2019 Santa Cruz Futebol Clube season

Santa Cruz
2019 season
ChairmanConstantino Junior[1][2]
ManagerBrazil Leston Júnior
Brazil Milton Mendes
StadiumEstádio do Arruda
Arena Pernambuco[3]
Série C13th
PernambucanoQuarter-final
Copa do BrasilFourth round
Copa do NordesteSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Pipico (7)
All: Pipico (16)
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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]

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK Brazil BRA Ricardo Ernesto
— GK Brazil BRA Maycon Cleiton
1 GK Brazil BRA Anderson
3 DF Brazil BRA João Victor
14 DF Brazil BRA Augusto Potiguar
— DF Brazil BRA Raphael Soares
— DF Brazil BRA Danny Morais
4 DF Brazil BRA Vitão
16 DF Brazil BRA Bruno Ré
— DF Brazil BRA Cesinha
2 DF Brazil BRA Marcos Martins
13 DF Brazil BRA William Alves
— MF Brazil BRA Patrick Vieira
— MF Brazil BRA Eduardo
No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF Brazil BRA Charles Almeida
15 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Gonçalves
16 MF Brazil BRA Luiz Felipe
— MF Brazil BRA Hericles
10 MF Brazil BRA Allan Dias
— MF Brazil BRA Jeremias
8 MF Brazil BRA Ítalo
9 FW Brazil BRA Pipico
11 FW Brazil BRA Augusto
19 FW Brazil BRA Elias Carioca
— FW Brazil BRA Silas
20 FW Brazil BRA Neto Costa
7 FW Brazil BRA Jô
17 FW Brazil BRA Guilherme Queiróz

Statistics

Overall

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

Place Position Nationality Number Name Copa do Nordeste Campeonato Pernambucano Copa do Brasil Série C Total
1 FW Brazil 9 Pipico 4 0 5 7 16
2 FW Brazil 19 Elias Carioca 1 2 1 1 5
3 MF Brazil 10 Allan Dias 0 4 0 0 4
= MF Brazil 5 Charles Almeida 0 0 1 3 4
= DF Brazil 4 Vitão 1 2 0 1 4
4 FW Brazil 11 Augusto 0 2 0 1 3
= FW Brazil 10 Dudu 0 0 0 3 3
5 MF Brazil 10 Everton 0 0 0 2 2
= FW Brazil 17 Guilherme Queiróz 1 0 0 1 2
= MF Brazil 7 Jô 1 0 1 0 2
= FW Brazil 19 Misael 0 0 0 2 2
= FW Brazil 20 Neto Costa 0 1 0 1 2
= DF Brazil 13 William Alves 1 0 0 1 2
6 DF Brazil 16 Bruno Ré 1 0 0 0 1
= MF Brazil 15 Diego Lorenzi 0 1 0 0 1
= MF Brazil Jeremias 0 1 0 0 1
= DF Brazil 3 João Victor 0 0 0 1 1
Total 10 13 8 24 55

Managers performance

Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Avg% Ref
Leston Júnior  Brazil 15 January 2019 18 May 2019 30 11 11 8 37 33 49% [7]
Milton Mendes  Brazil 25 May 2019 24 August 2019 14 6 4 4 18 18 52% [8]

Friendlies

National

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

Copa do Nordeste

Main article: 2019 Copa do Nordeste

Group stage

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

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 soccer ball with check mark
Charles soccer ball with check mark
Carlos Renato soccer ball with check mark
Dudu soccer ball with check mark
William Alves soccer ball with check mark
Augusto Potiguar soccer ball with check mark
Ítalo Henrique soccer ball with check mark
Allan Dias soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Zé Carlos
soccer ball with check mark Ferrugem
soccer ball with check mark Daniel Borges
soccer ball with check mark William Barbio
soccer ball with check mark Felipe Menezes
soccer ball with check mark Guilherme Mattis
soccer ball with check mark Igor
soccer ball with red X Mailson

Semi-final

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

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Avg%
4th 13 10 3 4 3 10 10 43%

Campeonato Pernambucano

Main article: 2019 Campeonato Pernambucano

First stage

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

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
Penalties
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Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Avg%
5th 18 10 5 3 2 13 9 60%

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2019 Copa do Brasil

First round

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

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 soccer ball with check mark
Guilherme Queiróz soccer ball with check mark
Luiz Felipe soccer ball with check mark
Marcos Martins soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Tharcysio
soccer ball with check mark Thiago
soccer ball with check mark Robinho
soccer ball with red X Luiz Henrique

Third round

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

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 soccer ball with check mark
Charles Almeida soccer ball with red X
Marcos Martins soccer ball with red X
Guilherme Queiróz soccer ball with check mark
William Alves soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Luciano
soccer ball with red X Gilberto
soccer ball with check mark Pedro
soccer ball with check mark Airton

Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Avg%
20th 10 6 3 1 2 8 5 55%

Série C

Main article: 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

First stage

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

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Avg%
13th 25 18 6 7 5 24 27 46%

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