Associação Desportiva Confiança, commonly referred to as Confiança, is a Brazilian professional club based in

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founded on 1 May 1936. It competes in the

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, the third tier of

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, 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.

History

On May 1, 1936, was founded in

a club called Associação Desportiva Confiança, after Epaminondas Vital and Isnard Cantalice watched a

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match between Cotinguiba and Aracaju at Bairro Industrial (Industrial Neighborhood, in

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). Joaquim Sabino Ribeiro Chaves, Epaminondas Vital and Isnard Cantalice then founded a

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and volleyball club at Bairro Industrial. In 1949, the club competed in its first

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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

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, being eliminated in the first round by

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after two 0–1 defeats. In 2004, Confiança competed in the

, being eliminated in the third stage by Villa Nova.

Achievements

Football

* Campeonato Sergipano: 22 ::1951, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990,2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020 *

Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe The Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe ( en, Sergipe Governors Cup) was a tournament organized by Federação Sergipana de Futebol in order to decide which club would represent the state at the Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil C ...

: 4 ::2003, 2005, 2008, 2012

Futsal

Campeonato do Nordeste Copa do Nordeste (''Cup of the North-East''), also known as Campeonato do Nordeste (''Championship of the North-East'') or Copa Nordeste (''Northeastern Cup''), and sometimes informally referred as Lampions League – in reference to the UEFA Ch ...

: 2 ::2001 * Campeonato Sergipano: 2 ::2001

Current squad

First team squad

Reserve team

Club name

The club's name means Confidence in

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, and is named after a factory called Fábrica Confiança.

Ultras

*Torcida Trovão Azul *Torcida Jovem *Movimento Azulino

References

External links

FansiteDragãoNETTorcida Trovão Azul
{{DEFAULTSORT:Associacao Desportiva Confianca Association football clubs established in 1936 Confianca 1936 establishments in Brazil