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.
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| Full name | Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Canarinhos | ||
| Short name | Costa do Sol | ||
| Founded | 15 of October 1955 (65 years ago) as Sport Lourenço Marques e Benfica | ||
| Ground | Estádio do Costa do Sol | ||
| Capacity | 10,000[1] | ||
| President | Alberto Banze | ||
| Head Coachh |  Horácio Gonçalves | ||
| League | Moçambola | ||
| 2024 | Moçambola, 3. | ||
| Website | www.costadosol.co.mz | ||
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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[2]) for their equipment colour.
The club is sponsored by Meridianbet.[3]
Name history
edit- 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
editThe 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 metres (550 yards) from the Costa do Sol beach in Maputo - which inspired the refoundation of the club's name in 1978.
Honours
edit- Moçambola
- Winners (10): 1979, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999/2000, 2001, 2007, 2019
- Taça de Moçambique[4]
- 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
edit- 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
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 25 December 2021[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
editTechnical staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Horácio Gonçalves
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| Assistant coaches |  Jossias Macamo
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| António Chirindza
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| Goalkeeper coach | Antoninho Guambe
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Last updated: 25 December 2020
Source: Costa do Sol
References
edit- ^ "Estádio - O nosso clube" (in Portuguese). CD Costa do Sol.
- ^ "Maputo.co.mz". Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2006.
- ^ "ZA MERIDIAN NEMA GRANICA: Domaća kompanija podržala i Biatlon savez Srbije - da olimpijski sport više ne bude na začelju!". TVM News. June 20, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "Mozambique – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Senior - Futebol Profissional" (in Portuguese). CD Costa do Sol.
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