2016 Santa Cruz Futebol Clube season

Santa Cruz
2016 season
ChairmanAlírio Moraes[1]
ManagerBrazil Marcelo Martelotte
Brazil Adriano Teixeira (c)
Brazil Milton Mendes
Brazil Ednelson da Conceição (c)
Brazil Doriva
StadiumEstádio do Arruda
Série A19th
PernambucanoChampions (29th title)[2]
Copa SudamericanaRound of 16
Copa do BrasilThird round
Copa do NordesteChampions (1st title)[3]
Top goalscorerLeague: Grafite (13)[4]
All: Grafite (24)
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The 2016 season was Santa Cruz's 103rd season in the club's history. Santa Cruz competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano,[5] Copa do Brasil, Copa Sudamericana,[6] Copa do Nordeste and Série A.[7]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Tiago Cardoso (captain)
2 DF Brazil BRA Léo Moura
3 DF Brazil BRA Neris
4 DF Brazil BRA Danny Morais
5 MF Brazil BRA Uillian Correia
6 DF Brazil BRA Tiago Costa
7 FW Brazil BRA Arthur Caíke
8 MF Brazil BRA Derley
9 FW Brazil BRA Bruno Moraes
10 MF Brazil BRA João Paulo
11 FW Brazil BRA Keno
12 GK Brazil BRA Edson Kölln
13 DF Brazil BRA Mario Sérgio
14 DF Brazil BRA Vítor
15 MF Brazil BRA Marcílio
16 MF Brazil BRA Wellington
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Brazil BRA Allan Vieira
18 MF Brazil BRA Danilo Pires
19 FW Brazil BRA Wallyson
20 DF Brazil BRA Wellington Silva
21 MF Brazil BRA Jadson
22 FW Brazil BRA Marion
23 FW Brazil BRA Grafite
24 GK Brazil BRA Luiz Miller
31 MF Brazil BRA Renatinho
32 FW Argentina ARG Matías Pisano
33 DF Brazil BRA Luan Peres
34 DF Brazil BRA Walter Guimarães
40 DF Brazil BRA Roberto
80 MF Brazil BRA Willams
— FW Brazil BRA Mazinho

Statistics

Overall

Games played 73 (14 Pernambucano, 12 Copa do Nordeste, 5 Copa do Brasil, 4 Copa Sudamericana, 38 Série A)
Games won 24 (5 Pernambucano, 7 Copa do Nordeste, 2 Copa do Brasil, 2 Copa Sudamericana, 8 Série A)
Games drawn 19 (6 Pernambucano, 3 Copa do Nordeste, 2 Copa do Brasil, 1 Copa Sudamericana, 7 Série A)
Games lost 30 (3 Pernambucano, 2 Copa do Nordeste, 1 Copa do Brasil, 1 Copa Sudamericana, 23 Série A)
Goals scored 86
Goals conceded 99
Goal difference –13
Best results (goal difference) 5–1 (H) v Grêmio – Série A – 2016.11.27
Worst result (goal difference) 0–5 (A) v São Paulo – Série A – 2016.12.11
Top scorer Grafite (24)

Source: Santa Cruz official website

Goalscorers

Place Position Nationality Number Name Campeonato Pernambucano Copa do Nordeste Copa do Brasil Copa Sudamericana Série A Total
1 FW Brazil 23 Grafite 3 5 0 3 13 24
2 MF Brazil 11 Keno 2 5 1 0 10 18
3 FW Brazil 9 Bruno Moraes 1 2 4 1 3 11
4 MF Brazil 8 Arthur Caíke 2 1 1 0 6 10
5 DF Brazil 6 Tiago Costa 1 1 0 0 2 4
6 MF Brazil 10 João Paulo 1 0 0 0 2 3
= FW Brazil 10 Lelê 2 0 0 0 1 3
= DF Brazil 7 Léo Moura 0 0 0 0 3 3
7 DF Brazil 13 Rafael Alemão 1 1 0 0 0 2
= FW Brazil 19 Wallyson 1 1 0 0 0 2
8 DF Brazil 15 Allan Vieira 1 0 0 0 0 1
= MF Brazil 10 Fernando Gabriel 0 0 0 0 1 1
= MF Brazil 17 Marcílio 0 0 0 0 1 1
= MF Argentina 32 Matías Pisano 0 0 0 0 1 1
= DF Brazil 6 Roberto 0 0 0 0 1 1
= DF Brazil 2 Vítor 0 0 0 0 1 1
Total 15 16 6 4 45 86

