Associação Desportiva Confiança
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| Full name | Associação Desportiva Confiança | |||
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| Nicknames | Dragão (Dragon) Dragão do Bairro Industrial (Dragon of the Industrial Quarter) Gigante Operário (Giant Worker) Gigante Azulino (Blue Giant) Trovão Azul (Blue Thunder) Time de Tradição (Team of Tradition) | |||
| Founded | 1 May 1936 | |||
| Ground | Batistão | |||
| Capacity | 15,500 | |||
| President | Pedro Dantas | |||
| Head coach | Vinícius Eutrópio | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Campeonato Sergipano | |||
| 2025 2025 | Série C, 9th of 20 Sergipano, 1st of 10 (champions) | |||
| Website | https://adconfianca.net/ | |||
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Associação Desportiva Confiança, commonly referred to as Confiança, is a Brazilian professional club based in Aracaju, Sergipe founded on 1 May 1936. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Sergipano, the top flight of the Sergipe state football league.
Confiança is the top ranked team from Sergipe in CBF's national club ranking, at 44th overall.[1]
History
On May 1, 1936, was founded in Aracaju a club called Associação Desportiva Confiança, after Epaminondas Vital and Isnard Cantalice watched a volleyball match between Cotinguiba and Aracaju at Bairro Industrial (Industrial Neighborhood, in English). Joaquim Sabino Ribeiro Chaves, Epaminondas Vital and Isnard Cantalice then founded a basketball and volleyball club at Bairro Industrial.
In 1949, the club competed in its first football competition, earning the nickname Dragão do Bairro Industrial, meaning Industrial Neighborhood Dragon, and playing in blue and white colors.
On May 1, 1955, Confiança, through its paranymph, called Joaquim Sabino Ribeiro Chaves, built its stadium, named Proletário Sabino Ribeiro.
In 1976, the club played for the first time in the Campeonato Brasileiro First Division.
In 1989, the club competed in the first edition of Copa do Brasil, being eliminated in the first round by Bahia after two 0–1 defeats.
In 2004, Confiança competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, being eliminated in the third stage by Villa Nova.
Honours
Official tournaments
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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Sergipano | 24 | 1951, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990,2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2024, 2025 |
| Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe | 4 | 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012 |
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Others tournaments
State
- Taça Cidade de Aracaju (2): 2003, 2004
- Taça Estado de Sergipe (2): 2001, 2012
Runners-up
- Copa do Nordeste (1): 2025
- Campeonato Sergipano (19): 1955, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2023
Women's Football
- Campeonato Sergipano de Futebol Feminino (1): 2023
Former Players
Jacksen F. Tiago (1990)
Current squad
First team squad
- As of 7 October 2021[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club name
The club's name means Confidence in Portuguese, and is named after a factory called Fábrica Confiança.
Ultras
- Torcida Trovão Azul
- Torcida Jovem
- Movimento Azulino
References
- ^ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). CBF. 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Elenco profissional" [First team squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AD Confiança. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
External links
- Fansite (archived)
- DragãoNET. Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Torcida Trovão Azul (archived)