Esporte Clube Água Santa

Esporte Clube Água Santa, commonly known as Água Santa,is a professional association football club based in the city of Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil. The team compete in the Campeonato Paulista Série A-1, the first division of the traditional in-state competition in São Paulo.

Água Santa
Full nameEsporte Clube Água Santa
Nickname(s)Campeão de Diadema
Gigante do ABC
Netuno
Aquáticos (supporter)
FoundedOctober 27, 1981 (1981-10-27)
GroundArena Inamar
Capacity10,000
PresidentPaulo Sirqueira Korek Farias
LeagueCampeonato Paulista
2019Paulista A2, 3rd
WebsiteClub website

Founded in 1981, Água Santa only played in amateur competitions until 2011. In 2012 the club began competing in professional championships. Campeonato Paulista da Segunda Divisão de 2013 marked the start of a meteoric rise of three consecutive successful seasons, reaching the premier level of Campeonato Paulista in 2016.[1]

History

Migrants, primarily from Northern Brazil, Northeastern Brazil and Minas Gerais, in the Eldorado neighborhood of Diadema on a street called "Estrada Água Santa" (hence the club's name) founded the club. Gradually the team rose in regional amateur football, mainly after 2000. With the greater achievements the crowds grew and today have a loyal fan base estimated over 10,000 called Aquáticos.

The Esporte Clube Água Santa ever had wearing its true shirt icons of Brazilian football as Claudecir, Zinho Capixaba, Capitão, Dinei and most importantly, has formed, while not having the training club classification, several athletes on their base ranks as Lelê who served in Fortaleza, Romarinho at Porto, Fernando in the Internacional, Neílton in Botafogo and Fábio Ferreira in Ponte Preta.

Stadium

Esporte Clube Água Santa play their home games at Estádio Distrital do Inamar. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.

Current squad
As of 23 January 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Caio
GK Giovanni
GK Thomazella
DF Abner Felipe
DF Andrés Robles
DF Bruno Costa
DF Fabrício
DF Jonathan
DF Henrique
DF Luis Ricardo
DF Naylhor
DF Perí
DF Rhuan
DF Walisson Maia
MF Pio
No. Position Player
MF Diogo Marzagão
MF João Victor
MF João Vitor
MF Luan Dias
MF Marquinho
MF Matheus Barbosa
MF Robinho
MF Velicka
MF Wellington Reis
FW Dadá
FW Dinei
FW Felipe Azevedo
FW Romarinho
FW Tiago Marques
FW Uéderson

References
  1. "Da várzea à elite em quatro anos: conheça o "meteórico" Água Santa". globoesporte.globo.com.
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