Managers performance

Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Avg% Ref
Marcelo Martelotte  Brazil 1 February 2016 23 March 2016 15 6 4 5 16 15 48% [8]
Adriano Teixeira (c)  Brazil 26 March 2016 11 December 2016 9 3 4 2 14 14 48% [9]
Milton Mendes  Brazil 3 April 2016 7 August 2016 30 9 9 12 31 35 40% [10]
Ednelson Conceição (c)  Brazil 27 April 2016 15 May 2016 3 3 0 0 8 2 100%
Doriva  Brazil 21 August 2016 19 October 2016 16 3 2 11 17 33 23% [11]

(c) Indicates the caretaker manager

Friendlies

Taça Chico Science

24 January 2016 Santa Cruz 3–1 Flamengo Recife
11:00 (UTC-3) Grafite 43' (pen.)
João Paulo 52'
Arthur Caíke 90+1'		 Report Willian Arão 22' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 15,858
Referee: Gilberto Castro Junior

National

27 January 2016 Santa Cruz 3–1 Botafogo–PB Recife
(UTC-3) Grafite 7'
Neris 25'
Allan Vieira 37'		 Report Müller 64' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 4,268
Referee: Nielson Nogueira Dias

Official Competitions

Campeonato Pernambucano

Main article: 2016 Campeonato Pernambucano

First stage

1 February 2016 1 Náutico 2–0 Santa Cruz São Lourenço da Mata
21:30 (UTC-3) Ronaldo Alves 48' (pen.)
Bergson 87'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
Attendance: 9,296
Referee: Emerson Sobral
4 February 2016 2 Santa Cruz 1–1 Salgueiro Recife
21:30 (UTC-3) Grafite 71' Report Cássio Ortega 4' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 6,909
Referee: Luiz Cláudio Sobral
11 February 2016 3 Santa Cruz 4–2 América–PE Recife
21:30 (UTC-3) Wallyson 19'
Bruno Moraes 38'
João Paulo 52'
Allan Vieira 90+2'		 Report Thiago Laranjeira 42'
Carlinhos Bala 68'		 Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 5,511
Referee: Gilberto Castro Júnior
21 February 2016 4 Sport 2–1 Santa Cruz Recife
17:00 (UTC-3) Luiz Antônio 51'
Túlio de Melo 80'		 Report Grafite 9' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 14,609
Referee: Sebastião Rufino Filho
28 February 2016 5 Central 0–1 Santa Cruz Caruaru
17:00 (UTC-3) Report Keno 67' Stadium: Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda (Lacerdão)
Referee: Emerson Sobral
5 March 2016 6 Santa Cruz 0–0 Central Recife
17:00 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 9,116
Referee: Diego Fernando Silva de Lima
13 March 2016 7 Salgueiro 3–0 Santa Cruz Salgueiro
16:00 (UTC-3) Rodolfo Potiguar 31' (pen.)
Cássio Ortega 47'
Jhon 51'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros
20 March 2016 8 Santa Cruz 1–1 Náutico Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Rafael Alemão 45' Report Daniel Morais 68' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 12,010
Referee: Gilberto Castro Júnior
26 March 2016 9 América–PE 0–0 Santa Cruz Recife
18:30 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 1,148
Referee: Emerson Sobral
10 April 2016 10 Santa Cruz 1–1 Sport Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Keno 33' Report Grafite 55' (o.g.) Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 16,377
Referee: Gleydson Leite

Semi-finals

20 April 2016 Santa Cruz 3–1 Náutico Recife
21:45 (UTC-3) Arthur Caíke 9', 53'
Tiago Costa 69'		 Report Joazi 87' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 40,140
Referee: Sebastião Rufino Filho
24 April 2016 Náutico 1–2 Santa Cruz São Lourenço da Mata
16:00 (UTC-3) Ronaldo Alves 32' Report Grafite 52'
Lelê 90+2'		 Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
Attendance: 15,596
Referee: Emerson Luiz Sobral

Finals

4 May 2016 Santa Cruz 1–0 Sport Recife
21:45 (UTC-3) Lelê 31' Report Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 30,163
Referee: Emerson Sobral
8 May 2016 Sport 0–0 Santa Cruz Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Referee: Sebastião Rufino Ribeiro Filho

Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Avg%
1st 21 14 5 6 3 15 14 50%

