List of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube records and statistics

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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

Maurinho and Edu Dracena
.

Cruzeiro and defending champions

. From then on, Cruzeiro only increased its lead until being confirmed champions with 2 rounds advance.

Having led the team to the domestic treble and scored 23 goals on the

Maurinho and Chilean midfielder Claudio Maldonado
also received individual awards.

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

Nilton and coach Marcelo Oliveira
also received individual awards.

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

, Cruzeiro came to the 2014 season with the pressure to repeat its success.

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

Lucas Silva and coach Marcelo Oliveira
also received notable individual awards.

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: