PalaRuffini

Palasport Ruffini

PalaRuffini
Interactive map of Palasport Ruffini
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; 7.6324417
Capacity	4,5001
Construction
Opened	19611
Renovated	20041
Architect	Annibale Vitellozzi1
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 used for basketball, volleyball, boxing, and concerts. The arena's seating capacity is 4,500 people.¹

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 1979.²³ It also hosted the 1992–93 season's FIBA European Cup final, in which Sato Aris defeated Efes Pilsen, by a score of 50–48.¹⁴

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.