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Clubs Home Serie A: Atlético-PR Botafogo Corinthians Cruzeiro Grêmio Figueirense Flamengo Fluminense Fortaleza Goiás Internacional Juventude Palmeiras Paraná Ponte Preta Santa Cruz Santos São Caetano São Paulo Vasco da Gama Serie B: Atlético-MG Bahia Brasiliense Coritiba Criciúma Guarani Paysandu Vitória State Histories & Map: Interactive Map Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Minas Gerais Rio Grande do Sul 2 Libertadores Cups (1976 & 1997) 2 Libertadores Supercups (1991 & 1992) 1 Brazilian Championship (2003) 1 Taça Brasil (former Brazilian Championship) (1966) 4 Brazilian Cups (1993, 1996, 2000 & 2003) 33 State Championships (1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 ,1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006) First Match: Cruzeiro 2-0 Villa Nova / Palmeiras de Nova Lima (combined XI) First Goal Scorer: Nani Most Appearances: Zé Carlos – 619 (1965-77) Biggest Win: Cruzeiro 14-0 Alves Nogueira-MG (17/06/1928) Heaviest Defeat: Cruzeiro 2-9 Atlético-MG (27/11/1927)   CLUB RECORD GOAL SCORERS POS PLAYER GOALS YEAR 1 Tostão 248 1963 - 72 2 Dirceu Lopes 224 1963-77 3 Niginho 207 1926-30, 1936-37, 1939-47 4 Bengala 166 1925-39 5 Ninão 163 1923-24, 1925-30, 1936 6 Palhinha 155 1969-77, 1982-85 7 Alcides 152 1934-46 8 Marcelo Ramos 151 1994-96, 1998-2000 9 Roberto Batata 118 1969-76 10 Joãozinho 116 1974 - 81   CLUB PRESIDENTS YEAR PLAYER 2002 - Alvimar De Oliveira Costa 1995-2002 Zezé Perrella 1991-94 César Masci 1985-90 Benito Masci 1983-84 Carmine Furletti 1961-82 Felicio Brandi 1959-60 Antonino Braz Lopes Pontes 1957-58 Manoel A. De Carvalho 1955-56 Eduardo S. Bambirra 1955 José Greco 1954 José Francisco Lemos Filho 1954 Wellington Armanelli 1952-53 José Greco 1951 Divino Ramos 1950 Fernando Tamietti 1950 Manoel F. Campos 1949 Antônio Alves Simões 1947-49 Antônio Cunha Lobo 1947 Fernando Tamietti 1942-47 Mário Grosso 1942 Junta Governativa João Fantoni, Wilson Saliba & Mario Torneli 1941-42 Ennes Cyro Poni 1936-40 Osvaldo Pinto Coelho 1936 Romeo De Paoli 1933-36 Miguel Perrella 1933 José Viana De Souza 1931-32 Lidio Lunardi 1929-30 Antônio Falci 1928 Américo Gasparini 1927-28 Braz Pelegrino 1927 Antônio Falci 1925-26 Américo Gasparini 1923-24 Alberto Noce 1921-22 Aurélio Noce CRUZEIRO'S BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TOP SCORERS YEAR PLAYER GOALS NOTES 1979 Roberto César 12 Joint with César of América-RJ Information compiled by: Mark Lowdon Last page update: 04 May 2006 To Top Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life Email: Copyright © 2005 by Alex Bellos. Published by Bloomsbury, New York and London. Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers.