Associação Desportiva Confiança

Associação Desportiva Confiança, or Confiança as they are usually called, is a professional football club in Aracaju, Sergipe, which plays in Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football.

Confiança
Full nameAssociação Desportiva Confiança
Nickname(s)Dragão do Bairro Industrial (Industrial Quarter Dragon)
FoundedMay 1, 1936 (1936-05-01)
GroundBatistão
Capacity15,575
PresidentHyago Silva Cruz
Head coachMatheus Costa
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Sergipano
2019Série C, 4th (promoted)
Sergipano, 3rd
WebsiteClub website

Founded on May 1, 1936, Confiança's greatest rival is Sergipe. Their home stadium is the Proletário Sabino Ribeiro stadium, capacity 4,000.

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
  • Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe: 3
2003, 2005, 2008

Futsal
  • Campeonato do Nordeste: 2
2001
  • Campeonato Sergipano: 2
2001

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  BRA Careca
— GK  BRA Jean Drosny
— GK  BRA Rafael Santos
— DF  BRA Luan
— DF  BRA Matheus Mancini (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
— DF  BRA Nirley
— DF  BRA Vinícius Simon
— DF  BRA Vinícius Santana
— DF  BRA Adryan
— DF  BRA Marcelinho
— DF  BRA Thiago Ennes
— DF  BRA Altemar
— DF  BRA Djalma Silva
— DF  BRA Dudu
— MF  BRA Amaral
— MF  BRA Danilo Pires
— MF  BRA Jéferson Lima
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BRA Madison (on loan from Goiás)
— MF  BRA Rafa Marcos
— MF  BRA Rafael Vila
— MF  BRA Thallyson
— MF  BRA Alyson Silva
— MF  BRA André Moritz
— MF  BRA Everton
— MF  BRA Ítalo Melo
— MF  BRA Pedro Henrique
— MF  BRA Vinícius José
— FW  BRA Ari Moura (on loan from Metropolitano)
— FW  BRA Christian
— FW  BRA Iago Santos
— FW  BRA Leandro Kivel
— FW  BRA Mikael (on loan from Sport)
— FW  BRA Reis
— FW  BRA Renan Gorne

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
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