Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol, usually known simply as Costa do Sol, is a traditional football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 club based in Maputo

Maputo

Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...

, Mozambique

Mozambique

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. The club's players and members are nicknamed canarinhos (little canaries

Domestic Canary

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 ). 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

Estádio do Costa do Sol

Estádio do Costa do Sol is a multi-purpose stadium in Maputo, Mozambique. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol. The stadium holds 10,000 people....

, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.

Achievements

• Moçambola
  Moçambola
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  : 9

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

• Taça de Moçambique
  Taça de Moçambique
  The Taça de Moçambique, also known as Taça Moçambique is the second most important football competition of Mozambique, and it is organized by the Mozambican Football Federation...
  
  : 10

1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2001/02, 2007

• Maputo Honour Cup: 2

2000/01, 2008/09

• Mozambican Mini-League: 1

1998

Performance in African competitions

• CAF Champions League
  CAF Champions League
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  : 5 appearances

1999 - First Round

2001 - First Round

2002

CAF Champions League 2002

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 - Group Stage

2008

CAF Champions League 2008

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 - Preliminary Round

2008

CAF Champions League 2008

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 - First Round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 6 appearances

1980

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1980

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1980 was the 16th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - First Round

1981

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1981

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1981 was the 17th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - Second Round

1992

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1992

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1992 was the 27th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - Second Round

1993

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1993

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1993 was the 28th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - Second Round

1994

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1994

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1994 was the 29th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - Second Round

1995

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1995

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1995 was the 30th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - First Round

• CAF Confederation Cup
  CAF Confederation Cup
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  : 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

Current squad