page_title: Marikina
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: Marikina / Culture / Sports
caption_attribution_description: English: Upload Wizard photos of Marikina City [1] - )Barangay Barangaka, Marikina City, Hall [2] Complex, School and Centre of Commerce and Riverbank Center Mall[3]
context_page_description: Marikina, officially the City of Marikina, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 450,741 people.
  Located along the eastern border of Metro Manila, Marikina is the main gateway of Metro Manila to Rizal and Quezon provinces through Marcos Highway It is bordered on the west by Quezon City, to the south by Pasig and Cainta, to the north by San Mateo and to the east by Antipolo, the capital of Rizal province.
  Founded by the Jesuits on the fertile Marikina Valley in 1630, Marikina was the provincial capital of the Province of Manila under the First Philippine Republic from 1898 to 1899 during the Philippine Revolution. Following the onset of American occupation it was then organized as a municipality of Rizal Province, prior to the formation of Metro Manila in 1975. A formerly rural settlement, Marikina is now primarily residential and industrial and has become increasingly commercial in recent years. The City of Marikina is considered one of the wealthiest local government units in the Philippines.
  Marikina is known as the "Shoe Capital of the Philippines" for its famous shoe industry.
context_section_description: Marikina Sports Center, also known as Marikina Sports Park (formerly known as Rodriguez Sports Center), is a prominent structure located in the heart of Marikina. It features an Olympic-size swimming pool, a 15,000-seater grandstand, 400-meter oval, a sports building, an indoor gymnasium and several courts. The area has been host to several sports competitions both national and regional as well as entertainment such as grand concerts, finals night and live television shows.
  The stadium is also home to the JPV Marikina F.C., a football club which currently plays in the Philippines Football League, the premier football league in the Philippines.
caption: Marikina Sports Complex
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