Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol

Football club infobox
clubname = Costa do Sol


fullname = Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol
nickname =
founded =
ground = Estádio do Costa do Sol
Maputo, Mozambique
capacity = 10.000
chairman = José Neves
manager = flagicon|Mozambique João Chissano
league = Moçambola
season = 2007
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Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol, usually known simply as Costa do Sol, is a traditional football (soccer) club based in Maputo, Mozambique. The club's players and members are nicknamed "canarinhos" (little canaries [http://www.maputo.co.mz/article/articleview/5837/1/4 Maputo.co.mz] ] ). Costa do Sol won its first title, the Mozambican League, in 1979.

Name History

*???? : Founded as "Sport Lourenço Marques e Benfica"
* 1976 : The club is renamed "Sport Maputo e Benfica"
* 1978 : The club is renamed "Clube de Desportos Costa do Sol"

Achievements

*Moçambola: 9:: 1979, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2007

*Taça de Moçambique: 10 :: 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2001/02, 2007

*Maputo Honour Cup: 1:: 2000/01
*Mozambican Mini-League: 1998 [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/moz98.html RSSSF] ]

tadium

The club plays their home matches at Estádio do Costa do Sol, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people [http://www.worldstadiums.com/africa/countries/mozambique.shtml World Stadiums] ] .

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 Cup Winners' Cup: 6 appearances::1984 - First Round::1989 - Second Round::1996 - Quarter-Final::1998 - Quarter-Final::2000 - First Round::2003 - Second Round

Current squad

References