2015 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season
 |
| 2015 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Marcelo Oliveira (until 17 December 2015) Vanderlei Luxemburgo (from 2 June) |
| Stadium | Mineirão |
| Campeonato Brasileiro | 8th |
| 2015 Copa do Brasil | Round of 16 |
| Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| Copa Libertadores | Quarter finals |
| Top goalscorer | Willian (11 |
The 2015 season is Cruzeiro's ninety-fourth season in existence and the club's forty-fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.
Statistics
Hat tricks
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Willian
|
Figueirense FC
|
5–1 | 6 September2015 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
Competitions
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
League table
Template:2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A table
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Overall
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | Matchday 1 | 8th | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 39.47 | ||
| Copa do Brasil | 30 November 2016 | 27 May 2017 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Copa Libertadores | March 3, 2015 | May 27, 2015 | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 37.50 | ||||
Last updated: 15 August 2017.
Source: Competitions
Results
| 10 May 2015 Match 1 | Cruzeiro | 0–1 | Corinthians | Cuiabá |
| 15:00 UTC−04:00 | Report | Romero  82' |
Stadium: Arena Pantanal[note 1] Attendance: 11,773 Referee: Anderson Daronco |
| 17 May 2 | Santos | 1 – 0 | Cruzeiro | Santos |
| 16:00 UTC-03:00 | Geuvânio 45' Chiquinho  66' |
Report | 65' Willians 73' Fabrício 84' Bruno Rodrigo 90+3' Willian |
Stadium: Vila Belmiro Attendance: 7,246 Referee: Péricles Bassols |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 1 – 1 | AA Ponte Preta | Belo Horizonte |
| Paulo André 38' Fabrício 41'Charles 82' Biro Biro 85' |
Pablo 31' Juninho 77'Biro Biro 85' |
Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 9,639 |
| May 31 2015 4 | Figueirense | 2 – 1 | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | Estádio Orlando Scarpelli |
| Marquinho 32' 36' Rafael Bastos 50' 79Marcão Template:Yel89 |
Mayke 56' Willians 10'Charles 49'Henrique Pacheco 41' 70'Leandro 30'Willian 33' |
Attendance: 6,211 |
| 4 June 5 | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 1 – 0 | Flamengo | Belo Horizonte |
| 2:00 | Bruno Rodrigo 54' Manoel 78'Fábio 90' |
Alecsandro 28' Éverton 31'Luiz Antônio 90+1' |
Attendance: 12,071 |
| 6 June 2015 6 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 – 3 | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | Belo Horizonte |
| 10:30 | Jemerson Template:O.G Gabriel Xavier 46'Marquinhos 72' |
Stadium: Estádio Independência Attendance: 20,092 |
| 14 June 2015 7 | Vasco da Gama | 1 – 3 | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | Rio de Janeiro |
| 1:00 | Luan Garcia 61' Rodrigo 63' 88' |
Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 5,505 |
| 21 June 2015 8 | Cruzeiro | 1 – 0 | Chapecoense | Belo Horizonte |
| 3:00 | Pará 3' Henrique Pacheco Lima 34'Bruno Ramires 70'Bruno Rodrigo 90+1' |
Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 33,643 |
| 28 June 2015 9 | Coritiba Foot Ball Club | 1 – 0 | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | Curitiba |
| 8:00 | Leandro Silva 12' Rodrigo Luccas Claro 31'Lúcio Flávio 56'Rafhael Lucas 62'Esquerdinha 67' |
Stadium: Estádio Couto Pereira Attendance: 12,395 |
| 2 July 2015 10 | Grêmio | 2 – 0 | Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte |
| 2:00 | Luan 3' Maicon 25'Walace 40'Pedro Geromel 57'Douglas 69'Rafael Galhardo 85' |
Leandro Damião 40' Willians 55'Willian 68'Bruno Rodrigo 68'Mayke 73' |
Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 7,427 |
| 5 July 2015 11 | Cruzeiro | 2 – 0 | Atlético Paranaense | Belo Horizonte |
| 1:00 | Giorgian De Arrascaeta 41' Marinho 73' |
Natanael 62' Giovanni 80'Walter Henrique da Silva |
Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 7,427 |
| 1:00 AM 12 | Fluminense | 1 – 0 | Cruzeiro | Rio de Janeiro |
| 10 July 2015 | Paulo André 21' Willian 73' |
Fred 59' Victor Oliveira 82' |
Stadium: Maracanã Stadium Attendance: 16,391 |
| 12 July 2015 13 | Cruzeiro | 1 – 0 | Goiás EC | Belo Horizonte |
| 8:00 PM | Leo 36' Joel 38'Marinho 72' |
Diogo Barbosa 56' |
Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 10,675 |
| 19 July 2015 14 | Cruzeiro | 1 – 1 | Avaí | Belo Horizonte |
| 10:30 | Marcos Vinícius 13' Marinho 46' |
Romário 68' André Lima 80' 82'Everton Silva 90+1' |
Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 13,860 |
| 8:00 PM 15 | São Paulo | 1 – 0 | Cruzeiro | São Paulo |
| 26 July 2015 | Pato 45' |
Fabrício 90+3' |
Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi Attendance: 29,648 |
