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Volleyball team
Confiança
Club · Brazil · Serie C
«Dragon of the Industrial District»
286
Matches
105
wins
79
draws
102
losses
334–297
Goals
+37
Difference
1.2
Scored per game
Form
L
12 Jul · Away Botafogo PB · 0:2
D
25 Jul · Home AO Itabaiana · 1:1
L
11 Aug · Away Paysandu SC · 1:2
D
16 Aug · Home Maringá · 1:1
L
22 Aug · Home Anápolis · 0:1
L
29 Aug · Away Ferroviária · 0:1
Aracaju grew up around the mills of the Bairro Industrial, and it was workers from the Confiança textile factory who gave the district its football club, founded on 1 May 1936. The nickname that stuck, Dragão do Bairro Industrial, still marks that origin.
The club plays at the Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista, known locally as Batistão, in front of a capacity of 15,586. Its record in the Campeonato Sergipano runs deep, with the most recent state title claimed in 2024, part of a run of championships stretching back to 1951. Four further titles came in the Copa Governador do Estado de Sergipe, the last of them in 2015.
In 2025 Confiança reached beyond its usual regional ceiling, going all the way to the final of the Copa do Nordeste before losing to Bahia. For a club built on state-level dominance, it was a rare step onto a bigger stage.
What began as a factory team in white and blue still carries that name into Sergipano football today.
Latest results
All matches| 29 Aug | Serie C |
Ferroviária
A
|
0:1 | L |
| 22 Aug | Serie C |
Anápolis
H
|
0:1 | L |
| 16 Aug | Serie C |
Maringá
H
|
1:1 | D |
| 11 Aug | Serie C |
Paysandu SC
A
|
1:2 | L |
| 25 Jul | Serie C |
AO Itabaiana
H
|
1:1 | D |
| 12 Jul | Serie C |
Botafogo PB
A
|
0:2 | L |
Standing
Serie C| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |
 Volta Redonda
|
19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13:25 | 21 |
| 17 |
 Barra
|
19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21:21 | 21 |
| 18 |
Anápolis
|
19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17:22 | 19 |
| 19 |
AO Itabaiana
|
19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14:27 | 17 |
| 20 |
Confiança
|
19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11:20 | 13 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 286
286
Matches
105
wins
79
draws
102
losses
334–297
Goals
+37
Difference
1.2
Scored per game
wins
draws
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 286 | 144 | 142 |
| Scored | 334 | 199 | 135 |
| Conceded | 297 | 128 | 169 |
| Scored per game | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Conceded per game | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +37 | +71 | −34 |
Key players
by appearances over the last yearSquad of Confiança
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 |  Luiz Ricardo Alves |
Forward | 3 | ||
| 16 |  Valdir |
Defender | 3 | ||
| 15 |  Marcelo |
Defender | 3 | ||
| 22 |  Iago |
Forward | 3 | ||
| 18 | |
 Guilherme Nunes |
Midfielder | 28 | 3 |
| 20 |  Maikon Alves de Aquino |
Forward | 3 | ||
| 21 |  Andrey Rafael Quintino dos Santos |
Forward | 3 | ||
| 17 | |
 Fabrício Keiske Rodrigues Oya |
Midfielder | 27 | 3 |
| 6 |  Kelvyn Ramos da Fonseca |
Defender | 3 | ||
| 5 |  Lorran Rosendo Rangel Soares |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 1 |  Rafael Pascoal |
Goalkeeper | 3 | ||
| 3 |  Lucas Cunha |
Defender | 3 | ||
| 2 |  Weriton Luiz Gutierre |
Defender | 3 | ||
| 11 |  Danielzinho |
Forward | 2 | ||
| 19 |  Wendell |
Midfielder | 2 | ||
| 13 |  Renilson |
Defender | 2 | ||
| 12 |  Matheus |
Goalkeeper | 2 | ||
| 18 |  Bruno Silva |
Midfielder | 2 | ||
| 15 |  Gustavo Amorim Nicola |
Midfielder | 2 | ||
| 4 | |
 Ícaro Cosmo da Rocha |
Defender | 33 | 1 |
| 10 | |
 Patrick Machado Ferreira |
Forward | 27 | 1 |
| 9 |  Joao Pedro |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 7 |  Paulo Henrique Novais |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 22 | |
 Mateus Ludke |
Defender | 25 | 1 |
| 4 |  Eduardo Junho Gonçalves Moura |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 14 |  Adryan dos Santos Pereira |
Defender | 1 |
Fixtures of Confiança
-
29 Aug
Ferroviária
A
0:1
L
-
22 Aug
Anápolis
H
0:1
L
-
16 Aug
Maringá
H
1:1
D
-
11 Aug
Paysandu SC
A
1:2
L
-
25 Jul
AO Itabaiana
H
1:1
D
-
12 Jul
Botafogo PB
A
0:2
L
-
4 Jul
Barra
H
1:2
L
-
29 Jun
Ypiranga-RS
A
1:1
D
Honours of Confiança
- Campeonato Sergipano 1951, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2024 22
- Copa Governador do Estado de Sergipe 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 4
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- Tiago Reis Vasco da Gama 21/22
- Vitão América-MG 21/22
- Gustavo Cascardo No Club 21/22
- Victor Hugo América-MG 21/22
- Ari Moura Metropolitano 20/21
- Bruninho Atlético-MG 20/21
Departures
- Gustavo Cascardo Campinense-PB 22/23
- Tiago Reis Vasco da Gama 21/22
- Vitão América-MG 21/22
- Pedrão Sport U20 21/22
- Isaque Gavioli Atlético-MG U20 21/22
- Victor Hugo América-MG 21/22