The 2020 season was Santa Cruz's 107th season in the club's history.[3] Santa Cruz competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano,[4] Copa do Brasil,[5] Série C, Copa do Brasil,[6] and Copa do Nordeste.[7]
| 2020 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Constantino Junior[1][2] | |||
| Manager |  Itamar Schulle Lucas Isotton (c) Marcelo Martelotte Thiago Duarte (c) | |||
| Stadium | Estádio do Arruda | |||
| Série C | 19th | |||
| Pernambucano | Semi-final | |||
| Copa do Brasil | Second round | |||
| Copa do Nordeste | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Chiquinho (8) All: Pipico (12) | |||
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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 | 47 (12 Pernambucano, 9 Copa do Nordeste, 2 Copa do Brasil, 24 Série C) |
| Games won | 25 (8 Pernambucano, 4 Copa do Nordeste, 0 Copa do Brasil, 13 Série C) |
| Games drawn | 14 (4 Pernambucano, 2 Copa do Nordeste, 2 Copa do Brasil, 6 Série C) |
| Games lost | 8 (0 Pernambucano, 3 Copa do Nordeste, 0 Copa do Brasil, 5 Série C) |
| Goals scored | 66 |
| Goals conceded | 35 |
| Goal difference | +31 |
| Best results (goal difference) | 6–1 (A) v Imperatriz – Série C – 2020.10.31 |
| Worst result (goal difference) | 0–3 (A) v Fortaleza – Copa do Nordeste – 2020.02.08 |
| Top scorer | Pipico (12) |
Source: Santa Cruz official website
Goalscorers edit
| Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | Campeonato Pernambucano | Copa do Nordeste | Copa do Brasil | Série C | Total |
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| 1 | FW |
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9 | Pipico | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | MF |
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10 | Chiquinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | MF |
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19 | Didira | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | DF |
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2 | Toty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | MF |
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31 | Jeremias | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| = | FW |
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11 | Victor Rangel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | DF |
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4 | Danny Morais | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | MF |
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7 | Lourenço | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| = | FW |
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21 | Mayco Felix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| = | DF |
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3 | William Alves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | FW |
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39 | Caio Mancha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| = | FW |
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27 | Patrick Nonato | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| = | MF |
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8 | Paulinho | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | DF |
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29 | Célio Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | DF |
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26 | Denilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | DF |
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14 | Elivélton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | DF |
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Fabiano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | DF |
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18 | Jáderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 66 |
Managers performance edit
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Avg% | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itamar Schulle | Brazil
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18 January 2020 | 5 September 2020 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 65% | [8] |
| Lucas Isotton (c) | Brazil
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22 July 2020 | 22 July 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | |
| Marcelo Martelotte | Brazil
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13 September 2020 | 17 January 2021 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 59% | [9] |
| Thiago Duarte (c) | Brazil
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31 October 2020 | 31 October 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
(c) Indicates the caretaker manager
Friendlies edit
National edit
| 13 January 2020 | Campinense | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Campina Grande |
| (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro (Amigão) Referee: José Ferreira de Sousa Neto |
Official competitions edit
Campeonato Pernambucano edit
First stage edit
| 18 January 2020 1 | Santa Cruz | 3–0 | Petrolina | Recife |
| (UTC-3) | Pipico  10', 30'Patrick Nonato 16' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) |
| 21 January 2020 2 | Retrô | 1–2 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| (UTC-3) | Jaildo 12' |
Report | Danny Morais 56' Mayco Felix 65' |
Stadium: Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho (Aflitos) Referee: Gilberto Castro Júnior |
| 2 February 2020 3 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Vitória das Tabocas | Recife |
| (UTC-3) | Pipico 41' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 6,429 Referee: Rodrigo Pereira |
| 11 February 2020 5 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | Salgueiro | Recife |
| (UTC-3) | Pipico 21' Dadinha 53' (o.g.) |
Report | Willian Anicete 2' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 3,554 Referee: Paulo Belence Alves |
| 16 February 2020 4* | Central | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Caruaru |
| (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda (Lacerdão) Attendance: 2,668 Referee: Michelangelo Martins de Almeida Júnior |
| 19 February 2020 6 | Afogados da Ingazeira | 0–2 | Santa Cruz | Afogados da Ingazeira |
| (UTC-3) | Report | Danny Morais 35' Toty 62' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Valdemar Viana de Araújo (Vianão) |
| 1 March 2020 7 | Santa Cruz | 2–0 | Náutico | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Victor Rangel 69' William Alves 84' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 8,155 Referee: Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima |
| 15 March 2020 8 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | Decisão | Recife |
| (UTC-3) | Jeremias 20' Fabiano 90' |
Report | Aruá 41' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Referee: Gleydson Ferreira Leite |
| 19 July 2020 9 | Sport | 1–2 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Hernane 65' |
Report | Pipico 41', 90+5' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Referee: Diego Fernando Silva de Lima |
Semi-final edit
| 29 July 2020 | Santa Cruz | 0–0 (7–6 p) | Náutico | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 0 Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Pipico  Danny Morais Toty Fabiano  André João Cardoso Célio Santos Tinga |
Jean Carlos Thiago Fernandes Erick Daltro Wagninho Kieza Erick Rafael Ribeiro Djavan |
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Finals edit
| 2 August 2020 | Salgueiro | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Salgueiro |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Renato Henrique 14' |
Report | Danny Morais 16' |
Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros (Salgueirão) Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima |
| 5 August 2020 | Santa Cruz | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Salgueiro | Recife |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Referee: Diego Fernando Silva de Lima | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Pipico Danny Morais Toty Victor Rangel André |
Ciel Alison Araçoiaba Dadinha Ranieri Muller Fernandes |
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Record edit
| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
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| 2nd | 28 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 77% |
Copa do Nordeste edit
Group stage edit
| 25 January 2020 1 | Santa Cruz | 0–0 | Bahia | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 16,106 Referee: Wagner Reway |
| 29 January 2020 2 | CRB | 1–0 | Santa Cruz | Maceió |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Rafael Longuine 54' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos |
| 8 February 2020 3 | Fortaleza | 3–0 | Santa Cruz | Fortaleza |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | David 30' Wellington Paulista 43', 74' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) Attendance: 17,627 Referee: Marielson Alves Silva |
| 13 February 2020 4 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | ABC | Recife |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Toty 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 4,784 Referee: Glauco Nunes Feitosa |
| 26 February 2020 5 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | Freipaulistano | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Didira 53', 77' Alyson 67' (o.g.) |
Report | Acassio 56' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 3,455 Referee: Ricarle Gustavo Gonçalves Batista |
| 7 March 2020 6 | Sport | 1–0 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Élton 78' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 14,011 Referee: Diego Pombo Lopez |
| 12 March 2020 7 | Santa Cruz | 3–0 | Botafogo–PB | Recife |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Pipico 19' Jeremias 90+2', 90+6' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 5,230 Referee: Leo Simão Holanda |
| 22 July 2020 8 | River | 0–1 | Santa Cruz | Riachão do Jacuípe |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Paulinho 23' |
Stadium: Estádio Eliel Martins Attendance: 0 Referee: Pablo Ramon Goncalves Pinheiro |
Quarter-final edit
| 25 July 2020 | Confiança | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Santa Cruz | Feira de Santana |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Alberto Oliveira (Joia da Princesa) Attendance: 0 Referee: Leo Simão Holanda | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Reis Renan Gorne Silva Danilo Pires |
Didira Pipico Toty Patrick Nonato |
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Record edit
| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
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| 5th | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 52% |
Copa do Brasil edit
First round edit
| 5 February 2020 | Operário–MT | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Cuiabá |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Arena Pantanal Attendance: 832 Referee: Ivan da Silva Guimarães Júnior |
Second round edit
| 4 March 2020 | Atlético Goianiense | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Santa Cruz | Goiânia |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Renato Kayzer 14' |
Report | Patrick Nonato 39' |
Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico Attendance: 4,887 Referee: Ricardo Marques |
| Penalties | ||||
| Matheuzinho Renato Kayzer Matheus Vargas Júnior Brandão |
Chiquinho Fabiano Toty André William Alves |
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Record edit
| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
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| 50th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% |
Série C edit
First stage edit
| 8 August 2020 1 | Paysandu | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Belém |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Leônidas Sodré de Castro (Curuzu) Attendance: 0 Referee: Diego da Costa Cidral |
| 18 August 2020 2 | Santa Cruz | 3–2 | Treze | Recife |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Paulinho 18' Chiquinho 90'Toty 90+5' |
Report | Erminio 10' Douglas Lima 74' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 160 Referee: Paulo Renato Moreira da Silva Coelho |
| 23 August 2020 3 | Botafogo–PB | 1–2 | Santa Cruz | João Pessoa |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Lohan 28' |
Report | William Alves 10' Didira 66' |
Stadium: Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho (Almeidão) Attendance: 0 Referee: José Ricardo Vasconcellos Laranjeira |
| 29 August 2020 4 | Santa Cruz | 2–0 | Imperatriz | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Denilson 19' Chiquinho 72' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 165 Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento |
| 5 September 2020 5 | Vila Nova | 1–0 | Santa Cruz | Goiânia |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Biancucchi 8' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga Attendance: 0 Referee: Emerson Ricardo de Almeida Andrade |