Copa do Nordeste

Main article: 2016 Copa do Nordeste

Group stage

14 February 2016 1 Santa Cruz 0–1 Bahia Recife
17:00 (UTC-3) Report Juninho Valoura 20' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 10,492
Referee: Charles Hebert Cavalcante Ferreira
17 February 2016 2 Confiança 0–2 Santa Cruz Aracaju
22:30 (UTC-3) Report Grafite 54'
Rafael Alemão 60'		 Stadium: Estádio Lourival Baptista (Batistão)
Attendance: 3,211
Referee: Clizaldo L M Di Pace França
24 February 2016 3 Santa Cruz 1–1 Juazeirense Recife
21:45 (UTC-3) Grafite 65' Report Ricardo 23' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 3,115
Referee: Emanuel Diniz de Araújo
2 March 2016 4 Juazeirense 0–1 Santa Cruz Senhor do Bonfim
21:45 (UTC-3) Report Keno 49' Stadium: Estádio Municipal Antônio Pedro Amorim Duarte
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Antonio Dib Moraes de Sousa
8 March 2016 5 Santa Cruz 3–1 Confiança Recife
21:30 (UTC-3) Tiago Costa 11'
Keno 70'
Bruno Moraes 73'		 Report Caíque Sá 53' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 7,133
Referee: Italo Medeiros de Azevedo
23 March 2016 6 Bahia 1–0 Santa Cruz Salvador
21:45 (UTC-3) Zé Roberto 83' Report Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 7,927
Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento

Quarter-finals

30 March 2016 Santa Cruz 2–1 Ceará Recife
21:45 (UTC-3) Keno 52', 90' Report Rafael Costa 22' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 9,563
Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves
3 April 2016 Ceará 0–1 Santa Cruz Fortaleza
16:00 (UTC-3) Report Wallyson 86' Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão)
Attendance: 18,568
Referee: José Reinaldo Figueiredo da Silva Filho

Semi-finals

13 April 2016 Santa Cruz 2–2 Bahia Recife
21:45 (UTC-3) Keno 45'
Grafite 57'		 Report Hernane 18'
Luisinho 84'		 Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 12,737
Referee: Claudio Francisco Lima e Silva
17 April 2016 Bahia 0–1 Santa Cruz Salvador
16:00 (UTC-3) Report Grafite 13' Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 22,490
Referee: José Ricardo Vasconcellos Laranjeira

Finals

27 April 2016 Santa Cruz 2–1 Campinense Recife
21:45 (UTC-3) Grafite 29'
Bruno Moraes 90+2'		 Report Tiago Sala 71' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 36,106
Referee: Arilson Bispo da Anunciação
1 May 2016 Campinense 1–1 Santa Cruz Campina Grande
16:00 (UTC-3) Rodrigão 70' Report Arthur Caíke 78' Stadium: Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro (Amigão)
Attendance: 17,859
Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas

Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Avg%
1st 24 12 7 3 2 16 9 66%

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2016 Copa do Brasil

First round

16 March 2016 Rio Branco 0–1 Santa Cruz Cariacica
21:45 (UTC-3) Report Bruno Moraes 90+4' Stadium: Estádio Estadual Kléber José de Andrade
Attendance: 1,734
Referee: Leandro Newley Ferreira Belota
6 April 2016 Santa Cruz 0–0 Rio Branco Recife
21:45 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 2,690
Referee: Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadão

Second round

11 May 2016 Vitória da Conquista 0–2 Santa Cruz Vitória da Conquista
21:45 (UTC-3) Report Bruno Moraes 62', 86' Stadium: Estádio Municipal Lomanto Júnior
Attendance: 2,944
Referee: Eduardo de Santana Nunes

Third round

13 July 2016 Vasco da Gama 1–1 Santa Cruz Rio de Janeiro
21:45 (UTC-3) Luan Garcia 89' Report Bruno Moraes 2' Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário)
Attendance: 6,398
Referee: Joelson Nazareno Ferreira Cardozo
20 July 2016 Santa Cruz 2–3 Vasco da Gama Recife
21:45 (UTC-3) Keno 69'
Arthur Caíke 90+5'		 Report Andrezinho 51'
Yago Pikachu 64'
Jorge Henrique 90+3'		 Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 14,264
Referee: Igor Junio Benevenuto

Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Avg%
23rd 8 5 2 2 1 6 4 53%

Copa Sudamericana

Main article: 2016 Copa Sudamericana

Second stage

24 August 2016 Santa Cruz Brazil 0–0 Brazil Sport São Lourenço da Mata
21:45 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
Attendance: 5,517
Referee: Julio Bascuñan (Chile)
31 August 2016 Sport Brazil 0–1 Brazil Santa Cruz São Lourenço da Mata
21:45 (UTC-3) Report Bruno Moraes 82' Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
Attendance: 6,750
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

