The 2019 season was Santa Cruz's 106th season in the club's history.[4] Santa Cruz competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano,[5] Série C, Copa do Brasil and Copa do Nordeste.[6]
| 2019 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Constantino Junior[1][2] | |||
| Manager |  Leston Júnior Milton Mendes | |||
| Stadium | Estádio do Arruda Arena Pernambuco[3] | |||
| Série C | 13th | |||
| Pernambucano | Quarter-final | |||
| Copa do Brasil | Fourth round | |||
| Copa do Nordeste | Semi-final | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Pipico (7) All: Pipico (16) | |||
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Squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics edit
Overall edit
| Games played | 44 (10 Copa do Nordeste, 10 Pernambucano, 6 Copa do Brasil, 18 Série C) |
| Games won | 17 (3 Copa do Nordeste, 5 Pernambucano, 3 Copa do Brasil, 6 Série C) |
| Games drawn | 15 (4 Copa do Nordeste, 3 Pernambucano, 1 Copa do Brasil, 7 Série C) |
| Games lost | 12 (3 Copa do Nordeste, 2 Pernambucano, 2 Copa do Brasil, 5 Série C) |
| Goals scored | 55 |
| Goals conceded | 51 |
| Goal difference | +4 |
| Best results (goal difference) | 4–1 (H) v Afogados da Ingazeira – Pernambucano – 2019.01.29 |
| Worst result (goal difference) | 0–3 (A) v Vitória das Tabocas – Pernambucano – 2019.02.26 0–3 (A) v Ferroviário – Série C – 2019.05.05 |
| Top scorer | Pipico (16) |
Source: Santa Cruz official website
Goalscorers edit
| Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | Copa do Nordeste | Campeonato Pernambucano | Copa do Brasil | Série C | Total |
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| 1 | FW |
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9 | Pipico | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | FW |
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19 | Elias Carioca | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | MF |
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10 | Allan Dias | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| = | MF |
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5 | Charles Almeida | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| = | DF |
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4 | Vitão | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | FW |
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11 | Augusto | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| = | FW |
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10 | Dudu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | MF |
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10 | Everton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| = | FW |
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17 | Guilherme Queiróz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| = | MF |
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7 | Jô | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| = | FW |
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19 | Misael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| = | FW |
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20 | Neto Costa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| = | DF |
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13 | William Alves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | DF |
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16 | Bruno Ré | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF |
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15 | Diego Lorenzi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF |
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Jeremias | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | DF |
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3 | João Victor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 55 |
Managers performance edit
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Avg% | Ref |
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| Leston Júnior | Brazil
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15 January 2019 | 18 May 2019 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 49% | [7] |
| Milton Mendes | Brazil
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25 May 2019 | 24 August 2019 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 52% | [8] |
Friendlies edit
National edit
| 9 January 2019 | Treze | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Campina Grande |
| (UTC-3) | Juninho  8' |
Report | Augusto 12' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro (Amigão) Referee: Thiago Galdino |
Official Competitions edit
Copa do Nordeste edit
Group stage edit
| 15 January 2019 1 | Botafogo–PB | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | João Pessoa |
| 22:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho (Almeidão) Attendance: 4,098 Referee: Pablo Ramon Goncalves Pinheiro |
| 26 January 2019 2 | Santa Cruz | 1–3 | Bahia | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Elias Carioca 37' |
Report | Marcos Martins 19' (o.g.) Gilberto 47', 54' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 7,343 Referee: José Ricardo Vasconcellos Laranjeira |
| 2 February 2019 3 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | ABC | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Jô 60' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 5,586 Referee: Ranilton Oliveira de Sousa |
| 9 February 2019 4 | Náutico | 2–2 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Jorge Henrique 27' Vitão 68' (o.g.) |
Report | Pipico 7', 50' |
Stadium: Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho (Aflitos) Attendance: 6,017 Referee: Marielson Alves Silva |
| 2 March 2019 5 | Moto Club | 0–1 | Santa Cruz | São Luís |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Pipico 36' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador João Castelo (Castelão) Attendance: 2,258 Referee: Antonio Dib Moraes de Sousa |
| 10 March 2019 6 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | CSA | Recife |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Pipico 50' |
Report | Escobar 40' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 5,840 Referee: Emerson Ricardo de Almeida Andrade |
