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Palacio Peñarol
Escudo del Club Atlético Peñarol.svg
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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

The Palacio Peñarol Contador Gastón Guelfi, commonly known as Palacio Peñarol, is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Montevideo, Uruguay. After the closure of the Cilindro Municipal in 2010, it is the main indoor arena in the country. It is mainly used to host basketball games. The arena's seating capacity for basketball games is 4,700.

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

HyM vs MVN final
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

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) Host.

All times are local (UTC−3).

28 August 2017
18:00
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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)

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