2025 Santa Cruz Futebol Clube season
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Manager
Itamar Schulle
Marcelo Cabo[3]
Série DRunners-up (Promoted)
| 2025 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Bruno Rodrigues[1][2] | |||
| Manager | ||||
| Stadium | Estádio do Arruda Arena Pernambuco | |||
| Série D | Runners-up (Promoted) | |||
| Pernambucano | Semi-finals | |||
| Copa do Nordeste | Preliminary round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Thiago Galhardo (7) All: Thiaguinho (9) | |||
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The 2025 season was Santa Cruz's 112th season in the club's history.[4] Santa Cruz competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano,[5] Copa do Nordeste[6] and Série D.[7]
Overall
| Games played | 38 (11 Pernambucano, 1 Copa do Nordeste, 24 Série D, 2 Friendlies) |
| Games won | 17 (6 Pernambucano, 0 Copa do Nordeste, 11 Série D, 0 Friendlies) |
| Games drawn | 10 (2 Pernambucano, 0 Copa do Nordeste, 8 Série D, 0 Friendlies) |
| Games lost | 11 (3 Pernambucano, 1 Copa do Nordeste, 5 Série D, 2 Friendlies) |
| Goals scored | 43 |
| Goals conceded | 29 |
| Goal difference | +14 |
| 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 | 9 | Thiago Galhardo | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 3 | FW | 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 | ||
| MF | 21 | Renato | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | DF | 4 | William Alves | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | FW | 37 | Ariel Nahuelpán | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | 16 | Douglas Skilo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 3 | Eurico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| FW | 29 | Everton Felipe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 5 | Lucas Siqueira | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 8 | Wagner Balotelli | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| MF | 10 | Willian Júnior | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 14 | 28 | 43 |
Managers performance
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Avg% | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January 2025 | 29 March 2025 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 51% | [8][9] | |
| 5 April 2025 | 4 October 2025 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 54% | [10] |
Friendlies
| 29 March 2025 | ASA | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | Arapiraca |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Junior Viçosa Otávio |
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 |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 5,135 |