The 2012 season was Santa Cruz's 99th season in the club's history.[3] Santa Cruz competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano, Copa do Brasil[4] and Série C.[5]
| 2012 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Antônio Luiz Neto[1] | ||
| Manager |  Zé Teodoro Luciano Ribeiro (c) Sandro Barbosa | ||
| Stadium | Estádio do Arruda | ||
| Série C | 14th | ||
| Copa do Brasil | First round | ||
| Pernambucano | Champions (26th title)[2] | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Dênis Marques (11) All: Dênis Marques (26) | ||
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Squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
editOverall
edit| Games played | 46 (26 Pernambucano, 2 Copa do Brasil, 18 Série C) |
| Games won | 22 (16 Pernambucano, 1 Copa do Brasil, 5 Série C) |
| Games drawn | 10 (3 Pernambucano, 0 Copa do Brasil, 7 Série C) |
| Games lost | 14 (7 Pernambucano, 1 Copa do Brasil, 6 Série C) |
| Goals scored | 81 |
| Goals conceded | 53 |
| Goal difference | +28 |
| Best results (goal difference) | 6–0 (H) v Petrolina – Pernambucano – 2012.02.25 |
| Worst result (goal difference) | 1–3 (H) v Sport – Pernambucano – 2012.02.16 1–3 (A) v Icasa – Série C – 2012.10.06 |
| Top scorer | Dênis Marques (26) |
Source: Santa Cruz official website
Goalscorers
edit| Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | Campeonato Pernambucano | Copa do Brasil | Série C | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW |
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9 | Dênis Marques | 14 | 1 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | MF |
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10 | Luciano Henrique | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | FW |
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11 | Flávio Caça-Rato | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | MF |
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8 | Weslley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | FW |
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99 | Fabrício Ceará | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| = | FW |
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19 | Geílson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF |
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Léo Bartholo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| = | MF |
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6 | Renatinho | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | DF |
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William Alves | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | FW |
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21 | Branquinho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | FW |
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Carlinhos Bala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | DF |
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Dutra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | MF |
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88 | Leozinho | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| = | MF |
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7 | Memo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF |
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André Oliveira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | MF |
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25 | Chicão | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF |
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44 | Edson Borges | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | DF |
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Eduardo Arroz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | DF |
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27 | Everton Sena | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | MF |
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14 | Leandro Oliveira | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | MF |
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17 | Natan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 26 | 81 |
Competitions
editCampeonato Pernambucano
editFirst stage
edit| 15 January 2012 1 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | Belo Jardim | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Weslley  54', 79' |
Candinho 40' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 28,650 Referee: Emerson Sobral |
| 18 January 2012 2 | Salgueiro | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | Salgueiro |
| 21:00 (UTC-3) | Fabrício Ceará 34' Elvis 48' |
Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros Attendance: 8,158 Referee: Ricardo Tavares |
| 22 January 2012 3 | Serra Talhada | 2–4 | Santa Cruz | Serra Talhada |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Ranieri 5' Enercino 9' |
Flávio Caça-Rato 20' Eduardo Arroz 42'Weslley 75'Léo Bartholo 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio Nildo Pereira de Menezes Attendance: 5,036 Referee: Nielson Nogueira Dias |
| 25 January 2012 4 | Santa Cruz | 2–0 | Ypiranga–PE | Recife |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Léo Bartholo 47' Renatinho 59' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 24,525 Referee: Neilson Santos |
| 28 January 2012 5 | Araripina | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | Araripina |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Vanderlei 5' Cristóvão 88' |
Stadium: Estádio Gilson Tiburtino de Souza (Chapadão do Araripe) Attendance: 5,460 Referee: Sebastião Rufino Filho |
| 1 February 2012 6 | Santa Cruz | 0–0 | Central | Recife |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 25,274 Referee: Ricardo Tavares |
| 4 February 2012 7 | Náutico | 2–2 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Cascata 60' Souza 90+4' |
Flávio Caça-Rato 11' Elicarlos 60' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho (Aflitos) Attendance: 15,075 Referee: Emerson Sobral |
| 8 February 2012 8 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | Porto | Recife |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Dênis Marques 45+2', 58', 61' |
Moisés 33' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 22,685 Referee: Gleydson Leite |
| 12 February 2012 9 | América–PE | 0–1 | Santa Cruz | Paulista |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Dutra |
Stadium: Estádio Ademir Cunha Attendance: 8,849 Referee: Ricardo Jorge |
| 16 February 2012 10 | Santa Cruz | 1–3 | Sport | Recife |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | André Oliveira 90+2' |
Report | Jheimy 43' Marcelinho Paraíba 66'Milton Júnior 90' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 45,109 Referee: Ricardo Tavares |
| 22 February 2012 11 | Petrolina | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | Petrolina |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Souza 2' Anderson 47' |
Carlinhos Bala 43' |
Stadium: Estádio Paulo de Souza Coelho Attendance: 4,785 Referee: Carlos Costa |
| 25 February 2012 12 | Santa Cruz | 6–0 | Petrolina | Recife |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Weslley 6' William Alves 26'Dênis Marques 33'Renatinho 57'Memo 62'Flávio Caça-Rato 80' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 10,193 Referee: Gleydson Leite |
| 29 February 2012 13 | Ypiranga–PE | 1–0 | Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz do Capibaribe |
| 21:50 (UTC-3) | Danilo Lins 71' |
Stadium: Estádio Otávio Limeira Alves Attendance: 4,802 Referee: Sebastião Rufino Filho |
| 4 March 2012 14 | Santa Cruz | 2–0 | Serra Talhada | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Dênis Marques 39' Geílson 62' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 16,292 Referee: Gilberto Castro Júnior |
| 11 March 2012 15 | Santa Cruz | 2–0 | Salgueiro | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Léo Bartholo 39' Dutra 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 28,024 Referee: Neilson Santos |
| 18 March 2012 16 | Central | 1–2 | Santa Cruz | Caruaru |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Viola 54' |
Luciano Henrique 73' Luciano Henrique 80' |
Stadium: Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda (Lacerdão) Attendance: 9,418 Referee: Gilberto Castro Júnior |
| 21 March 2012 17 | Belo Jardim | 0–3 | Santa Cruz | Belo Jardim |
| 21:50 (UTC-3) | Dênis Marques 34' (pen.) Luciano Henrique 36', 42' |
Stadium: Estádio José Bezerra de Mendonça Attendance: 4,749 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci |
| 24 March 2012 18 | Santa Cruz | 3–2 | Araripina | Recife |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Dênis Marques 51' (pen.) William Alves 59'Carlinhos Bala 83' |
Vanderlei 9' Gideon 90+1' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 21,685 Referee: Nielson Nogueira Dias |
| 28 March 2012 19 | Porto | 1–3 | Santa Cruz | Caruaru |
| 21:50 (UTC-3) | Joelson 57' |
Dênis Marques 41' (pen.) Chicão 71'Flávio Caça-Rato 85' |
Stadium: Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda (Lacerdão) Attendance: 5,635 Referee: Carlos Costa |
| 1 April 2012 20 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Náutico | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Renatinho 64' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 27,078 Referee: Sebastião Rufino Filho |
| 8 April 2012 21 | Santa Cruz | 5–0 | América–PE | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Dênis Marques 15', 48', 74' (pen.) Geílson 32'Luciano Henrique 86' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 18,690 Referee: Ricardo Tavares |
| 15 April 2012 22 | Sport | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Bruno Aguiar 37', 51' |
Report | Flávio Caça-Rato 62' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 20,008 Referee: Neilson Santos |
Semi-finals
edit| 22 April 2012 | Salgueiro | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | Salgueiro |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Marcos Tamandaré 77' Edmar 87' |
Branquinho 70' |
Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros Attendance: 8,740 Referee: Nielson Nogueira Dias |
| 30 April 2012 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | Salgueiro | Recife |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Natan 32' Dênis Marques 47' (pen.), 90+1' |
Elvis 35' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 36,113 Referee: Sebastião Rufino Filho |
Finals
edit| 6 May 2012 | Santa Cruz | 0–0 | Sport | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Referee: Neílson Santos |
| 13 May 2012 | Sport | 2–3 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Moacir 13' Edcarlos 80' |
Report | Branquinho 12' Dênis Marques 40'Luciano Henrique 74' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 31,998 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci |
Record
edit| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 51 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 27 | 65% |
Copa do Brasil
editFirst stage
edit| 7 March 2012 | Penarol | 1–2 | Santa Cruz | Manaus |
| 22:00 (UTC-4) | Marinelson 58' |
Report | Geílson 15', 41' |
Stadium: Estádio Roberto Simonsen Attendance: 1,834 Referee: Raphael Claus |
| 14 March 2012 | Santa Cruz | 2–3 (a.) | Penarol | Recife |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Dênis Marques 15' Memo 74' |
Report | Marinelson 8' Fábio Bala 72'Rondinelli 82' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 11,677 Referee: Italo Medeiros de Azevedo |
Record
edit| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33rd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
Série C
editFirst stage
edit| 1 July 2012 1 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | Guarany | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Fabrício Ceará 14' |
