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- This article is about the football team. For the currency, see Brazilian cruzeiro.
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| Full name | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | |||
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| Nickname(s) | A Raposa (The Fox) Azuis Celestes (Celestial Blues) La Bestia Negra (The Dark Beast) | |||
| Founded | 1921 as Palestra Itália | |||
| Ground | Mineirão Pampulha Belo Horizonte | |||
| Capacity | 75,000 | |||
| President |  Zezé Perrella | |||
| Manager | Cuca | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | |||
| 2009 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 4th | |||
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Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football club, from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, founded on January 2, 1921.
Even though the club's main focus is football, Cruzeiro also supports a professional volleyball team and semi-professional teams as well, these include track and field, bocha, and bowling.[1]
In football, the club has won the Série A 2 times, one in 1966 and other in 2003. They have also won the Campeonato Mineiro 36 times. Cruzeiro has also had some international success. The club has won two Copa Libertadores, two Supercopa Sudamericanas, two Recopa Sudamericana, one Copa Oro and one Supercopa Masters.
History
Palestra years
Early Palestra years
Cruzeiro was born off a political administrative crisis at Yale, one of the first sporting clubs of Belo Horizonte, a city where already some Italian immigrants militated. The Italians in Belo Horizonte, wanted to follow the example of the Italians in São Paulo, who had established a football club, the Palestra Itália, now Palmeiras. The people of Belo Horizonte wanted the Italian colony in Minas Gerais to have its own club as well.
Yale, formed in 1910, competed in the Campeonato de Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte Championship) up to 1925, when it gave up football. The majority of the players of Yale were of Italian origin and when the Palestra Itália was created, had a total bond to the new club. With the disagreement in Yale, in a rainy night on December 1920, Yale separated and the Palestra Itália (of Belo Horizonte) was born, also known as Palestra Mineiro.
Later Palestra years
The initiative was taken by Null Savini, Domingos Spagnuolo, Sílvio Pirani, Júlio Lazarotti, Hamleto Magnavacca, Henriqueto Pirani, Marguerite Funatino and João Ranieri. Other Italians had promised to help in what was necessary, especially financially. Some years later, Yale ended, but in the same time its still lives, through Cruzeiro. On December 20, 1920, the Italian Consul of Belo Horizonte decided on a meeting, which had the presence of 195 people, of which 92 had signed an act. Some proposals had been made and approved, marking a new meeting to be held on January 2, 1921, at the same time and place. On this day, January 2, 1921, about 250 Italians had appeared for the great event, the foundation of the Sociedade Esportiva Palestra Itália, or Societá Sportiva Palestra Itália. The adopted colors, as it could not be otherwise, were the same ones of the Italian flag: green, red, and white (in 2005 the colors reappeared in the training uniforms). The first uniform of the club was a green jersey, white shorts and red stockings. On the shield, in the form of a rhombus, were the initials SSPI. The club only allowed participation of men from the Italian colony, until 1925, when it opened its doors for sportsmen of any nationality
The debut of the Palestra in the lawns of Belo Horizonte was in the Stadium of the Prado Mineiro. It was in a friendly, on April 3, 1921, against a combination from Nova Lima, uniting players of Villa Nova, which was the club of the English, and Palmeiras, another team form that city. The Palestra won 2 v 0. The goals were from Nani (Lazarotti João), in the 16 minute of the first half and in the 7 minute of the second half. The Palestra team was formed by: Nullo, Polenta and Ciccio; Checchino, Américo and Bassi; Lino, Spartaco, Nani, Henriqueto and Armandinho. Nova Lima: Ferreira, Marcondes, Ruanico, Christovão, Bahiano, Oscar, Raymundo, Gentil, Badu, Damaso e Juá.
The first official presentation of the Palestra to the sporting public of Belo Horizonte was in a game against Clube Atlético Mineiro, where the Palestra won 2 to 0. The team of the Palestra contained: Nullo, Henriqueto and Polenta; Grande, Gallo and Checchino; Pederzoli, Parizi, Nani, Attílio and Armandinho.
