Estadio Aldo Cantoni
The Estadio Aldo Cantoni is an indoor arena located in the city of San Juan, capital of San Juan Province. It is mainly use by UPCN Vóley Club and Obras Pocito for its home matches for the Serie A1, the top level of the Argentine men's volleyball league system. UPCN Vóley Club won the national league for five consecutive years, from 2010-11 to 2014-15 season.[1]
Roller hockey is a very popular sport in Cuyo, specially in San Juan Province. This stadium has hosted five times the FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup, and it is also used by several teams for their Liga Nacional Argentina A-1 matches.[2]
San Juan was one of the venues for the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, hosting five out of six matches for Group A. The opening match of the tournament, between Argentina and Australia, was held at the Luna Park Stadium, in Buenos Aires.
The stadium was named after Aldo Cantoni (1892-1948), politician, governor of San Juan Province between 1926 and 1928, twice President of the Club Atlético Huracán, President of the Argentine Football Association and co-founder of the Unión Cívica Radical Bloquista political party.
Sporting events
FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup
1st–4th places
Semifinals
| Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
| 14 Feb |
19:30 |
Sada Cruzeiro  |
3–0 |
 Lomas |
25–17 |
25–15 |
25–18 |
|
|
75–50
|
| 14 Feb |
21:30 |
UPCN Vóley Club |
3–2 |
Taubaté/Funvic |
13–25 |
29–27 |
25–23 |
22–25 |
15–10 |
104–110
|
3rd place match
| Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
| 15 Feb |
19:00 |
Taubaté/Funvic |
1–3 |
Lomas |
19–25 |
25–22 |
23–25 |
23–25 |
|
90–97
|
Final
References
Coordinates: 31°31′54″S 68°32′40″W / 31.5318°S 68.5444°W / -31.5318; -68.5444
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