CD Costa do Sol explained

Nickname:Canarinhos
Ground:Estádio do Costa do Sol
Capacity:10,000[1]
Season:2023
Current:2023 CD Costa do Sol season
Clubname:Costa do Sol
Fullname:Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol
Founded:15 of October 1955 (65 years ago) as Sport Lourenço Marques e Benfica
Chairman:Alberto Banze
Manager: Horácio Gonçalves
League:Moçambola
Position:Moçambola, 4.
Website:www.costadosol.co.mz
Chrtitle:President
Short Name:Costa do Sol
Mgrtitle:Head Coachh
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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

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 500m (1,600feet) from the Costa do Sol beach in Maputo - which inspired the refoundation of the club's name in 1978.

Honours

Performance in African competitions

6 appearances

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

2 appearances

2010 – first round

2018 – preliminary round

6 appearances

1984 – first round

1989 – second round

1996 – quarter-finals

1998 – quarter-finals

2000 – first round

2003 – second round

Players

First-team squad

[5]

Personnel

Technical staff

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estádio - O nosso clube . CD Costa do Sol . Portuguese.
  2. Web site: Maputo.co.mz . January 5, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070314024345/http://www.maputo.co.mz/article/articleview/5837/1/4 . March 14, 2007 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: ZA MERIDIAN NEMA GRANICA: Domaća kompanija podržala i Biatlon savez Srbije - da olimpijski sport više ne bude na začelju! . TVM News. 20 June 2022 . 29 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Mozambique – List of Cup Winners. RSSSF. June 7, 2019.
  5. Web site: Senior - Futebol Profissional. CD Costa do Sol. Portuguese.