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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.
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2017) |
| 2015 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Marcelo Oliveira (until 31 May 2015) Vanderlei Luxemburgo (from 2 June – until 30 August 2015) Deivid de Souza (interim 2 September 2015) Mano Menezes (from 4 September 2015) |
| Stadium | Mineirão |
| Campeonato Brasileiro | 8th |
| Copa do Brasil | Round of 16 |
| Campeonato Mineiro | Semi-finals |
| Copa Libertadores | Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorer | Willian (11 goals) |
Hat tricks
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Willian |
Figueirense FC |
5–1 | 6 September 2015 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
Overall
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Campeonato Mineiro | 1 February 2015 | 19 April 2015 | Matchday 1 | Semi-Finals | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 53.85 |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 10 May 2015 | 6 December 2015 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 39.47 |
| Copa do Brasil | 19 August 2015 | 26 August 2015 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Copa Libertadores | 25 February 2015 | 27 May 2015 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 50.00 |
| Total | 63 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 82 | 57 | +25 | 42.86 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Campeonato Mineiro
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caldense (A) | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 25 | Qualification to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Cruzeiro (A) | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 24 | |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro (A) | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 22 | |
| 4 | Tombense (A) | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 20 | |
| 5 | América Mineiro | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 20 |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 April 2015. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head points (only when two teams are tied) 5th less red cards received; 6th less yellow cards received; 7th public draw
(A) Advance to a further round
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head points (only when two teams are tied) 5th less red cards received; 6th less yellow cards received; 7th public draw
(A) Advance to a further round
First stage
| 1 February 1 | EC Democrata | 1–2 | Cruzeiro | Governador Valadares |
| Stadium: Mamudão |
| 8 February 2 | Cruzeiro | 1–1 | Caldense | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Mineirão |
| 11 February 3 | Guarani | 1–3 | Cruzeiro | Divinópolis |
| Stadium: Farião |
| 21 February 4 | Cruzeiro | 3–0 | Boa Esporte | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Mineirão |
| 28 February 5 | Tupi | 0–3 | Cruzeiro | Juiz de Fora |
| Stadium: Mario Helênio |
| 8 March 6 | Cruzeiro | 1–1 | Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Mineirão |
| 11 March 7 | Villa Nova | 0–4 | Cruzeiro | Nova Lima |
| Stadium: Castor Cifuentes |
| 22 March 8 | América Mineiro | 0–2 | Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Independência |
| 25 March 9 | Cruzeiro | 1–1 | Mamoré | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Mineirão |
| 29 March 10 | URT | 0–2 | Cruzeiro | Patos de Minas |
| Stadium: Arena DanBred |
| 5 April 11 | Cruzeiro | 1–2 | Tombense | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Mineirão |
Semi-finals
| 12 April First leg | Atlético Mineiro | 1–1 | Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Estádio Independência |
| 19 April Second leg | Cruzeiro | 1–2 (2–3 agg.) | Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Mineirão |
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sport Recife | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 59 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 7 | Santos | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 58 | |
| 8 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 55 | |
| 9 | Palmeiras | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 53 | 2016 Copa Libertadores second stage[lower-alpha 2] |
| 10 | Atlético Paranaense | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 51 | 2016 Copa Sudamericana second stage[lower-alpha 1] |
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) least red cards received; 7) least yellow cards received; 8) draw.
Notes:
- Teams will enter in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana if they do not reach the 2016 Copa do Brasil round of 16. Also, the 2015 Copa Verde champion (Cuiabá) and the 2016 Copa do Nordeste champion have a guaranteed berth.
- Palmeiras has a berth guaranteed to the second stage as the 2015 Copa do Brasil champions.
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 |
| 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | −8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
| 10 May 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 |
| 24 May 3 | Cruzeiro | 1–1 | 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 |
| 31 May 4 | Figueirense | 2–1 | Cruzeiro | Estádio Orlando Scarpelli |
| Marquinho 32' 36' Rafael Bastos 50' 79'Marcão 89' |
Mayke 56' Willians 10'Charles 49'Henrique Pacheco 41' 70'Leandro 30'Willian 33' |
Attendance: 6,211 |
| 4 June 5 | Cruzeiro | 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 6 | Atlético Mineiro | 1–3 | Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte |
| 10:30 | Jemerson 45+2' (o.g.) Gabriel Xavier 46'Marquinhos 72' |
Stadium: Estádio Independência Attendance: 20,092 |
| 13 June 7 | Vasco da Gama | 1–3 | Cruzeiro | Rio de Janeiro |
| Luan Garcia 61' Rodrigo 63' 88' |
Pará 8' Leandro Damião 21' 38', 74'Willians 57'Charles 58'Joel 87' |
Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 5,505 |
| 21 June 8 | Cruzeiro | 0–1 | Chapecoense | Belo Horizonte |
