CD Costa do Sol

For the club's basketball team, see CD Costa do Sol (basketball).
Costa do Sol
Full nameClube de Desportos da Costa do Sol
Nickname(s)Canarinhos
Short nameCosta do Sol
Founded15 of October 1955 (65 years ago) as Sport Lourenço Marques e Benfica
GroundEstádio do Costa do Sol
Capacity10,000[1]
PresidentAlberto Banze
Head Coachh Horácio Gonçalves
LeagueMoçambola
2024Moçambola, 3th
Websitewww.costadosol.co.mz

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

1999 – first round
2001 – first round
2002 – group stage
2008 – preliminary round
2008 – first round
2019-20 – preliminary round
1980 – first round
1981 – second round
1992 – second round
1993 – second round
1994 – second round
1995 – first round
2010 – first round
2018 – preliminary round
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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MOZ Victor Guambe
2 DF  MOZ Abú
3 DF  MOZ Chico Mioche
4 DF  MOZ Danilo
5 MF  MOZ Nené
6 DF  MOZ Mambucho
7 MF  MOZ Nelson Divrassone
8 MF  MOZ Nilton
9 FW  TOG Kissimbo
10 FW  MOZ Isac de Carvalho
11 FW  MOZ Telinho
12 GK  MOZ Pinto
14 DF  MOZ Bernardo
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  MOZ Jorge
16 MF  NAM Elmo Kambindu
17 FW  MOZ Mário Capena
19 MF  LBR Stephen Seameh
20 FW  KEN Raymond Murugi
21 FW  MOZ Chelito Omar
22 DF  MOZ Manucho
23 MF  MOZ Carrasco
24 GK  MOZ Wilson
30 DF  MOZ Salomão Mondlane
32 MF  MOZ Nandinho
33 DF  MOZ Osama Eduardo

Personnel

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Horácio Gonçalves
Assistant coaches Jossias Macamo
António Chirindza
Goalkeeper coach Antoninho Guambe

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.


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