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Associação Desportiva Confiança - Wikipedia

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Confiança

Full name

Associação Desportiva Confiança

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; 88 years ago

Ground

Batistão

Capacity

15,500

President

Pedro Dantas

Head coach

Vinícius Eutrópio

League

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Campeonato Sergipano

2024
2024 [pt]

Série C, 13th of 20
Sergipano, 1st of 10 (champions)

Website

www.adconfianca.com.br

Home colors

Away colors

Third colors

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.

Confiança is the top ranked team from Sergipe in CBF's national club ranking, at 44th overall.^[1]

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.^{[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

State

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

Women's Football

Campeonato Sergipano de Futebol Feminino
- Winners (1): 2023

Current squad

First team squad

As of 7 October 2021^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	BRA	Careca
—	GK	BRA	Levi
—	GK	BRA	Michael (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
—	GK	BRA	Rafael Santos
—	DF	BRA	Adalberto
—	DF	BRA	Isaque Gavioli (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
—	DF	BRA	Luan
—	DF	PAR	Nery Bareiro
—	DF	BRA	Nirley
—	DF	BRA	Vinícius Santana
—	DF	BRA	Bocão
—	DF	BRA	Caíque Sá
—	DF	BRA	Gedeílson
—	DF	BRA	Marcelinho
—	DF	BRA	Altemar
—	DF	BRA	João Paulo
—	DF	BRA	Lucas Sampaio (on loan from Aimoré)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	BRA	Adriano (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
—	MF	BRA	Fernando Medeiros
—	MF	BRA	Madison
—	MF	BRA	Neto
—	MF	BRA	Rafael Vila
—	MF	BRA	Serginho
—	MF	BRA	Álvaro
—	MF	BRA	Danilo Pires
—	MF	BRA	Everton
—	MF	BRA	Ítalo Melo
—	MF	BRA	Jhemerson (on loan from Tombense)
—	MF	BRA	Vinícius Barba
—	FW	BRA	Lohan
—	FW	BRA	Neto Berola
—	FW	BRA	Robinho
—	FW	BRA	Tiago Reis (on loan from Vasco da Gama)
—	FW	BRA	Willians Santana

Reserve team

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	BRA	Carlinhos
—	DF	BRA	Heitor
—	DF	BRA	Igor Nelson
—	DF	BRA	João Victor


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	BRA	Vinícius Simon
—	MF	BRA	Pedro Henrique
—	FW	BRA	Juan Ferreira
—	FW	BRA	Leandro Kivel

Club name

The club's name means Confidence in Portuguese, and is named after a factory called Fábrica Confiança.

Ultras

Torcida Trovão Azul^{[citation needed]}
Torcida Jovem^{[citation needed]}
Movimento Azulino^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "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

Fansite (archived)
DragãoNET. Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
Torcida Trovão Azul (archived)

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