PalaRuffini

Palasport Ruffini

PalaRuffini
Full name	Palazzetto dello sport Parco Ruffini
Former names	Palasport di Torino
Location	Turin, Piedmont
Coordinates	45°3′27.87″N 7°37′56.79″E / 45.0577417°N 7.6324417°E / 45.0577417; 7.6324417Coordinates: 45°3′27.87″N 7°37′56.79″E / 45.0577417°N 7.6324417°E / 45.0577417; 7.6324417
Capacity	4,500[1]
Construction
Opened	1961[1]
Renovated	2004[1]
Architect	Annibale Vitellozzi[1]
Tenants
Auxilium Torino (1974–1999, 2015–2018) Basket Torino (2019–present)

PalaRuffini, formerly known as Palasport di Torino, is a multi-purpose Indoor arena located in Turin, Italy. It is primarily used for basketball and volleyball games, as well as boxing matches and concerts. The arena's seating capacity is 4,500 people.^[1]

History[]

The arena was opened in 1961. Dalida had a sold-out concert in October 1970 as a part of her world tour. It hosted the latter stages of the EuroBasket 1979.^[2][3] It also hosted the 1992–93 season's FIBA European Cup final, in which Sato Aris defeated Efes Pilsen, by a score of 50–48.^[1][4]

The arena was renovated in the year 2004. On 17 September 2008, the senior men's Italian national basketball team played a 2009 EuroBasket qualification game against Bulgaria, at the arena.^[5] The arena has also been used as the long-time home arena of the Italian professional basketball club Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino.

See also[]

• List of indoor arenas in Italy

References[]

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