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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