Esporte Clube Cruzeiro, commonly referred to as Cruzeiro-RS, is a

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club based in

Cachoeirinha Cachoeirinha (lit. "Little Waterfall") is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Cachoeirinha is an alternative for the people who want to be near Porto Alegre (capital of Rio Grande do Sul). The city is situated at a strategic poi ...

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. It currently plays in

Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 (Gaucho Championship Series A2) is the second tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federativ ...

, the second level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league. It was founded in 1913, preceding

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube () is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Cruzeiro is the greatest team of Minas Gerais. Although competing in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its as ...

from

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, the most famous team of the same name. Cruzeiro won the 1929

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. In the 1953 the team was the first from Rio Grande do Sul to tour Europe, winning an international friendly tournament in 1960.

History

The club was founded on July 14, 1913, in

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. From 1913 to 2018, the team was based in Porto Alegre, being one of the main teams in the city along with Grêmio,

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and São José. It was one of the main powers of the state until it entered a period of decline in the 1960s. The club was pioneer of Rio Grande do Sul to tour Europe, making its first trip in 1953. 1960, the club won an international friendly tournament in

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, known as the "Torneio de Páscoa" (Easter Tournament) against multiple teams from Eastern and Western Germany. Cruzeiro won the title after defeating Vorwaerts Berlin and tying with Dynamo Berlin. Cruzeiro competed in the Série D in

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, when the club was eliminated in the first stage of the competition. João de Assis Moreira, the father of the legendary Brazilian footballer

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, had a brief spell with the club. Arena Cruzeiro 2

In 2012, construction began on a new stadium in the city of

, located in the

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of Porto Alegre. The Arena Cruzeiro, which was inaugurated on March 13, 2019.

Honours

State

** Winners (1): 1929 * Copa Governador do Estado ** Winners (1): 1970 *

Super Copa Gaúcha The Super Copa Gaúcha (), was a tournament organized by the FGF during 2013 to 2016 reuniting the winners of Copa Metropolitana, Copa Serrana (Copa Norte), Copa Sul-Fronteira (Copa Sul), and Copa FGF. The winner of the competition won the class ...

** Runners-up (1): 2015 *

** Winners (1): 2010 *

Campeonato Gaúcho Série B The Campeonato Gaúcho Série B is the third tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is run by the Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation (FGF). List of champions Notes *Ulbra is the cu ...

** Winners (1): 2023 * Copa Metropolitana ** Winners (1): 2015 * Torneio Início do Campeonato Gaúcho ** Winners (1): 1962

City

Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre The Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre () was a football competition held among the clubs located in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was established in 1910, making it older than the Campeonato Gaúcho. Champions Follow ...

** Winners (3): 1918, 1921, 1929 * Torneio Início de Porto Alegre ** Winners (4): 1925, 1943, 1951, 1962 * Torneio Triangular de Porto Alegre ** Winners (1): 1943 * Torneio Extra da Cidade de Porto Alegre ** Winners (1): 1943 * Taça Cidade de Porto Alegre ** Winners (1): 1947

References

{{Reflist Football clubs in Brazil Football clubs in Rio Grande do Sul Football clubs in Porto Alegre Association football clubs established in 1913 1913 establishments in Brazil