Finally Cruzeiro EC
In January 1942, Brazil entered the Second World War and a decree of the Federal Government forbade the use of terms from enemy nations in entities, institutions, establishments, etc. With this, the Italian name was removed and the directors of the club took 10 months to create a new name and symbol for the club that was entirely Brazilian. The name was changed to Ypiranga, but this name didn't get the affection of the club's Board of Conseilours, so it was removed. In October a consensus of the directors approved the name Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. Cruzeiro is the constellation of the Southern Cross, and can only be seen from the southern hemisphere, therefore, it was not related to Italy. The uniform also switched to a blue shirt and stockings, and white shorts, (vice-versa when away).
Only, however, in November 1942, did Cruzeiro Esporte Clube make its first presentation to the world, using the blue-starred shirt, erasing themselves of the existence of the Palestra Itália. The first presentation as Cruzeiro Esporte Clube happened in November 11, 1942, in the fields of América, a game refereed by João Narciso. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube won 1 to 0 over America, with a goal by Ismael, in the 38 minutes of the first half. Cruzeiro‘s team that day was: Geraldo II, Gerson and Azevedo; Rizão, Juca and Caieirinha; Nogueirinha, Orlando Fantoni, Niginho, Ismael and Zezé Papatela. Manager: Bengala. America: Aldo, Lulu, Pescoço, Cabral, Célio Bizzoto, Du, Coquinho, Alfredinho, Gabardinho, Gerson and Cara Larga. Manager: Jacyr de Assis.
With the inauguration of the Mineirão, the Giant of Pampulha, in 1965, Cruzeiro transformed itself, permanently. It became a national football power, and became well known. The “celestial team” introduced Brazil and the world to stars such as Tostão, Piazza, Natal, Dirceu Lopes, and many others. Cruzeiro became the first great football force in Brazil, aside from Atletico MG, and the Rio-São Paulo teams.
Golden era
Cruzeiro started to have national prominence in the 60s, when a team with players such as Tostão, Wilson Piazza and Fontana took the club to win five Campeonato Mineiro titles in a row, and the conquest of Taça Brasil on top of Santos of Pelé (winning 6x2 in the Mineirão and 3x2 in São Paulo).
In 1976, Cruzeiro won its first Copa Libertadores de América, over River Plate of Argentina, being runners-up in the same competition in 1977, defeated by Boca Juniors of Argentina. In the Campeonato Brasileiro, in 1974 Cruzeiro were runners-up for the first time, after losing a very confusing, decisive match against Vasco. Later in 1975 once again they were runners-up, this time losing to International in the final. In the 1970s Cruzeiro was successful in other tournaments. In 1976, one of their finest moments, they were in the Intercontinental Cup, now renamed as the FIFA Club World Championship, for the first time and faced a strong Bayern Munich side who defeated them 2-0 on aggregate (0-0 at the Mineirão and 2-0 in Munich).
The 80s were not very positive for the club, since the club neither had much success nor won many titles, although the drought did not last long.
Among the top Brazilian football clubs, Cruzeiro has an impressive list of honors that can only be compared to a few others in Brazil. It is undoubtedly the most successful club in present-day Minas Gerais. In 1990 the club's drought vanished and it initiated a sequence of 15 years earning at least one trophy per year. That included two Supercopa Sudamericana (1991, 1992), a South American Recopa (1998), four Copa do Brasil (1993, 1996, 2000, 2003), a Copa Oro (1995), a Supercopa Masters (1995), two Copa Sul-Minas (2001, 2002), nine Campeonato Mineiro (1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997,1998, 2003, 2004), a Copa Centro-Oeste (1999), Supercampeonato Mineiro (2002), a second Copa Libertadores de América (1997) and the Campeonato Brasileiro (2003) and many other titles not listed.