Report | Alex Paraíba 26' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 26,357 Referee: Suelson D França Medeiros |
| 8 July 2012 2 | Salgueiro | 2–2 | Santa Cruz | Salgueiro |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Pery 5' Clébson 44' |
Report | Luciano Henrique 59' Dênis Marques 74' |
Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros Attendance: 8,952 Referee: Emerson Luiz Sobral |
| 14 July 2012 3 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | Treze | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | William Alves 14' Dênis Marques 45+1' |
Report | Brasão 71' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 20,342 Referee: Rogério Lima da Rocha |
| 20 July 2012 4 | Santa Cruz | 3–3 | Paysandu | Recife |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Fabrício Ceará 20' Dênis Marques 84', 90' |
Report | Fábio Sanches 18' Tiago Potiguar 53'Régis 77' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 24,360 Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves |
| 29 July 2012 5 | Cuiabá | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Cuiabá |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Eurico Gaspar Dutra Attendance: 437 Referee: João Lupato |
| 4 August 2012 6 | Santa Cruz | 4–0 | Icasa | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Fabrício Ceará 20' Édson Borges 35'Dênis Marques 56' (pen.)Flávio Caça-Rato 88' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 24,824 Referee: Charles Hebert Cavalcante Ferreira |
| 12 August 2012 7 | Fortaleza | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | Fortaleza |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Rafinha 58' Valdeson 66' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Attendance: 18,123 Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira |
| 19 August 2012 8 | Luverdense | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | Lucas do Rio Verde |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Rubinho 20', 85' (pen.) |
Report | Weslley 37' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Passo das Emas) Attendance: 2,208 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio |
| 25 August 2012 9 | Santa Cruz | 6–1 | Águia de Marabá | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Everton Sena 8' Fabrício Ceará 18'Dênis Marques 47', 86'Leandro Oliveira 64'Leozinho 76' |
Report | Juliano 9' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 23,387 Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas |
| 2 September 2012 10 | Guarany de Sobral | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Sobral |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Marcinho 60' |
Report | Dênis Marques 63' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (Junco) Attendance: 1,149 Referee: Leandro Saraiva Dantas de Oliveira |
| 13 September 2012 11 | Santa Cruz | 0–0 | Salgueiro | Recife |
| 20:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 28,260 Referee: Emerson Luiz Sobral |
| 16 September 2012 12 | Treze | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | Campina Grande |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Assis 33' Vavá 45+1' |
Report | Luciano Henrique 53' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro (Amigão) Attendance: 12,924 Referee: Manoel Nunes Lopo Garrido |
| 22 September 2012 13 | Paysandu | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Belém |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico do Pará (Mangueirão) Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Paulo H Schleich Vollkopf |
| 30 September 2012 14 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Cuiabá | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Dênis Marques 71' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 35,564 Referee: Edmar Campos da Encarnação |
| 6 October 2012 15 | Icasa | 3–1 | Santa Cruz | Iguatu |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Canga 5' Gilbertto 66'Niel 71' |
Report | Leozinho 55' |
Stadium: Estádio Agenor Gomes de Araújo Attendance: 982 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha |
| 13 October 2012 16 | Santa Cruz | 1–2 | Fortaleza | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Esley 20' (o.g.) |
Report | Careca 53' Assisinho 68' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 25,306 Referee: Paulo H Godoy Bezerra |
| 20 October 2012 17 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | Luverdense | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Dênis Marques 15', 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | Valdir Papel 89' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 23,828 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães |
| 28 October 2012 18 | Águia de Marabá | 1–0 | Santa Cruz | Marabá |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Wando 80' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Zinho de Oliveira Attendance: 1,143 Referee: Guilherme Ceretta de Lima |
Record
edit| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th | 22 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 40% |
References
edit- ^ "Antônio Luiz Neto é eleito presidente do Santa Cruz" (in Brazilian Portuguese). JC NE 10. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Em final eletrizante, Santa Cruz vence o Sport e é bicampeão pernambucano após 25 anos" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Uol NE 10. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Retrospectiva 2012: Santa vai do céu 'pernambucano' ao inferno da Série C" (in Brazilian Portuguese). GE Globo.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Santa Cruz perde por 3 a 2 para o Penarol e está eliminado da Copa do Brasil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). PE Superesportes. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Tabela da Série C 2012" (in Brazilian Portuguese). MG Superesportes. Retrieved 9 March 2024.