NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Cruzeiro EC

Cruzeiro is a Brazilian football team from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, founded on January 2, 1921. cruzeiro File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... MineirÃ£o stadium, established in 1965, officially named for Governor MagalhÃ£es Pinto, is the largest soccer staduim in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. ... Belo Horizonte (a Portuguese name meaning beautiful horizon) is among the most important cities in Brazil. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... The Campeonato Brasileiro is the name of the largest national championship of Brazilian soccer, organized by the CBF. Brazilian clubs may also compete in other national tournaments of lesser significance, such as the Copa do Brasil, as well as tournaments at the continental, regional, and state level. ... The Campeonato Brasileiro is the name of the largest national championship of Brazilian soccer, organized by the CBF. Brazilian clubs may also compete in other national tournaments of lesser significance, such as the Copa do Brasil, as well as tournaments at the continental, regional, and state level. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... The Brazilian Football League is highly regionalised because of the vast size of the country. ... Belo Horizonte (a Portuguese name meaning beautiful horizon) is among the most important cities in Brazil. ... Flag of Minas Gerais See other Brazilian States Capital Belo Horizonte Largest City Belo Horizonte Area 586,528. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Established for sportsmen of the Italian colony of Belo Horizonte with the name of Societá Sportiva Palestra Itália. The adopted colors were the same as those of the Italian flag: green, red and white. The first uniform of the club was a green shirt, with white shorts and red stockings. The club was restricted only to residents of the colony until 1925 when it opened its doors to sportsmen of any nationality.

In January of 1942, Brazil entered the Second World War and a decree of the Federal Government forbade the use of terms from enemy nations in entities, institutions, establishments, etc. With this, the Italian name was removed and the directors of the club took 10 months to create a new name and symbol for the club that was entirely Brazilian. In October a consensus of the directors approved the name Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. Cruzeiro is a constellation of the Southern Cross, and can only be seen from the southern hemisphere, therefore, not related to Italy. The uniform also switched to blue shirt and shorts, and white stockings.

Among the top Brazilian football clubs, Cruzeiro has an impressive list of titles that can only be compared to a few others in Brazil. It is undoubtedly the most successful club in present-day Minas Gerais, although its rivals have had their golden years in the past. America - MG won ten state tournaments in a row, but for more than half a century has not been able to accomplish much more. Clube Atlético Mineiro, known only as Atletico, won the Brazilian League in 1971, but since then have only won state and lower-level tournaments. Meanwhile, Cruzeiro won the Copa Libertadores, South America's most important competition in 1976 and 1997. It also won the Copa do Brasil (Brazilian Cup) four times over the last 13 years, and Taca Brasil in 1966, the only national level tournament at the time. Cruzeiro has also dominated the state league since the 1990s, winning it 32 times during its existence. Flag of Minas Gerais See other Brazilian States Capital Belo Horizonte Largest City Belo Horizonte Area 586,528. ... AtlÃ©tico Mineiro is a Brazilian football team from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, founded on March 25, 1908. ... The Copa Libertadores de América (Liberators of the Americas Cup) is an international football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. ...

For years Cruzeiro struggled to win the Brazilian League, without success. After a few second places, in 2003 it was finally able to win the only title it did not have until then. With 100 points won during the season, and just over 100 goals scored, it will be a long time until another club achieves the same success as Cruzeiro did in 2003.

In 2003, besides winning the Brazilian League, Cruzeiro also won the Brazilian Cup and the state championship to become the first Brazilian team to win the triple crown. The Campeonato Brasileiro is the name of the largest national championship of Brazilian soccer, organized by the CBF. Brazilian clubs may also compete in other national tournaments of lesser significance, such as the Copa do Brasil, as well as tournaments at the continental, regional, and state level. ... The Copa do Brasil (or Brazilian Cup) is a knockout competition played by 64 football teams, representing all the 26 states of Brazil plus the Federal District. ... FMF official logo) Campeonato Mineiro is the league played in the Brazilian southeastern State of Minas Gerais and is held by the Minas Gerais Soccer Federation FMF (FederaÃ§Ã£o Mineira de Futebol). ... The Triple Crown of Brazilian Football is an unofficial title given to the club that won the three more important competitions of the Brazilian football in the same year: the State Championships, Copa do Brasil and Campeonato Brasileiro). ...

Relevant Titles

International titles

The Copa Libertadores de América (Liberators of the Americas Cup) is an international football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. ... Supercopa Sudamericana (English: South American Supercup, Portuguese: Supercopa Sulamericana), also known as Supercopa JoÃ£o Havelange was a competition played from 1988 to 1997 by the past winners of Copa Libertadores. ... The Copa Libertadores de América (Liberators of the Americas Cup) is an international football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. ... The Recopa Sudamericana is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores de América and Copa Sudamericana. ...