| 23 March 2019 7 | Ceará | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | Fortaleza |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Thiago Carleto 51' Ricardo Bueno 86' |
Report | Bruno Ré 10' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) Attendance: 8,540 Referee: Ricarle Gustavo Gonçalves Batista |
| 30 March 2019 8 | Santa Cruz | 2–0 | Confiança | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Vitão 11' Guilherme Queiróz 83' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 3,523 Referee: Adriano Barros Carneiro |
Quarter-final edit
| 6 April 2019 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 (8–7 p) | CRB | Recife |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | William Alves 90+2' |
Report | William Barbio 86' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 8,018 Referee: Cláudio Francisco Lima e Silva |
| Penalties | ||||
Pipico  Charles Carlos Renato Dudu William Alves Augusto Potiguar Ítalo Henrique Allan Dias |
Zé Carlos Ferrugem Daniel Borges William Barbio Felipe Menezes Guilherme Mattis Igor Mailson |
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Semi-final edit
| 9 May 2019 | Fortaleza | 1–0 | Santa Cruz | Fortaleza |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Romarinho 77' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) Attendance: 30,495 Referee: Marielson Alves Silva |
Record edit
| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
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| 4th | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 43% |
Campeonato Pernambucano edit
First stage edit
| 20 January 2019 1 | Santa Cruz | 3–0 | América–PE | São Lourenço da Mata |
| (UTC-3) | Vitão 35', 80' Elias Carioca 41' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 4,045 Referee: Luiz Cláudio Sobral |
| 23 January 2019 2 | Flamengo de Arcoverde | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Arcoverde |
| (UTC-3) | Pedro 68' (pen.) |
Report | Augusto 48' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Áureo Bradley Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Sebastião Rufino Ribeiro Filho |
| 29 January 2019 3 | Santa Cruz | 4–1 | Afogados da Ingazeira | São Lourenço da Mata |
| (UTC-3) | Neto Costa 4' Diego Lorenzi 23'Elias Carioca 31'Allan Dias 90' |
Report | Diego Ceará 5' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 2,793 Referee: Diego Fernando |
| 6 February 2019 4 | Petrolina | 1–2 | Santa Cruz | Petrolina |
| 21:15 (UTC-3) | Jefferson Petrolina 90' (pen.) |
Report | Jeremias 45+2' Augusto 60' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estádio Paulo de Souza Coelho Referee: José Woshington |
| 17 February 2019 6 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Sport | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Allan Dias 73' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 16,483 Referee: Luiz Sobral |
| 26 February 2019 5 | Vitória das Tabocas | 3–0 | Santa Cruz | São Lourenço da Mata |
| (UTC-3) | Fabinho 16' Erverson 30'Rafael Paulista 86' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 1,052 Referee: Diego Fernando |
| 6 March 2019 7 | Salgueiro | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | Salgueiro |
| (UTC-3) | Guilherme Lucena 72' João Victor 75' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros |
| 14 March 2019 8 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Central | Recife |
| (UTC-3) | Allan Dias 65' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) |
| 17 March 2019 9 | Náutico | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho (Aflitos) Referee: Pericles Bassols |
Quarter-final edit
| 27 March 2019 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 (1–3 p) | Afogados da Ingazeira | Recife |
| (UTC-3) | Allan Dias 66' |
Report | Rodrigo 45' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 3,259 Referee: Deborah Cecilia Correia |
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Record edit
| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
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| 5th | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 60% |
Copa do Brasil edit
First round edit
| 14 February 2019 | Sinop | 1–2 | Santa Cruz | Sinop |
| 22:30 (UTC-3) | Igor 89' |
Report | Elias Carioca 5' Pipico 73' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Gigante do Norte Attendance: 1,989 Referee: Adriano Milczvski |
Second round edit
| 20 February 2019 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Náutico | Recife |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Pipico 28' |
Report | Jorge Henrique 34' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 15,288 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza |
| Penalties | ||||
| Pipico Guilherme Queiróz Luiz Felipe Marcos Martins |
Tharcysio Thiago Robinho Luiz Henrique |
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Third round edit
| 3 April 2019 | ABC | 1–0 | Santa Cruz | Natal |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Rodrigo Rodrigues 80' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Maria Lamas Farache (Frasqueirão) Attendance: 1,931 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo |
| 10 April 2019 | Santa Cruz | 3–0 | ABC | Recife |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Pipico 40', 48' (pen.) Charles Almeida 45+2' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 16,580 Referee: Igor Junio Benevenuto |
Fourth round edit
| 17 April 2019 | Fluminense | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | Rio de Janeiro |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Gilberto 18' Luciano 30' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Attendance: 19,860 Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio |
| 25 April 2019 | Santa Cruz | 2–0 (2–3 p) | Fluminense | Recife |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Jô 71' Pipico 75' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 25,802 Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Pipico Charles Almeida Marcos Martins Guilherme Queiróz William Alves |
Luciano Gilberto Pedro Airton |
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Record edit
| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
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| 20th | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 55% |
Série C edit
First stage edit
| 29 April 2019 1 | Santa Cruz | 2–2 | Treze | Recife |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Neto Costa 84' Guilherme Queiróz 90+5' |
Report | Gil 5' Eduardo dos Santos 23' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 8,194 Referee: Felipe Duarte Varejão |
| 5 May 2019 2 | Ferroviário | 3–0 | Santa Cruz | Fortaleza |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Leanderson 18' Léo Jaime 44'Caxito 54' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) Attendance: 1,708 Referee: Alisson Sidnei Furtado |
| 13 May 2019 3 | Botafogo–PB | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | João Pessoa |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Felipe Alves 17' |
Report | Pipico 6' |
Stadium: Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho (Almeidão) Attendance: 6,899 Referee: Wanderson Alves de Sousa |
| 18 May 2019 4 | Santa Cruz | 3–3 | Sampaio Corrêa | Recife |
| 17:15 (UTC-3) | Everton 5' Misael 16'William Alves 77' |
Report | Salatiel 9', 45+1' Ullisses 82' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 5,979 Referee: Alinor Silva da Paixão |
| 25 May 2019 5 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | ABC | Recife |
| 19:15 (UTC-3) | Pipico 76' Misael 90+2' |
Report | Jefinho 72' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 7,746 Referee: Denis da Silva Ribeiro Serafim |
| 1 June 2019 6 | Imperatriz | 0–1 | Santa Cruz | Imperatriz |
| 19:15 (UTC-3) | Report | Dudu 23' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Frei Epifânio d’Abadia Attendance: 2,640 Referee: Wasley do Couto Leão |
| 9 June 2019 7 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | Confiança | Recife |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | João Victor 4' Pipico 30', 87' |
Report | Pingo 77' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 10,136 Referee: Andrey da Silva e Silva |
| 17 June 2019 8 | Globo | 3–3 | Santa Cruz | Ceará-Mirim |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Bambam 31', 78' Negueba 72' |
Report | Dudu 53' Pipico 85', 90+3' |
Stadium: Estádio Manoel Dantas Barretto (Barrettão) Attendance: 258 Referee: Philip Georg Bennett |
| 22 June 2019 9 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Náutico | Recife |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Pipico 64' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 9,903 Referee: Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadão |
| 27 June 2019 10 | Treze | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | Campina Grande |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Vanger 38' Eduardo dos Santos 87' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro (Amigão) Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha |
| 5 July 2019 11 | Santa Cruz | 0–2 | Ferroviário | Recife |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Isaac Prado 70' Mazinho 84' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 25,084 Referee: Ronei Candido Alves |
| 14 July 2019 12 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | Botafogo–PB | Recife |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Charles Almeida 90+4' |
Report | Kelvin 89' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 6,971 Referee: João Batista de Arruda |
| 18 July 2019 13 | Sampaio Corrêa | 1–0 | Santa Cruz | São Luís |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Roney 24' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador João Castelo (Castelão) Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo |
| 27 July 2019 14 | ABC | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Natal |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Maria Lamas Farache (Frasqueirão) Attendance: 7,174 Referee: Andrey da Silva e Silva |
| 2 August 2019 15 | Santa Cruz | 3–2 | Imperatriz | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Everton 32' Vitão 89'Augusto 90+1' |
Report | Gabriel Caju 29' Matheus 83' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 5,124 Referee: Felipe Gomes da Silva |
| 11 August 2019 16 | Confiança | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Aracaju |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Anderson 12' |
Report | Charles Almeida 20' |
Stadium: Estádio Lourival Baptista (Batistão) Attendance: 10,427 Referee: Denis da Silva Ribeiro Serafim |
| 18 August 2019 17 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | Globo | Recife |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Elias Carioca 16' Charles Almeida 84' |
Report | Cláudio Murici 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 19,773 Referee: Rodrigo Carvalhaes de Miranda |
| 24 August 2019 18 | Náutico | 3–1 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Diego Silva 30' Jean Carlos 45+1'Jhonnatan 49' |
Report | Dudu 52' |
Stadium: Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho (Aflitos) Attendance: 9,689 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães |
Record edit
| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
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| 13th | 25 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 46% |
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.
- ^ "CBF veta gramado do Arruda e Santa Cruz joga na Arena Pernambuco neste sábado" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brasil de Fato. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "A mais de um mês até estreia em 2019, Santa Cruz inicia pré-temporada em cenário evoluído" (in Brazilian Portuguese). PE Superesportes. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Santa Cruz estreia no Pernambucano com vitória sobre o América-PE" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Sorteio define clássicos na Copa do Nordeste 2019; veja os grupos" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Santa Cruz anuncia Leston Júnior como técnico para 2019" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Santa Cruz anuncia volta do treinador Milton Mendes" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Retrieved 26 February 2024.