In this period, several icons of Brazilian soccer wore the club's jersey. Among them, we can mention Charles, Boiadeiro, Douglas, Ademir, Roberto Batata, Ronaldo, Nonato, Dida, Ricardinho, Marcelo Ramos, Alex Alves, Sorín, Fred, Ramires, Guiherme, and Alex.
Rivalry with Atlético
As it is usual in many Brazilian states, there are two main football powerhouses and throughout time they have become greatest rivals. Atlético and Cruzeiro are no exception. It's the biggest derby in the state of Minas Gerais, and besides Rio and São Paulo derbies, it is seen as the second biggest rivalry in Brazil, losing only to Internacional and Grêmio.
There is always a big feud between the two fan sides, some claiming one is stronger and the other claiming the other is stronger. Overall, Atlético has managed to win 169 derby matches, Cruzeiro has won 139 and there have been 113 draws, out of 420 derbies. Cruzeiro fans claim that in the Mineirao era (The state Stadium) they have more wins over Atletico. In fact, in the last 30 years, Cruzeiro has mostly prevailed, and even held a record 12 match unbeaten run against Atlético, only to be ended with a match Cruzeiro played with their reserve team against main Atlético Mineiro. Cruzeiro has won over 106 titles (official and nonofficial), more titles than their rivals, specially internationally.
In 2008, Cruzeiro ended their Campeonato Mineiro campaign with a 5-0 victory against Atlético rivals, the biggest win ever (by any sides) in the Mineirão Era. The story repeated itself in the Campeonato Mineiro 2009, when Cruzeiro beaten Atlético again by the same 5-0 score.
But when the two play it seems like history or statistics mean nothing to the players, because every time the teams play each other, a show is truly put on for their fans.
Modern age: 2003-Present
The biggest breakthrough of the last decade happened in 2003, when Cruzeiro, under the command of the respected coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo and captained by Alex, conquered the triple crown. For years Cruzeiro has struggled to win the Brazilian League, without success. After a few second places, in 2003 they were finally able to win the only title it did not have until then, winning 100 points during the season, and scoring just over 100 goals. It will be a long time until another club achieves the same success as Cruzeiro did in 2003. In 2003, besides winning the Brazilian League, Cruzeiro also won the Brazilian Cup and the State Championship to become the first Brazilian team to win the triple crown.
In 2004, Cruzeiro continued to do well, winning the Belo Horizonte Youth Cup, and, with stars such as Argentine Juan Pablo Sorín, the Campeonato Mineiro. After much glory, in 2005 Cruzeiro did not win a major competition, something they’ve been doing since 1990. Not only did they not win a title they ended up in 8th place in the Brazilian league in 2005, a bad performance for them. In 2006, with a combination of young and experienced talent, they got off to a good start winning the Campeonato Mineiro, their 34th state championship, now only 4 titles away from archrivals Atlético. They have also got off to a good start in the league table, making some believe they might have a good placement in the table, this year. Cruzeiro ended up in 10th place. In 2007, Cruzeiro lost the Campeonato Mineiro crown to archrivals Atlético Mineiro in the final, but had a good performance in the Campeonato Brasileiro. Cruzeiro ended up the national league in 5th place, qualifying once again for Copa Libertadores. In 2008, Cruzeiro had a good start in the Copa Libertadores, but were eliminated by Boca Juniors in the round of 16. Cruzeiro won the state tournament defeating Atlético Mineiro in the finals, avenging the previous year defeat. In the Brazilian League, Cruzeiro were contenders to the title up to 3 rounds before the end, when they were eventually ousted from the competition for the title. They finished in 3rd place, qualifying once again for Copa Libertadores 2009, in which won the 2nd place losing to Estudiantes de la Plata.
In 2009, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) ranked Cruzeiro as the best team of Brazil and among the best in the world for much of the year because of its impressive Libertadores campaign. In 2009 IFFHS also released a list of the best South American teams of the twentieth century, ranking Cruzeiro the best in Brazil and sixth in the world.
The latest list of the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) from 1st May 2009 - 30th April 2010 ranked Cruzeiro #4 in the world.
Symbols and Culture
Crest
The evolution of Cruzeiro’s crest has followed the transformation of their uniforms. The club was born as Societá Sportiva Palestra Itália and so the crest was a rhombus with the initials SSPI. In 1943 however in a game against São Cristóvão, the club started to use a new crest which was a blue circle with five white stars in it, symbolizing the Southern Cross. Cruzeiro used this crest on their jerseys, alternatively switching to loose stars on the shirt many times. As in 2004 the crest has been on the shirts rather than just loose stars. They also changed their crest from just a circle with five stars to having CRUZEIRO ESPORTE CLUBE being written around it. Lately they have been adding features to the crest, like in 2003 when the it had two trophies on its sides, representing two Libertadores conquers. In 2005 they added a crown to the crest along with the two trophies, representing the triple crown title of 2003. In 2006 they dropped the two trophies and just kept the crown on top. The crown is now a part of the official crest of the club, not just a temporary addition, as it was until 2006.
Anthem
See also: Jadir Ambrósio
The club's anthem, Hino ao Campeão, was written by Jadir Ambrósio in 1966, in homage to the team of his heart. He never meant for it to become the official anthem, but once fans started hearing it they liked it enough to adapt it as the new anthem. Cruzeiro have also had another anthem that was originally written by Arrigo Buzzacchi and Tolentino Miraglia when the club was still Italian, (-1925), and when it was still called the Palestra Itália. The anthem was published in newspapers in Brazil on May 5, 1922 it was called Hino ao Palestra.
Uniforms
As Palestra Italia, in the past, the team wore a plain green shirt. Later on, the club started wearing horizontal stripes colored wide red and green and thin white lines instead.
As the club changed names to Cruzeiro, it started wearing a horizontal striped blue & white kit. Traditionally, the crest is not worn on the kit, as the Southern Cross is proudly sported in the left side of the chest. Usually, the kit number three bears the clubs round crest instead of the cross.
In recent history, Cruzeiro home uniforms are blue shirts with white shorts, while the away kit has white shirt and blue shorts. The variation of the colour of the socks is constant, but traditionally, they follow the shirt color, instead of the shorts colours.
Third kits are launched each year but the colours don't vary much, since it's an internal rule that Cruzeiro kit can only be mainly blue or white.
Kit Suppliers and Sponsors
From 2009 to 2012, Reebok will provide Cruzeiro with uniforms. Since 1998, the team has offered two spaces in their shirts, and in 2010, for the first time, the team is offering three sponsorship spots, with the Premium spot (Front and Upper Back) being occupied by the BMG Bank; the Master spot (Sleeves) used by electronic stores Ricardo Eletro and a Standard spot (Lower back) yet to be defined.
| Year | Official Kit Suppliers | Master Sponsors | Premium Sponsors | Standard Sponsors |
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| 1984 | Topper | Medradão | ||
| 1985 | Topper | Frigorifico Perrella | ||
| 1986 | Adidas | BDMG | ||
| 1987 | Adidas | |||
| 1988 | Adidas | |||
| 1989 | Adidas | Coca-Cola | ||
| 1990 | Finta | Coca-Cola | ||
| 1991 | Finta | Coca-Cola | ||
| 1992 | Finta | Coca-Cola | ||
| 1993 | Finta | Coca-Cola | ||
| 1994 | Finta | Coca-Cola | ||
| 1995 | Finta | Coca-Cola | ||
| 1996 | Finta | Energil C | ||
| 1997 | Rhumell | Energil C | ||
| 1998 | Rhumell, Topper | Energil C | Gelmax, Telebingão Campeão | |
| 1999 | Topper | Energil C | Gelmax, Telebingão Campeão | |
| 2000 | Topper | FIAT | Ceras Grand Prix | |
| 2001 | Topper | FIAT | Ceras Grand Prix, Lousano | |
| 2002 | Topper | FIAT | Lousano | |
| 2003 | Topper | FIAT | Lousano | |
| 2004 | Topper | Siemens | ||
| 2005 | Topper | Siemens | ||
| 2006 | Puma | Xerox | ||
| 2007 | Puma | Xerox, Construtora Tenda | Aethra | |
| 2008 | Puma | Construtora Tenda | FIAT | |
| 2009 | Reebok | Banco Bonsucesso | ||
| 2010 | Reebok | Banco BMG | Ricardo Eletro | Questão de Estilo Jeans |
Mascot
Fernando Pieruccetti, more popularly known as Mangabeira, created the club's mascot. The mascot is a fox (raposa, in Portuguese). The club is widely known in the country for their mascot, it appears on TV and on websites that have to do with Cruzeiro.
