Football Club The first football match and major sporting event to be held at the Philippine Sports Stadium was between clubs
Global and
Yadanarbon on April 15, 2015. About 2,000 people attended the match. The Philippine-based Global defeated Yadanarbon of
Myanmar, 4–1, in a
group stage match at the
2015 AFC Cup.
Mark Hartmann was the first football player to score a goal at the stadium, scoring at the 16th minute from a
penalty kick.
Yan Paing was the first foreigner and football player from a foreign-based club to score a goal at the stadium, scoring the lone goal for his team at the 19th minute.
International The first full international game held in the stadium was between the
Philippines and
Bahrain which took place on June 11, 2015 as part of the
second round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Philippines defeated Bahrain 2–1 with
Misagh Bahadoran scoring his first international goal in the 50th minute which is also the first goal made for a national team side at the stadium.
Javier Patiño was the other scorer for the Philippine side scoring 10 minutes later after Bahadoran's goal.
Abdulwahab Al Malood scored a consolation goal for Bahrain in 3 minutes into extra time, becoming the first goalscorer for a foreign national team side. The match was attended by about 6,000 people.
Rugby union The first rugby tournament held in the stadium was the
2015 Asian Rugby Championship Division 1 tournament, which hosted the teams of
Kazakhstan,
Sri Lanka,
Singapore and the
Philippines on May 6 and 9, 2015. The first rugby match was a match between
Singapore and the
Philippines held on May 6, with the hosts winning the match in extra time with the scoreline of 20–17. The Philippines later lost to Sri Lanka in the finals with the scoreline of 14–27. ==Other events==