Iloilo Sports Complex

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Iloilo Sports Complex
Iloilo Sports Center
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The running track and stands
Iloilo Sports Complex
Location Iloilo City, Philippines
Owner Iloilo Provincial Government
Capacity 7,000
Surface Grass
Construction
Renovated2014, 2015
Tenants
Iloilo F.A.
Kaya F.C.–Iloilo
Kaya F.C.–Iloilo (women)
Iloilo United Royals

The Iloilo Sports Complex, also known as the Iloilo Sports Center, is a multi-use sports complex in La Paz, Iloilo City, Philippines. It is the venue of athletic events in Iloilo province and Western Visayas. It occasionally hosts large gatherings, such as concerts. Its main stadium has a seating capacity of 7,000. [1]

Iloilo Sports Complex includes an Olympic-size swimming pool, an oval running track, a football field, two volleyball, basketball and tennis courts, and four badminton courts. An indoor gymnasium is located 200 meters away from the main site.[ citation needed ]

The athletics track underwent repair in 2014 which costed ₱100 thousand though it had to be rehabilitated again due to the number of sporting events hosted by the venue. The sports venue had to be closed in October 2015 for renovation works. [2] The ₱18 million rehabilitation was completed in December 2015. The athletics track was rubberized and had its lanes painted. The football field also switched to another type of Bermuda grass. [3]

It hosts the home matches of Iloilo F.A. football team.[ citation needed ] In February 2018, Kaya Futbol Club adopted the Iloilo Sports Complex as their home venue. [4] Liga Futbol Inc., the organization that manages the Philippines Football League approved the usage of the field for Kaya's league matches on April 20, 2018. [5]

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References

  1. "Kaya FC moves to Iloilo". The Visayan Daily Star. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. Nepomoceno, Jezza (17 October 2015). "Iloilo Sports Complex to be temporarily closed for rehab". Iloilo Metropolitan Times. Metropolitan Global PH Communications Co. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. "Php18-M rehab of Iloilo Sports Complex completed". Iloilo Today. Philippine News Agency. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  4. "Iloilo inks MOA with Kaya-FC". Local Government of the Province of Iloilo. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. Co, Adrian Stewart (23 April 2018). "PFL approves Iloilo as Kaya home field". Panay News. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

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