Stadiums in Barranquilla
Barranquilla has stadiums for multiple sports. Since the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games took place, the Barranquilla mayor’s office modernized and built many of the city’s sports venues, making Barranquilla an excellent option to develop world-class competitions. This year Barranquilla was chosen to host the 2027 Caribbean Pan American Games and it is the opportunity to build and invest in sports infrastructure.
Below we show you the list of stadiums in Barranquilla.
Soccer stadiums in Barranquilla
Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium
Location: Cra 46 No. 1 sur – 445, Circumvalar Avenue
Disciplines: soccer and athletics
Capacity: 46,692 spectators
Measurements: The court measures 110 by 75 m
Characteristics: The stadium has natural grass, and four high and low stands: South, North, East, and West. It has four dressing rooms, bathrooms, radio booths, a press room, boxes, lighting tower systems, a competition office, 2 LED screens, and an electronic board.
Parking: It has a parking lot with a capacity of 1600 vehicles
Year of construction: 1986
Information of interest: Barranquilla is the home of the Colombian National Team and the Junior of Barranquilla whose matches are played in this stadium.
Who is Roberto Meléndez? Roberto Meléndez Lara was a Colombian soccer player and coach. First Colombian footballer hired abroad. He stood out in Junior and in the Atlantic and Colombia teams
Romelio Martínez Stadium
Location: Cra 46 No. 72 – 01
Disciplines: Soccer
Capacity: 8600 spectators
Measurements: 105 x 70 meters
Features: Lawn, numbered seating, 1500 lux lighting system
Endorsed by: Odecabe, FIFA
Parking: does not have
Year of construction: 1934
Information of interest: Headquarters of the Barranquilla Fútbol Club team that plays in the Second Division. On its eastern side, there is a permanent artisan fair.
Who is Romelio Martinez? Romelio Martinez was a prominent Barranquilla soccer player of the 1930s and 1940s.
Julio Torres Modern Stadium
Location: Calle 30 between cra 25 and 26
Disciplines: Rugby, ultimate, and women’s football
Capacity: 2,200 spectators (2,141 in fixed chairs and 59 in mobile chairs)
Measurements: Synthetic grass of 9,016 square meters. Technical and grandstand area of 6,033 square meters.
Features: bleachers, synthetic grass pitches, warm-up areas, commercial areas, press areas, dressing rooms, gym, LED lighting.
Parking: Yes
Year of construction: 1922
¿Who is Julio Torres? Julio Torres was a center-forward soccer player.
Baseball stadiums in Barranquilla
Edgar Renteria Stadium
Location: Calle 54 No. 40-224
Disciplines: Baseball
Capacity: 12,000 spectators approx. (8,800 in fixed chairs and 3,200 in mobile chairs)
Measurements: Left and right field: 325 feet each and center field: 400 feet
Characteristics: it has three levels, a presidential box, and 20 special boxes, four dressing rooms, batting tunnels, 1500/1000 lighting in the infield and outfield, full HD led screen.
Endorsed by: Compliance with MLB (Major League Baseball) standards, International Baseball Federation
Parking: they enable parking areas.
Year of construction: 2016
Interesting facts: The Edgar Renteria Stadium, formerly called Tomas Arrieta, is the Barranquilla baseball stadium where the Los Caimanes professional baseball team plays. The stadium has a museum of Colombian baseball “Tomás Arrieta”, which honors the baseball player.
¿Who is Edgar Renteria? Édgar Enrique Renteria Erazo is a former Colombian Major League Baseball player. He served as a shortstop in the Florida Marlins (1996-1998), Saint Louis Cardinals (1999-2004), Boston Red Sox (2005), Atlanta Braves (2006-2007), Detroit Tigers (2008), San Francisco Giants (2009- 2010) and Cincinnati Reds (2011).
Softball Stadiums in Barranquilla
Edgardo Schemel Stadium
Location: Calle 94 with Carrera 53
Disciplines: Softball, Junior Baseball
Capacity: 1,028 (328 people seated in ergonomic chairs, 700 people in mobile stands).
Measurements: 5,900 meters
Characteristics: The field has an automated irrigation system, two dressing rooms, dressing rooms for umpires, two bullpens, two batting cages, a press room, a doping control area, cafeterias, and restrooms.
Parking: yes
Year of construction: 2018
Information of interest: The stadium is located in the Parque Bosques del Norte.
¿Who is Edgardo Schemel? Edgardo Schemel was a baseball and softball umpire, inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Softball Federation in 2005. Professor of baseball and softball. He excelled in the ring as a boxing referee.
Basketball Stadiums
Elías Chegwin Stadium
Location: Avenida Olaya Herrera No. 70-2
Disciplines: Basketball, volleyball, handball, and indoor soccer
Capacity: 3,000 spectators approx. (2,600 in fixed chairs and 400 in mobile chairs)
Measurements: 44.20 meters x 24.15 meters
Characteristics: The stadium has air conditioning, 4 dressing rooms, LED lighting at 1000 lux, VIP spectator area, commercial premises, cafeterias, refereeing, anti-doping areas, medical care for the athlete, and transmission booths.
Parking: does not have.
Year of construction: 1940, renovated 2018.
Endorsed by: FIBA standards
Interesting facts: Los Titanes is the Barranquilla professional basketball team.
¿Who is Elías Chewin? Elías Chewin was one of the greatest basketball players in history.
