Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi

Palacio Peñarol
Exterior of the arena, as seen in 2011
Map
Full namePalacio Peñarol Contador Gastón Guelfi
LocationMagallanes 1721, 11200
Montevideo, Uruguay
OwnerClub Atlético Peñarol
CapacityBasketball: 4,700
Concerts: 5,400
SurfaceParquet
Construction
Opened1955
Renovated2010, 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

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Uruguayan League 2011–12 season final, between Hebraica and Macabi and Malvín.

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

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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

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

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  1. ^ Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi.
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