AJAT'SN
| Full name | Associação Jovens Amigos do Tarrafal |
|---|---|
| Ground |
Estádio Orlando Rodrigues Tarrafal de São Nicolau on São Nicolau, Cape Verde |
| League | São Nicolau Island League |
| 2016–17 | 4th |
Associação Jovens Amigos do Tarrafal (acronym or abbreviation: AJAT'SN, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Asosiason Jovens Amigus du Tarrafal, São Vicente Crioulo: Associação Jovens Amigos d' Tarrafal) is a football club that plays in the São Nicolau Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the island's second major community but the most populated, Tarrafal de São Nicolau on the island of São Nicolau and plays at Estádio Orlando Rodrigues. The team won their first title in 2007, winning the São Nicolau Cup, their second and recent cup title was won in 2016 after winning in penalty kicks.
Its logo features a shield with two sides, light-peach to caramel-orange coloring on the top and blue on the bottom with a seal with the island on the bottom. The club name is read "AJAT" on the top and the "SN", the abbreviation of the location of the club on the bottom.
The club first participated in the 2003 season. After winning their first regional cup title, AJAT'SN was the first club from the island to appear in the 2007 Cape Verdean Cup and had no succeess there. Their greatest success was second place in the 2015-16 season, the club finished 26 points behind SC Atlético. The 2016-17 season was to have another stint of being in the higher position and a chance of being first place, it thwarted as they started 7th with a loss to Atlético. The season's first win was made over Talho 1-0. Its positions reached fourth, the final round the next time they reached. 6th they would be for the next three rounds, losses what AJAT'SN would have but sixth again at the 9th round, then back to 7th. AJAT'SN got another win over Belo Horizonte on April 9 and the club came fifth again. AJAT'SN lost to Ultramarina Tarrafal after that which was the club's last. The final two wins were made, first to Académica da Preguiça and prevented that club's remaining chance of becoming regional champion and Praia Branca on May 6 and the club finished fourth with 19 points, 6 wins, a draw and 19 goals scored, all less than last season's.
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