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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.
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| Location | Montería, Colombia |
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| Coordinates | 8°42′42″N 75°49′40″W / 8.711778°N 75.827639°W |
| Owner | Municipality of Montería |
| Capacity | 12,000[1] |
| Field size | 105x68 |
| Surface | grass |
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| Opened | 2012 |
| Expanded | 2017 |
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| 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.[4] Jaraguay was a Zenú Cacique who ruled in what is now Montería.[5][6]
- ^ "Estadio de Fútbol Jaraguay de Montería - Soccerway".
- ^ "Mañana en Montería, 8.000 asistentes en la inauguración de Juegos" (in Spanish). El Universal. 2 November 2012.
- ^ "4 mil espectadores puede albergar la inaugurada Tribuna Oriental del Jaraguay" (in Spanish). larazon.co. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Jaraguay es el nombre del nuevo estadio de fútbol de Montería" (in Spanish). El Universal. 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Jaraguay: Así bautizaron al estadio de Fútbol de Montería". La Razón (in Spanish). 26 December 2015.
- ^ Carlos Crismatt Mouthon. "Córdoba, El Imperio Zenú". Gobernación de Córdoba (in Spanish).