| Marikina Sports Park Marikina Sports Complex | |
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| Full name | Marikina Sports Center |
|---|---|
| Former names | Rizal Provincial Sports Complex[1] Rodriguez Sports Center |
| Location | Marikina,Metro Manila,Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°38′04.6″N121°05′54.3″E / 14.634611°N 121.098417°E /14.634611; 121.098417 |
| Main venue | Main Stadium Capacity: 15,000 |
| Other sports facilities | Aquatics Center, Indoor Gymnasium |
| Owner | Marikina City Government |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Renovated | 2001, 2017, 2023 |
| Tenants | |
| JPV Marikina F.C. (2017–2018) Marikina Shoemasters (2022–2023, 2025–present) Marikina Lady Shoemasters (2023–present) | |
TheMarikina Sports Center, also known asMarikina Sports Park and formerly known asRodriguez Sports Center, is asports complex located inMarikina, at the corner of Shoe Avenue andSumulong Highway inMetro Manila, Philippines.
It is the current home venue of theMarikina Verdiamonds Jewellers in theMaharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and thePilipinas Super League, and itsvolleyball counterpart, theMarikina Lady Shoemasters of theMaharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA). It also served as the home venue of theJPV Marikina F.C. until 2018.
It also has hosted other sporting events, such as thePalarong Pambansa in2023.
Prior to its current sports facilities, the area is a site of PNR Mariquina Station back in the early 1900s. The Rodriguez Sports Center was built in 1969 under theRizalGovernorIsidro Rodriguez Sr. on a 3 hectares (7.4 acres) land owned by Marikina, then a municipality of Rizal. It is turned over to the Marikina municipal government under MayorBayani Fernando in 1995 and was renovated in 2001 under MayorMaria Lourdes Carlos-Fernando.[2] and was renamed the Marikina Sports Park.[3]
Following the designation of the facility as the home ground of Philippines Football League sides,JPV Marikina F.C. in 2017, the facility's football pitch underwent renovations to meet league standards.[4][5]
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The Main Stadium, the football and athletics stadium of the Marikina Sports Center, consists of an athletics track, a 64 meters (210 ft) wide natural grass pitch, and two grandstands; the West and East Stands.[5] The grandstands have a total seating capacity of 15,000 people.[3][6] Between the West Stand and the athletics track are basketball and tennis courts. The West Stand is situated along Shoe Avenue. Prior to hosting its first Philippines Football League match, the football pitch hosted a bicycle track.[5]
It also hosts an Olympic-size swimming pool[7] inside an aquatics center which can accommodate 2,000 spectators,[6] a sports building[citation needed], and an indoor gymnasium with 7,000 seats.[6]
The MSC hosts facilities for football, tennis, basketball, swimming, and martial arts. Its athletics tracks is open to the public in most nights for a small fee which is used for maintenance expenses of the sports center.[5]
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The area has been host to several sports competitions, including the3rd ISF Men's World Championship 1972,[8] the1st Asian Athletics Championships 1973,[9] and the 2014ASEAN School Games[10] which serves as the main venue. It also serves as the venue for women's football at the2005 Southeast Asian Games[5] and the venue of2023 Palarong Pambansa, prior to that, it was supposed to be the main venue of2020 Palarong Pambansa but canceled due tocoronavirus pandemic. The venue also hosted several entertainment shows such as grand concerts, finals night, and live television shows.
Aside from hosting events, Marikina Sports Center also hosts sports clinics for the residents ofMarikina during the summer season yearly, dubbed the "Summer Sports Camp".[11]
The main stadium of the facility has hostedPhilippines Football League matches as the designated home venue ofJPV Marikina F.C. since 2018. The facility has been named the home venue of the JPV Marikina since the inaugural2017 PFL season though the club didn't play a single home game in the venue due to renovation works.[4] The club started playing their home games at the venue on March 3, 2018, with a 2-1 win over Global Cebu.[12]
Media related toMarikina Sports Center at Wikimedia Commons| Preceded by | Home of theMarikina Shoemasters 2022–2023, 2025–present 2019–2020 (secondary) | Succeeded by current venue |