2025 Santa Cruz Futebol Clube season
| 2025 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Bruno Rodrigues[1][2] | ||
| Manager |  Marcelo Cabo[3] | ||
| Stadium | Estádio do Arruda | ||
| Série D | Round of 16 | ||
| Pernambucano | Semi-finals | ||
| Copa do Nordeste | Preliminary round | ||
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The 2025 season is Santa Cruz's 112th season in the club's history.[4] Santa Cruz compete in the Campeonato Pernambucano,[5] Copa do Nordeste[6] and Série D.[7]
Statistics
Overall
| Games played | 31 (11 Pernambucano, 1 Copa do Nordeste, 17 Série D, 2 Friendlies) |
| Games won | 15 (6 Pernambucano, 0 Copa do Nordeste, 9 Série D, 0 Friendlies) |
| Games drawn | 6 (2 Pernambucano, 0 Copa do Nordeste, 4 Série D, 0 Friendlies) |
| Games lost | 10 (3 Pernambucano, 1 Copa do Nordeste, 4 Série D, 2 Friendlies) |
| Goals scored | 39 |
| Goals conceded | 26 |
| Goal difference | +13 |
| Best result (goal difference) | 4–0 (A) v Jaguar – Pernambucano – 2025.02.07 4–0 (H) v Horizonte – Série D – 2025.04.27 |
| Worst result (goal difference) | 1–3 (A) v Ferroviário – Série D – 2025.06.08 |
| Top scorer | Thiaguinho (9) |
Source: Santa Cruz FC official website
Goalscorers
| Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | Copa do Nordeste | Campeonato Pernambucano | Série D | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW |
|
17 | Thiaguinho | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | FW |
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9 | Thiago Galhardo | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | FW |
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11 | Geovany | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | DF |
|
15 | Israel | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| = | MF |
|
7 | João Pedro | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| = | MF |
|
10 | Matheus Melo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF |
|
4 | William Alves | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | FW |
|
16 | Douglas Skilo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | DF |
|
3 | Eurico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | FW |
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29 | Everton Felipe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF |
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5 | Lucas Siqueira | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF |
|
21 | Renato | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | MF |
|
10 | Willian Júnior | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 14 | 24 | 39 |
Managers performance
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Avg% | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itamar Schulle
|
4 January 2025 | 29 March 2025 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 51% | [8][9] |
| Marcelo Cabo
|
5 April 2025 | 18 August 2025 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 57% | [10] |
Friendlies
| 29 March 2025 | ASA | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | Arapiraca |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Junior Viçosa  18'Otávio 46' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Coaracy da Mata Fonseca Referee: Gean Pereira |
| 5 April 2025 | Santa Cruz | 0–1 | ABC | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Islan 80' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 5,135 |
Official Competitions
Copa do Nordeste
Preliminary round
| 4 January 2025 | Santa Cruz | 1–2 | Treze | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Thiaguinho 56' |
Report | Wandson 34' Van 69' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 20,518 Referee: Antonio Dib Moraes De Sousa |
Record
| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0% |
Campeonato Pernambucano
First stage
| 11 January 2025 1 | Decisão | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Sertânia |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Gilmar Pitimbu 4' |
Report | João Pedro 73' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Odilon Ferreira dos Santos Attendance: 1,214 Referee: Anderson Marques |
| 16 January 2025 2 | Santa Cruz | 2–0 | Petrolina | Recife |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | João Pedro 9' Thiaguinho 51' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 24,001 Referee: Diego Fernando |
| 19 January 2025 3 | Santa Cruz | 2–0 | Afogados da Ingazeira | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Thiaguinho 21' Matheus Melo 70' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 26,284 Referee: Hugo Figueiredo |
| 25 January 2025 4 | Náutico | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Patrick Allan 27' Paulo Sérgio 76' |
Report | Thiaguinho 28' |
Stadium: Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho (Aflitos) Attendance: 13,128 Referee: Deborah Cecilia Cruz Correia |
| 28 January 2025 5 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Retrô | Recife |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Israel 83' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 19,512 Referee: Nairon Pereira de Lira |
| 1 February 2025 6 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Sport | Recife |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Douglas Skilo 85' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 27,506 Referee: Rodrigo Klein |
| 7 February 2025 7 | Jaguar | 0–4 | Santa Cruz | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Thiaguinho 1' João Pedro 12'Lucas Siqueira 16'Matheus Melo 90+3' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 4,726 Referee: Michelangelo Martins de Almeida Junior |
| 16 February 2025 8 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | Central | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Matheus Melo 58' (pen.) Everton Felipe 81' |
Report | Moacir 50' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 25,014 Referee: Hugo Dias Figueiredo |
| 22 February 2025 9 | Maguary | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 7,806 Referee: Diego Fernando |
Semi-finals
| 8 March 2025 | Sport | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Paciência 28' Silva 70' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 18,044 Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima |
| 15 March 2025 | Santa Cruz | 0–1 | Sport | Recife |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Domínguez 67' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 30,025 Referee: Anderson Daronco |