Round of 16

21 September 2016 Independiente Medellín Colombia 2–0 Brazil Santa Cruz Medellín
19:45 (UTC-5) Hechalar 38'
Cortés 87'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)
28 September 2016 Santa Cruz Brazil 3–1 (a) Colombia Independiente Medellín Recife
21:45 (UTC-3) Grafite 13', 30', 70' Report Ibargüen 76' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)

Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Avg%
12th 7 4 2 1 1 4 3 58%

Série A

Main article: 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
15 May 2016 1 Santa Cruz 4–1 Vitória Recife
11:00 (UTC-3) Grafite 28', 44'
Fernando Gabriel 84'
Keno 86'		 Report Kieza 79' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 20,038
Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves
21 May 2016 2 Fluminense 2–2 Santa Cruz Volta Redonda
18:30 (UTC-3) Gustavo Scarpa 57'
Gum 59'		 Report Grafite 52', 83' Stadium: Estádio Municipal General Sylvio (Raulino de Oliveira)
Attendance: 3,380
Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas
25 May 2016 3 Santa Cruz 4–1 Cruzeiro Recife
21:45 (UTC-3) Grafite 19' (pen.), 65'
Arthur Caíke 76'
Keno 89'		 Report de Arrascaeta 52' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 16,331
Referee: Anderson Daronco
28 May 2016 4 Chapecoense 1–1 Santa Cruz Chapecó
21:00 (UTC-3) Tiago Costa 83' (o.g.) Report Arthur Caíke 37' Stadium: Arena Condá
Attendance: 4,734
Referee: Rafael Traci
1 June 2016 5 Santa Cruz 0–1 Sport Recife
21:00 (UTC-3) Report Edmílson 9' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 16,951
Referee: Raphael Claus
4 June 2016 6 Atlético Paranaense 1–0 Santa Cruz Curitiba
16:00 (UTC-3) Deivid 59' Report Stadium: Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães (Arena da Baixada)
Attendance: 11,863
Referee: Wagner Reway
12 June 2016 7 Santa Cruz 0–2 Santos Recife
19:00 (UTC-3) Report Zeca 45'
Joel Tagueu 65'		 Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 16,464
Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha
15 June 2016 8 Santa Cruz 1–0 Figueirense Recife
21:00 (UTC-3) Lelê 26' Report Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 10,019
Referee: Marcelo Aparecido R de Souza
18 June 2016 9 Palmeiras 3–1 Santa Cruz São Paulo
16:00 (UTC-3) Dudu 28', 65'
Jean 45+2'		 Report Grafite 51' Stadium: Allianz Parque
Attendance: 34,162
Referee: Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadão
22 June 2016 10 Santa Cruz 0–1 Flamengo Recife
21:00 (UTC-3) Report Willian Arão 15' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 12,739
Referee: Wagner Reway
25 June 2016 11 Corinthians 2–1 Santa Cruz São Paulo
21:00 (UTC-3) Luciano 26'
Romero 36'		 Report Grafite 52' Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Attendance: 25,760
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães
30 June 2016 12 Santa Cruz 0–3 Ponte Preta Recife
19:30 (UTC-3) Report William Pottker 21', 38'
Felipe Azevedo 69'		 Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 8,517
Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento
3 July 2016 13 Botafogo 2–1 Santa Cruz Juiz de Fora
16:00 (UTC-3) Sassá 1'
Neilton 17'		 Report João Paulo 48' Stadium: Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio
Attendance: 5,423
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado
10 July 2016 14 Santa Cruz 1–0 Internacional Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Keno 45+2' Report Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 8,749
Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci
17 July 2016 15 América–MG 0–3 Santa Cruz Belo Horizonte
11:00 (UTC-3) Report Tiago Costa 8'
Marcílio 16'
Arthur Caíke 55'		 Stadium: Estádio Raimundo Sampaio (Independência)
Attendance: 2,404
Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha
23 July 2016 16 Santa Cruz 0–1 Coritiba Recife
18:30 (UTC-3) Report Kléber 32' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 10,021
Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio
30 July 2016 17 Atlético Mineiro 3–0 Santa Cruz Belo Horizonte
21:00 (UTC-3) Robinho 22'
br>Fred 67'
Luan 71'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Raimundo Sampaio (Independência)
Attendance: 16,804
Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva
4 August 2016 18 Grêmio 0–0 Santa Cruz Porto Alegre
19:30 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Arena do Grêmio
Attendance: 16,068
Referee: Luiz Flavio de Oliveira
7 August 2016 19 Santa Cruz 1–2 São Paulo Recife
16:15 (UTC-3) Keno 84' Report Chávez 39', 65' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 12,552
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araujo
14 August 2016 20 Vitória 2–2 Santa Cruz Salvador
