Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Barranquilla, Colombia
46,788
recorded capacity
1 block = 1,000 places
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla is the largest of the 26 listed stadiums in Colombia. It opened in 1986.
The nearest listed stadium is Estadio Sierra Nevada, 71.9 km away.
- Listed for
- Football
- Tenants
- Colombia national football team, Atlético Junior
- Surface
- Grass
- Position
- 10.93° N, 74.80° W
Where it stands in Colombia
- Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez46,788
- Atanasio Girardot Stadium1,962 fewer44,826
- Estadio Deportivo Cali4,788 fewer42,000
- Estadio El Campín7,276 fewer39,512
- 22 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Construction began
- 1975
- Owner
- Mayor District of Brranquila
- Operator
- Secretariat of Recreation and Sports
- Recorded construction cost
- $173,000,000,000
- Opening order in Colombia
- 20th of 26, earliest first
- Share of listed capacity in Colombia
- 7.8%
- Latest renovation or expansion
- 2026, more recent than 16 of the other 16 listed stadiums in Colombia with such a year
- Compared with the median in Colombia
- 2.5 times the median capacity of 18,600 across its 26 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 1980s in Colombia
- 3 of the 26 listed stadiums, this one included
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare, 619 km
Chronology
- 1986 Opened
- 2011 Renovated
- 2026 Expanded, Renovated
Nearest listed stadiums
- Estadio Sierra Nevada · north-east16,162 places, opened 201771.9 km
- Estadio Jaime Morón León · south-west17,200 places, opened 195895.8 km
- Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau · east11,000 places, opened 1956177.1 km
- Estadio Jaraguay · south-west12,000 places, opened 2012270.8 km
- Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande · east23,900 places, opened 1963345.5 km
Source: Wikipedia, Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez.