I Sta 'Daira | |
Former names | Nihondaira Sports Stadium (1991–2009) Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira (2009–2013) |
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Location | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan |
Coordinates | 34°59′04″N 138°28′52″E / 34.98444°N 138.48111°E |
Owner | Shizuoka City |
Operator | Shizuoka City Public Facility Corporation |
Capacity | 20,248 |
Field size | 135 m × 73 m |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 1991 |
Expanded | 1994 |
Tenants | |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
IAI Stadium Nihondaira (IAIスタジアム日本平) (pronounced as I-A-I) is a football stadium in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan. It is currently mostly used for football matches and has been the home stadium of the J-League's Shimizu S-Pulse since 1992. The stadium holds 20,248 people and was opened in 1991. In November 2008 a four-year naming deal effective from March 2009 was announced expected to earn S-Pulse 360,000,000 yen. The stadium was known as The Outsourcing Stadium until February 2013.[1] As Shizuoka City and Shimizu S-Pulse reached a 5-year deal with IAI Corporation, a manufacturer industrial robots, the stadium has been renamed as IAI Stadium Nihondaira effective 1 March 2013.[2] This sponsorship deal was extended a further five years in 2018.