The 2018 season was Santa Cruz's 105th season in the club's history.[3] Santa Cruz competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano,[4] Série C, Copa do Brasil[5] and Copa do Nordeste.[6]
| 2018 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Constantino Junior[1][2] | |||
| Manager |  Júnior Rocha Adriano Teixeira (c) Paulo C. Gusmão Roberto Fernandes João Barata (c) | |||
| Stadium | Estádio do Arruda | |||
| Série C | Quarter-finals | |||
| Pernambucano | Quarter-final | |||
| Copa do Brasil | First round | |||
| Copa do Nordeste | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Pipico (6) All: Robinho (8) | |||
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Squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
editOverall
edit| Games played | 40 (8 Copa do Nordeste, 11 Pernambucano, 1 Copa do Brasil, 20 Série C) |
| Games won | 13 (3 Copa do Nordeste, 2 Pernambucano, 0 Copa do Brasil, 8 Série C) |
| Games drawn | 17 (3 Copa do Nordeste, 7 Pernambucano, 0 Copa do Brasil, 7 Série C) |
| Games lost | 10 (2 Copa do Nordeste, 2 Pernambucano, 1 Copa do Brasil, 5 Série C) |
| Goals scored | 44 |
| Goals conceded | 39 |
| Goal difference | +5 |
| Best results (goal difference) | 4–0 (H) v Confiança – Série C – 2018.07.28 |
| Worst result (goal difference) | 1–4 (H) v ABC – Copa do Nordeste – 2018.05.22 |
| Top scorer | Robinho (8) |
Source: Santa Cruz official website
Goalscorers
edit| Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | Copa do Nordeste | Campeonato Pernambucano | Copa do Brasil | Série C | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF |
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7 | Robinho | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | FW |
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9 | Pipico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | FW |
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19 | Augusto | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| = | MF |
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18 | Héricles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF |
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8 | Arthur Rezende | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| = | FW |
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7 | Fabinho Alves | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | MF |
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10 | Jailson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| = | MF |
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16 | Jeremias | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | MF |
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12 | Carlinhos Paraíba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| = | MF |
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5 | Charles Almeida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| = | DF |
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2 | Vítor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | MF |
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17 | Geovani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | MF |
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5 | Jorginho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF |
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8 | Luiz Otávio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | FW |
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9 | Robert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 44 |
Managers performance
edit| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Avg% | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Júnior Rocha | Brazil
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16 January 2018 | 15 April 2018 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 45% | [7] |
| Adriano Teixeira (c) | Brazil
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22 April 2018 | 19 May 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 50% | |
| Paulo César Gusmão | Brazil
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28 April 2018 | 22 May 2018 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 33% | [8] |
| Roberto Fernandes | Brazil
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28 May 2018 | 26 August 2018 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 54% | [9] |
| João Barata (c) | Brazil
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11 June 2018 | 11 June 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% |
(c) Indicates the caretaker manager
Official Competitions
editCopa do Nordeste
editGroup stage
edit| 16 January 2018 1 | Confiança | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Aracaju |
| 22:45 (UTC-3) | Carlos Frontini  58' |
Report | Jorginho 42' |
Stadium: Estádio Lourival Baptista (Batistão) Attendance: 2,945 Referee: Diego da Silva Castro |
| 6 February 2018 2 | Santa Cruz | 3–0 | Treze | Recife |
| 22:45 (UTC-3) | Vítor 5' Jeremias 22'Arthur Rezende 73' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 0 Referee: Pablo Ramon Goncalves Pinheiro |
| 20 February 2018 3 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | CRB | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Héricles 55' Robinho 71' |
Report | Edson Ratinho 45+2' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 3,015 Referee: Zandick Gondim Alves Junior |
| 10 March 2018 4 | CRB | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Maceió |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Anderson Conceição 31' |
