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 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, commonly known as the Série C or the Brazilian Série C to distinguish it from the Italian Serie C, is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Sér ...

, 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.

History

On May 1, 1936, was founded in Aracaju 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 English). 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.

Honours

Official tournaments

Others tournaments

State

* Taça Cidade de Aracaju (2): 2003, 2004 * Taça Estado de Sergipe (2): 2001, 2012

Runners-up

* 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

Current squad

First team squad

Reserve team

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

External links

Fansite
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DragãoNET
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Torcida Trovão Azul
(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Associacao Desportiva Confianca Association football clubs established in 1936 Confianca 1936 establishments in Brazil