Associação Desportiva Confiança

Football club infobox
clubname = Confiança


fullname = Associação Desportiva Confiança
nickname = "Dragão do Bairro Industrial" and "ADC"
founded = 1936
ground = Estádio Lourival Baptista,
Aracaju, Brazil
capacity = 22,000 | chairman = Miltinho
manager = Laelson Lopes
league = Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
season = 2007
position = Eliminated in second stage
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Associação Desportiva Confiança, or Confiança as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Aracaju in Sergipe, founded on May 1, 1936.

Confiança's greatest rival is Sergipe.

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 disputed its first football competition, getting the nickname Dragão do Bairro Industrial, which means "Industrial Neighborhood Dragon", and playing in blue and white colors.

On May 1, 1955, Confiança, through its paranymph, called Joaquim Sabino Ribeiro Chaves, build 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 disputed the first edition of Copa do Brasil, being eliminated in the first round by Bahia after two 0-1 defeats.

In 2004, Confiança disputed Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, being eliminated in the third stage by Villa Nova.

Achievements

Football

*Campeonato Sergipano:
** Winners (16): 1951, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008

*Copa Governador João Alves:
** Winners (2): 2003, 2005

Futsal

*Campeonato do Nordeste:
** Winners (2): 2001

*Campeonato Sergipano:
** Winners (2): 2001

Idols

*Aldair
*Alfeu
*Beto
*Daniel
*Debinha
*Fábio
*Jurandyr
*Luiz Carlos
*Rocha
*Ruitter

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

External links

* [http://www.confiancase.hpg.ig.com.br/ Fansite]
* [http://www.adconfianca.kit.net DragãoNET]
* [http://www.supertrovao.hpg.com.br Torcida Trovão Azul]