Philippine Sports Stadium
Title: Philippine Sports Stadium
Subject: Philippines national football team, Ciudad de Victoria, Iglesia ni Cristo, PhilSports Complex, Sardor Rashidov
The PSS football field in November 2014
Ciudad de Victoria, Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines
Iglesia Ni Cristo (New Era University)
Maligaya Development Corporation[1]
20,000 (football); 25,000 (concert)
3 hectares
Broke ground
Phildipphil
New Era University
New San Jose Builders
Generation Design Asia
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, an indoor arena. The stadium is the largest football stadium in the Philippines with a maximum seating capacity of 25,000.[3] 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.[4][5]
1 International sporting events
1.1 Football
1.1.1 Club
1.1.2 International
1.1.2.1 Matches
1.2 Rugby union
2 Other events
International sporting events
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.[6][7][8] 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.[9]
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.[10][11]
April 15, 2015 2015 AFC Cup group stage Global 4–1 Yadanarbon 2,000
May 13, 2015 0–0 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
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.[12][13][14]
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.[15] The stadium also held concerts of local artists as part of the 2015 New Year's Countdown event.[1]
Sports venues in the Greater Manila Area
Alonte Sports Arena
Blue Eagle Gym
Cuneta Astrodome
Filoil Flying V Arena
Makati Coliseum
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
Philippine Arena
PhilSports Arena
PSBA Arena
Quadricentennial Pavilion
Rizal Memorial Coliseum
San Juan Gym
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Ynares Center
Ynares Sports Arena
Biñan Football Field
McKinley Hill Stadium
PhilSports Football and Athletics Stadium
Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium
Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium
University of Makati Stadium
Wack Wack Golf and Country Club
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Batangas Racing Circuit
Carmona Racing Circuit
Clark International Speedway
Subic International Raceway
Amoranto Sports Complex
Enrique M. Razon Sports Center
Marikina Sports Complex
Moro Lorenzo Sports Center
Philippine Sports Center
PhilSports Complex
Rizal Memorial Sports Complex
Rosario Sports Complex
University of Santo Tomas Field
Casino Español de Manila
Club Filipino
Iglesia ni Cristo
Felix Y. Manalo
Eraño G. Manalo
Eduardo V. Manalo
Last messenger
One true church
Bloc voting
Prohibition on eating dinuguan
Lamsa
Moffatt
Television and film
Ang Tamang Daan
INC TV
Felix Manalo
DWIN
DXED
DYFX
DZEC-AM
DZEL
DZEM
Christian Era Broadcasting Service International
Eagle Broadcasting Corporation
INC Central Temple
F. Manalo (San Juan)
Punta, Santa Ana (current)
Capitol, QC
San Francisco del Monte
Bago Bantay
Washington (Sampaloc)
Punta, Santa Ana (former)
Iglesia ni Cristo Museum and Gallery (Quezon City)
Iglesia ni Cristo Museum (Santa Ana)
Ciudad de Victoria
Scenic, South Dakota
Conflicts with the Members Church of God International
2015 leadership controversy
Use mdy dates from April 2015
Athletics (track and field) venues in the Philippines
Football venues in the Philippines
Buildings and structures in Bulacan
Sports in Bulacan
Sports venues completed in 2014
2014 establishments in the Philippines
Manila, Metro Manila, Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia
Philippines, Unitarianism, Manila, Christianity, World War II
Thailand, Myanmar, India, Yangon, Mandalay
Santa Maria, Bulacan
Philippines, Bulacan, Central Luzon, Philippine Peso, San Jose del Monte
Philippines national football team
Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Germany, Singapore
Iglesia ni Cristo, Manila, Christianity, Philippines, Santa Maria, Bulacan
Philippines, 1991 Southeast Asian Games, 2005 Southeast Asian Games, Metro Manila, Makati
Uzbekistan, El Jaish SC, Uzbekistan national football team, Dubai, United Arab Emirates