Report | Robinho 74' |
Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé Attendance: 7,024 Referee: Marielson Alves Silva |
| 22 March 2018 5 | Treze | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Campina Grande |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro (Amigão) Attendance: 3,799 Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas |
| 28 March 2018 6 | Santa Cruz | 4–1 | Confiança | Recife |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Robinho 5' Fabinho Alves 12'Héricles 27'Augusto 71' |
Report | Léo Ceará 31' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 1,683 Referee: Diego Pombo Lopez |
Quarter-finals
edit| 1 May 2018 | ABC | 1–0 | Santa Cruz | Natal |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Leandrão 37' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Maria Lamas Farache (Frasqueirão) Attendance: 2,172 Referee: Luiz César de Oliveira Magalhães |
| 22 May 2018 | Santa Cruz | 1–4 | ABC | Recife |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Héricles 84' |
Report | Higor Leite 7' Marcos Júnior 21'Felipe Guedes 36'Matheus Carvalho 69' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 7,950 Referee: Denis da Silva Ribeiro Serafim |
Record
edit| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 50% |
Campeonato Pernambucano
editFirst stage
edit| 18 January 2018 1 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | Vitória das Tabocas | Recife |
| (UTC-3) | Jeremias 54' |
Report | Thomas Anderson 61' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 4,292 Referee: Deborah Cecília Cruz Correia |
| 21 January 2018 2 | América–PE | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | Paulista |
| (UTC-3) | Bili 56' Tiago 68' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Ademir Cunha Attendance: 1,874 Referee: José Woshington da Silva |
| 25 January 2018 3 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | Central | Recife |
| (UTC-3) | Arthur Rezende 15' |
Report | Lucas Silva 66' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 4,035 Referee: Gleydson Ferreira Leite |
| 3 February 2018 4 | Salgueiro | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Salgueiro |
| (UTC-3) | Fabiano 55' |
Report | Augusto 42' |
Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros Attendance: 1,393 Referee: Nielson Nogueira Dias |
| 14 February 2018 5 | Afogados da Ingazeira | 0–1 | Santa Cruz | Afogados da Ingazeira |
| (UTC-3) | Report | Augusto 36' |
Stadium: Estádio Valdemar Viana de Araújo Attendance: 2,066 Referee: Péricles Bassols |
| 17 February 2018 6 | Santa Cruz | 0–0 | Náutico | Recife |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 6,015 Referee: Luiz Sobral |
| 25 February 2018 7 | Santa Cruz | 0–0 | Pesqueira | Recife |
| (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Referee: Tiago Nascimento |
| 1 March 2018 8 | Flamengo de Arcoverde | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Arcoverde |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Aruá 59' |
Report | Héricles 36' |
Stadium: Estádio Áureo Bradley Attendance: 566 Referee: Nielson Nogueira |
| 4 March 2018 9 | Santa Cruz | 3–2 | Belo Jardim | Recife |
| (UTC-3) | Luiz Otávio 45' Robinho 46'Fabinho Alves 50' |
Report | Kelvis 84' Jader 90+3' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 3,563 Referee: Diego Fernando |
| 7 March 2018 10 | Sport | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Thomás Bedinelli 26' |
Report | Fabinho Alves 41' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 13,218 Referee: Péricles Bassols |
Quarter-final
edit| 14 March 2018 | Sport | 3–0 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Marlone 2' Anselmo 43', 71' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 15,180 Referee: Nielson Nogueira Dias |
Record
edit| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 39% |
Copa do Brasil
editFirst round
edit| 31 January 2018 | Fluminense de Feira | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | Feira de Santana |
| 22:30 (UTC-3) | Maranhão 41' Levi 84' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Alberto Oliveira (Joia da Princesa) Attendance: 3,480 Referee: Jean Pierre Goncalves Lima |
Record
edit| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
Série C
editFirst stage
edit| 15 April 2018 1 | Náutico | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Ortigoza 26' |
Report | Jeremias 82' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 3,204 Referee: Felipe Gomes da Silva |
| 22 April 2018 2 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | Atlético Acreano | Recife |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Geovani 12' Carlinhos Paraíba 73'Robert 75' |
Report | Araujo Jordão 65' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 3,998 Referee: Christiano Gayo Nascimento |
| 28 April 2018 3 | Santa Cruz | 0–0 | ABC | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 8,550 Referee: William Machado Steffen |
| 5 May 2018 4 | Remo | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Belém |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Estadual Jornalista Edgar Augusto Proença (Mangueirão) Attendance: 6,357 Referee: José Mendonça da Silva Junior |
| 14 May 2018 5 | Globo | 1–2 | Santa Cruz | Ceará-Mirim |
| 21:15 (UTC-3) | Romarinho 73' |
Report | Robinho 81' Charles Almeida 83' |
Stadium: Estádio Manoel Dantas Barretto (Barrettão) Attendance: 242 Referee: Wanderson Alves de Sousa |
