Villareal Stadium

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Villareal Stadium
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The Villareal Stadium in 2012
Villareal Stadium
Location Roxas, Capiz, Philippines
Coordinates 11°34′30″N122°45′29″E / 11.57500°N 122.75806°E / 11.57500; 122.75806 Coordinates: 11°34′30″N122°45′29″E / 11.57500°N 122.75806°E / 11.57500; 122.75806
Capacity 6,000 (gymnasium)

The Villareal Stadium is a sports complex in Roxas, Capiz, Philippines.The sports venue has a rubberized track oval, open paved basketball, volleyball and tennis courts, an Olympic size swimming pool and a 6,000 capacity air-conditioned gymnasium with a basketball court known as the Capiz Gymnasium. [1] [2] The stadium also hosts a football field. [3]

It was named after Cornelio Villareal, of Mambusao, Capiz who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1962-1967 and again from 1971-1972.

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