CD Costa do Sol

Full name	Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol
Nickname(s)	Canarinhos
Short name	Costa do Sol
Founded	15 of October 1955 (62 years ago) as Sport Lourenço Marques e Benfica
Ground	Estádio do Costa do Sol
Ground Capacity	10,000[1]
President	Amosse Chicualacuala
Head Coach	Nelson Santos
League	Moçambola
2016	Moçambola, 10th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol, commonly known as CD Costa do Sol or simply 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 flight of Mozambican footbal.

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.

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 and has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people. The venue is located about 500 meters from the Costa do Sol beach in Maputo - which inspired the refoundation of the club's name in 1978.

Honours

Description

• Moçambola

Winners (9): 1979, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1993,1994,1999/2000, 2001, 2007

• Taça de Moçambique

Winners (11): 1980, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007

• Supertaça de Moçambique

Winners (6): 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008

• Campeonato Provincial de Maputo / Campeonato da Cidade de Maputo

Winners (5): 1979, 1980, 1983, 1991, 1997

• Campeonato Nacional da Zona Sul

Winners (2): 1993, 1995

• Taça de Honra da Cidade de Maputo

Winners (6): 1993, 1994, 2000, 2009, 2014, 2017

• Mini-Liga de Moçambique

Winners (1): 1998

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

Players

First-team squad

As of 4 Jan 2017^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 16 GK José Guirrugo 24 GK Wilson Tembe 12 GK Dércio António (Tchando) 28 DF Benedito Bernardo (Dito) 4 DF João Aguiar (Vice-captain) 30 DF Salomão Mondlane 5 DF Estevão Massango (Gerson) (Captain) 3 DF Francisco Mioche 20 DF Clemente Jamal 6 DF Hilário Sampaio 22 MF Agero Jonasse (Manucho) 19 MF José Cumbe 13 MF Lourenço Warrumua (Loló)

No. Position Player 10 MF Ruby Pamarra (Ruben) 17 MF Nelson Kangunje 8 MF Saddan Guambe (Kito) 36 MF Daniel Chaguala (Danito) 36 MF Nelson Divrassone 23 MF Artur Mudena 15 MF José Silva Junior (Zequito) 18 MF Nilton Ernesto 87 MF Mfiki Mbali Mthimkulu 11 FW Isac de Carvalho 25 FW Lineker Mwiikisa (Third captain) 21 FW Richard Mbulu 9 FW Iddrisu Abdallah

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