Aboitiz Pitch Explained

Stadium Name:Aboitiz Pitch
Dimensions:106 x 92m
Location:Lipa, Batangas, Philippines
Coordinates:14.0076°N 121.1702°W
Owner:Lima Land Inc.
Surface:Artificial grass
Capacity:1,500

The Aboitiz Pitch at The Outlets is a multi-sport venue in Lipa, Batangas, Philippines .

Background

The Aboitiz Pitch with a 1,500 seating capacity is part of The Outlets at Lipa[1] retail development of Lima Land Inc., a company under Aboitiz Equity Ventures. The venue situated 297m (974feet) above sea level is designed by WTA Architecture + Design Studio.[2] It opened in June 2018.[3]

The pitch measuring 106x, can be utilized to play multiple sports including football.[4] The venue uses Limonta Infinity as its artificial grass surface[4] and could be converted to two 88x fields for recreational football or a 102x for full regulation play.[2]

Tenants

The Aboitiz Football Cup held its first edition in Luzon[3] in October 2018 in the Aboitiz Pitch at Lipa.[5]

Green Archers United of the Philippines Football League (PFL) used the facility as their home venue with their 4–0 win over Philippine Air Force on August 4, 2019, as their first official home match at the venue.[6] Other matches of the PFL were also played in the venue with the August 3, 2019 tie between Mendiola and Global Makati being the first league match held at the venue. Mendiola won 4–0 in that match.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Reyes . Rizal Raoul . AboitizLand celebrates milestone, seeks to develop more innovative and fully integrated communities in PHL . 13 May 2020 . BusinessMirror . 13 May 2020.
  2. News: Guerrero . Bob . Massive artificial-grass football pitch to open in Lipa . 5 August 2019 . Rappler . 12 April 2018.
  3. News: Aboitiz Football Cup reaches Luzon; GAME ON in The Outlets at Lipa . 5 August 2019 . Fox Sports Philippines . 13 September 2018.
  4. Web site: Aboitiz Pitch . The Outlets at Lipa . 5 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Aboitiz Football Cup kicks off on Luzon turf . AboitizLand PR . 5 August 2019 . 24 October 2018.
  6. News: Saldajeno . Ivan Stewart . GAU prevails in 1st home match, pummels Air Force . 5 August 2019 . Dugout Philippines . 4 August 2019.
  7. News: Mendiola pummels Global Makati in PFL's 1st Lipa stop . 5 August 2019 . Dugout Philippines . 3 August 2019.