Address | South Coast City, South Road Properties |
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Location | Cebu City, Philippines |
Owner | SM Prime Holdings |
Operator | SM Prime Holdings |
Capacity | 16,000 |
SM Seaside Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena currently under construction in Cebu City, Philippines. The arena will have a 16,000-seating capacity and, once completed, will be the largest indoor arena in Cebu.[1]
First proposed in 2013, the arena is planned to be a venue for local and international concerts, sports events, international conventions, and being the venue of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) and the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and was one of the proposed venues for the failed Philippine bid for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[2][3][4]
In January 2017, SM Prime Holdings reportedly canceled its plans to build the arena.[5][6] However, plans for the arena resumed in late 2019, with the arena, instead of being within the SM Seaside complex, now placed in the South Coast City, an adjacent mixed-use development co-owned by SM Prime with Ayala Land.[7][8]