Ynares Center (Rodriguez, Rizal)

Ynares Center Montalban

Ynares Center II
Location	Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal, Philippines
Coordinates	14°43′25″N121°08′38″E / 14.72365°N 121.14400°E / 14.72365; 121.14400
Capacity	8,000
Opened	March 4, 2025
Tenants
Philippine Basketball Association Premier Volleyball League Rizal Golden Coolers (MPBL) (2025–present)

The Ynares Center II, also called Ynares Center Montalban, is an indoor arena located in Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal, Philippines. The arena opened in 2025 and is the second arena to bear the Ynares Center name, after the arena in Antipolo. The arena hosts Philippine Basketball Association games and is also home to the Rizal Golden Coolers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

History

The Ynares Center II in Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal was inaugurated on March 4, 2025. ^[1]

Tenants

The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League hosted its first gameday in Montalban with a tripleheader on April 1, 2025. In the final game, the hometown Rizal Golden Coolers defeated the Mindoro Tamaraws, 77–61. ^[2]

The Philippine Basketball Association played its first games at the arena during the 2025 PBA Philippine Cup on May 2, 2025 with a doubleheader. ^[3] The NLEX Road Warriors won the league's first game in Montalban with a win over the Blackwater Bossing. ^[4] This is then followed by the Phoenix Fuel Masters beating the TNT Tropang 5G in the second game. ^[5]

The Premier Volleyball League played its first games at the arena during its preseason PVL on Tour in 2025 with a series of four games featuring the Akari Chargers, Capital1 Solar Spikers, Chery Tiggo Crossovers, and Zus Coffee Thunderbelles. ^[6]

Events

PBA games

Date	Winning team	Result	Losing team	Ref.
May 2, 2025	NLEX Road Warriors	80–72	Blackwater Bossing	[7]
	Phoenix Fuel Masters	95–81	TNT Tropang 5G	[8]
May 18, 2025	San Miguel Beermen	128–89	Terrafirma Dyip	[9]
	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	119–105	Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots	[10]

References

1. "Inauguration and Opening Ceremony of Ynares Center II". Bagong Montalban (in Filipino). Montalban Public Information Office. March 6, 2025. Archived from the original on May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025– via Facebook.()
2. "Rizal Golden Coolers stay hot, blast Mindoro for fifth MPBL win". Spin.ph. April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
3. Ramos, Gerry (May 2, 2025). "Ynares Center Montalban opens doors for PBA action as TNT eyes first win". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
4. Villanueva, Ralph Edwin (May 2, 2025). "Road Warriors zoom past Bossing for third straight win". Philstar.com. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
5. Villanueva, Ralph Edwin (May 2, 2025). "Phoenix adds to woes of still-winless TNT". Philstar.com. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
6. Villar, Joey (July 5, 2025). "PVL on Tour brings action to Montalban". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
7. "NLEX holds off Blackwater, improves to 3-1 record". PBA.ph. May 2, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
8. "Fuel Masters send Tropa to a worst conference start in a long, long while". PBA.ph. May 2, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
9. "SMB stays well within coveted spot as Beermen breeze past Terrafirma Dyip". PBA.ph. May 18, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
10. "Hot-shooting E-Painters stop Hotshots' unbeaten run". PBA.ph. May 18, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.