Cruzeiro 2023 soccer season
The 2023 season is the 103th in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence.
Along with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série 6️⃣ A, the club will also compete in the Campeonato Mineiro and in the Copa do Brasil.
Players [ edit ]
Squad information 6️⃣ [ edit ]
As of 5 August 2023 [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold 6️⃣ more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Youth players [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may 6️⃣ hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Other players [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players 6️⃣ may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA 6️⃣ eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
First-team staff [ edit ]
Position Name Nationality Head coach Pepa POR Assistant 6️⃣ coach Hugo Silva POR Samuel Correia POR Goalkeeping coach Rogério Lima BRA Fitness coaches Leonardo Almeida BRA Pedro Oliveira POR 6️⃣ Rodrigo Saar BRA Túlio Flôres BRA Performance analyst André Batista BRA Pedro Azevedo POR Victor Flores BRA
Competitions [ edit ]Overview 6️⃣ [ edit ]
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record Pld W D L GF GA GD Win 6️⃣ % Campeonato Mineiro 21 January 19 March First stage Semi-finals 10 3 3 4 12 11 +1 0 30.
00 Copa 6️⃣ do Brasil 13 April 31 May Third round Round of 16 4 1 1 2 3 3 +0 0 25.
00 6️⃣ Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 16 April TBD Matchday 1 TBD 19 6 6 7 19 16 +3 0 31.
58 Total 6️⃣ 33 10 10 13 34 30 +4 0 30.30
Campeonato Mineiro [ edit ]
First stage [ edit ]
Pos Team Pld W 6️⃣ D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Cruzeiro 8 3 3 2 11 7 +4 12 Knockout 6️⃣ stage 2 Tombense 8 3 2 3 14 12 +2 11 3 Democrata-GV 8 2 4 2 8 10 −2 6️⃣ 10 4 Ipatinga 8 2 3 3 9 11 −2 9
Patrocinense v Cruzeiro 21 January 1 1–2 Patrocínio 19:00 UTC−3 6️⃣ Cristiano Robert 52' Report Nikão 7'
Bruno Rodrigues 15' Stadium: Pedro Alves do NascimentoAttendance: 3,997
Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva
Knockout stage 6️⃣ [ edit ]
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A [ edit ]
League table [ edit ]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA 6️⃣ GD Pts Qualification or relegation 10 São Paulo 20 7 7 6 24 19 +5 28 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana 6️⃣ group stage 11 Atlético Mineiro 20 7 6 7 22 18 +4 27 12 Cruzeiro 20 6 7 7 20 6️⃣ 17 +3 25 13 Corinthians 19 6 6 7 21 22 −1 24 14 Internacional 20 6 6 8 17 6️⃣ 24 −7 24
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 6️⃣ two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.
[2] Updated to match(es) played on 21 6️⃣ August 2023.
Source: CBF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only 6️⃣ between two teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.
Results by round [ edit ]
Round 6️⃣ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 6️⃣ 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A 6️⃣ H A H H A H A H A H H A A H H A H A H Result 6️⃣ L W W W L W L D L D L W D W D L D D L D 6️⃣ Position 13 12 6 3 5 4 5 6 10 9 12 12 12 9 10 11 10 11 12
A 6️⃣ = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss Source: MatchesMatches 6️⃣ [ edit ]
Cruzeiro v Fortaleza 21 June 11 0–1 Belo Horizonte 19:00 UTC−3 Report Lucero 79' Stadium: MineirãoAttendance: 28,494
Referee: Bruno 6️⃣ Arleu de Araújo
Internacional v Cruzeiro 1 July 13 0–0 Porto Alegre 21:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Beira-RioAttendance: 24,672
Referee: Wagner do Nascimento 6️⃣ Magalhães
Cuiabá v Cruzeiro TBD 26 v Cuiabá TBD Report
Cruzeiro v Flamengo TBD 27 v Belo Horizonte TBD Report
Cruzeiro v Bahia 6️⃣ TBD 29 v Belo Horizonte TBD Report
Fortaleza v Cruzeiro TBD 30 v Fortaleza TBD Report
Cruzeiro v Internacional TBD 32 v 6️⃣ Belo Horizonte TBD Report
Coritiba v Cruzeiro TBD 34 v Curitiba TBD Report
Goiás v Cruzeiro TBD 35 v Goiânia TBD Report
Cruzeiro 6️⃣ v Palmeiras TBD 38 v Belo Horizonte TBD Report
Copa do Brasil [ edit ]
As Cruzeiro was the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro 6️⃣ Série B, the club entered the Copa do Brasil in the third round.
Third round [ edit ]
Náutico v Cruzeiro 13 6️⃣ April First leg 1–0 Recife 19:00 UTC−3 Gabriel Santiago 87' Report Stadium: AflitosAttendance: 6,435
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique
Round of 16 6️⃣ [ edit ]
