Santa Cruz Futebol Clube (Natal)

Last updated
Santa Cruz de Natal
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube RN logo.png
Full nameSanta Cruz Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Tricolor de Natal
Santinha
Founded1934
25 December 1965;59 years ago (1965-12-25)
Ground Arena das Dunas, Natal
Capacity31,375
ChairmanJoão Batista Nobre
Manager Fernando Tonet
League Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Campeonato Potiguar
2024
2024  [ pt ]		 Série D, 42nd of 64
Potiguar, 2nd of 8

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, usually known as Santa Cruz or Santa Cruz de Natal, is a Brazilian football club from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte.

Contents

Santa Cruz is currently ranked fifth among Rio Grande do Norte teams in CBF's national club ranking, at 163rd place overall. [1]

History

Originally founded in 1934 as Santa Cruz Esporte e Cultura, the club won one Campeonato Potiguar in 1943 before ceasing activities in the early 1960s. In 1965, the club was refounded as Santa Cruz Futebol Clube.

Santa Cruz subsequently spent more than 30 years without playing, only returning to amateur competitions in 2011. Four years later, the club entered in the second division of the Potiguar, finishing second and missing out promotion as only the champion moved up to the first division.

In 2017, after being crowned champions of the second division in the previous year, Santa Cruz returned to the first division after more than 50 years, and narrowly avoided relegation. In 2018, the club finished in an impressive 3rd place, qualifying to the following year's Série D and the Copa do Brasil. [2]

Honours

Related Research Articles

The Campeonato Potiguar is the football league of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">América Futebol Clube (RN)</span> Brazilian association football club based in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte

América Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as América de Natal, is a Brazilian professional club based in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte founded on 14 July 1915. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Potiguar, the top flight of the Rio Grande do Norte state football league.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Treze Futebol Clube</span> Brazilian association football club based in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

Treze Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Campina Grande in Paraíba, founded on 7 September 1925. Historically, the club has competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times. Recently, the club has competed only in lower divisions of the national league, the Copa do Brasil, the regional Copa do Nordeste and the Paraíba State Championship

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Associação Cultural Esporte Clube Baraúnas</span> Football club

Associação Cultural Esporte Clube Baraúnas, or Baraúnas as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Mossoró in Rio Grande do Norte, founded on January 14, 1960.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ABC Futebol Clube</span> Brazilian association football club based in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ABC Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as ABC, is a Brazilian professional club based in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte founded on 29 June 1915. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Potiguar, the top flight of the Rio Grande do Norte state football league.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Campeonato Brasileiro Série A</span> Association football league in Brazil

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, commonly referred to as the Brasileirão, the Série A or the Brazilian Série A, is a Brazilian professional league for men's football clubs. At the top of the Brazilian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 2021, the competition was chosen by the IFFHS as the strongest national league in South America as well as the strongest in the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Atlético Clube Coríntians</span> Football club

Atlético Clube Coríntians, or Coríntians, as they are usually called, is a soccer club based in the city Caicó in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aloísio (footballer, born 1974)</span> Brazilian footballer

Aloísio da Silva Filho, known as Aloísio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Potiguar de Mossoró.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Campinense Clube</span> Brazilian association football club based in Paraíba

Campinense Clube, commonly referred to as Campinense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Campina Grande, Paraíba founded on 12 April 1915. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paraibano, the top flight of the Paraíba state football league.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar</span> Soccer club

Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar, commonly known as Potiguar or as Potiguar de Mossoró, are a Brazilian football team from Mossoró. They won the Campeonato Potiguar once and competed in the Série A twice.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alecrim Futebol Clube</span> Soccer club

Alecrim Futebol Clube, also known as Alecrim, are a Brazilian football team from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. They competed in the Série A in 1986.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sport Club Santa Cruz</span> Football club

Sport Club Santa Cruz, also known as Santa Cruz, are a Brazilian football team from Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte. They competed in the Série C in 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Associação Sportiva Sociedade Unida</span> Soccer club

Associação Sportiva Sociedade Unida, commonly known as ASSU, is a Brazilian football club from Assu, Rio Grande do Norte state. They won the Campeonato Potiguar once and competed in the Copa do Brasil once. Their colors are green and white.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Globo Futebol Clube</span> Brazilian association football club based in Ceará-Mirim, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Globo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Globo, is a Brazilian professional club based in Ceará-Mirim, Rio Grande do Norte founded on 18 October 2012. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Potiguar, the top flight of the Rio Grande do Norte state football league.

The following article presents a summary of the 2020 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which is the 119th season of competitive football in the country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Francisco Diá</span> Brazilian football manager

Francisco de Assis Ciríaco dos Santos, known as Francisco Diá, is a Brazilian football coach. He is the current head coach of Altos.

The following article presents a summary of the 2023 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 122nd season of competitive football in the country.

Centro Esportivo Força e Luz, commonly known as Força e luz, is a Brazilian football club based in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte.

Clube Laguna, is a Brazilian football club from Tibau do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte state.

References

  1. ↑ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). CBF . 16 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Conheça o Santa Cruz de Natal, adversário do Bahia nesta quarta-feira" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.