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Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor sporting arena located in Pasay City, Philippines. It is better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association from 1993, when it left the Philsports Arena, then known as the ULTRA, until 1998. It also host to other basketball leagues and political and evangelical gatherings. Pasay City is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. ...
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
For other uses of PBA, see PBA. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a professional basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1975. ...
The following is a list of indoor arenas. ...
Pasay City is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. ...
For other uses of PBA, see PBA. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a professional basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1975. ...
The 1993 PBA season was the nineteenth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ...
The Philippine Institute of Sports Complex (also known as PhilSports) is a national sports complex of the Philippines. ...
The 1998 PBA season was the twenty-fourth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ...
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Philippine Basketball Association Built in 1993, the arena hosted a number of Philippine Basketball Association games full-time until 1998. During the first two years, the league played all of its games (except those played in provinces) at the Astrodome before limiting its schedule to Tuesday and Sunday games, as the league played its Friday games at the Araneta Coliseum (aka "The Big Dome"). Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
For other uses of PBA, see PBA. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a professional basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1975. ...
Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Araneta Coliseum is the largest indoor facility in Southeast Asia, with a dome diameter of 108 meters. ...
In 1999, the league decided to hold most of its games at the Big Dome and at the PhilSports Arena, its previous home for many years. Although the league hosted a few games at the said venue, it was not used for the duration of the 2000 season. Since 2001, the league has host a decent amount of games at the Astrodome, including several recent PBA championship series games. The Philippine Institute of Sports Complex (also known as PhilSports) is a national sports complex of the Philippines. ...
It has hosted 27 PBA championship series (as of the 2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals), most of them in a championship clinching series. The 2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals was the championship series of the 2006-07 PBA seasons 2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ...
Metropolitan Basketball Association In response to the departure of the PBA, the Metropolitan Basketball Association held two games at the Astrodome during the 1999 season. The first was the season-opening matchup between the San Juan Knights and the Nueva Ecija Patriots. The second, and final game, was between the eventual champion Manila Metrostars and the Pasig-Rizal Pirates. The Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) or Metroball was a professional basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1998. ...
As the regional-based league was competing with the commercial PBA, the venue was referred to as the "Home of the MBA" on the exterior part of the arena at one point, replacing the "Home of the PBA" painted below the Cuneta Astrodome sign. It was eventually painted out when the PBA began to play its games on a frequent basis once more.
Amateur/Collegiate Leagues Aside from hosting PBA games, it also held several collegiate leagues such as the UAAP, NCAA, WNCAA and the UCAA. The UAAP held the men's senior basketball championships in 1994 and 1999. The NCAA hosted some championship matchups in the mid-90's with the most recent in 2003, when Letran defeated San Sebastian in the third and final game of the series, the only time it was held at the venue during the series. The University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) is a sports association of eight universities in the Philippines. ...
The NCAA logo. ...
The Womens National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) is an athletic association in the Philippines exclusively for women. ...
The Universities and Colleges Athletic Association (UCAA) is an athletic association of colleges and universities in the Philippines. ...
In 2005, the NCAA held majority of its games at the Astrodome while the UAAP played a series of games in the 2004 season.
It also hosted the Philippine Basketball League during the mid-90's and during the 2005 PBL Unity Cup Finals between the champion Welcoat Paintmasters and the Montana Jewels. The Philippine Basketball League (PBL) is a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. ...
The Welcoat Dragons is a team in the Philippine Basketball Association for the 2006-07 PBA season. ...
Other events Outside of sports, it also hosted several evangelical and political gatherings, the most recent by a political campaign for late-actor and Presidential candidate, Fernando Poe Jr. in 2004 and other functions by the opposition party. Fernando Poe, Jr. ...
shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
It is also a usual gathering for evangelical events. Some religious organizations who have hosted the event are the Jesus Miracle Crusade, Eli Soriano's Ang Dating Daan and a host of others.
The biggest event hosted by far was in 1994, when the World Wrestling Federation held a live event at the said venue featuring a WWF World Championship match between the then-champion Bret Hart and his brother, challenger Owen Hart. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...
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DX wrestling The Spirit Squad at a WWE house show in Syracuse, New York. ...
The WWE Championship belt, April 11 2005 – August 20, 2006; September 18, 2006 – present The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling title. ...
Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, and part of the Hart wrestling family. ...
Owen James Hart (May 7, 1965 - 1999 was a Canadian professional wrestler who was most known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation. ...
Taekwondo competitions of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games were hosted in the venue. The 23rd Southeast Asian Games (also known as the 2005 SEA Games) was a biannual multi-sport event held in the Philippines from November 27, 2005 to December 5, 2005. ...
Renovation Recently, the Astrodome has been refurbished with new seats and a new floor for basketball games as the venue has shown a tremendous sign of deterioration over the past few years. It's the biggest renovation occurred at the Astrodome as past events resulted in minor refurbishment of the stadium.
The renovated Astrodome debuted on June 30, 2006 during Game six of the 2006 PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series and the Philippines-Lebanon goodwill series in August. The 2006 Gran Matador Brandy Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup Playoffs is the post-classification round tournament of the 2006 PBA Philippine Cup. ...
It continues to host a select number of PBA games and other major and minor religious gatherings.
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