Cuneta Astrodome
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| Location | Roxas Boulevard, Pasay, Philippines |
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| Coordinates | 14°32′41″N 120°59′31″E / 14.54472°N 120.99194°ECoordinates: 14°32′41″N 120°59′31″E / 14.54472°N 120.99194°E |
| Owner | Pasay City Government |
| Operator | Pasay City Government |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
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| Broke ground | April 1991 |
| Opened | January 1993 |
| Construction cost | ₱140 million |
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PBA (1993–1999; 2001–present) UAAP (1994–1999, 2004, 2006–2007) NCAA (2003, 2005, 2008) PBL (1993–1994, 2005) Philippine Super Liga (2014–present) |
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Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor arena located in Pasay, 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 and since 2001. It also host to other basketball leagues, political, evangelical gatherings and churches anniversaries. It is also the permanent home of the Philippine Super Liga since 2014.
The arena is named after Enrique Cuneta, a prominent Pasay city official during the Spanish colonial period.
Despite its name, the Cuneta Astrodome is not a dome-shaped indoor arena, since its exterior is rectangular in shape.
Built in 1993, the arena became the PBA's home after the league signed a five-year deal with the Pasay City government, which includes the league's office within the Astrodome's vicinity. The league also manages maintenance and marketing of the Astrodome. During the first two years, the league played all of its games (except those played in provinces) exclusively at the Astrodome before limiting its schedule to Tuesday and Sunday games, as the league played its Friday games at the Araneta Coliseum in 1995.
In 1999, after the agreement expired, the league transferred its offices and most of its games to the PhilSports Arena, the PBA's home from 1985 to 1992. 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.
It has hosted more than 30 PBA championship series, most recently the Game 2 of the 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals.
Currently, it is one of the alternate venues of the league, together with the PhilSports Arena in Pasig if either the Smart Araneta Coliseum and the Mall of Asia Arena are not available.
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