CD Costa do Sol

Football club

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^[2]) for their equipment colour.

The club is sponsored by Meridianbet.^[3]

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 500 metres (550 yards) 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^[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

• CAF Champions League: 6 appearances

1999 – first round

2001 – first round

2002 – group stage

2008 – preliminary round

2008 – first round

2019-20 – preliminary round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 6 appearances

1980 – first round

1981 – second round

1992 – second round

1993 – second round

1994 – second round

1995 – first round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances

2010 – first round

2018 – preliminary round

• 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

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.

Personnel

Technical staff

Last updated: 25 December 2020
Source: Costa do Sol

References

1. "Estádio - O nosso clube" (in Portuguese). CD Costa do Sol.
2. "Maputo.co.mz". Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2006.
3. "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.
4. "Mozambique – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
5. "Senior - Futebol Profissional" (in Portuguese). CD Costa do Sol.