- 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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leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFFAssociação Desportiva Confiança, or Confiança as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from
Aracaju inSergipe , founded onMay 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 inAracaju a club called Associação Desportiva Confiança, after Epaminondas Vital and Isnard Cantalice watched avolleyball match between Cotinguiba and Aracaju at Bairro Industrial (Industrial Neighborhood, in English). Joaquim Sabino Ribeiro Chaves, Epaminondas Vital and Isnard Cantalice then founded abasketball 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, 2005Futsal
*Campeonato do Nordeste:
** Winners (2): 2001*Campeonato Sergipano:
** Winners (2): 2001Idols
*Aldair
*Alfeu
*Beto
*Daniel
*Debinha
*Fábio
*Jurandyr
*Luiz Carlos
*Rocha
*RuitterClub name
The club's name means Confidence in Portuguese, and is named after a factory called Fábrica Confiança.
Ultras *Torcida Trovão Azul
*Torcida JovemExternal links
* [http://www.confiancase.hpg.ig.com.br/ Fansite]
* [http://www.adconfianca.kit.net DragãoNET]
* [http://www.supertrovao.hpg.com.br Torcida Trovão Azul]
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