Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
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Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (Brazilian Portuguese: [kɾuˈzejɾu esˈpoɾtʃi ˈklubi]), commonly kent Cruzeiro an referred tae as Raposa, is a Brazilian multisport club based in Barro Preto, a bairro in the ceety o Belo Horizonte. Awtho they compete in a nummer o different sports, Cruzeiro is maistly kent for its association fitbaw team. It plays in the Campeonato Mineiro, the State o Minas Gerais's premier state league, as well as the Brasileirão, the top tier o the Brazilian fitball league seestem.
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Full name | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | ||
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Nickname(s) | A Raposa (The Fox) Celeste (Azure) | ||
Foondit | Januar 2, 1921; 103 years ago (1921-01-02) | ||
Stadium | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte | ||
Ground Capacity | 64,500 | ||
President | Sérgio Rodrigues | ||
Head coach | Pepa | ||
League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Campeonato Mineiro | ||
2022 2022 | Série B, 1st o 20 (champions) Mineiro, 2nt o 12 | ||
Wabsteid | Club wabsteid | ||
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Cruzeiro is ane o Brazil's maist accomplished clubs, haein wan the Brasileirão for the first time in 1966, efter defeatin Santos' Os Santásticos in the feenal series. Cruzeiro haes wan the Brasileirão again in 2003, 2013, 2013 an 2014 obtainin the best campaign in the present format o the competition in the fore mentioned edition. Cruzeiro haes wan fower Copa do Brasil titles and the Campeonato Mineiro 40 times. Cruzeiro won the defunct competitions Taça Minas Gerais five times, the Copa dos Campeões Mineiros twice, the Torneio Início 10 times an the Supercampeonato Mineiro ance. A Raposa obtained mony internaitional laurels such as twa Copa Libertadores, twa Supercopa Libertadores, ane Recopa Sudamericana, ane Copa de Oro an ane Copa Master de Supercopa an aw. Cruzeiro is the anerly Brazilian an Sooth American club tae complete the Domestic Treble, a feat accomplished in 2003 efter winnin the Campeonato Mineiro, the Copa do Brasil an the Brasileirão.[1]