|
Post by rpbenchwarmer on Feb 24, 2011 22:03:37 GMT 8
Marikina needs MVP help for Azkals home (The Philippine Star) Updated February 23, 2011 12:00 AM MARIKINA CITY, Philippines – “Aside from being home of the Azkals, Marikina will be an ideal venue for the annual Smart National Football Championships.” This was the assessment of Patrick Gregorio, vice president for sports of Smart Communications during an ocular inspection of the football field of the Marikina Sports Park. Mayor Del de Guzman and Rep. Miro Quimbo are requesting Smart CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan to sponsor the cost of rehabilitating the field which Azkals manager Dan Palami estimated at P4 million. “We would need the formal cost estimate from your contractor before we can approve the disbursement in exchange for naming rights like Smart-Marikina Football Field for a period of 5 to 10 years,” said Gregorio, who was also appointed recently as Maynilad senior vice president. Gregorio also advised Marikina officials to bid for the Smart National Football Championships which will kick off sometime June this year. The format will be nationwide with participating teams having home and away games. Gregorio said Marikina can be the venue for the Metro Manila games and national championships. “This will be good for Marikina since the games will be year-round and held annually thereon. This will further strengthen our positioning as the Home of the Azkals and as Sports Capital,” said De Guzman. Link: www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=660071&publicationSubCategoryId=69&keyword
|
|
|
Post by chololot12 on Sept 10, 2011 23:53:44 GMT 8
Malapit na kick off ng UFL..Maganda sana na na renovate na nila para di naman ma rape ang Rizal stadium at UMak....Last nakita ko ang field na ito sa opening games na UAAP..Mas marami ang putik kay sa grass..LOL>>
|
|
|
Post by jpmanahan on Oct 16, 2012 21:41:50 GMT 8
Now that you have seen the Marikina Sports Park, your thoughts?
|
|
|
Post by strikerbon on Oct 16, 2012 21:57:39 GMT 8
i was shocked when i saw that this field has two grandstand. i think it can accommodate around 20K spectators. some of the football fields here in the Philippines only had 1 grandstand. the Marikina football field is quite big
|
|
|
Post by kluverbucy on Oct 16, 2012 22:04:27 GMT 8
Actually we have a decent locations to play Football and other sports in our country.. the only problem is the Pitch itself.. If some investors or Local Govt. will provide what these Stadiums needed I Think lots of people will watch Football and kids will try playing football. Marikina Fooball Field is Huge if you can see.. Wow.. Im looking forward to these areas to be renovated.
|
|
|
Post by cebujames on Oct 16, 2012 22:24:10 GMT 8
This field is quite big for spectators. When I saw earlier, I was like shocked that it has two grandstands. I hope MVP would run for POC President (POC, am I right?) and support all the sports in the country. Especially the equipments and all the things that are used in sports. And of course, this pitch!
|
|
|
Post by spam on Oct 18, 2012 0:29:46 GMT 8
bobg's thoughts on marikina sports park Some thoughts on the Marikina Sports Park.
To my knowledge this is the first UFL game in Marikina but I hope it won't be the last. It was my first time to watch a game there since the 2005 SEA Games, when our ladies lost to Myanmar. In general I give it good marks.
The pitch was hard and patchy but definitely much better than the marshland/desert at the University of Makati. Low passes on the ground can be made there without the ball dancing around too much.
No doubt it is superior to the Nuvali fields, which I am told are even worse than Umak.
UFL Match Commissioner Ritchie Gannaban had sand placed on some of the dips and valleys in the pitch the night before the games to level the pitch a bit. The field itself is narrow. I estimate about 60 meters wide, which is 8 less than most regulation pitches. I walked off the distance from the edge of the penalty area to the sidelines and got about 10 meters.
There is a bicycle lane within the running track that robs the field of a few more meters of width.
It's still much wider than the phonebooth that is Turf BGC and is fine for league games.
The pitch is flat, unlike Umak, which is a tarmac shape, meaning the middle is elevated and the sides much lower.
