The 2020 season was the 99th in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence.
Along with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B – which Cruzeiro played for the first time in their history after being relegated in the 2019 season –, the club also competed in the Campeonato Mineiro and in the Copa do Brasil.
All competitions were suspended between 17 March and 25 July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, which led the season to extend until 29 January 2021.
Players
Squad information Last updated on 30 January 2021.
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Apps Goals Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Fábio GK 9220 Vasco da Gama 12 Lucas França GK 60Youth system 39 Vitor Eudes GK 20Youth system 40 Vinícius GK 00Youth systemDefenders 2 Cáceres RB 322 Cerro Porteño 3 Léo (captain) CB 40122 Palmeiras 4 Ramon CB 292 Vitória 14 Cacá CB 563Youth system 22 Patrick Brey LB 230 Tupi 26 Dedé CB 18815 Vasco da Gama 31 Giovanni LB 91 Bahia 32 Manoel CB 17612 Athletico Paranaense 33 Paulo CB 20Youth system 36 Matheus Pereira LB 251Youth system 38 Daniel Guedes RB 70 Santos (loan) 50 Rafael Luiz RB/RW 130 Sport (loan)Midfielders 8 Henrique DM/CM 52427 Santos 10 Régis DM/CM 293 Bahia (loan) 15 Adriano DM/CM 250Youth system 16 Jadsom DM/CM 420 Sport 20 Marco Antônio CM/AM 70Youth system 25 Machado DM/CM 372 Grêmio (loan) 49 Claudinho CM/AM 140 Ferroviária 88 Jadson DM/CM 451 Fluminense 94 Giovanni CM/AM 100 CoritibaForwards 7 Arthur Caíke RW/LW/FW 254 Al-Shabab (loan) 9 Marcelo Moreno ST 12548 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 11 William Pottker ST/RW/LW 143 Internacional 18 Thiago ST 273Youth system 19 Stênio RW/LW 80Youth system 21 Welinton RW/LW/ST 322Youth system 23 Rafael Sóbis FW/AM 13231 Ceará 47 Riquelmo ST 30Youth system 59 Zé Eduardo ST 10Youth system 77 Airton RW/LW/FW 314 Inter de Limeira 99 Sassá FW 9220 Botafogo
Transfers and loans Last updated on 6 November 2020.
Transfers in
Entry datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef. 20 January 2020 DF 6 João Lucas CearáFree 27 January 2020 FW 37 Roberson Bragantino Free 16 February 2020 FW 9 Marcelo Moreno Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Free 4 March 2020 DF 4 Ramon Vitória Free 24 June 2020 DF 2 Cáceres Cerro Porteño Free 10 July 2020 MF 49 Claudinho Ferroviária R$ 3M 22 July 2020 DF 31 Giovanni Bahia Free 20 August 2020 FW 77 Airton Inter de Limeira Free 29 October 2020 MF 94 Giovanni Coritiba Free 1 November 2020 FW 11 William Pottker Internacional Free 13 November 2020 FW 23 Rafael Sóbis Ceará Free
Loans in
Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef. 23 January 2020 End of the season MF 25 Machado GrêmioNone 27 January 2020 4 July 2020 MF 7 Everton Felipe São PauloNone 31 January 2020 15 June 2020 FW 49 Jhonata Robert GrêmioNone 5 March 2020 21 October 2020 MF 28 Jean PalmeirasNone 6 March 2020 9 October 2020 DF 27 Marllon CorinthiansNone 16 March 2020 27 July 2020 FW 7 Angulo PalmeirasNone 17 April 2020 End of the season MF 10 Régis BahiaNone 1 July 2020 31 December 2021 FW 48 Guilherme ItuanoNone 10 August 2020 End of the season FW 7 Arthur Caíke Al-ShababNone 10 August 2020 31 December 2021 DF 38 Daniel Guedes SantosNone 31 August 2020 End of the season DF 50 Rafael Luiz SportNone
Transfers out
Exit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef.7 January 2020 DF 6 Egídio Fluminense Released14 January 2020 DF 25 Fabrício Bruno Red Bull Bragantino R$ 500k15 January 2020 DF 28 Digão Fluminense Released22 January 2020 MF 10 Thiago Neves Grêmio Released23 January 2020 FW 11 David Fortaleza R$ 1M26 January 2020 DF 42 Weverton Red Bull Bragantino R$3,8M 11 February 2020 MF 15 Éderson Corinthians R$1,7M 14 February 2020 MF 23 Rodriguinho Bahia Released 14 February 2020 GK 12 Rafael Atlético Mineiro Released 18 February 2020 FW 9 Fred Fluminense Released 5 June 2020 DF 2 Edílson Goiás Released 5 June 2020 MF 19 Robinho Grêmio Released 5 June 2020 DF 34 Edu Athletico Paranaense R$2,5M 21 August 2020 DF 46 Marcelo Hermes Marítimo Released 11 September 2020 FW 17 Judivan Botafogo-SP Released 19 September 2020 FW 22 Renato Kayzer Athletico Paranaense R$3,4M 5 October 2020 FW 29 Caio Al-Sharjah R$3,4M 1 November 2020 MF 11 Maurício Internacional R$1,2M 13 November 2020 FW 37 Roberson Atlético Goianiense Released 20 November 2020 MF 17 Marquinhos Gabriel Vasco da Gama Released
Loans out
Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. 19 December 2019 23 September 2020 FW 59 Zé Eduardo Villa NovaNone 20 December 2019 6 October 2020 MF 27 Jadson BahiaNone 1 January 2020 14 June 2020 FW 37 Joel MarítimoNone 1 January 2020 End of the season FW 22 Renato Kayzer Atlético GoianienseNone 9 January 2020 9 September 2020 FW 20 Marquinhos Gabriel Athletico ParanaenseR$ 302k 17 January 2020 End of the season DF 15 Orejuela Grêmio€ 150k 19 January 2020 30 April 2020 DF 15 Patrick Brey FerroviáriaNone 20 January 2020 14 September 2020 FW 99 Sassá CoritibaNone 23 January 2020 24 June 2020 MF 8 Henrique FluminenseNone 31 January 2020 31 July 2020 DF 4 Manoel TrabzonsporNone 22 June 2020 End of the season DF 36 Rafael Santos ChapecoenseNone 14 September 2020 30 April 2021 DF 23 Arthur América MineiroNone 30 September 2020 31 January 2021 DF 6 João Lucas AvaíNone 15 October 2020 28 February 2021 MF 5 Ariel Cabral GoiásNone 20 November 2020 End of the season FW 30 Vinícius Popó SportNone
Competitions
Overview
Campeonato Mineiro
First stage
Troféu Inconfidência
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
On 3 October 2019, the Brazilian Football Confederation announced that the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B would be played between 2 May and 28 November. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil and the consequent suspension of all football competitions between March and June, the games were rescheduled for dates between 8 August 2020 and 30 January 2021.
On 19 May 2020, according to a FIFA decision, it was announced that Cruzeiro would start the competition with a 6-point penalty due to the non-payment of the club's debt to Al Wahda for the loan from midfielder Denílson in 2016.
League table
Results by round
Matches
Copa do Brasil
The drawn for the first stage was held on 12 December 2019.