| 3:00 | Pará 3' Henrique Pacheco Lima 34'Bruno Ramires 70'Bruno Rodrigo 90+1' |
Fernando Camilo Farias 36' Gil 67'Neto 83'Danilo 85' |
Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 33,643 |
| 28 June 9 | Coritiba | 1–0 | Cruzeiro | Curitiba |
| Leandro Silva 12' Rodrigo Luccas Claro 31'Lúcio Flávio 56'Rafhael Lucas 62'Esquerdinha 67' |
Henrique Pacheco Lima 32' Allano 36'Paulo André 54'Willians 89'Marcos Vinícius 90+1' |
Stadium: Estádio Couto Pereira Attendance: 12,395 |
| 2 July 10 | Grêmio | 1–0 | Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte |
| 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 |
| 4 July 11 | Cruzeiro | 2–0 | Atlético Paranaense | Belo Horizonte |
| Giorgian De Arrascaeta 41' Marinho 73' |
Natanael 62' Giovanni 80'Walter Henrique da Silva |
Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 7,427 |
| 9 July 12 | Fluminense | 1–0 | Cruzeiro | Rio de Janeiro |
| Paulo André 21' Willian 73' |
Fred 59' Victor Oliveira 82' |
Stadium: Maracanã Stadium Attendance: 16,391 |
| 12 July 13 | Cruzeiro | 1–0 | Goiás | Belo Horizonte |
| Leo 36' Joel 38'Marinho 72' |
Diogo Barbosa 56' |
Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 10,675 |
| 19 July 14 | Cruzeiro | 1–1 | Avaí | Belo Horizonte |
| Marcos Vinícius 13' Marinho 46' |
Romário 68' André Lima 80' 82'Everton Silva 90+1' |
Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 13,860 |
| 26 July 15 | São Paulo | 1–0 | Cruzeiro | São Paulo |
| Pato 45' |
Fabrício 90+3' |
Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi Attendance: 29,648 |
| 2 August 16 | Sport | 0–0 | Cruzeiro | Recife |
| Stadium: Arena Pernambuco |
| 9 August 17 | Cruzeiro | 2–1 | Palmeiras | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Mineirão |
| 13 August 18 | Joinville | 3–0 | Cruzeiro | Joinville |
| Stadium: Arena Joinville |
| 16 August 19 | Cruzeiro | 0–0 | Internacional | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Mineirão |
| 23 August 20 | Corinthians | 3–0 | Cruzeiro | São Paulo |
| Stadium: Arena Corinthians |
| 30 August 21 | Cruzeiro | 0–1 | Santos | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Mineirão |
| 2 September 22 | Ponte Preta | 1–2 | Cruzeiro | Campinas |
| Stadium: Moisés Lucarelli |
| 6 September 23 | Cruzeiro | 5–1 | Figueirense | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Mineirão |
| 10 September 24 | Flamengo | 2–0 | Cruzeiro | Rio de Janeiro |
| Stadium: Maracanã |
| 13 September 25 | Cruzeiro | 1–1 | Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Mineirão |
| 16 September 26 | Cruzeiro | 2–2 | Vasco | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Mineirão |
| 20 September 27 | Chapecoense | 0–2 | Cruzeiro | Chapecó |
| Stadium: Arena Condá |
| 27 September 28 | Cruzeiro | 2–0 | Coritiba | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Mineirão |
| 4 October 29 | Cruzeiro | 0–0 | Grêmio | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Mineirão |
| 14 October 30 | Atlético Paranaense | 2–2 | Cruzeiro | Curitiba |
| Stadium: Arena da Baixada |
| 18 October 31 | Cruzeiro | 2–0 | Fluminense | Belo Horizonte |
| Stadium: Mineirão |
| 25 October 32 | Goiás | 0–1 | Cruzeiro | Goiânia |
| Stadium: Serra Dourada |
| 31 October 33 | Avaí | 1–1 | Cruzeiro | Florianópolis |
| Stadium: Ressacada |
| 8 November 34 | Cruzeiro | 2–1 | São Paulo | Belo Horizonte |
| Willian 33' Manoel 63'Leandro Damião 81' |
Luís Fabiano 31' Alan Kardec 84'Thiago Mendes 86' |
Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 33,417 |
| 15 November 35 | Cruzeiro | 3–0 | Sport | Belo Horizonte |
| Willian 43' Willians Domingos Fernandes 59' 65' |
Matheus Ferraz 41' Durval 61' (o.g.)André 62'Diego Souza 62'Régis Augusto Salmazzo 75' |
Stadium: Estadio Mineirão Attendance: 25,851 |
| 21 November 36 | Palmeiras | 1–1 | Cruzeiro | 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 37 | Cruzeiro | 3–0 | Joinville | Belo Horizonte |
| 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 38 | Internacional | 2–0 | Cruzeiro | Porto Alegre |
| Vitinho 26', 62' 84' Andrigo |
Douglas Grolli 44' |
Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 29,836 |
Round of 16
Cruzeiro joined the competition in the round of 16
| 19 August 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) |
| 26 August 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) |
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruzeiro |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 11 | Advance to final stages |
| 2 |  Universitario de Sucre |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Huracán |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Mineros de Guayana |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
| 25 February | Universitario | 0–0 | Cruzeiro | Estadio Olímpico Patria, Sucre |
| 21:00 UTC−4 | Report | Referee: Omar Ponce (Ecuador) |
| 3 March | Cruzeiro | 0–0 | Huracán | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
| 22:00 UTC−3 | Report | Attendance: 25,867 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay) |
| 19 March | Mineros | 0–2 | Cruzeiro | Estadio Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz |
| 20:45 UTC−4:30 | Report | Leandro Damião 10' Marquinhos 82' |
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
| 8 April | 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) |
| 14 April | 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) |
| 21 April | 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
| 6 May First leg | São Paulo | 1–0 | Cruzeiro | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo |
| 22:00 UTC−3 | Centurión 82' |
Report | Attendance: 66,369 Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) |
| 13 May Second leg | 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
| 21 May First leg | 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) |
| 27 May Second leg | 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) |
- 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
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