Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex

The Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex is a multi-use sports complex in Zamboanga City, Philippines. Its main stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Zamboanga FA. The stadium holds around 10,000 people and the whole sports complex covers an area of 57,500 m2 (619,000 sq ft).[1]

Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex
Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex
Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex
Full nameJoaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex
LocationR.T. Lim Boulevard, Zamboanga City, Philippines
Coordinates6°54′42″N 122°03′45″E
Main venueMain Stadium
Capacity: 10,000
OwnerZamboanga City Government
Construction
Built1992
Tenants
Zamboanga FA

Ten contractors and 1,500 workers joined hands to complete the facility in time for the 1992 Palarong Pambansa which had its opening ceremony on March 6. Total construction cost was a little over P64-million. The latest synthetic rubberized coating known as "Super AG" was used for the oval, only the second in the world after one in Saudi Arabia.

In 2005, it is the main venue of the National PRISAA Games which gathered athletes from all over the private schools in the country. And in 2007, the PASUC-National Sports Olympics, a competition between Public colleges and university varsity teams.

Following the Zamboanga City siege of 2013, the sports complex was used as an evacuation center which led to the deterioration of its facilities. Renovation works for the sports complex began in 2013 and was completed and reopened to the public in February 2019.[1]

Facilities
  • 400-meter all-weather track oval
  • 2 diamonds (softball and baseball)
  • 3 diamonds for children's baseball
  • girls' softball
  • 4 lawn tennis courts
  • 2 volleyball courts
  • 1 swimming pool
  • 1 room for 8 table tennis tables
  • 1 main grandstand with 15,000-18,000 capacity
  • 2 basketball courts
  • 1 sepak takraw court
  • 1 sipa court
  • 1 soccer football field
  • 1 chess room
  • Wide field for all track and field events
  • Spacious parking area
  • Bleachers A and B with maximum 7,000 seating capacity
  • Main Pool
  • Basketball Court
  • Badminton Court
  • Football Field and Athletic Oval

See also

References
  1. "DPWH completes P199-million sports complex in Zamboanga City". Department of Public Works and Highways. Philippine Information Agency. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.


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