Quirino Stadium

For the venue in Manila, see Quirino Grandstand.
Quirino Stadium
Full name President Elpidio Quirino Stadium
Location Bantay, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
Coordinates 17°34′39.1″N 120°23′24″E / 17.577528°N 120.39000°E / 17.577528; 120.39000Coordinates: 17°34′39.1″N 120°23′24″E / 17.577528°N 120.39000°E / 17.577528; 120.39000
Surface Artificial turf
Construction
Renovated 2016

The President Elpidio Quirino Stadium, simply known as the Quirino Stadium is a sports facility in the town of Bantay, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.

Facilities

The sports facility used to be unadorned until the completion of the Quirino Stadium's rehabilitation in April 2016[1] by the Ilocos Sur Government in February 2014.[2] A inauguration ceremony was held in April 30, 2016 following the renovations. New installments on the facility were a blue rubberized athletics track, basketball and lawn tennis courts, as well as an artificial turf on the existing football field.[1][3]Firmbuilders, Inc. was involved in the rehabilitation of the sports facility.[4]

The Ilocos Sur provincial government rehabilitated the place in line with its plans to bid to host the 2018 Palarong Pambansa.[5] Ilocos Sur will also host the Region 1 Athletic Association meet in 2017.[1]The province initially meant the rehabilitation to be part of its bid to host the 2017 edition of the Palarong Pambansa.[6]

A beach volleyball court is being installed inside the stadium. A covered court for indoor sports, a swimming pool and billeting quarters were also planned to be built in a later date.[5] [5]

International matches

The Quirino Stadium hosted the first international match of the Philippine national football team in Northern Luzon against Australian club Perth Glory FC.[7] [8] The match attended by 6,000 people[9] on June 26, 2016 ended in a 0-2 defeat for the Philippine national side.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "IS to Host Next R1AA, New Stadium Inaugurated". Department of Education (Philippines). 3 May 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. "BANTAY - Photos of Grounbreaking Ceremony for Quirino Stadium Rehabilitation". Ilocos Daily. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. Landingin, JJ (30 April 2016). "New turf". Amianan Balita Ngayon. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  4. "About". Firmbuilders, Inc. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Bantay to bid for Palaro with state-of-art facility". The Philippine Star. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  6. Pacris, Ben P. (13 May 2015). "Quirino Stadium sa Ilocos Sur, gagawing modernong sports arena" [Quirino Stadium in Ilocos Sur to be made into a modern sports arena] (in Filipino). Amianan Balita Ngayon. Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  7. Realgo, Bryan (22 June 2016). "Azkals set to face Australia's Perth Glory in Ilocos". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  8. Lazaro, Freddie. "Quirino Stadium hosts game between PH, Aus". Tempo. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  9. Tupas, Cedelf. "Perth Glory booters hold down Azkals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  10. "Glory wraps up Philippines trip with 2-0 win". Perth Glory F.C. Website. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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