# Associação Desportiva Confiança

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.

## 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.

## Honours
### Official tournaments

State :
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Sergipano | 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 | 4 | 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012 |
* record

### Others tournaments
#### State

* Taça Cidade de Aracaju (2): 2003, 2004
* Taça Estado de Sergipe (2): 2001, 2012

### Runners-up

* Campeonato Sergipano (19): 1955, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2023

### Women's Football

* Campeonato Sergipano de Futebol Feminino (1): 2023

## Current squad
### First team squad

    As of 7 October 2021
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
* Torcida Jovem
* Movimento Azulino