Estadio Jaraguay

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, which was raised by 4,000 seats in 2017 with the construction of a new grandstand in the stadium's eastern side. Jaguares de Córdoba play their home matches at this stadium.

Estadio Jaraguay
Monumental del Sinú
(Monumental of the Sinú)
LocationMontería, Colombia
Coordinates8.711778°N 75.827639°W / 8.711778; -75.827639
OwnerMunicipality of Montería
Capacity12,000
Field size105x68
Surfacegrass
Construction
Opened2012
Expanded2017
Tenants
Jaguares de Córdoba

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. Jaraguay was a Zenú Cacique who ruled in what is now Montería.

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