Estadio Xalapeño, Sports stadium in Xalapa, Mexico

Estadio Xalapeño is a sports stadium in Xalapa featuring neoclassical columns adorned with golden figures. Built on a former marshland site in the city center, it holds around 12,000 spectators and includes medical facilities, doping control stations, and technical areas for modern sporting events.

The site was a mosquito-infested marsh called the Ciénega de Melgarejo, drained and filled under the Chamber of Commerce with labor from the Jalapa Railroad and Power Company. A first Stadium Jalapeño opened there on May 5, 1922, with athletic games; on May 7 pilot Frank Hawks landed inside the grounds. The monumental stadium, built under engineer Modesto C. Rolland, was inaugurated on September 20, 1925, during Governor Heriberto Jara Corona's term, in about 75 days.

The stadium displays inscriptions from Governor Heriberto Jara Corona urging Mexicans to develop both mind and body through sport and learning. These messages reflect the founders' belief that sports venues should serve as centers for personal growth.

The stadium provides access to modern facilities including medical areas, doping control stations, and separate technical rooms for events. Visitors should note that accessible entrances are available for people with disabilities and the venue is centrally located.

The site was a mosquito-infested marsh called the Ciénega de Melgarejo, drained and filled by the Chamber of Commerce with labour from the Jalapa Railroad & Power Company, which ran the Texolo hydroelectric plant and the Jalapa–Teocelo railway known as El Piojito.