Brazilian association football club based in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
Soccer club
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)
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.