Jaguares de Córdoba

Jaguares de Córdoba
Full name Jaguares de Córdoba Fútbol Club
Founded 5 December 2012 (2012-12-05)
Ground Estadio Jaraguay
Montería, Colombia
Capacity 12,000
Chairman Nelson Soto
Coach Jose Manuel Rodríguez
League Categoría Primera A
2018–I 14th
Website Club website

Jaguares de Córdoba is a professional Colombian football team based in Montería, that plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Jaraguay stadium.[1]

History

The team was created on December 5, 2012 at a meeting held by team president Nelson Soto Duque, the mayor of Montería, and the governor of Córdoba. In an initiative led by the Montería city hall and the Córdoba government, with support from local companies, an agreement was reached with the direction to move Sucre F.C. from Sincelejo to Montería from 2013 under the name Jaguares de Córdoba.

Soto Duque is the major owner of the club that was founded in 1995 as Girardot. It has moved four times, and played under the names Deportes Palmira, Pacífico, Sucre, and finally Jaguares.

On February 3, 2013, the team debuted at the Primera B winning 2–1 against Real Cartagena, and the following year they earned promotion to the Categoría Primera A after winning the Torneo Postobón 2014-I by defeating América de Cali 5–1 on aggregate score in the final, and then beat 2014-II winners Deportes Quindío in the final of the year, winning 3–2 on aggregate score after losing the first leg 2–0 in the city of Armenia.

The best performance of the team in the top tier was achieved in the 2017 season. In the Torneo Apertura, the team placed 5th, thus qualifying for the knockout stage for the first time ever. The team was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Atlético Nacional. In the Torneo Finalización, the team placed 8th and qualified again for the knockout stage, again being eliminated in the quarterfinals, this time by Santa Fe. Jaguares ended the year placed 8th in the aggregate table, which qualified them to the 2018 Copa Sudamericana, the first time the team will play in an international competition.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 July 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 Colombia MF Alexis Hinestroza
3 Colombia DF Leonardo Escorcia
4 Colombia DF Ramón Córdoba
5 Colombia DF Elvis González
6 Colombia MF David Contreras
7 Colombia FW Pablo Rojas
8 Colombia MF Danilson Córdoba
9 Colombia FW Ricardo Steer
10 Colombia MF Juan José Mezú
11 Colombia MF Sebastián Villota
12 Colombia GK Wilder Mosquera
No. Position Player
13 Colombia DF Juan Pablo Zuluaga
15 Colombia MF Cristian Restrepo (on loan from Independiente Medellín)
18 Colombia DF Wilmer Díaz
19 Colombia MF Edwin Ávila
20 Colombia DF Fabio Castillo
22 Colombia GK Alyair Mora
23 Colombia MF Deinner Quiñonez
25 Colombia MF Juan Camilo Roa (on loan from Junior)
26 Colombia FW Darwin López (on loan from Deportes Tolima)
— Colombia GK José Escobar
— Colombia FW Maurício Cortés (on loan from Independiente Medellín)

Stadium

Honours

Winners (1): 2014

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jaguares de Córdoba". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
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