Mangabeira was inspired by the clubs' ex-president, Mario Grossa, celebrity known for being very smart and cunning, and he thought the fox was perfect. "He was a guy who never let anyone trick him. He was so sly, crafty, intelligent and clever just like a fox", observed the cartoonist.
In the 2000s, Cruzeiro has made the Raposão (the big fox), it's biggest mascot, appearing at all home games and cheering with the crowd while wearing the club's colours.
Structure
In less than 100 years Cruzeiro E.C. is one of the clubs with the best structures in Brazil, structures for club partners, as much as for athletes. For they make use of two training centers (Toca da Raposa I, for youth squad and development, and the Toca da Raposa II for professional player development). Cruzeiro also has three other club structures, an administrative head quarters (Sede Administrativa) and two sporting complexes, (Sede Urbana and Sede Campestre).
Presidents
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Current squad
- As of July 5th, 2010.
Jersey numbers to be used in Copa Libertadores games.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Junior players with first team experience
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
Notable managers
Vanderlei Luxemburgo (won the triple crown in 2003)- Levir Culpi (won the Copa do Brasil in 1996)
- Luiz Felipe Scolari (left to manage the national team in 2001)
- Paulo Autuori de Mello (won the Copa Libertadores de América in 1997)
- Adílson Batista (current manager, coached the team for a record 40 matches (as of January 2010) in Copa Libertadores)
- Zezé Moreira (won the Copa Libertadores de América in 1976)
Records & Statistics
Statistics 2002/03 Historic Season
| First Division | Position | Pts | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Loses | Goals scored | Goals against |
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| Cruzeiro | 1 | 100 | 46 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 102 | 47 |
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A record
| Year | Position | Year | Position | Year | Position | Year | Position |
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| 1971 | 8th | 1981 | 19th | 1991 | 16th | 2001 | 21st |
| 1972 | 6th | 1982 | 21st | 1992 | 8th | 2002 | 9th |
| 1973 | 3rd | 1983 | 17th | 1993 | 15th | 2003 | 1st |
| 1974 | 2nd | 1984 | 33rd | 1994 | 22nd | 2004 | 13th |
| 1975 | 2nd | 1985 | 29th | 1995 | 3rd | 2005 | 8th |
| 1976 | 19th | 1986 | 8th | 1996 | 5th | 2006 | 10th |
| 1977 | 16th | 1987 | 6th | 1997 | 20th | 2007 | 5th |
| 1978 | 10th | 1988 | 8th | 1998 | 2nd | 2008 | 3rd |
| 1979 | 6th | 1989 | 3rd | 1999 | 5th | 2009 | 4th |
| 1980 | 10th | 1990 | 10th | 2000 | 3rd | 2010 |
Top Appearances
| # | Name | Career | Appearances |
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| 1 | Zé Carlos | 1965–1977 | 619 |
| 2 | Dirceu Lopes | 1966–1977 | 601 |
| 3 | Piazza | 1964–1977 | 559 |
| 4 | Raul | 1966–1978 | 558 |
| 5 | Joãozinho | 1972–1986 | 482 |
| 6 | Palhinha | 1968–1977, 1983–1984 | 448 |
| 7 | Ademir | 1986–1991, 1993–1995 | 439 |
| 8 | Ricardinho | 1994–2002 | 415 |
| 9 | Nelinho | 1973–1982 | 410 |
| 10 | Nonato | 1990–1997 | 392 |
| 11 | Tostão | 1963–1972 | 378 |
| 12 | Fábio | 2005–Today | 325 |
Top scorers
| # | Name | Career | Goals |
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| 1 | Tostão | 1963–1972 | 248 |
| 2 | Dirceu Lopes | 1963–1977 | 224 |
| 3 | Niginho | 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 |
Honours
International
- Copa Libertadores de América (2): 1976, 1997
- Supercopa Sudamericana (2): 1991, 1992
- Recopa (1): 1998
- Copa Oro (1): 1995
- Supercopa Masters (1): 1995
CONMEBOL's Treble
Cruzeiro is one of eight teams to have won CONMEBOL's treble, having won the Copa Libertadores de América, Supercopa Sudamericana and the Recopa. (The others being Boca Juniors, Olimpia, São Paulo, Independiente, Vélez Sársfield, Internacional and LDU Quito).