National titles

The Campeonato Brasileiro is the name of the largest national championship of Brazilian soccer, organized by the CBF. Brazilian clubs may also compete in other national tournaments of lesser significance, such as the Copa do Brasil, as well as tournaments at the continental, regional, and state level. ... The TaÃ§a Brasil (or Brazilian Trophy) was a Brazilian national football competition disputed before the creation of Campeonato Brasileiro. ... The Copa do Brasil (or Brazilian Cup) is a knockout competition played by 64 football teams, representing all the 26 states of Brazil plus the Federal District. ... Copa Sul-Minas (Minas-South Cup in English) was a Brazilian football competition contested between South region and Minas Gerais state teams. ... Copa Copa Centro-Oeste (Center-West Cup in English) was a Brazilian football competition contested between Center-West region teams. ... FMF official logo) Campeonato Mineiro is the league played in the Brazilian southeastern State of Minas Gerais and is held by the Minas Gerais Soccer Federation FMF (FederaÃ§Ã£o Mineira de Futebol). ... The TaÃ§a Belo Horizonte de Juniores (or Belo Horizonte Youth Cup, in English), also known as TaÃ§a Belo Horizonte de Futebol JÃºnior is a cup competition usually played by 32 Brazilian under-20 football teams, most of them from Minas Gerais state. ... FMF official logo) Campeonato Mineiro is the league played in the Brazilian southeastern State of Minas Gerais and is held by the Minas Gerais Soccer Federation FMF (FederaÃ§Ã£o Mineira de Futebol). ...

Some Famous Players

Víctor Aristizábal - Top goal scorer for the club in 2003 championship winning season Alex Mineiro, full name Alexander Pereira Cardoso, (born March 15, 1975 in Belo Horizonte) is a Brazilian football player. ... Alex celebrating one of his 64 goals scored for Cruzeiro Alex, real name Alexsandro de Souza, (born September 14, 1977 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian football (soccer) attacking midfielder, who is currently playing for FenerbahÃ§e in Turkey. ... Körös (Romanian: Criş) is the name of a river in eastern Hungary. ... Edilson, full name Edilson da Silva Ferreira, (born September 17, 1971 in Salvador) is a football player from Brazil. ... Giovane Elber de Souza (born July 23, 1972 in Londrina, Brazil) is a football (soccer) striker, who currently plays for Borussia MÃ¶nchengladbach of the German Bundesliga. ... Brito, real name HÃ©rcules Brito Ruas, (born August 9, 1939 in Rio de Janeiro was a football (soccer) player from Brazil. ... Nelson de Jesus Silva (born October 7, 1973 in Irara, Bahia), commonly known as Dida, is a Brazilian footballer. ... Dirceu Lopes, full name Dirceu Lopes Mendes, (born September 3, 1946, in Pedro Leopoldo) was a Brazilian football player. ... Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto (born April 2, 1971 in Niterói) is a Brazilian football player. ... Frederico Chaves Guedes , surnamed Fred , (born October 3, 1983 in Teofilo Otoni) is a football player from Brazil. ... JaÃ¯rzinho, birth name Jair Ventura Filho, (born December 25, 1944) was a member of the Brazilian national team that won the 1970 World Cup. ... Juan Pablo SorÃn Juan Pablo SorÃn (born May 5, 1976 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian football player who, as of 2005, is playing for Villarreal in the Spanish Liga. ... LuisÃ£o , real name Anderson Luis da Silva , (born February 13, 1981 in Amparo) is a football (soccer) player from Brazil. ... Luiz AntÃ´nio Correia da Costa , surnamed MÃ¼ller, (born January 31, 1966 in Campo Grande) was a football (soccer) player from Brazil. ... Nelinho Nelinho, real name Manoel Resende de Matos Cabral, (born July 26, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former Brazilian football (soccer) striker. ... Rivaldo, full name Vitor Borba Ferreira, (born April 19, 1972 in Recife, Pernambuco) is a Brazilian Football (soccer) player. ... LuÃs NazÃ¡rio de Lima Ronaldo (b. ... Details. ... Champions League Logo Copa Libertadores Logo The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores in a match played each... SÃ£o Paulos Mascot SÃ£o Paulo Futebol Clube, usually called SÃ£o Paulo FC or just SÃ£o Paulo, is a very traditional Brazilian football team from SÃ£o Paulo, founded on January 25, 1930, and Re-founded on December 16, 1935. ... TostÃ£o in the 1970 World Cup Final against Italy Eduardo GonÃ§alves de Andrade (born 25 January 1947 in Belo Horizonte), better known as TostÃ£o, is a former Brazilian footballer. ... Wilson da Silva Piazza (born February 25, 1943 in RibeirÃ£o das Neves) is a former Brazilian football (soccer) defender. ...

Some Famous Coaches

Scolari celebrating Brazil goal against Germany on 2002 FIFA World Cup Final Luiz Felipe Scolari (born September 11, 1948 in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian football (soccer) coach. ... Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva, sometimes known as Wanderley Luxemburgo (born October 5, 1952 in Nova IguaÃ§u) is a Brazilian football (soccer) coach, he is currently headcoach at Santos after being unemployed for nine days, when being sacked by Real Madrid on December 4, 2005. ... Paulo Autuori de Mello (born in August 25, 1956 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ) is a Brazilian soccer coach. ... SÃ£o Paulos Mascot SÃ£o Paulo Futebol Clube, usually called SÃ£o Paulo FC or just SÃ£o Paulo, is a very traditional Brazilian football team from SÃ£o Paulo, founded on January 25, 1930, and Re-founded on December 16, 1935. ...

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