Estadio General Adrián Jara, Football stadium in Luque, Paraguay.
Estadio General Adrián Jara, known since 2023 as Estadio CONMEBOL, is a football ground in Luque owned by CONMEBOL and used by Club General Díaz. It has a natural grass pitch and stands for 4,000 spectators, with a lighting system installed in August 2014 for night matches.
The stadium hosted a Paraguay versus Brazil rugby match in the 2014 South American Rugby Championship. Floodlights were installed in August 2014, and the pitch was improved during the 2015 Copa América break. In November 2018 a project was presented to add east and west stands and raise capacity to 7,000, with completion expected in the first half of 2026.
The stadium hosted Paraguay's national rugby team against Brazil in the 2014 South American Rugby Championship. Since 2023 it has been owned by CONMEBOL and renamed Estadio CONMEBOL, while Club General Díaz continues to play its home matches there.
The ground sits in Luque, in the metropolitan area of Asunción, and is reached by local bus or car. Floodlights installed in August 2014 allow night matches, and the pitch was reworked during the 2015 Primera División break. A 2018 project foresees new east and west stands raising capacity to 7000, with work expected in the first half of 2026.
The stadium earned the nickname Cemetery of Elephants because strong teams often experience surprising defeats there. This reputation comes from the intense matches and unexpected results that have occurred over the years.
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