Cruzeiro Esporte Clube

Cruzeiro

Full name	Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	Raposa (Fox) Celeste (Celestial) Cabuloso (Badass)
Founded	January 2, 1921 (1921-01-02)
Ground	Mineirão
Capacity	61,846
President	Sérgio Santos Rodrigues
Coach	Leonardo Jardim
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Campeonato Mineiro
2024 2024	Série A, 9th Mineiro, 2th
Website	Club website
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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 first division of the Brazilian championship.

Name

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

League title

• Copa Libertadores 2

(1976, 1997)

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4

(1966, 2003, 2013, 2014)

Related pages

• List of Brazilian football teams