Cruzeiro Esporte Clube

Brazilian football club
(Redirected from Cruzeiro EC)

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, usually called Cruzeiro EC or Cruzeiro, is a Brazilian football team from the city Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The team was founded on January 2, 1921. They are usually called the raposa, which means fox in Brazil. They are also called the celeste which means celestial because their logo and name refer to a constellation. Currently the team disputes the second division of the Brazilian championship.

Cruzeiro
Full nameCruzeiro Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Raposa (Fox)
Celeste (Celestial)
Cabuloso (Badass)
FoundedJanuary 2, 1921; 103 years ago (1921-01-02)
GroundMineirão
Capacity61,846[1]
PresidentSérgio Santos Rodrigues
CoachFelipe Conceição
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Mineiro
2020
2020
Série B, 11th
Mineiro, 5th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Name change

  • 1921–1941 S.E. Palestra Itália
  • 1942–present Cruzeiro E.C.

League title change

(1976, 1997)
(1966, 2003, 2013, 2014)

References change

Related pages change