# 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 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
** 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

* 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

    As of 25 December 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 |
| Assistant coaches | António Chirindza |
| Goalkeeper coach | Antoninho Guambe |
Last updated: 25 December 2020 Source: Costa do Sol