CD Costa do Sol

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) for their equipment colour.

The club is sponsored by Meridianbet.

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 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
• Winners (12): 1980, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2017
• Supertaça de Moçambique
• Winners (9): 1994, 1999/2000, 2000/2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2018, 2019, 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

Personnel

Technical staff