Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros
"La Catedral del Basquetbol" "The Cathedral of Basketball" | |
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| Full name | Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros |
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| Location | CD Valdivia |
The Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros, or Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, is an
indoor arena that is located in Valdivia, Chile.[1] The arena is primarily used to host basketball games, and has a seating capacity of 5,000 people. The arena was named after Antonio Azurmendy, in 1971.[2]
History
The Coliseo was inaugurated in 1966, for the 1966 Extraordinary Men's World Basketball Championship, which featured Valdivia as one of its host sites. The arena has hosted numerous basketball tournaments, such as the men's
2007 FIBA AmeriCup Women
.
The arena was also used to host home games of the senior men's
Chilean national basketball team, during 2019 FIBA World Cup Americas qualifiers.[3]
Major sporting events hosted
- 1966 Extraordinary Basketball World Cup
- 1977 FIBA South American Championship
- 2001 FIBA South American Championship
- 2002 South American Club Basketball Championship
- 2007 FIBA AmeriCup Women
- 2019 Americas FIBA World Cup Americas qualifiers.