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| Location | MOA Complex,Jose W. Diokno Boulevard cor. Coral Way and Marina Way,Bay City,Pasay,Metro Manila, Philippines |
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| Coordinates | 14°31′55″N120°59′1″E / 14.53194°N 120.98361°E /14.53194; 120.98361 |
| Public transit |  E SM Mall of Asia Esplanade Seaside TerminalSM Mall of Asia Transport Terminal |
| Owner | SM Lifestyle Entertainment |
| Operator | SM Tickets |
| Type | Indoor arena |
| Executive suites | 41[3] |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Record attendance | 25,388 (UAAP Season 78 Cheerdance Competition, October 3, 2015)[4] |
| Scoreboard | Daktronics Galaxy 4-side JumboTron with Daktronics All-Sport 5000 Series |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2010 |
| Opened | May 21, 2012 (2012-05-21) (first event) June 16, 2012 (2012-06-16) (grand opening) |
| Construction cost | ₱3.6 billion |
| Architect | Arquitectonica |
| Project manager | Jose Siao Ling & Associates[1] |
| General contractor | Monolith Construction and Development Corp[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Philippines men's national basketball team Philippines women's national basketball team Philippines men's national volleyball team PBA (2012–present) UAAP (2012–present) NCAA (2012-present) PVL (2014–present) Philippine Mavericks (2014–2015) SM NBTC (2015–present) | |
| Website | |
| http://mallofasia-arena.com | |
TheSM Mall of Asia Arena, also known as theMall of Asia Arena or theMoA Arena, is anindoor arena within theSM Mall of Asia complex, inBay City,Pasay,Metro Manila, Philippines. It has a seating capacity of 15,000 for sporting events and a full house capacity of 20,000.[5] The Arena officially opened on May 21, 2012, with a total area of 64,000 m2 (690,000 sq ft).[6]
The SM Mall of Asia Arena is one of the main venues for thePhilippine Basketball Association,University Athletic Association of the Philippines and theNational Collegiate Athletic Association.[7][8] The Arena is also the alternate venue of thePremier Volleyball League when thePhilsports Arena inPasig is unavailable.[9][10]
The construction of the SM Mall of Asia Arena began in 2010,[11] and costed around₱3.6 billion.[12] The venue is part of the master plan for theSM Mall of Asia complex which in 2012 already had theSMX Convention Center and the One E-com and Two E-com office buildings.[13]
The arena had itstopping-off ceremony in September 2011[14] and was opened about two years later after it broke ground. The first public event hosted at the indoor arena was the two-nightBorn This Way Ball concert ofLady Gaga which began on May 21, 2012.[15] A separate event was held as part of the grand opening ceremony of the indoor arena held on June 16, 2012; the Icons at the Arena: Masters of OPM which featured various local musicians and singers which was organized by Star Events ofABS-CBN, directed byJohnny Manahan withRyan Cayabyab as the concert's musical director.[16]
The arena was refurbished ahead of the2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[17][18]
The SM Mall of Asia Arena was designed by architecture firmArquitectonica.[19] The facility was intended primarily as a venue for concerts and basketball games but can be reconfigured to accommodate other sporting and entertainment events as well.[20] It has a seating capacity of 15,000 but can host as much as 20,000 people in a full-house capacity.[12]
The indoor arena stands on a 16,000 m2 (170,000 sq ft) site, and has a floor area of 52,000 m2 (560,000 sq ft). The limited area of the site meant that part of the building to span over the adjacent Pacific Drive. Due to a highwater table, the construction of basement parking levels was limited and a separate eight-storey parking building calledMall of Asia Arena Annex (MAAX) which can accommodate 1,400 vehicles had to be built. The façade of the building are covered with low-e coated and fritted insulated glass units.[20]
The structure hosting the events space was designed in a form of an eye which was supported by a slanted podium plinth.[20]
The venue uses NBA-specification shot clocks, with Daktronics BB-2160 and BB-2161 shot clocks (used by the NBA along with models from OES until the2016–17 NBA season due to the NBA using Tissot ones) that count tenths in the final five seconds, though recently it has been stretched to the final nine seconds.
