Summary Global F.C v. Yadanarbon". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf (12 June 2015). "Match Ratings: Philippines vs Bahrain". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  12. ↑ Songalia, Ryan (12 June 2015). "Azkals stun Bahrain 2-1 in World Cup qualifier upset". Rappler. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "PH Stadium venue of Asian rugby tilt". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  14. ↑ Navarro, June (7 May 2015). "Asian Rugby: Volcanoes repulse Singaporeans in extra time". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  15. ↑ Reyes, Jaelle Nevin (10 May 2015). "PH settles for 2nd in Asian Rugby". The Manila Times. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "INC centennial event sets world record: crowd at Bocaue said to have reached 2M". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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