Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi
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 Exterior of the arena, as seen in 2011 | |
| Full name | Palacio Peñarol Contador Gastón Guelfi |
|---|---|
| Location | Magallanes 1721, 11200 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Owner | Club Atlético Peñarol |
| Capacity | Basketball: 4,700 Concerts: 5,400 |
| Surface | Parquet |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1955 |
| Renovated | 2010, 2011 |
| Tenants | |
| Peñarol basketball team Uruguay national basketball team | |
| Website | |
| peñarol.org/palacio-gastonguelfi | |
The Palacio Peñarol Contador Gastón Guelfi, commonly known as Palacio Peñarol, is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Montevideo, Uruguay. With a seating capacity for basketball games is 4,700 spectators, it is mainly used to host basketball games.[1]
It was one of the host arenas for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, the official Americas Basketball Championship.
The arena also contains the club museum and club offices for Club Atlético Peñarol.
History[edit]
Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi was originally opened in 1955. In 1994 The Ramones performed there. The arena was renovated in 2010 and 2011. The arena was used as a host venue of the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.
Group C[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 243 | 178 | +65 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Uruguay (H)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 199 | +12 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Dominican Republic
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 202 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Panama
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 188 | 262 | −74 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
All times are local (UTC−3).
28 August 2017
18:00 |
| United States |
97–56 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–10, 22–15, 21–13, 27–18 | ||
| Pts: Hilliard, Holmes 17 Rebs: Plumlee 12 Asts: Drew II 7 |
Pts: Forbes 19 Rebs: Bishop 10 Asts: Forbes 3 | |
Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi, Montevideo, Uruguay
Referees: Fernando Sampietro (ARG), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), José Melgarejo (COL) |
28 August 2017
20:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
57–66 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–23, 25–9, 10–14, 15–20 | ||
| Pts: Santana 15 Rebs: Rojas, Santana 6 Asts: three players 2 |
Pts: Granger 23 Rebs: Batista 9 Asts: Granger 8 | |
Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi, Montevideo, Uruguay
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Matthew Kallio (CAN), Fabricio Vito (ARG) |
29 August 2017
18:00 |
| Panama |
64–86 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 19–18, 6–18, 17–23 | ||
| Pts: Bishop 20 Rebs: Levy 9 Asts: Carter 4 |
Pts: Liz 19 Rebs: Delgado 13 Asts: Solano 8 | |
Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi, Montevideo, Uruguay
Referees: Fabricio Vito (ARG), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Fernando Oliveira (BRA) |
29 August 2017
20:30 |
| Uruguay |
66–74 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 12–23, 18–16, 16–24 | ||
| Pts: Batista 22 Rebs: Batista 14 Asts: Granger 6 |
Pts: C. Williams 16 Rebs: Warney 14 Asts: Drew II, Munford 4 | |
Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi, Montevideo, Uruguay
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Matthew Kallio (CAN), Fernando Sampietro (ARG) |
30 August 2017
18:00 |
| Dominican Republic |
56–72 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 15–18, 12–16, 16–18 | ||
| Pts: Deleon 15 Rebs: Rojas 11 Asts: Deleon, Solano 3 |
Pts: C. Williams 15 Rebs: Warney 9 Asts: Drew II, Marshall 4 | |
Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi, Montevideo, Uruguay
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Matthew Kallio (CAN) |
30 August 2017
20:30 |
| Panama |
68–79 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 14–22, 15–29, 24–8 | ||
| Pts: Bishop 19 Rebs: Carter 14 Asts: Luzcando 8 |
Pts: Granger 20 Rebs: Granger 6 Asts: Granger 6 | |
Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi, Montevideo, Uruguay
Referees: Fernando Sampietro (ARG), Fernando Oliveira (BRA), Fabricio Vito (ARG) |
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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