| 19 May 2018 6 | Santa Cruz | 2–3 | Botafogo–PB | Recife |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Carlinhos Paraíba 45+1' Robinho 57' |
Report | Mazinho 34' Dico 73'Nando 82' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 14,101 Referee: José Cláudio Rocha Filho |
| 28 May 2018 7 | Confiança | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Aracaju |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Léo Ceará 53' |
Report | Robinho 74' |
Stadium: Estádio Lourival Baptista (Batistão) Attendance: 8,629 Referee: Marco Aurelio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira |
| 2 June 2018 8 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Juazeirense | Recife |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Robinho 31' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 5,188 Referee: Luiz César de Oliveira Magalhães |
| 11 June 2018 9 | Salgueiro | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Salgueiro |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros Attendance: 1,212 Referee: Adriano Milczvski |
| 18 June 2018 10 | Santa Cruz | 0–1 | Náutico | Recife |
| 21:15 (UTC-3) | Report | Wallace Pernambucano 71' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 6,505 Referee: Edmar Campos Encarnação |
| 24 June 2018 11 | Atlético Acreano | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | Rio Branco |
| 20:00 (UTC-5) | Rafael 20' Eduardo 75' |
Report | Jailson 17' |
Stadium: Estádio Antônio Aquino Lopes (Florestão) Attendance: 1,355 Referee: Salim Fende Chavez |
| 1 July 2018 12 | ABC | 0–3 | Santa Cruz | Natal |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Pipico 16', 22' Jailson 55' |
Stadium: Estádio Maria Lamas Farache (Frasqueirão) Attendance: 1,178 Referee: Ronei Cândido Alves |
| 8 July 2018 13 | Santa Cruz | 2–0 | Remo | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Pipico 11' Charles Almeida 89' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 14,782 Referee: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá |
| 14 July 2018 14 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | Globo | Recife |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Pipico 80' |
Report | Max 90+3' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 13,543 Referee: Felipe Fernandes de Lima |
| 21 July 2018 15 | Botafogo–PB | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | João Pessoa |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Marcos Aurélio 40', 71' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho (Almeidão) Attendance: 5,629 Referee: André Rodrigo Rocha |
| 28 July 2018 16 | Santa Cruz | 4–0 | Confiança | Recife |
| 15:30 (UTC-3) | Arthur Rezende 5' Pipico 29', 84'Jailson 81' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Leonardo Sígari Zanon |
| 5 August 2018 17 | Juazeirense | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Juazeiro |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Adauto Moraes Attendance: 1,084 Referee: Wagner Reway |
| 11 August 2018 18 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Salgueiro | Recife |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Augusto 55' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 9,998 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado |
Quarter-finals
edit| 19 August 2018 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Operário Ferroviário | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Vítor 45' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 49,476 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães |
| 26 August 2018 | Operário Ferroviário | 3–0 | Santa Cruz | Ponta Grossa |
| 15:00 (UTC-3) | Alisson 21' Schumacher 72'Dione 78' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Germano Krüger Attendance: 6,477 Referee: Raphael Claus |
Record
edit| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 32 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 53% |
References
edit- ^ "Constantino Júnior é eleito presidente do Santa Cruz" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santa Cruz official web site. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Constantino Jr. é eleito presidente do Santa Cruz" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de Pernambuco. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Com sete reforços, Santa Cruz se apresenta para temporada 2018" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Sem tempo para respirar, Santa Cruz estreia no Campeonato Pernambucano contra o Vitória" (in Brazilian Portuguese). PE Superersportes. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Estreia coral na Copa do Brasil tem data e horário definidos" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santa Cruz official web site. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Santa Cruz supera limitação técnica e empata com Confiança na estreia do Nordestão 2018" (in Brazilian Portuguese). PE Superersportes. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Júnior Rocha assume o comando técnico do Santa Cruz" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santa Cruz official web site. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "PC Gusmão não resiste a vexame em casa e deixa o Santa Cruz após 34 dias de trabalho" (in Brazilian Portuguese). PE Superesportes. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Na estréia de Roberto Fernandes, Santa Cruz empata fora de casa" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Liberdade FM. Retrieved 26 February 2024.