City of Imus Grandstand and Track Oval

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City of Imus Grandstand and Track Oval
City of Imus Granstand Feb 2019.jpg
The Imus Grandstand in February 2019
City of Imus Grandstand and Track Oval
Location Imus, Cavite, Philippines
Coordinates 14°23′32.7″N120°55′09.6″E / 14.392417°N 120.919333°E / 14.392417; 120.919333
Owner Imus City Government
Capacity 4,800
OpenedOctober 12, 2018
Tenants
Mendiola 1991

The City of Imus Grandstand and Track Oval (CIGTO) is a multi-purpose stadium, used mostly for football and athletics, in Imus, Cavite, Philippines. It was inaugurated on October 12, 2018 [1] [2] and is situated beside the Ospital ng Imus. [3]

The stadium was among the venues for men's football at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. [4] It was also used as one of the venues for the 2022 AFF Women's Championship. [5] The venue will also be used as the home stadium of Mendiola 1991 for the 2022–23 Philippines Football League season,

It also served as the venue for Panfilo Lacson campaign for the 2022 Philippine presidential election. [6]

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References

  1. "PDP-Laban, LP candidates unite in Imus". Manila Bulletin. October 12, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. "Imus: Dama ang Asenso, Tuloy Tuloy ang Progreso" [Imus: Development Felt, Continued Progress] (in Filipino). City of Imus Government. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. "P1.4-B state-of-the-art gov't center for Imus". Manila Bulletin. October 1, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  4. "2019 SEA Games: Men's football full schedule, time table, where to watch, live stream in PDF". Fox Sports Philippines. November 14, 2019. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  5. del Carmen, Lorenzo (May 28, 2022). "Filipinas, Matildas in Group A of AFF Women's Championship". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  6. Ramos, Christia Marie (February 9, 2022). "Wake up, pick right leaders for the next generation – Lacson". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 1, 2022.