CD Costa do Sol

Costa do Sol

Full name	Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol
Nickname(s)	Canarinhos
Founded	1955
Ground	Estádio do Costa do Sol, Maputo, Mozambique
Ground Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Augusto Sousa
Manager	Diamantino Miranda
League	Moçambola
2011	4th
Home colours Away colours

Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol, usually known simply as Costa do Sol, is a football club based in Maputo, Mozambique. The club's players and members are nicknamed canarinhos (little canaries ^[1]). Costa do Sol won its first title, the Mozambican League, in 1979.

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 Costa do Sol

Stadium

The club plays their home matches at Estádio do Costa do Sol, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.^[2]

Achievements

• Moçambola: 9

1979, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2007

• Taça de Moçambique: 11

1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996/97, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2001/02, 2007

• Maputo Honour Cup: 2

2000/01, 2008/09

• Mozambican Mini-League: 1

1998 ^[3]

Performance in African competitions

• CAF Champions League: 5 appearances

1999 – First Round

2001 – First Round

2002 – Group Stage

2008 – Preliminary Round

2008 – First 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: 1 appearance

2010 – First 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

References