16:00 (UTC-3) Diego Renan 5'
Willian Farias 47'		 Report Tiago Costa 36'
Pisano 82'		 Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão)
Attendance: 6,797
Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira
21 August 2016 21 Santa Cruz 0–1 Fluminense Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Report Henrique Dourado 30' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 8,279
Referee: Luiz Flavio de Oliveira
28 August 2016 22 Cruzeiro 2–0 Santa Cruz Belo Horizonte
11:00 (UTC-3) Robinho 49'
Ábila 53'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães (Mineirão)
Attendance: 46,591
Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci
7 September 2016 23 Santa Cruz 2–2 Chapecoense São Lourenço da Mata
16:00 (UTC-3) Arthur Caíke 56'
Bruno Moraes 63'		 Report Kempes 27'
Bruno Rangel 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
Attendance: 12,265
Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio
11 September 2016 24 Sport 5–3 Santa Cruz Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Durval 53'
Rodney Wallace 70'
Ruiz 80'
Vinícius Araújo 90'
Everton Felipe 90+2'		 Report Keno 6'
João Paulo 50'
Bruno Moraes 72'		 Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 11,688
Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden
14 September 2016 25 Santa Cruz 1–0 Atlético Paranaense Recife
21:00 (UTC-3) Bruno Moraes 90' Report Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 2,471
Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva
18 September 2016 26 Santos 3–2 Santa Cruz São Paulo
18:30 (UTC-3) Copete 5'
Jean Mota 72'
Vitor Bueno 86'		 Report Keno 40', 85' Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu)
Attendance: 24,586
Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento
25 September 2016 27 Figueirense 3–1 Santa Cruz Florianópolis
11:00 (UTC-3) Ayrton 1'
Lins 37'
Danny Morais 60' (o.g.)		 Report Keno 65' Stadium: Estádio Orlando Scarpelli
Attendance: 6,860
Referee: Paulo H Schleich Vollkopf
3 October 2016 28 Santa Cruz 2–3 Palmeiras Recife
20:00 (UTC-3) Arthur Caíke 55'
Grafite 69' (pen.)		 Report Zé Roberto 32'
Leandro Pereira 65'
Róger Guedes 79'		 Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 7,189
Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva
9 October 2016 29 Flamengo 3–0 Santa Cruz São Paulo
17:00 (UTC-3) Vizeu 6'
Willian Arão 57'
Cirino 87'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu)
Attendance: 23,427
Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro
12 October 2016 30 Santa Cruz 2–4 Corinthians Cuiabá
20:45 (UTC-4) Grafite 29'
Keno 80'		 Report Guilherme 37', 54'
Marlone 47'
Lucca 90+1'		 Stadium: Arena Pantanal
Attendance: 7,947
Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha
16 October 2016 31 Ponte Preta 3–0 Santa Cruz Campinas
18:30 (UTC-3) Roger 51'
Maycon 69'
William Pottker 73'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli
Attendance: 10,912
Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro
19 October 2016 32 Santa Cruz 0–1 Botafogo Recife
21:45 (UTC-3) Report Rodrigo Pimpão 87' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 3,480
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado
29 October 2016 33 Internacional 1–1 Santa Cruz Porto Alegre
18:30 (UTC-3) Vitinho 6' Report Léo Moura 32' Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (Beira-Rio)
Attendance: 35,376
Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio
6 November 2016 34 Santa Cruz 1–0 América–MG Recife
17:00 (UTC-3) Léo Moura 33' Report Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 7,632
Referee: Luiz Flavio de Oliveira
16 November 2016 35 Coritiba 1–0 Santa Cruz Curitiba
21:00 (UTC-3) Leandro 75' Report Stadium: Estádio Major Antônio (Couto Pereira)
Attendance: 8,055
Referee: Jean Pierre Goncalves Lima
20 November 2016 36 Santa Cruz 3–3 Atlético Mineiro Recife
19:30 (UTC-3) Grafite 13'
Keno 30'
Vítor 58'		 Report Fred 6'
Clayton 54'
Hyuri 79'		 Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 3,221
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães
27 November 2016 37 Santa Cruz 5–1 Grêmio Recife
19:30 (UTC-3) Grafite 48', 87'
Léo Moura 60'
Roberto 86'
Arthur Caíke 90'		 Report Bolaños 53' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 2,227
Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro
11 December 2016 38 São Paulo 5–0 Santa Cruz São Paulo
17:00 (UTC-2) David Neres 1'
Gilberto 29'
Chávez 57', 72'
Luiz Araújo 81'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu)
Attendance: 16,553
Referee: Paulo Schleich Volkopff

Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Avg%
19th 31 38 8 7 23 45 69 27%

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