{{Short description|Indoor arena in Cebu City, Philippines}} {{Use Philippine English|date=May 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox venue | name = Cebu Coliseum | nickname = | image = Cebu Coliseum.jpg | caption = Cebu Coliseum in 2022, prior to the 2025 renovation | location = Sanciangco St., Cebu City, Philippines | coordinates = {{Coord|10|17|48|N|123|53|44|E|dim:30_region:PH_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = | opened = | closed = | demolished = | renovated = 2025 | owner = University of Cebu | operator = University of Cebu | surface = | construction_cost = | architect = | tenants = CESAFI (2001–present) <br /> University of Cebu <br /> Cebu Gems (MBA) (1998–2002) <br> Philippine Basketball Association (out-of-town games) | former_names = | seating_capacity = 5,000 }}
The '''Cebu Coliseum''' is an indoor arena located in Cebu City, Philippines. The arena is operated by the University of Cebu and has a capacity of around 5,000. It the primary venue for the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) and has also hosted games for the Philippine Basketball Association as well as the Cebu Gems of the defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA).
== History == On August 4, 1962, one of the first events it hosted was a fight between hometown hero Gabriel "Flash" Elorde and Japanese boxer Terou Kosaka. It was their second of their four fights in a span of 4 years (1961-1965).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Villaruel |first1=Emmanuel B. |title=Elorde, Kosaka also had storied rivalry |url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-freeman/20121208/282308202410853 |access-date=March 25, 2022 |via=PressReader |publisher=The Freeman |date=December 8, 2012}}</ref> On March 24, 1979, the arena hosted the first National Arnis Championships.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wiley |first1=Mark |title=Arnis: Reflections on the History and Development of Filipino Martial Arts |date=August 7, 2012 |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |isbn=978-1-4629-0742-7 |page=137 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XTzRAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT137 |access-date=March 25, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> It has also become a regular venue for selected out-of-town games in the Philippine Basketball Association, with the arena also hosting the 1982 PBA All-Star Series, 1998 PBA All-Star Weekend, and 2004 PBA All-Star Weekend.
=== Renovation === In 2025, the Cebu Coliseum will begin to undergo a renovation to modernize the venue ahead of CESAFI's 25th anniversary. The renovation was originally scheduled for August 2024, after the 2024 Palarong Pambansa, but was moved to January 2025 to make way for the following CESAFI season. The renovation is set to cost ₱100 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosal |first1=Glendale G. |title=Cebu Coliseum’s grand makeover in full swing |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/627219/cebu-coliseums-grand-makeover-in-full-swing |website=Cebu Daily News |access-date=2025-07-03 |date=2025-03-11}}</ref>
On November 15, 2025, the East Asia Super League (EASL) played the league's first charity match between the Philippines' Meralco Bolts and Macau Black Bears, with proceeds going to relief efforts across Cebu province due to the 2025 Cebu earthquake and Typhoon Tino.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Demigillo |first1=Kiko |title=EASL to stage Meralco-Macau charity game in Cebu to support Typhoon Tino relief efforts |url=https://www.onesports.ph/more-sports/article/37822/easl-to-stage-meralco-macau-charity-game-in-cebu-to-support-typhoon-tino-relief-efforts |website=One Sports |access-date=2025-11-10 |date=2025-11-07}}</ref>
== Events ==
=== EASL games === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" ! Date !! Home team !! Result !! Away team !! class=unsortable | Phase !! class=unsortable | Ref. |- | {{datesort|November 15, 2025}} | {{flagicon|PHI}} '''Meralco Bolts''' | 92–74 | {{flagicon|MAC}} Macau Black Bears | 2025–26 group stage | <ref>{{cite web |last1=Terrado |first1=Reuben |title=RHJ puts on a show in Cebu to lead Meralco to its second EASL win |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/rhj-puts-on-a-show-in-cebu-to-lead-meralco-to-its-second-easl-win-a795-20251115?ref=home_feed_1 |website=SPIN.ph |access-date=2025-11-15 |date=2025-11-15}}</ref> |}
==See also== * University of Cebu * Cebu City Sports Complex * List of Philippine Basketball Association arenas
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{{s-start}} {{succession box | title = Host of the PBA All-Star Game | years = 1998 <br> 2004 | before = Cuneta Astrodome <br> Araneta Coliseum | after = PhilSports Arena <br> Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena }} {{s-end}}
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Category:Basketball venues in the Philippines Category:Buildings and structures in Cebu City Category:Indoor arenas in the Philippines Category:Philippine Basketball Association venues Category:Sports in Cebu City Category:Venues of the 2005 SEA Games
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