The Arena, known as Playtime Filoil Centre for sponsorship reasons, is an is an

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located along Bonny Serrano Avenue in

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History

The Playtime Filoil Centre first opened as The Arena in 2006. The Arena started adopting names under the Filoil brand in 2009 when Filoil Philippines Corporation became the

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sponsor. In 2015, the San Juan city government turned over the operations of the venue to the Homegrown Olympic Management Enterprises (HOME).

Facilities

The Playtime Filoil Centre has a seating capacity of 6,000.

Names

The Arena is currently named Playtime Filoil Centre since May 2025 due to sponsorship by betting website, Playtime and petroleum firm, Filoil Philippines Corporation. It was inaugurated as The Arena in 2006. Filoil has naming rights over the indoor arena since 2009. The venue has been known under various names since then. It is also known alternatively as the Entertainment and Recreational Arena of the People or The Arena.

Tenants

The arena has been used by numerous leagues across the country. In

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, the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...

University Athletic Association of the Philippines The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines. The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila Univ ...

(since 2009),

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(since 2007) are among the leagues that have used the venue for their games. It has also hosted basketball games of the

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a men's regional professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 30 teams. Founded in 2017 by eight-division boxing world champion and then-Senator Manny Pacquiao, the MPBL is ...

and Pilipinas Super League as the home venue of the San Juan Knights franchise since 2018. Alab Pilipinas also used the arena as one of its home venues during their time in the ASEAN Basketball League. The Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup (since 2007) and Philippine Collegiate Champions League are among the events that take place in the Centre. The arena has also become known as the country's "volleyball central", having also hosted its share of volleyball leagues such as the

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and the defunct

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. The UAAP and NCAA also use the venue for their respective volleyball tournaments. The Centre was also used as a main venue for the San Juan Mayor's Cup, a basketball and volleyball tournament for the San Juan government employees.

Gallery

File:Filoil Flying V Centre SEA Games 2019.jpg, The arena as the Filoil Flying V Centre for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games File:2019 SEA Games Esports Tekken 7 THA vs PHI.jpg, An esports match inside the arena during the

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File:SEA Games 2019 at Filoil Center - basketball 3x3 men final (San Juan; 12-02-2019) 3.jpg, 2019 Southeast Asian Games 3x3 basketball final File:Filoil_EcoOil_Centre_-_Interior_-_2022.jpg, Court in 2022. File:Filoil EcoOil Centre San Juan 2025-04-11.jpg, Courtside in 2025 during the NCAA Season 100 Juniors' Basketball Finals.

References

External links

City of San Juan official website

Arena in San Juan
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