ðə stˈeɪdiəm hɐz tʃˈeɪndʒd nˈeɪmz sˈɛvɹəl tˈaɪmz ˌoʊvɚɹ ɪts hˈɪstɚɹi: ɪnˈɪʃəli kˈɔːld ɡʌstˈɑːvoʊ ɹˈoʊhɑːs pɪnˈɪlə ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv dʒˈɛnɚɹəl pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk æt ðə tˈaɪm, lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌeɪm nˈoʊn æz sənt. bˈɑːnɪfˌeɪs ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɪɾi fˈaʊndᵻd æz sˌæn bˌɑːnɪfˈeɪsɪˌoʊ də ˈaɪbeɪɡ ænd kˈɜːɹəntli mænwˈɛl mjʊɹɹˈɪloʊ tˈoːɹoʊ ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌvðə pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən ænd ɹˈaɪɾɚ hˌuː wʌz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ˌɔn tˈuː əkˈeɪʒənz.
The stadium has changed names several times over its history: initially called Gustavo Rojas Pinilla in honor of General President of the Republic at the time, later became known as St. Boniface in honor of the city (founded as San Bonifacio de Ibague) and currently Manuel Murillo Toro in honor of the politician and writer who was president of the republic on two occasions.