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Nickname(s)
  
Canarinhos

Ground Capacity
  
10,000

Head Coach
  
Nelson Santos

Location
  
Maputo, Mozambique

Ground
  
Estádio do Costa do Sol

Short name
  
Costa do Sol

President
  
Amosse Chicualacuala

Founded
  
1955

League
  
Moçambola

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Full name
  
Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol

Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol, commonly known as CD Costa do Sol or simply 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 flight of Mozambican footbal.

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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) for their equipment colour.

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 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 500 meters from the Costa do Sol beach in Maputo - which inspired the refoundation of the club's name in 1978.

    Honours

    Description

  • Moçambola
    • Winners (9): 1979, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1993,1994,1999/2000, 2001, 2007
  • Taça de Moçambique
    • Winners (11): 1980, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007
  • Supertaça de Moçambique
    • Winners (6): 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008
  • Campeonato Provincial de Maputo / Campeonato da Cidade de Maputo
    • Winners (5): 1979, 1980, 1983, 1991, 1997
  • Campeonato Nacional da Zona Sul
    • Winners (2): 1993, 1995
  • Taça de Honra da Cidade de Maputo
    • Winners (6): 1993, 1994, 2000, 2009, 2014, 2017
  • Mini-Liga de Moçambique
    • Winners (1): 1998

    Performance in African competitions

  • CAF Champions League: 5 appearances
  • African Cup of Champions Clubs: 6 appearances
  • CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
  • CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 6 appearances

    • First-team squad

    As of 4 Jan 2017

    Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    References

    CD Costa do Sol Wikipedia
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