List of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube records and statistics
Records of Brazilian football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.
Records and statistics
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A record
- italic = ongoing
Year | Position | Year | Position | Year | Position | Year | Position | Year | Position | Year | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | 8th | 1981 | 19th | 1991 | 16th | 2001 | 21st | 2011 | 16th | 2021 | – |
1972 | 6th | 1982 | 21st | 1992 | 8th | 2002 | 9th | 2012 | 9th | 2022 | – |
1973 | 3rd | 1983 | 17th | 1993 | 15th | 2003 | 1st | 2013 | 1st | 2023 | 14th |
1974 | 2nd | 1984 | 33rd | 1994 | 22nd | 2004 | 13th | 2014 | 1st | 2024 | |
1975 | 2nd | 1985 | 29th | 1995 | 3rd | 2005 | 8th | 2015 | 8th | ||
1976 | 19th | 1986 | 8th | 1996 | 5th | 2006 | 10th | 2016 | 12th | ||
1977 | 16th | 1987 | 6th | 1997 | 20th | 2007 | 5th | 2017 | 5th | ||
1978 | 10th | 1988 | 8th | 1998 | 2nd | 2008 | 3rd | 2018 | 8th | ||
1979 | 6th | 1989 | 3rd | 1999 | 5th | 2009 | 4th | 2019 | 17th | ||
1980 | 10th | 1990 | 10th | 2000 | 3rd | 2010 | 2nd | 2020 | – |
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B record
- italic = ongoing
Year | Position | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 11th | – | 2021 | 13th | – | 2022 | 1st |
Top appearances
# | Name | Career | Appearances |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Fábio
|
2005–2021 | 976 |
2 | Zé Carlos | 1965–1977 | 633 |
3 | Dirceu Lopes | 1966–1977 | 601 |
4 | Piazza
|
1964–1977 | 559 |
5 | Raul Plassman
|
1966–1978 | 558 |
6 | Joãozinho
|
1972–1986 | 482 |
7 | Palhinha | 1968–1977, 1983–1984 | 448 |
8 | Ademir
|
1986–1991, 1993–1995 | 439 |
9 | Ricardinho
|
1994–2002 | 415 |
10 | Nelinho | 1973–1982 | 410 |
11 | Nonato | 1990–1997 | 392 |
12 | Tostão | 1963–1972 | 378 |
- stats updated as of January 5, 2022
- italic = active player
Top scorers
# | Name | Career | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tostão | 1963–1972 | 248 |
2 | Dirceu Lopes | 1963–1977 | 224 |
3 | Leonídio "Niginho" Fantoni | 1926–1930, 1936–1937, 1939–1947 | 207 |
4 | Bengala | 1925–1939 | 166 |
5 | Ninão | 1923–1924, 1925–1930, 1936 | 163 |
6 | Palhinha | 1969–1977, 1982–1985 | 155 |
7 | Alcides | 1934–1946 | 152 |
8 | Marcelo Ramos
|
1994–1996, 1998–2002 | 151 |
9 | Roberto Batata | 1969—1976 | 118 |
10 | Joãozinho
|
1974–1981 | 116 |
Notable season statistics
2003 Serie A Title Campaign
In 2003 Cruzeiro won the National Triple Crown, winning national cup and both the state and national championships. The stats below regard the historical, record breaking Serie A title achieved that year, with 100 points and breaking the 100 goal mark. To this day, no team has won the title with a higher point percentage. That year, Cruzeiro also set a record for the most consecutive wins in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. On two occasions, the team won 8 games in a row, a record which is still unbeaten.
The team that year was led by coach
Cruzeiro and defending champions
Having led the team to the domestic treble and scored 23 goals on the
Pos | Pts | Played | Wins | Draws | Loses | Goals scored | Goals against | Goals dif | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 100 | 46 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 102 | 47 | 55 | 72.5% |
2013 Serie A Title Campaign
After losing the 2009 Copa Libertadores final, Cruzeiro struggled for a couple of seasons, undergoing major changes in its squad and director board and unable to play in its home, Mineirão, while the stadium was being prepared for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
In 2013 Cruzeiro was back to its revamped home stadium and was finally able to direct higher investments to its football department. President Gilvan Tavares, along with director Alexandre Mattos signed coach Marcelo Oliveira and over 20 players during the 2012-2013 off-season.
The team quickly started showing what it was capable of, barely missing out on the regional championship title and starting the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A with a stunning 5-0 victory over Goiás. After alternating with Botafogo on 1st place for many rounds, the team reached a definitive lead on the 16th round, which was carried on until reaching the title, before even playing its own game on round 35. No one's ever been crowned national champions sooner.
Many Cruzeiro players were elected on the league's best 11, with
Pos | Pts | Played | Wins | Draws | Loses | Goals scored | Goals against | Goals dif | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 76 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 77 | 37 | 40 | 66.7% |
2014 Serie A Title Campaign
With the amazing achievements of
With the goal of improving its record from the previous year, Cruzeiro started off by defeating rivals Atlético Mineiro to win the 2014 state championship. The team also reached the quarter-finals on the 2014 Copa Libertadores, going further on the continental cup than any other Brazilian team that year.
By the start of the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Cruzeiro showed its strength achieving good results with its reserve squad, used while the team's main players were being used in the Copa Libertadores games.
Cruzeiro started using its main squad on round 6 of the Serie A and reached 1st place right then, never to let it go again. It marked the start of a record shattering 32 round lead, capped with the title two rounds before the end of the league. The percentage of points achieved by the team that year was only rivaled by Cruzeiro's own 2003 season record. It was the team's 4th national title and 2nd consecutive league win. Cruzeiro came close to achieving its second ever Domestic Treble, or Triple Crown, reaching the 2014 Copa do Brasil final.
As in 2013, several Cruzeiro players were featured among the league's best 11, with
Pos | Pts | Played | Wins | Draws | Loses | Goals scored | Goals against | Goals dif | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 80 | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 67 | 38 | 29 | 70.2% |
World Cup winners
The following players won the FIFA World Cup while playing for Cruzeiro:
- Tostão (Mexico 1970)
- Fontana (Mexico 1970)
- Piazza (Mexico 1970)
- Ronaldo (United States 1994)
- Edílson (South Korea/Japan 2002)