| 13 September 2020 6 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Remo | Recife |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Elivélton 68' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 116 Referee: Diego da Silva Castro |
| 19 September 2020 7 | Manaus | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Manaus |
| 19:00 (UTC-4) | Report | Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Attendance: 0 Referee: Paulo Henrique Schleich Vollkopf |
| 28 September 2020 8 | Santa Cruz | 3–3 | Jacuipense | Recife |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Mayco Felix 26', 45+2' Toty 89' |
Report | Railan 18' Dinei 66', 72' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 125 Referee: Daniel Victor Costa Silva |
| 4 October 2020 9 | Ferroviário–CE | 1–3 | Santa Cruz | Horizonte |
| 15:30 (UTC-3) | André Mensalão 32' |
Report | Pipico 27' Didira 57'Willian Machado 90+4' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Horácio Domingos de Sousa (Domingão) Attendance: 0 Referee: Alinor Silva da Paixão |
| 11 October 2020 10 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | Paysandu | Recife |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Pipico 33', 55' |
Report | Vinícius Leite 80' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 122 Referee: Leonardo Ferreira Lima |
| 17 October 2020 11 | Treze | 0–1 | Santa Cruz | Campina Grande |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Lourenço 53' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro (Amigão) Attendance: 0 Referee: José Henrique de Azevedo Junior |
| 25 October 2020 12 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Botafogo–PB | Recife |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Didira 18' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 156 Referee: Leonardo Sígari Zanon |
| 31 October 2020 13 | Imperatriz | 1–6 | Santa Cruz | Imperatriz |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Vinicius 69' |
Report | Lourenço 36' Pipico 50'Victor Rangel 67'Toty 83'Ramon 89' (o.g.)Jáderson 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Frei Epifânio d’Abadia Attendance: 0 Referee: Rejane Caetano da Silva |
| 7 November 2020 14 | Santa Cruz | 2–0 | Vila Nova | Recife |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Lourenço 27' Chiquinho 45' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 125 Referee: Felipe da Silva Gonçalves Paludo |
| 13 November 2020 15 | Remo | 0–2 | Santa Cruz | Belém |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Jeremias 58' Caio Mancha 90' |
Stadium: Estádio Olímpico do Pará (Mangueirão) Attendance: 0 Referee: Rafael Martins de Sá |
| 21 November 2020 16 | Santa Cruz | 1–2 | Manaus | Recife |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Chiquinho 84' |
Report | Hamilton 56', 66' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 135 Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho |
| 30 November 2020 17 | Jacuipense | 1–0 | Santa Cruz | Salvador |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Levi 80' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Roberto Santos (Pituaçu) Attendance: 0 Referee: João Ennio Sobral |
| 5 December 2020 18 | Santa Cruz | 3–3 | Ferroviário–CE | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Célio Santos 61' Caio Mancha 65'Chiquinho 74' |
Report | Willian Lira 52', 59' Júnior Batista 83' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 149 Referee: Wagner Francisco Silva Souza |
Second stage edit
| 13 December 2020 1 | Brusque | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Brusque |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Augusto Bauer Attendance: 37 Referee: Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus |
| 19 December 2020 2 | Santa Cruz | 1–2 | Vila Nova | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Victor Rangel 80' |
Report | Henan 24' Rafhael Lucas 78' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 171 Referee: Dyorgines Jose Padovani de Andrade |
| 26 December 2020 3 | Ituano | 1–2 | Santa Cruz | Itu |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Pacheco 30' |
Report | Chiquinho 46', 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior Attendance: 0 Referee: Igor Junio Benevenuto de Oliveira |
| 3 January 2021 4 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | Ituano | Recife |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Didira 23' |
Report | André Castro 77' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 169 Referee: Daniel Nobre Bins |
| 9 January 2021 5 | Vila Nova | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | Goiânia |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Alan Mineiro 10' Pedro Bambú 79' |
Report | Chiquinho 90+4' |
Stadium: Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga Attendance: 0 Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques |
| 17 January 2021 6 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | Brusque | Recife |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Pipico 13' Victor Rangel 31'William Alves 60' |
Report | Thiago Alagoano 74' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 135 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães |
Record edit
| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
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| 5th | 45 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 62% |
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.
- ^ "Reapresentação acontece nesta terça-feira com novidades" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santa Cruz official web site. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Santa Cruz recebe o Petrolina na estreia do Campeonato Pernambucano" (in Brazilian Portuguese). NE 10. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Santa Cruz estreia na Copa do Brasil nesta quarta-feira" (in Brazilian Portuguese). NE 10. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Com nova fórmula, CBF divulga tabela da Série C; Santa Cruz estreia contra o Paysandu" (in Brazilian Portuguese). PE Superesportes. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Copa do Nordeste 2020: os jogos do Santa Cruz" (in Brazilian Portuguese). NE 10. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Itamar Schülle pede demissão e Marcelo Martelotte assume o Santa Cruz" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Retorno de Marcelo Martelotte ao Santa Cruz tem aumento de rendimento na Série C" (in Brazilian Portuguese). PE Superesportes. Retrieved 26 February 2024.