- Address: Bocaue
- Country: Philippines
- Capacity: 20,000
- Opened: 21 July 2014
- Main use: Football
- Tenants:
Extra stadium info – Philippine Sports Stadium
The construction of the Philippine Sports Stadium, which became one of the main sports venues in the Philippines, started in 2011. It is used for several events, like athletics, concerts, football and rugby union. The national rugby union team of the Philippines, nicknamed Volcanoes, won their first match at the Philippine Sports Stadium. The game against Singapore ended in a 20-17 victory for the Philippines. The national football team of the Philippines played numerous matches at the Philippine Sports Stadium. They won their first match at the Philippines Sports Stadium. The FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bahrain ended in a 2-1 victory for the Philippines.
Neil Etheridge
Neil Leonard Dula Etheridge played numerous matches for the national football team of the Philippines. He became the first player of the national football team of the Philippines who played in the Premier League, one of the major sports leagues in the world. Neil Etheridge played his first Premier League game in 2018 for Cardiff City Football Club from Wales. He left Cardiff City in 2020 for the English football club Birmingham City.
The AFC Asian Cup and Stephan Schröck
In 2019, the national football team of the Philippines were one of the 24 teams participating in the AFC Asian Cup, the Asian championship for national football teams. They finished below Korea, China and the Kyrgyz Republic in the group stage of the tournament. Stephan Markus Cabizares Schröck scored the only goal for the Philippines during the tournament. He played professional football for the German clubs Greuther Fürth, 1899 Hoffenheim and Eintracht Frankfurt before he played his first match in the top-flight football league of the Philippines. Stephan Schröck became the captain of the national football team of the Philippines. He scored various goals for the Philippines.
