Estádio Municipal José Batista Pereira Fernandes, known as Distrital do Inamar or Arena Inamar, is a football stadium in Diadema, São Paulo, 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 Clube Atlético Diadema beat Mauaense by 5–1 in a Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão match.[1] 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.[2]
The stadium saw Água Santa's meteoric rise through the tiers of the Campeonato Paulista, but never had any night matches due to the lighting structure.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Os encantos da Arena Inamar" [The enchantments of the Arena Inamar] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Guia dos Estádios. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Prefeitura de Diadema inaugura obras do Estádio Municipal do Inamar" [Diadema City Hall start the constructions of the Estádio Municipal do Inamar] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ABC do ABC. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Problemas na Arena Inamar colocam jogo do Corinthians em horário pouco comum" [Problems at Arena Inamar put Corinthians match in an unusual time] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2023.