Record
| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 60% |
Série D
Group stage
| 20 April 2025 1 | Treze | 0–1 | Santa Cruz | Campina Grande |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Israel 83' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro (Amigão) Attendance: 4,902 Referee: Rafael Carlos Salgueiro Lima |
| 27 April 2025 2 | Santa Cruz | 4–0 | Horizonte | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Thiago Galhardo 13' (pen.) Israel 18'Willian Júnior 47'Geovany 56' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 27,019 Referee: Michael Vinicius Santos Freitas |
| 3 May 2025 3 | Santa Cruz de Natal | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Goianinha |
| 15:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Nazareno do Nascimento Attendance: 1,410 Referee: Raimundo Rodrigues de Oliveira Junior |
| 9 May 2025 4 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | América de Natal | Recife |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Thiago Galhardo 23', 41' |
Report | Souza 54' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 26,122 Referee: Leo Simão Holanda |
| 18 May 2025 5 | Central | 1–2 | Santa Cruz | Caruaru |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Kauê 53' |
Report | Geovany 39' Thiaguinho 49' |
Stadium: Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda (Lacerdão) Attendance: 9,118 Referee: José Woshington da Silva |
| 25 May 2025 6 | Sousa | 0–1 | Santa Cruz | Sousa |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Geovany 45+3' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Antônio Mariz Attendance: 971 Referee: Marcel Phillipe Santos Martins |
| 1 June 2025 7 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | Ferroviário | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Thiaguinho 27', 69' Geovany 85' |
Report | Kevin Rivas 71' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 30,025 Referee: Bruno Nogueira Prado |
| 8 June 2025 8 | Ferroviário | 3–1 | Santa Cruz | Fortaleza |
| 17:30 (UTC-3) | Ciel 16', 73' João Neto 90' |
Report | Thiago Galhardo 12' |
Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Attendance: 1,226 Referee: Wiomar Santana de Oliveira |
| 15 June 2025 9 | Santa Cruz | 2–0 | Sousa | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Thiago Galhardo 14' (pen.) Thiaguinho 24' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 16,903 Referee: Josué Reis de Jesus Júnior |
| 29 June 2025 10 | Santa Cruz | 0–1 | Central | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Zé Artur 78' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 14,384 Referee: Diego Fernando Silva de Lima |
| 6 July 2025 11 | América de Natal | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Natal |
| 16:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Arena das Dunas Attendance: 12,356 Referee: Emerson Ricardo de Almeida Andrade |
| 13 July 2025 12 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | Santa Cruz de Natal | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Thiago Galhardo 90+5' (pen.) |
Report | Eduardo Brito 13' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 8,003 Referee: Emerson Souza |
| 20 July 2025 13 | Horizonte | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | Horizonte |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Claudivan 38' Weberth 44' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Horácio Domingos de Sousa (Domingão) Attendance: 703 Referee: Marcel Phillipe Santos Martins |
| 27 July 2025 14 | Santa Cruz | 3–0 | Treze | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Renato 27' Eurico 36'William Alves 47' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 10,103 Referee: Mayron Frederico dos Reis Novais |
Second stage
| 3 August 2025 | Sergipe | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | Aracaju |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Matheus Sacramento 7' Rickelme 47' |
Report | Geovany 29' |
Stadium: Estádio Lourival Baptista (Batistão) Attendance: 8,258 Referee: Márcio dos Santos Oliveira |
| 9 August 2025 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 (5–4 p) | Sergipe | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Mateus Henrique 2' (o.g.) Thiago Galhardo 56' |
Report | Felipe Pará 64' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 35,882 Referee: Paulo José Souza Mourão |
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Round of 16
| 18 August 2025 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | Altos | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 21:00 (UTC-3) | William Alves 10' |
Report | Mikael 74' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 42,653 Referee: José Mendonça da Silva Junior |
| 24 August 2025 | Altos | – | Santa Cruz | Teresina |
| 18:00 (UTC-3) | Stadium: Estádio Lindolfo Monteiro |
References
- ^ "Novo presidente do Santa Cruz apresenta planos e prevê folha salarial de R$400 mil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Por aclamação, Bruno Rodrigues é o novo Presidente do Santa Cruz" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santa Cruz official web site. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Santa Cruz oficializa a contratação do técnico Marcelo Cabo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal GE. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Santa Cruz se apresenta para iniciar a pré-temporada; veja o que pode pintar de novidade" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal GE. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "FPF divulga a tabela do Campeonato Pernambucano de 2025" (in Brazilian Portuguese). NE 45. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "CBF divulga tabela da pré-Copa do Nordeste 2025; veja os adversários de CSA e ASA" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal GE. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Santa Cruz, Portuguesa e Sampaio Corrêa: veja clubes garantidos na Série D de 2025" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal GE. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Santa Cruz: Itamar Schülle é esperado no Arruda nesta terça-feira" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de Pernambuco. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Santa Cruz demite técnico Itamar Schülle" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal GE. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
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