Quirino Stadium also known as Granstand The sports facility used to be unadorned until the completion of the Quirino Stadium's rehabilitation in April 2016 by the Ilocos Sur Government in February 2014. A inauguration ceremony was held in April 30, 2016 following the renovations. New installments on the facility were a blue rubberized athletics track, basketball and lawn tennis courts, as well as an artificial turf on the existing football field. Firmbuilders, Inc. was involved in the rehabilitation of the sports facility. The stadium has a seating capacity of 5,000 but it can hold as much as 7,000 people. Trivia : The Quirino Stadium hosted the first international match of the Philippine national football team in Northern Luzon against Australian club Perth Glory FC . The match was attended by 6,000 people on June 26, 2016 ended in a 0-2 defeat for the Philippine national side.