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.
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| Full name | Associação Desportiva Confiança | |||
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| Nickname(s) | 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 | |||
| 2023 2023 | Série C, 9th of 20 Sergipano, 2nd of 10 | |||
| Website | https://www.adconfianca.com.br/ | |||
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Confiança is the top ranked team from Sergipe in CBF's national club ranking, at 44th overall.[1]
History
editOn 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.[citation needed]
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
edit- Campeonato Sergipano
- Winners (23): 1951, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990,2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2024
- Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe
- Winners (4): 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012
Current squad
editFirst team squad
edit- As of 7 October 2021[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club name
editThe club's name means Confidence in Portuguese, and is named after a factory called Fábrica Confiança.
Ultras
edit- Torcida Trovão Azul[citation needed]
- Torcida Jovem[citation needed]
- Movimento Azulino[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Fansite (archived)
- DragãoNET. Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Torcida Trovão Azul (archived)