Combat Stadiums in Barranquilla
Sugar Baby Battle Palace
Location: Calle 55 Corner Calle 58
Disciplines: Combat sports (Judo, Taekwondo, Karate, Wrestling, Wushu, Fencing, Weights and Boxing), volleyball, futsal, indoor soccer.
Capacity: 3,826 spectators approx. (3,170 in fixed chairs and 656 in mobile chairs in the court area)
Measurements: 857 square meters on three (3) levels, with a competition area of 45 x 25 meters.
Characteristics: Competition area, spectators area, press area, dressing rooms, judges dressing room, gym, medical care and doping control, support spaces, administrative and technical area, LED lighting at 1000 lux.
Parking: yes
Year of construction: 2018
Information of interest: Located in the old covered Humberto Perea Coliseum. It is airless and hot so bring a fan.
¿Who is Sugar Baby Rojas? Sugar Baby Rojas, was the first boxer from Barranquilla to win a world title.
Skating Stadiums in Barranquilla
Patinodromo Alex Cujavante
Location: Calle 98B No. 50-39 in the Villa Santos neighborhood
Disciplines: skating
Capacity: 1040 spectators
Measurements: 200 meters in length by 6 in width
Characteristics: The stadium has LED lighting, technical areas for judges, competitors, and managers, and strategic spaces for the media.
Parking: does not have. The park has some parking spaces.
Inauguration: 2018
Endorsed by: FIRS – International Skating Federation
Information of interest: next door is Villa Santos Park.
¿Who is Alex Cujavante? Barranquilla skater, multiple world skating champion.
Tennis Stadiums in Barranquilla
Parque de Raquetas María Fernanda Herazo
Location: Carrera 100 No. 52 – 104
Disciplines: Tennis and racquetball
Capacity: 2,000 spectators approx. (1,750 in fixed chairs and 250 in mobile chairs)
Characteristics: The stadium has 2 dressing rooms, VIP areas, an administrative area, a press center, areas for refereeing, anti-doping, medical care, ramps for people with disabilities, and nine courts made with the same material as the main one, the Plexicushion system that it is used in venues where the Australian Open is played. LED lighting at 1000 lux.
Endorsed by: International Tennis Federation
Parking: yes.
Inauguration: 2018
¿Who is María Fernanda Herazo? Barranquilla tennis player. She has won eight singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women’s Circuit.
BMX stadiums
BMX Track Daniel Eduardo Barragán
Location: Calle 93 with Carrera 75, Villa Carolina
Disciplines: BMX Cycling
Capacity: 980 spectators
Measurements: Field Track 7,711 m2
Characteristics: Covered concrete grandstand, basic ergonomic seating, parking areas and technical areas.
Parking: yes
Inauguration: 2018
Endorsed by: International Cycling Union (UCI)
Interesting facts: Built by the North American expert Tom Ritz
Who is Daniel Eduardo Barragan? An ex-bike rider from Barranquilla suffered an accident that left him unable to ride a bicycle again.
Aquatic Complexes in Barranquilla
Eduardo Movilla Aquatic Complex
Location: Carrera 55 between 52 and 58
Disciplines: Swimming, Diving, Synchronized Swimming, and Water Polo
Capacity: 1,700 spectators, approx
Measures: the complex has 3 swimming pools
- Olympic: 50.03 meters long x 25.00 meters wide x 2 meters deep, for an area of 1,250.75 square meters.
- Diving: 20.00 meters long x 30.00 meters wide x 5 meters deep, for an area of 600 square meters, with characteristics such as: 5 diving boards (2 to 1m high and 3 to 3m high). 5 platforms (1m, 3m, 5m, 7.5m and 10m)
- Heating: 25.00 meters long x 20.00 meters wide x 1.80 meters deep, for an area of 500 square meters.
Characteristics: It is a sports arena with 3 swimming pools, equipped with changing rooms, showers, infirmary, and gym; spectator areas with sanitary batteries, bleachers, and cafeteria services.
Parking: no, you can park nearby.
Inauguration: 2018
Endorsed by: International Swimming Federation (FINA)
Who is Eduardo Movilla? Swimming teacher who trained Atlantic swimmers in the Colombian National Team and led an athlete to the Olympic Games.
Athletics Stadiums in Barranquilla
Rafael Cotes Athletics Stadium
Location: Calle 46 number 1 sur-445
Disciplines: Athletics, track, and field
Capacity: 2,050 spectators, of which 550 are fixed plus 1,500 additional movable ones.
Measurements: 15,062 square meters, of which 14,530 meters correspond to the area of the competition center court.
Characteristics: dressing rooms, dressing rooms, spectator areas, bleachers, a security checkpoint, service areas, and a battery of public toilets. In the center of the court, in addition to the natural grass, it has the boxes and boxes for impulse boxes for pole vaulting, circles, stops for circles for shot put, circle and reducer for circles for discus and hammer throw, an obstacle of “steeplechase ”For the pit, anchoring set for the disc cage and concentric hammer and removable aluminum curb.
Interesting facts: Center stage is suitable for the javelin, discus, hammer, and shot put disciplines along with the combined pentathlon, heptathlon, and decathlon events.
Parking: no
Inauguration: 2018
Endorsed by: International Athletics Federation (IAAF)
Who is Rafael Cotes? Rafael Cotes known as “the fast arrow” was the most recognized athlete that the city of Barranquilla has had.
Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium
Volleyball stadiums in Barranquilla
Elías Chegwin Stadium
Sugar Baby Battle Palace
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