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| Full name | Associação Desportiva Confiança | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Dragão do Bairro Industrial (Industrial Quarter Dragon) | |||
| Founded | May 1, 1936 | |||
| Ground | Batistão | |||
| Capacity | 15,575 | |||
| President | Hyago Silva Cruz | |||
| Head coach | Daniel Paulista | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Sergipano | |||
| 2020 2020 | Série B, 15th Sergipano, 1st | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Associação Desportiva Confiança, simply known as Confiança, is a Brazilian professional football club in Aracaju, Sergipe, which plays in Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, and in the top tier of Campeonato Sergipano.
Founded on May 1, 1936, Confiança's greatest rival is Sergipe. Their home stadium is the Proletário Sabino Ribeiro stadium, which holds a capacity of 4,000 people.
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.
Achievements
Football
- 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: 3
- 2003, 2005, 2008
Futsal
- Campeonato do Nordeste: 2
- 2001
- Campeonato Sergipano: 2
- 2001
Current squad
First team squad
- As of 9 November 2020[1]
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
Note: 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
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
- ^ "Elenco profissional" [First team squad] (in Portuguese). AD Confiança. Retrieved 9 November 2020.