| 8 November 2015 | Cruzeiro | 2 – 1 | São Paulo | Belo Horizonte |
| 7:00 PM | Willian 33' Manoel 63'Leandro Damião 81' |
Luís Fabiano 31' Alan Kardec 84'Thiago Mendes 86' |
Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 33,417 |
| 15 November 2015 | Cruzeiro | 3 – 0 | Sport | Belo Horizonte |
| 7:00 PM | Willian 43' Willians Domingos Fernandes 59' 65' |
Matheus Ferraz 41' Durval Template:O.G André 62'Diego Souza 62'Régis Augusto Salmazzo 75' |
Stadium: Estadio Mineirão Attendance: 25,851 |
| 21 November 2015 | Palmeiras | 1 – 1 | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | São Paulo |
| 9:30 | Pablo Mouche 63' Leandro Almeida Silva 69'Lucas Barrios 71' |
Marcos Vinícius 20' Giorgian De Arrascaeta 71' |
Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 19,395 |
| 29 November 2015 37 | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 3 – 0 | Joinville Esporte Clube | Belo Horizonte |
| 7:00 PM | Willian 35' Charles 40'Alisson 64'Paulo André 76'Fábio 85' |
Kempes 54' Gutieri Tomelin 71'Danrlei Rosa dos Santos 72' |
Stadium: Estadio Mineirão Attendance: 24,933 |
| 6 December 2015 38 | Internacional | 2 – 0 | Cruzeiro | Porto Alegre |
| 7:00 PM | Vitinho 26', 62' 84' Andrigo |
Douglas Grolli 44' |
Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 29,836 |
Copa do Brasil
Round of 16
Cruzeiro joined the competition in the round of 16
| August 19 First leg | Palmeiras  | 2–1 |  Cruzeiro | São Paulo |
| 22:00 (UTC−3) | Cleiton Xavier 7' Zé Roberto 46' Rafael Marques 62' |
Report | Leandro Damião 49' Fabrício 57' |
Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 24,889 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Pernambuco) |
| August 26 Second leg | Cruzeiro | 2–3 (3–5 agg.) | Palmeiras | Belo Horizonte |
| 22:00 (UTC−3) | Bruno Rodrigo  24' Vinícius Araújo 38' Alisson 75' (pen.) |
Report | Barrios 8' Amaral 17' Gabriel Jesus 27', 32' Zé Roberto 56' João Pedro 74' Robinho 84' |
Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 16,972 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Rio Grande do Sul) |
Copa Libertadores
Group Stage
Template:2015 Copa Libertadores Group 3
| February 25, 2015 | Universitario  | 0–0 | Cruzeiro | Estadio Olímpico Patria, Sucre |
| 21:00 UTC−4 | Report | Referee: Omar Ponce (Ecuador) |
| March 3, 2015 | Cruzeiro | 0–0 |  Huracán | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
| 22:00 UTC−3 | Report | Attendance: 25,867 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay) |
| March 19, 2015 | Mineros  | 0–2 | Cruzeiro | Estadio Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz |
| 20:45 UTC−4:30 | Report | Leandro Damião 10' Marquinhos 82' |
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
| April 8, 2015 | Cruzeiro | 3–0 | Mineros | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
| 22:00 UTC−3 | De Arrascaeta 12' Leandro Damião 14'Henrique 72' |
Report | Attendance: 17,750 Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile) |
| April 14, 2015 | Huracán | 3–1 | Cruzeiro | Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó, Buenos Aires |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Ábila 14', 25' Mancinelli 62' |
Report | Leandro Damião 60' (pen.) |
Referee: Patricio Polic (Chile) |
| April 21, 2015 | Cruzeiro | 2–0 | Universitario | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
| 20:30 UTC−3 | Willian 37' Léo 56' |
Report | Attendance: 24,288 Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador) |
Knockout Phase
Round of 16
| May 6, 2015 | São Paulo | 1–0 | Cruzeiro | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo |
| 22:00 UTC−3 | Centurión 82' |
Report | Attendance: 66,369 Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) |
| May 13, 2015 | Cruzeiro | 1–0 (4–3 p) | São Paulo | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
| 19:30 UTC−3 | Leandro Damião 54' |
Report | Attendance: 37,719 Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) | |
| Penalties | ||||
Leandro Damião  Marquinhos  De Arrascaeta Henrique Manoel Gabriel Xavier |
Rogério Ceni Ganso Souza Luís Fabiano Centurión Lucão |
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Quarter finals
| May 21, 2015 | River Plate | 0–1 | Cruzeiro | Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires |
| 22:00 UTC−3 | Report | Marquinhos 81' |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile) |
| May 27, 2015 | Cruzeiro | 0–3 | River Plate | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
| 22:00 UTC−3 | Report | Sánchez 19' Maidana 44'Gutiérrez 51' |
Attendance: 54,890 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
References
- ^ Cruzeiro played their home match against Corinthians at a neutral venue due to a suspension imposed by the STJD regarding crowd disturbances in their home match against Atlético Mineiro at the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A