The biggest problem is the lack of proper goals. The goals used on
Tuesday use thinner tubing than what we are used to. The height of the crossbar looks about right but the posts are definitely a wee bit too close to each other. That only adds to the amazingness of Rufo's hat-trick-plus-two.
As you can also see by this picture, the goals are not in good shape. A hard shot to this corner and the crossbar will bid adieu to the post.
Gannaban told me that there used to be a good set of goals there but Ondoy washed them away in 2009. Certainly a proper set needs to be installed soon.
There are two grandstands, with the West stand separated from the pitch by both the track and some basketball courts. The East stand is much closer. Both stands are well-elevated, so even if you are on the first row you are about 15 feet above the action, which is terrific.
If you're taking in a game here, go for the nearer East stand.
The stands vibrate a lot when people walk in the higher seats. I was sitting with Belay Fernando, Sabrina Nierras, and the suspended Balot Doctora for the first game. At first we thought we were experiencing an earthquake. Unsettling, but we got used to it.
The lighting at Marikina is much brighter than Umak, but players probably don't like the low lights on top of the grandstand roof since high balls tend to get lost in them.
There is a cable that is stretched over the field in the south half. In the 70th minute of the Pachanga match the ball got caught up into it. That wire obviously needs to go.
All in all I give Marikina Sports Park a thumbs-up. The field is superior to Umak and that makes the biggest difference. It's weedy and bare in spots, but so is every other field in town save for Rizal Memorial. All things considered, Marikina is still less uneven than most.
I am glad UFL scheduled a game there because it also brings the league to another part of town where it can gain new fans.
ph.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/thepassionatefan/ufl-cup-tuesday-stallion-nomads-win-marikina-042722913.html-the pitch during the 2005 seagames, both grandstands were almost filled every game www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinm/66504921/www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinm/66504536/
|
|
|
Post by cjeagle on Apr 2, 2014 23:48:08 GMT 8
April 4, 2014 - Friday // 8:00 PM at Marikina Sports Complex 0919-886-5202 // text us your names for reservations MARIKINA NIGHT FOOTBALL would like to invite everyone to play! Everyone is welcome to join us; teams, friends, ladies, or even individuals. Teams will be formed on the game itself and we also have referees so games would be more organized
|
|
|
Post by chizcake on Apr 4, 2014 6:20:15 GMT 8
April 4, 2014 - Friday // 8:00 PM at Marikina Sports Complex 0919-886-5202 // text us your names for reservations MARIKINA NIGHT FOOTBALL would like to invite everyone to play! Everyone is welcome to join us; teams, friends, ladies, or even individuals. Teams will be formed on the game itself and we also have referees so games would be more organized wala po bang weekend, pang gabi ang work ko eh hehehhe i would love to play thanks
|
|
|
Post by cjeagle on Apr 4, 2014 8:40:09 GMT 8
April 4, 2014 - Friday // 8:00 PM at Marikina Sports Complex 0919-886-5202 // text us your names for reservations MARIKINA NIGHT FOOTBALL would like to invite everyone to play! Everyone is welcome to join us; teams, friends, ladies, or even individuals. Teams will be formed on the game itself and we also have referees so games would be more organized wala po bang weekend, pang gabi ang work ko eh hehehhe i would love to play thanks I don't know. Nasa Amerika ako. Nakita ko lang sa facebook kaya nilagay ko rito. Maybe you should call them up.
|
|
|
Post by leoisiah on Apr 4, 2014 11:15:49 GMT 8
Wow. This is nice. If you want to play football but don't have a team, then you can go to Marikina and play with strangers.
|
|
|
Post by b3lowzro on Dec 1, 2014 12:32:44 GMT 8
I used to play rugby here, too many stones on the pitch.
|
|
|
Post by FromSulu on Feb 27, 2018 23:01:50 GMT 8
We also visited the Marikina Sports Complex today and we are pleased to announce that JPV Marikina Football Club is cleared to hold their home game against Global Cebu FC there on March 3! #WeArePFL -PFL FB Page
|
|
|
Post by cjeagle on Feb 28, 2018 13:53:14 GMT 8
|
|