On May 14, 2025, nearly thirteen years after the arena's opening, the centerhung jumbotron was upgraded. Dubbed "The Cube" and manufactured by Daktronics, the new jumbotron is 176 m2 (1,890 sq ft) in size with a main display resolution of 1344x672 pixels. It was unveiled ahead of the finals of theUAAP Season 87 volleyball tournaments that day as well as the2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship.[21][22]
The indoor arena hosts the Premiere Suites which is reportedly the firstluxury box inSoutheast Asia. The luxury box has a total of 41 suites.[23] A private restaurant, the Premiere Café + Lounge, serves patrons of the luxury box.[24]
The arena has hosted various entertainment events since its opening in 2012, from music concerts of local and international artists, beauty pageant ceremonies, to different functions for the country's biggest entertainment companies.
On February 22, 2015,ABS-CBN'sASAP celebrated their 20th Anniversary celebration at the arena. Months later, on July 26, 2015,GMA Network celebrated its 65th anniversary through a fans' day entitled "Thank You, Kapuso!" at the arena. Since 2016, the arena has also hostedDisney on Ice productions every December, except on years that were restricted due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.[25]
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Lady Gaga held the first concerts at the arena, selling out her two-nightBorn This Way Ball tour on May 21–22, 2012.[26]Regine Velasquez was the first Filipino artist to stage a solo concert; she is also the only Filipino artist to stage a two-night, sold-out solo concert at the arena and has performed more times than any other artist. Several other international artists have performed at the arena.
In 2015,Darren Espanto became the youngest artist to hold a solo show at the arena at age 14.[27] During its time,Madonna'sRebel Heart Tour concerts on February 24–25, 2016 were the most expensive concerts in the Philippines with ticket costs ranging from ₱3,150 to ₱57,750 per person.[28]One Ok Rock was the first Japanese artist to headline a show in the arena, whileEXO was the first Korean artist to stage a two-day sold-out concert series in the arena, followed by otherK-pop groups such asBig Bang,Blackpink,BTS,2NE1,Winner,iKON,AKMU,Treasure andTwice.
Celine Dion, who performed at the arena on July 19 and 20, 2018, as part of herCeline Dion Live 2018 tour, is the venue's highest-grossing female artist with nearly $4,000,000 between the two shows.[citation needed]
The arena regularly hosts theMiss Universe Philippines pageant annually since 2022.[29][30] Additionally,Eat Bulaga!'s grand coronation day of Miss Millennial Philippines 2017 was also held at the arena on September 30, 2017.
Two of theBig Four international beauty pageants have been held in the arena—Miss Earth andMiss Universe.[31][32][33]
The SM Mall of Asia Arena serves as one of the playing venues of thePhilippine Basketball Association (PBA),National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines), and theUniversity Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).
ThePBA'sB-Meg Llamados and theTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters played the first basketball game at the arena on July 7, 2012, as part of the2012 PBA Governors Cup semifinals.
The UAAP's2012 opening game between theNU Bulldogs andUE Red Warriors on July 14, 2012, was the arena's first college basketball game. The first game of the2012 UAAP basketball finals was played at the arena in front of 20,686 people. On October 18, 2012, the arena hosted theNational Collegiate Athletic Association's first game of itsfinals series against theSan Beda Red Lions and theLetran Knights.
The arena hostedTanduay Alab Pilipinas' first game of the2017–18 ABL season. It was the first time that Alab played in an arena as large as the Mall of Asia Arena, and the firstABL game in the arena.[34]
The arena also hosted variousMaharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) events, including the first two MPBL All-Star Games in2019 and2020, opening gameday the2019–20 season, and the2021 MPBL Invitational, which was the first event to allow a live audience since theCOVID-19 pandemic in a half capacity.
Thebasketball tournament of the2019 Southeast Asian Games was held at the arena, the Philippines bagged the gold for both the men's and women's tournament. It was thePhilippines men's national basketball team's 13th consecutive gold medal.
TheNBA played its first-everGlobal Games in the Philippines on October 10, 2013 with a first preseason game betweenHouston Rockets and theIndiana Pacers. Rockets dominated Pacers in a 116–96 win. It is the first ever NBA game played inSoutheast Asia.[35]
The Philippines hosted the2013 FIBA Asia Championship on August 1–11, 2013. The SM Mall of Asia Arena served as the main venue with theNinoy Aquino Stadium as the second venue for the tournament. It recorded an attendance of 19,989 during the final game between the hostPhilippines andIran.[36]
The SM Mall of Asia Arena was one of the three main venues of the2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men, which was held in thePhilippines,Italy, andSerbia from July 4–10, 2016. This is the second FIBA tournament held at the arena[37][38]
SM Mall of Asia Arena served as one of the host venues for the2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup which was hosted by the Philippines from August 25 to September 10, 2023, alongside co-hosts Japan and Indonesia. The arena hosted all games up to the final round of the tournament. The Mall of Asia Arena has also hosted several2019 and2023 World Cup qualification games.
The SM Mall of Asia Arena serves as one of the playing venues of thePremier Volleyball League (PVL).
On March 6, 2013, theDLSU Lady Spikers became the first team in any Philippine sports to celebrate the first-ever championship in the arena in front of an 18,779 crowd, when they won theUAAP women's volleyball championship.
On October 9, 2017, theAteneo Lady Eagles andDe La Salle Lady Spikers played a volleyball match, dubbed "The Battle of the Rivals", in reference totheir rivalry being noted as the well-known rivalry in Philippine sports. Different generations of the teams betweenSeason 74 toSeason 78 came together to play against each other, and proceeds of the game would go to each school's charity foundation, andRebisco Foundation Inc.
Pasay was one of the host cities for the2023 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League preliminary round, which marked the second straight year the event was held in the Philippines and the first time Pasay would be a host city for the league. The arena hosted the pool 6 matches from July 4 to 9, 2023.[39]
The next year, Pasay hosted the league'sPool 6 matches anew at the arena, held from June 18 to 23.
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The SM Mall of Asia Arena served as the main venue for theEncounter with the Families event, led byPope Francis duringhis papal visit to the Philippines on January 16, 2015. The event was a dialogue between Pope Francis and an audience of families.[49][50] The arena also hostedBo Sanchez's Kerygma Conference (now Feast Conference) in 2012 and annually from 2014 to 2019.[51][52][53]
The arena also hosted several events of various churches, includingVictory Christian Fellowship. In 2019, the Jesus Global Youth Day was also held at the arena. After years of performing at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in the 2010s, Australian Christian worship bandPlanetshakers started performing at the arena during the 2020s whenever they embark on tours in the Philippines, having performed at the arena thrice following their recent tour in July 2025.
On December 9, 2016,Ang Dating Daan celebrated its 36th broadcast anniversary at the arena with a Special Worldwide Bible Exposition.[54]
On November 2019, the arena served as the main venue (for the 'Love Never Fails'! International Convention ofJehovah's Witnesses in which around 20,000 delegates from different countries attended the event.[1]
| Type | Event | Attendance | Date | Ref. |
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| Overall | UAAP Season 78 Cheerdance Competition | 25,388 | October 3, 2015 | [4] |
| Basketball | Alaska Aces vs.San Miguel Beermen 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup Finals | 23,616 | February 3, 2016 | [61] |
| Volleyball | NU Lady Bulldogs vs.UST Golden Tigresses UAAP Season 86 Women's Volleyball Finals | 22,515 | May 15, 2024 | [62] |
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| Preceded by | FIBA World Cup Final venue 2023 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Miss Universe Venue 2016 | Succeeded by PH Live  Las Vegas |
| Preceded by Davao del Sur Coliseum | Host of thePBA All-Star Game 2014 | Succeeded by Puerto Princesa City Coliseum |
| Preceded by First venue | Host of theMPBL All-Star Game 2019–2020 | Succeeded by Batangas City Sports Coliseum |
| Host of theMPBL Preseason Invitational 2021 | Succeeded by Lagao Gymnasium | |
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