PalaRuffini
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PalaRuffini or Palasport Ruffini, abbreviation for Palazzetto dello sport Parco Ruffini is an Indoor sport arena in Turin
, Italy
.
The arena was opened in 1961 and has a current seating capacity
for 4,500 people.
It hosted the latter stages of the 1979 European basketball championship
and the 1993 European cup
final in which Aris Thessaloniki
defeated Efes Pilsen 50-48.
In 17 September 2008 the Italian national basketball team
played a Eurobasket qualification
match against Bulgaria at the arena.
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
The arena was opened in 1961 and has a current seating capacity
Seating capacity
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
for 4,500 people.
It hosted the latter stages of the 1979 European basketball championship
EuroBasket 1979
The 1979 European Basketball Championship, and in short Eurobasket 1979, was the 21st regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Twelve national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Italy...
and the 1993 European cup
Saporta Cup
Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe...
final in which Aris Thessaloniki
Aris BC
Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....
defeated Efes Pilsen 50-48.
In 17 September 2008 the Italian national basketball team
Italy national basketball team
The Italian national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Italy. It is administrated by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro ....
played a Eurobasket qualification
EuroBasket 2009 qualification
-Qualified teams:Eight teams have secured their places at the EuroBasket 2009 before the qualifications. Seven teams have qualified through the Qualifying Round, and one more team has qualified through the Additional Qualifying Round....
match against Bulgaria at the arena.