Davao City–UP Sports Complex

Sports complex in Davao City, Philippines

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Full name| Davao City–University of the Philippines Sports Complex
Location| Bago-Oshiro, Davao City, Philippines
Coordinates| 7°05′08″N 125°28′15″E﻿ / ﻿7.08567°N 125.47078°E﻿ / 7.08567; 125.47078
Main venue| Main Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
Other sports facilities| Multi-Purpose Gymnasium, Aquatics Center
Operator| Government of Davao City
University of the Philippines Mindanao
Construction
Broke ground| 2015
Opened| January 26, 2019
Construction cost| ₱8 billion

The Davao City–University of the Philippines Sports Complex[1] is a sports facility complex in Davao City, Philippines.

## History

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Isidro Ungab lobbied for the construction of the sports complex during his tenure as Congressman representing Davao City's third district.[2] Then-Sports Development Division-City Mayors Office of Davao City William Ramirez also lobbied for the sports complex's construction.[3] In August 2015, the Government of Davao City and the University of the Philippines Mindanao signed a memorandum of agreement where it was stated that the university will donate a 20 hectares (49 acres) property it owns to the city government for a sports complex.[4]

The construction of the complex costing ₱8 billion is planned to be finished by 2018 in line with the city's bid to host the 2019 Palarong Pambansa.[5] By January 2016, the construction of the facility is already in full swing.[2]

By September 2016,[5] the indoor multi-purpose gym or the UP Kinetics Building[2] is 38 percent complete and the construction of phase 1 of and 2 of the stadium and athletic oval was ongoing.[5] All facilities save for the swimming pool were already completed by December 2018 with only finishing touches including the installation of a rubber athletics track are to be made.[6]

The Davao City Government and the University of the Philippines Mindanao signed another memorandum of understanding which formalizes their agreement to jointly operate and manage the sports complex.[7] Part of the sports complex were used for the 2019 Davao Regional Athletic Association (DAVRAA) Meet[8] although the sports complex is not yet complete as of November 2019.[9]

The Davao City Sports Complex is the first public sports complex of the city since the conversion of the old PTA grounds in 2007 into a park.[4]

## Facilities

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The main stadium of the Davao City–UP Sports Complex hosts a football field and an athletics oval. It was designed to have a seating capacity of 30,000 people[3] The surface of the football field of the main stadium is made of artificial grass.[10] The main stadium is designed to meet FIFA-standards so that the facility could be suitable to host at least an AFC Asian Cup match.[8]

The sports complex also hosts the UP Kinetics Building, an indoor multi-purpose gymnasium.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Saberon-Abalayan, Marianne (17 May 2017). "Modern sports facility for city". Sun Star Davao. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
2. ^ a b c d "Construction of Davao City sports complex in full swing". The Mindanao Daily Mirror. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
3. ^ a b Saberon-Abalayan, Marianne (14 March 2018). "Finally a Modern Sports Complex". Sun.Star Davao. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
4. ^ a b "Construction of Davao City sports complex phase 1 ongoing". Philippine Information Agency. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
5. ^ a b c Saberon-Abalayan, Marianne (29 September 2016). "Davao City sports complex eyed to finish in 2018". Sun Star Davao.
6. ^ Comilang, Randie (13 December 2018). "Sports complex pool not ready for Davraa Meet". Sun Star Davao. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
7. ^ Saberon-Abalayan, Marianne (11 January 2019). "Davao City, UP ink MOA for operation of sports complex". Sun Star Davao. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
8. ^ a b Llemit, Ralph Lawrence (12 April 2019). "Quality standards". Sun Star Davao. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
9. ^ Estremera, Rene (26 November 2019). "Madayaw News Press Statement". University of the Philippines Mindanao. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
10. ^ "World-class facilities readied for Palarong Pambansa 2019". Philippine Information Agency. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

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