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Facts Honours Players Legends Fans

  • 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

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