Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum

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Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum
Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan (Zamboanga City) Coliseum during MPBL game.jpg
The arena during a 2018 MPBL game.
Former namesZamboanga City Coliseum
Location Zamboanga City, Philippines
Capacity 10,000
Opened2002
Tenants
Philippine Basketball Association
Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup
The Asian Tournament
Zamboanga Valientes
Zamboanga Master Sardines (MPBL) (2018–present)

The Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum, formerly known as Zamboanga City Coliseum, is an indoor arena located in Zamboanga City, Philippines. The arena, which opened in 2002, is currently home to the Zamboanga Valientes, who have competed in multiple leagues, and the Zamboanga Master Sardines of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). It has also hosted games of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, and The Asian Tournament (TAT).

The arena is given its current name in 2009 under Ordinance No. 352, following the passing of Vitaliano Agan, who was the mayor of Zamboanga City from 1987 to 1998. [1]

Notable events

In the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, it serves as the home venue of the Zamboanga Master Sardines. Their first home game happened on October 27, 2018, when the team, then under the Zamboanga Valientes banner, faced against the Manila Stars. [2] The venue also hosted games 3 and 4 of the 2022 MPBL finals, when Zamboanga faced the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards. In the latter game, Zamboanga would lose the series to Nueva Ecija on home soil. [3] On September 7, 2024, it will host the 2024 MPBL All-Star Game, the first time the event will take place outside of Luzon. [4]

The Philippine Basketball Association has used the Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum as one of its out-of-town venues. The league's most recent game at the venue was a 2019 Commissioner's Cup game between the Magnolia Hotshots and Meralco Bolts. [5]

In other leagues, the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup has used the venue beginning with the 2022 Import-laden Conference. [6] The Asian Tournament held its final leg at the venue, which saw the hometown Zamboanga Valientes win the overall championship. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Regulatory | Sangguniang Panlungsod". September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ↑ Garcia, Bong (October 19, 2018). "Zamboanga Valientes readies for Oct. 27 game". SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Nueva Ecija finishes off Zamboanga in Game 4 to lift MPBL trophy". spin.ph. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Justine Baltazar babandera sa MPBL All-Stars North team" [Justine Baltazar to banner MPBL All-Stars North team]. www.abante.com.ph (in Tagalog). September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ Dioquino, Delfin (June 29, 2019). "Barroca dazzles in Zamboanga as streaking Magnolia blasts Meralco". Rappler . Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  6. ↑ "GlobalPort-VisMin Cup set for new season". Philstar.com. March 18, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  7. ↑ Ulanday, John Bryan (August 13, 2024). "Cousins lifts Valientes to victory". Philstar.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
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