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History

The Quirino Stadium was inaugurated in 1953 by then President

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, the namesake of the sports venue and hosted the 6th

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, a national multi-sport event for students. The sports facility underwent an Ilocos Sur government-funded rehabilitation from February 2014 to April 2016 Firmbuilders, Inc. was involved in the rehabilitation of the sports facility. The Quirino Stadium had a re-inauguration on April 30, 2016. The rehabilitation was done as part of Ilocos Sur's unsuccessful bid to host the 2017 edition of the Palarong Pambansa though the facility later became part of the province's successful bid for the 2018 edition of the games. A

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at the stadium was unveiled on February 2, 2018 to commemorate the bicentennial foundation anniversary of the province of

Facilities

Quirino Stadium Track Oval and Football Field

Prior to the Quirino Stadium's rehabilitation which completed in April 2016, the sports facility used to be unadorned. The stadium's rubberized

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track,

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and

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courts, as well as its

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pitch were installed as part of the 2016 renovations. The stadium has a seating capacity of 5,000 but it can hold as much as 7,000 people.

Events

Athletics

The Quirino Stadium has also hosted the Region 1 Athletic Association meet, an athletics tournament for sportspeople from the

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. It hosted the regional tournament in 2017.

Multi-sport

The Palarong Pambansa, a national students' games, has been hosted at the Quirino Stadium when the venue was inaugurated in 1953. The stadium will host events of the 2018 edition of the games. The 2017 edition of the Batang Pinoy tournament has also been hosted in the stadium.

Football

The Quirino Stadium hosted the first international match of the

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in Northern Luzon against Australian club

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. The match was attended by 6,000 people on June 26, 2016 ended in a 0–2 defeat for the Philippine national side. Ilocos United F.C. used the stadium as their home venue during the inaugural season of the

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in 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quirino Stadium Athletics (track and field) venues in the Philippines Football venues in the Philippines Buildings and structures in Ilocos Sur 1953 establishments in the Philippines Sports venues completed in 1953