Estádio Municipal José Batista Pereira Fernandes, known as Distrital do Inamar or Arena Inamar, is a
football
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stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
in
Diadema,
São Paulo
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, Brazil. It has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people, and hosts the home matches of
Água Santa.
History
Inaugurated on 22 May 2009 to attend amateur matches of the region, the stadium only held a professional match on 27 April 2013, when beat
Mauaense by 5–1 in a
Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão match.
It was named after José Batista Pereira Fernandes, a community leader in the local nearby neighbourhoods who devoted his life to the well-being of the people.
The stadium saw Água Santa's meteoric rise through the tiers of the
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...
, but never had any night matches due to the lighting structure.
References
Football venues in São Paulo (state)
Esporte Clube Água Santa
Sports venues in São Paulo (state)
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