Associação Desportiva Confiança

The club was founded on May 1, 1936, with the name Associação Desportiva Confiança, after Epaminondas Vital and Isnard Cantalice watched a volleyball match and decided to create a club dedicated to volleyball and basketball. 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. the club returned to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B for the 2020 season, where they finished 15th, and reached the semi finals of the Copa do Nordeste. In the following season they finished 19th and were relegated. Confiança had a good 2025 season, winning the state championship and recording their best ever campaign in the Copa do Nordeste, finishing runner-up to Bahia after losing 1-9 on aggregate.

Official tournaments

Others tournaments

State

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

Runners-up

Copa do Nordeste (1): 2025 Campeonato Sergipano (20): 1955, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2023, 2026

Women's Football

Campeonato Sergipano de Futebol Feminino (1): 2023