Domestic
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (1): 2003
- Taça Brasil (1): 1966
- Copa do Brasil (4): 1993, 1996, 2000, 2003
The Triple Crown
Cruzeiro is the only team in Brazil to have achieved the National Triple Crown. In 2003, the team, managed by Vanderlei Luxemburgo and commanded by midfielder Alex, won all three competitions played, the National League, the National Cup and the Regional League, being the first and only Triple Crowned team ever.
Regional
- Copa Sul-Minas (2): 2001, 2002
- Copa Centro-Oeste (1): 1999
- Campeonato Mineiro (36): 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, 2002[2], 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009
Friendly tournaments
- Copa Bimbo (1): 2009
Youth
- Dallas Cup (1): 2010
- Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 (1): 2007
- Copa São Paulo de Juniores (1): 2007
- Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores (5): 1985, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2004
- Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil (2): 2002, 2004
- Copa Macaé de Juvenis (2): 2007, 2008
- Copa Sub-17 de Promissão (3): 2004, 2005, 2006
Home Stadium
Cruzeiro plays their home games at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, or simply, Mineirão, at Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The stadium is owned by the government and Cruzeiro shares it with fierce rivals Clube Atlético Mineiro. Cruzeiro had revealed plans to build a stadium of their own, but with the plans for the renewal of Mineirão for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the team board decided not to go through with those plans.
It is said that Mineirão had held 132,834 people in 1997 in the match between Cruzeiro and Villa Nova in the final match of the state league, but in this match, women and children did not have to pay. The paying attendance was 74,857, and there were 56,618 women and children who entered for free. For safety reasons the capacity of Mineirão had been reduced for the majority of its 40 years of history. In 2004, by imposition of FIFA, the capacity of the stadium was reduced to less than 72,000 people.
To apply for FIFA's requirements and be used in the 2014 World Cup, the stadium will undergo reforms, to finish the ceiling above the audience and widen the parking lot.
Supporters
Notes and references
- ^ Bowling titles Bocha titles Track and field titles URL accessed June 6, 2006
- ^ The 2002 Minas Gerais State Championship had no teams that were playing Copa Sul-Minas: América Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro, and Mamoré. These teams plus Caldense -- who won the State Championship -- played the Minas Gerais Super State Championship when the State Championship and the Copa Sul-Minas were finished. The tournament was dubbed the Minas Gerais Super State Championship and Cruzeiro became the champions.
External links
- Template:Pt iconOfficial Website
- Template:Pt iconOfficial Cruzeiro Products
- Template:Pt iconOfficial Fans Website
- Template:Pt iconBlog do Cruzeirense
- Template:Pt iconUltras Website (Máfia Azul)
- Template:Pt iconWeb collected videos about Cruzeiro
- Template:En iconClub Information
- Template:En iconClub Facts
- Template:En iconCruzeiro Squad Stats 2007