Santa Cruz FC

Santa Cruz
	Santa Cruz
Basic data
Surname	Santa Cruz Futebol Club
Seat	Recife
founding	1914
president	Alírio Morais
Website	coralnet.com.br
First soccer team
Head coach	Doriva
Venue	Estádio do Arruda
Places	60,040
league	Série C
2019	13.

The Santa Cruz Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club based in Recife, Pernambuco state . The association was founded on February 3, 1914. The club colors black, white and red resemble those of a coral cobra, so the team is also referred to as “coral”. The local rivals are Sport Recife and Náutico Capibaribe , with Sport leading the way in the track record.

history

Santa Cruz was a frequent participant in the national championship. In the heyday of the club, in the 1970s, considerable successes were achieved there with a fourth place in 1975 and a fifth place in 1978. But after the last relegation from the first division, the Série A , 2006, the team was passed through to the third division, the Série C, in the following year . In 2015, Santa Cruz celebrated promotion to the Série A. At the end of the season, the club had to relegate again. The 2017 season finished 18th in Série B and had to return to Série C.

European Footballer of the Year 1999 Rivaldo , the 1994 World Cup participant Ricardo Rocha and the German champion Aílton began their playing careers at Santa Cruz. 1973 put the club with Ramón , who scored 21 goals, the top scorer of the Brazilian championship . Pelé is said to have played his 1000th game against Santa Cruz in 1972.

Stadion

"Coral" fans in the Estádio do Arruda, 2006

The club plays its home games at its own Estádio José do Rego Maciel , generally named after the district of Estádio do Arruda .

The stadium, which opened in 1972, now has a capacity of around 60,000 spectators. The record attendance was 96,990 people in 1994 on the occasion of a World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Bolivia, which the hosts won 6-0.

successes

National Championship of Pernambuco : (29x) 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1957, 1959, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993 , 1995, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
Copa do Nordeste : 2016

Trainer

Brazil Evaristo de Macedo (1972, 1977-1979, 2006)

Known players

Brazil Grafite (2000, 2002, 2015-2016, 2017-2018)

Web links

Official website of the association (Portuguese)
Templos de Futebol: Estádio do Arruda (Portuguese)