Jaguares de Córdoba

Jaguares de Córdoba
Full nameJaguares de Córdoba Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)La Celeste de Colombia (Colombia's Sky Blue)
Felinos (Felines)
Fieras del Sinú (Beasts from the Sinú)
La garra Caribe (The Caribbean Drive)
Los Zenúes (The Zenúes)
Sabaneros (Sabaners)
Founded5 December 2012 (2012-12-05)
GroundEstadio Jaraguay
Capacity12,000
ChairmanNelson Soto
ManagerÁlvaro Hernández
LeagueCategoría Primera B
2024Primera A, 16th of 20 (relegated by average)
Websitewww.jaguaresfc.com.co

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

History

The team was created on 5 December 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.[2][3]

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.[4][5][6]

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 played in an international competition, losing to Boston River from Uruguay in the first stage.[7]

Players

Current squad

As of 24 September 2024[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Colombia COL Lucas Correa
3 DF Colombia COL Yilson Mosquera
4 DF Colombia COL Oliver Vanegas
5 DF Colombia COL Yoiver González
7 FW Colombia COL Pablo Rojas
9 MF Argentina ARG Gustavo Britos
10 FW Colombia COL Duvan Rodriguez
11 MF Colombia COL Jader Maza
12 GK Colombia COL Geovanni Banguera
13 DF Colombia COL Julian Anaya
14 MF Colombia COL Didier Pino
15 FW Panama PAN Kahiser Lenis
16 MF Colombia COL Didier Pino
17 FW Colombia COL Diego Contreras
18 MF Colombia COL Juan David Rodriguez
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Colombia COL Wilson Morelo (captain)
20 MF Colombia COL Kevin Salazar
21 DF Colombia COL Santiago Guzman
22 MF Colombia COL Juan Herrera
23 DF Colombia COL Jaime Díaz
24 MF Colombia COL Damir Ceter
25 MF Colombia COL Juan Camilo Roa
26 MF Colombia COL Daniel Padilla
27 DF Colombia COL Darwin Andrade
28 MF Colombia COL Enrique Serje
32 MF Colombia COL Elian Villalobos
33 GK Colombia COL Jhon Figueroa
38 GK Colombia COL Víctor Brid

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Venezuela VEN Eduardo Sosa (at Deportes Tolima)

Managers

  • Colombia César Maturana (January 2013 – March 2013)[9]
  • Colombia Álvaro Zuluaga (March 2013 – June 2013)[10]
  • Colombia Alberto Suárez (July 2013 – June 2014)
  • Colombia Héctor Estrada (August 2014 – December 2014)
  • Colombia Carlos Castro (January 2015 – August 2015)
  • Colombia Jorge Bernal (August 2015 – December 2015)
  • Colombia Carlos Navarrete (January 2016 – April 2016)
  • Colombia Hubert Bodhert (April 2016 – December 2017)
  • Colombia José Rodríguez (January 2018 – August 2018)
  • Argentina Flavio Robatto (September 2018 – October 2018)
  • Colombia Julio Méndez (October 2018 – December 2018)
  • Colombia Jhon Bodmer (January 2019 – March 2019)
  • Colombia Óscar Upegui (March 2019 – August 2019)
  • Colombia Jhon Bodmer (August 2019 – September 2019)
  • Argentina Juan Cruz Real (September 2019 – June 2020)
  • Colombia Alberto Suárez (July 2020 – May 2021)
  • Colombia César Torres (May 2021 – May 2022)
  • Colombia Grigori Méndez (May 2022 – September 2022)
  • Colombia Alexis Márquez (September 2022 – November 2022)
  • Colombia Carlos Restrepo (November 2022 – May 2023)
  • Colombia Pompilio Páez (May 2023 – August 2023)
  • Colombia Julio Méndez (August 2023 – September 2023)
  • Colombia Carlos Hoyos (September 2023 – November 2023)
  • Colombia Hubert Bodhert (November 2023 – April 2024)
  • Colombia Julio Méndez (April 2024 – June 2024)
  • Argentina Néstor Craviotto (July 2024 – August 2024)
  • Colombia Édgar Carvajal (August 2024 – November 2024)
  • Colombia Álvaro Hernández (December 2024 – present)

Source:[11]

Stadium

Honours

Domestic

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jaguares de Córdoba". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  2. ^ Alcaldía de Montería, ed. (5 December 2012). "Futbol profesional: Jaguares de Córdoba, nuestro equipo". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  3. ^ torneopostobon.com.co, ed. (6 December 2012). "Jaguares es el nuevo equipo del Torneo Postobón". Archived from the original on 15 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Jaguares, campeón del ascenso y es el nuevo equipo de la liga colombiana". Caracol Radio. 14 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Jaguares llega por primera vez a la A tras vencer en casa 3-0 al Quindío". Vanguardia.
  6. ^ "Colombia 2014". Rsssf.com.
  7. ^ "Fin al sueño de Jaguares en la Suramericana: cayó 3-0 con Boston River". El Tiempo. 2018-05-10.
  8. ^ "Jaguares F.C." Dimayor. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Colombia - C. Maturana". Soccerway. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  10. ^ "Colombia - Á. Zuluaga". Soccerway. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  11. ^ "Jaguares de Córdoba » Manager history". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2025-01-22.