Rizal Memorial Coliseum
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| Rizal Memorial Coliseum | |
|---|---|
| Location | Manila, Philippines |
| Opened | 1934 |
| Owner | Philippine Sports Commission |
| Operator | Philippine Sports Commission |
| Tenants | |
| Capacity | |
| 8,000 | |
The Rizal Memorial Coliseum is one of two indoor sporting arenas located inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, Philippines, the other being the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The capacity of the coliseum is 8,000.
It was one of the main venues of several basketball games and other indoor sports during the 1950's up until the 1970's. The now-defunct Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association played a number of games in the venue.
With the construction and use of the more popular (and much larger) Araneta Coliseum, as well as the use of the PhilSports Arena, the arena suffered terribly. However, in the past few years it has hosted a number of UAAP, NCAA and Shakey's V-League tournaments, as well as the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.
