Biñan Football Stadium
 The football field in 2018 | |
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| Location | Zapote, Biñan, Laguna, Philippines |
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| Coordinates | 14°18′53″N 121°04′40″E / 14.31472°N 121.07778°E |
| Owner | Biñan City Government |
| Capacity | 2,580 |
| Field size | 66 x 102 m |
| Surface | Artificial grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2015 |
| Construction cost | ₱320 million[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Philippines women's national football team Stallion Laguna Stallion Laguna F.C. (women) | |
The Biñan Football Stadium is a track and field and football venue in Biñan, Laguna, Philippines.
On October 28, 2015, the Biñan city government and the Philippine Football Federation signed a memorandum of understanding agreeing that the stadium shall be the home stadium of the Philippines women's national football team as well as the national youth teams at least until 2019.[2] The stadium was upgraded in anticipation of its hosting of football matches at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[3]
Specifications
[edit]The Biñan Football Stadium has a seating capacity of 3,000.[4] The football field is 66 meters wide and 102 meters long. E-Sports installed an artificial grass field named Diamond 50 from an Italian company.[citation needed] The sporting field was also rated FIFA 2 star by Kiwa ISA Sport B.V., a FIFA-accredited testing institute based in the Netherlands.[5][1]
Five lighting towers were provided by American company Musco which is based in Iowa. The towers can provide 1400 lx of light.[2] The grandstand is around four and a half meters away from the track and will have no vertical pillars. Four dressing rooms are also hosted. A boxing ring is planned to be put inside the grandstand.[5] It hosts an air-conditioned media center, ticketing booths, portalets, baggage areas, and a VIP lounge. A 12 by 9 metres (39 ft × 30 ft) scoreboard is installed behind one of the two goals.[4]
Sports events
[edit]- 2017 Philippines Football League
- 2018 Philippines Football League
- 2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara
- 2019 Philippines Football League
- 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara
- 2019 Southeast Asian Games (Football only)
- 2022 AFF Women's Championship
- 2022–23 Philippines Football League
- 2023–24 AFC Cup
See also
[edit]- List of football stadiums in the Philippines
- Rizal Memorial Stadium
- New Clark City Athletics Stadium
- Philippine Sports Stadium
- Panaad Stadium
- PFF National Training Center
References
[edit]- ^ a b Villegas, Bernardo (August 30, 2015). "National Football League in 2017". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ a b Estrada, Kevin (October 30, 2015). "PFF, Biñan sign MOU for new home of Malditas". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (October 4, 2019). "Biñan Football Stadium preparations for SEAG in full swing". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ a b Lozada, Bong (November 27, 2019). "SEA Games: Biñan football stadium stands out in preparedness, completion". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ a b Guerrero, Bob (August 6, 2015). "Biñan, Laguna becomes home to new artificial-grass football pitch". Rappler. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
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