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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
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
31°31′54″S 68°32′40″W / 31.5318°S 68.5444°W / -31.5318; -68.5444