Estadio Jaraguay Explained

Estadio Jaraguay
Nickname:Monumental del Sinú
(Monumental of the Sinú)
Location:Montería, Colombia
Opened:2012
Expanded:2017
Owner:Municipality of Montería
Surface:grass
Capacity:12,000[1]
Dimensions:105x68
Tenants:Jaguares de Córdoba

Estadio Jaraguay (known as Estadio Municipal de Montería until December 2015) is a multi-use stadium in Montería, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in 2012 for the National Games of Colombia, with a capacity of 8,000 people,[2] which was raised by 4,000 seats in 2017 with the construction of a new grandstand in the stadium's eastern side.[3] Jaguares de Córdoba play their home matches at this stadium.

In December 2015, the stadium was renamed to Jaraguay after the name was chosen from a list provided by citizens in a contest organized through the website of the Municipality of Montería.[4] Jaraguay was a Zenú Cacique who ruled in what is now Montería.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estadio de Fútbol Jaraguay de Montería - Soccerway.
  2. Web site: Mañana en Montería, 8.000 asistentes en la inauguración de Juegos . . Spanish . 2 November 2012.
  3. Web site: 4 mil espectadores puede albergar la inaugurada Tribuna Oriental del Jaraguay. larazon.co . Spanish . 14 July 2017. 12 April 2018.
  4. Web site: Jaraguay es el nombre del nuevo estadio de fútbol de Montería . . Spanish . 28 December 2015.
  5. Web site: Jaraguay: Así bautizaron al estadio de Fútbol de Montería . La Razón . 26 December 2015 . Spanish.
  6. Web site: Córdoba, El Imperio Zenú . Carlos Crismatt Mouthon . Gobernación de Córdoba . Spanish.