CD Costa do Sol
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Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol, commonly known as Costa do Sol, is a Mozambican sports club based in Maputo. It is best known for the professional football team playing in Moçambola, the top division in Mozambican football.
Founded in 15 of October 1955, Costa do Sol won its first title in 1979, the Mozambican league, and today is the club with the most titles won since national independence. They are nicknamed canarinhos (little canaries[1]) for their equipment colour.
The club is sponsored by Meridianbet.[2]
Name history
- 15 Oct 1955 – 76 : Founded as Sport Lourenço Marques e Benfica
- 1976 – 78 : The club is renamed Sport Maputo e Benfica
- 1978 – : The club is renamed Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol
Stadium
The club plays their home matches at Estádio do Costa do Sol and has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people. The venue is located about Template:Convert from the Costa do Sol beach in Maputo - which inspired the refoundation of the club's name in 1978.
Honours
- Moçambola
- Winners (10): 1979, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999/2000, 2001, 2007, 2019
- Taça de Moçambique[3]
- Winners (12): 1980, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2017
- Supertaça de Moçambique
- Winners (10): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999/2000, 2000/2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2018, 2020
Performance in African competitions
- CAF Champions League: 6 appearances
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 6 appearances
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 6 appearances
- 1984 – first round
- 1989 – second round
- 1996 – quarter-finals
- 1998 – quarter-finals
- 2000 – first round
- 2003 – second round
Players
First-team squad
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Personnel
Technical staff
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| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Horácio Gonçalves |
| Assistant coaches | Template:Flagicon Jossias Macamo |
| Template:Flagicon António Chirindza | |
| Goalkeeper coach | Template:Flagicon Antoninho Guambe |