The stadium is home to Tarrafal's best clubs including Amabox Barcelona (absent from competition since 2014), Beira-Mar, Estrela dos Amadores and Varandinha.

The stadium was used for the Cape Verdean Football Championships in 2000 and 2003 with Barcelona, 2004, 2009 and 2012 with Estrela dos Amadores, 2015 with Beira Mar and recently 2016 with Varandinha.

In May 2016, a championship declaration dispute arose between Scorpion Vermelho and Varandinha as in a match as on an April 3 match (19th round) featuring Desportivo Santa Cruz and Scorpion Vermelho that Desportivo fielded an ineligible player, it occurred after the goals were scored and the award to Scorpion Vermelho in mid-May was revoked just before the start of the national season and the 2-0 result was kept and the venue was included in the national championships for the season.

As a result, the first round match featuring Desportivo Praia Varandinha and Derby was rescheduled from May 13 to June 1.

[4] Estádio de Mangue was the only venue in the Santiago North Zone to present the Cape Verdean Football's Knockout Stage on June 18, 2016, the first to two semifinal matches between Varandinha and Mindelense was in the stadium.