Estádio Orlando Rodrigues
 Estádio Orlando Rodrigues
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| Location | Av. Assís Cadório (EN1-SN01) Tarrafal de São Nicolau on São Nicolau Island, Cape Verde |
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| Coordinates | 16°33′50″N 24°21′14″W / 16.564°N 24.3538°WCoordinates: 16°33′50″N 24°21′14″W / 16.564°N 24.3538°W |
| Operator | São Nicolau Regional Football Association (ARFSN) |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Opened | 1980s |
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AJAT'SN FC Praia Branca FC Ultramarina |
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Estádio Orlando Rodrigues is a multi-use stadium in Tarrafal de São Nicolau on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde and are one of two on the island. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Ultramarina and AJAT'SN, clubs from other parts of the municipality plays at the stadium, the only one being FC Praia Branca from the north of the municipality. The stadium holds 5,000 people and its ground is artificial grass. The stadium is operated by the São Nicolau Regional Football Association (ARFSN).
Its location is at Avenida Assís Cadório which is part of the main route linking with Ribeira Brava and the east of the island (EN1-SN01), it is more than 500 meters ESE of the town center and 300 meters inland from the Atlantic.
The stadium was completed in the 1980s or the 1990s and had a single seat in the west and was dirt, later it may had natural grass. Around 2007, expansion started and was competed sometime around 2008, after the municipality splitted into two and its field became artificial as the grass was dry and in bad shape due to the climate that is not favorable for natural grass. Before, some clubs from the parish and later also the municipality sometimes trained at the field before its matches. A row of seat would also dominate the north side. It was called Estádio do Tarrafal de São Nicolau, locally as Estádio do Tarrafal as it is read over white in black letters at the north side. Until that time, clubs based in the parish of São Francisco do Assís and also later the municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau played at Estádio João de Deus (Dideus) northeast in the island capital of Ribeira Brava.
The first national championship competitions took place in 2009. Every national championship matches only featured FC Ultramarina. More of them were played at the stadium in 2011, 2013 and 2015, another one will take place in 2017 and the first where three of its six group stage matches that will take place at the stadium.
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