First stage
Second stage
Third stage
Squad statistics
Appearances Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No.Pos.Nat.NameSérie BCampeonato MineiroCopa do BrasilTotalAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStarts1GK363611114451512DF2929221132323DF1010883321214DF2726220029287FW2517000025178MF870000879FW26154322322010MF27182200292011FW14140000141412GK2200002214DF22199933343115MF21183211252116MF2723111133413718FW182643327919FW5333008620MF0050207021FW223801031322DF1582200171023FW16160000161625MF29196522372631DF6611118832DF25240011262533DF2100002136DF25220000252239GK1011002147FW2100113249MF110310014150DF136000013659FW1000001077FW30270010312788MF145000014594MF106000010699FW1160000116Players who are on loan/returned to the youth team/left Cruzeiro that have appeared this season–DF00322153–DF76000076–DF00663399–DF00211132–DF408633159–DF10330043–DF00331043–DF00220022–MF8633111210–MF00663399–MF43530096–MF43000043–MF17111111443226–MF00432063–MF00001010–MF00220022–FW00441155–FW00110011–FW20200040–FW00532174–FW00712091–FW506422136–FW00300030
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. .
PlayerSérie BCampeonato MineiroCopa do BrasilTotal 1 FW 23 Rafael Sóbis 6006 2 DF 32 Manoel 5005 MF – Maurício 1405 3 FW 7 Arthur Caíke 4004 FW 77 Airton 4004 4 FW 9 Marcelo Moreno 3003 MF 10 Régis 2103 FW 11 William Pottker 3003 FW 18 Thiago 0303 5 DF 2 Cáceres 2002 DF 4 Ramon 1102 DF 14 Cacá 1102 FW 21 Welinton 1102 MF 25 Machado 2002 DF – Edílson 0202 6 DF 3 Léo 1001 DF 31 Giovanni 0011 DF 36 Matheus Pereira 1001 DF – Arthur 0101 DF – Edu 0011 DF – João Lucas 0011 DF – Marllon 0101 MF – Jean 1001 MF – Pedro Bicalho 0101 FW – Alexandre Jesus 0011 FW – Jhonata Robert 0101 FW – Roberson 0101 Own Goals 1102 Total3919462
Assists Includes all competitive matches. Not all goals have an assist. .
PlayerSérie BCampeonato MineiroCopa do BrasilTotal 1 MF 25 Machado 6219 2 MF 10 Régis 4004 DF 22 Patrick Brey 3104 3 DF 2 Cáceres 2103 MF – Maurício 0213 4 FW 9 Marcelo Moreno 1102 FW 11 William Pottker 2002 DF 32 Manoel 2002 FW 77 Airton 2002 DF – Edílson 0202 FW – Roberson 1102 5 FW 7 Arthur Caíke 1001 MF 15 Adriano 0101 MF 19 Stênio 0101 FW 21 Welinton 1001 FW 23 Rafael Sóbis 1001 DF 36 Matheus Pereira 1001 FW 47 Riquelmo 0011 MF – Ariel Cabral 1001
Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. .
PlayerSérie BCampeonato MineiroCopa do BrasilTotal 1 GK 1 Fábio 134017 2 GK 39 Vitor Eudes 1102 3 GK 12 Lucas França 1001
Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. .
No. Pos. Name Série B Campeonato Mineiro Copa do Brasil Total 1GK Fábio410000412DF Cáceres100000103DF Léo001010204DF Ramon300000308MF Henrique100000109FW Marcelo Moreno6010108010MF Régis4000004011FW William Pottker102000010212GK Lucas França2000002014DF Cacá7000007015MF Adriano5030008016MF Jadsom70402013018FW Thiago0020103019FW Stênio0010001020MF Marco Antônio0010001021FW Welinton1010002022DF Patrick Brey1000001023FW Rafael Sóbis4000004025MF Machado60301010032DF Manoel3000003036DF Matheus Pereira6000006038DF Daniel Guedes3000003077FW Airton9000009088MF Jadson1000001094MF Giovanni11000011–DF Arthur00200020–DF Edilson00402060–DF Edu00102131–DF Marllon00100010–DF Rafael Santos00100010–MF Ariel Cabral30100040–MF Marquinhos Gabriel10000010–MF Maurício10301050–MF Robinho00101020–FW Jhonata Robert00100010–FW Judivan00101020–FW Roberson10000010
Notes
References
External links Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro official website (in Portuguese)