2026 Santa Cruz Futebol Clube season

Santa Cruz
2026 season
ChairmanBruno Rodrigues[1][2]
Manager Marcelo Cabo[3]
Claudinei Oliveira[4]
StadiumEstádio do Arruda
Arena Pernambuco[5]
Série CFirst stage
PernambucanoSemi-finals
Copa do BrasilSecond round

The 2026 season will be Santa Cruz's 113th season in the club's history.[6] Santa Cruz will compete in the Campeonato Pernambucano, Copa do Brasil and Série C.

Squad

As of 19 August 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  BRA Felipe Alves
— GK  BRA Thiago Henrique
— GK  BRA Moisés
— GK  BRA Rokenedy
— DF  BRA William Alves (captain)
— DF  BRA Eurico
— DF  BRA Hiago
— DF  BRA Israel
— DF  BRA Matheus Castilho
— DF  BRA Matheus Vinícius
— DF  BRA Nathan
— DF  BRA Rodrigues
— DF  BRA Toty
— DF  BRA Vinícius Silva
— DF  BRA Yuri Ferraz
— MF  BRA Wagner Balotelli
— MF  BRA Lucas Bessa
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BRA Pedro Favela
— MF  BRA Gabriel Galhardo
— MF  BRA Carlos Henrique
— MF  BRA Willian Júnior
— MF  BRA Henrique Lordelo
— MF  BRA Jonatas Paulista
— MF  BRA João Pedro
— MF  BRA Lucas Siqueira
— FW  BRA Adailson
— FW  BRA Thiago Galhardo
— FW  BRA Pedro Henrique
— FW  ARG Ariel Nahuelpán
— FW  BRA Renato
— FW  BRA Geovany Soares
— FW  BRA Eduardo Tanque
— FW  BRA Thiaguinho

Friendlies

Vitoria Cup

8 January 2026 Santa Cruz 0–1 Defensa y Justicia Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Report Fernandez 68' Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paulo Belence

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pernambucano 11 January 22 February First stage 11 5 1 5 15 12 +3 045.45
Copa do Brasil 5 March 5 March Second round 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Série C 4 April 30 August First stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 12 5 2 5 15 12 +3 041.67

Last updated: 5 March 2026
Source: Competitions

Campeonato Pernambucano

Main article: 2026 Campeonato Pernambucano

First stage

11 January 2026 1 Santa Cruz 3–0 Decisão São Lourenço da Mata
18:00 (UTC-3) Renato 17'
Quirino 20'
Mateus Rodrigues 32' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
Attendance: 5,263
Referee: Michelangelo Almeida
14 January 2026 2 Maguary 1–1 Santa Cruz Bonito
15:00 (UTC-3) Bruno Vinícius 29' Report Renato 36' Stadium: Estádio Municipal Arthur Tavares de Melo
Attendance: 1,154
Referee: Diego Fernando
17 January 2026 3 Santa Cruz 1–0 Vitória das Tabocas São Lourenço da Mata
17:00 (UTC-3) Matheus Vinicius 71' Report Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
Attendance: 6,078
Referee: Hugo Figueiredo
21 January 2026 4 Retrô 1–0 Santa Cruz São Lourenço da Mata
21:30 (UTC-3) Bruno Marques 75' Report Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Paulo Belence
25 January 2026 5 Santa Cruz 0–4 Náutico São Lourenço da Mata
18:00 (UTC-3) Report Dodô 38'
Vinícius 53', 59'
Junior Todinho 76'		 Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
Attendance: 13,232
Referee: Rodrigo Pereira
28 January 2026 6 Santa Cruz 6–0 Jaguar Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Patrick Allan 1'
Willian Júnior 5'
Diego Quirino 30', 55', 58'
Vitinho 84'		 Report Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hugo Figueiredo
31 January 2026 7 Sport 2–1 Santa Cruz Recife
16:30 (UTC-3) Gustavo Coutinho 36' (pen.)
Micael 90+1'		 Report Eurico 39' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 20,631
Referee: Paulo Belence

Second stage

5 February 2026 Decisão 1–2 Santa Cruz Goiana
16:30 (UTC-3) Bambam 84' Report Israel 12'
Matheus Vinícius 43'		 Stadium: Estádio José Dionísio do Carmo
Attendance: 2,002
Referee: Michelangelo Almeida
8 February 2026 Santa Cruz 1–0 Decisão Recife
18:00 (UTC-3) Patrick Allan 50' Report Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hugo Figueiredo

Semi-finals

11 February 2026 Santa Cruz 0–1 Náutico São Lourenço da Mata
20:00 (UTC-3) Report Paulo Sérgio 17' Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
Attendance: 9,411
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo
22 February 2026 Náutico 2–0 Santa Cruz Recife
18:00 (UTC-3) Paulo Sérgio 45+6' (pen.), 72' Report Stadium: Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho (Aflitos)
Attendance: 16,181
Referee: Paulo César Zanovelli

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2026 Copa do Brasil

Second round

5 March 2026 Santa Cruz 0–0
(2–4 p)		 Sousa São Lourenço da Mata
21:30 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
Attendance: 9,632
Referee: Paulo Jose Souza Mourão
Penalties
  • Veraldo
  • Cristian
  • Felipe Jacaré
  • Diego Viana

Série C

Main article: 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

First stage

4 April 2026 1 Santa Cruz – Itabaiana Recife
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
11 April 2026 2 Floresta – Santa Cruz Fortaleza
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas
18 April 2026 3 Confiança – Santa Cruz Aracaju
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio Lourival Baptista (Batistão)
25 April 2026 4 Santa Cruz – Amazonas Recife
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
2 May 2026 5 Guarani – Santa Cruz Campinas
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa
9 May 2026 6 Inter de Limeira – Santa Cruz Limeira
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio Major José Levy Sobrinho
16 May 2026 7 Santa Cruz – Volta Redonda Recife
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
23 May 2026 8 Maringá – Santa Cruz Maringá
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio Willie Davids
30 May 2026 9 Santa Cruz – Ferroviária Recife
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
13 June 2026 10 Brusque – Santa Cruz Brusque
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio Augusto Bauer
20 June 2026 11 Santa Cruz – Ypiranga Recife
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
27 June 2026 12 Paysandu – Santa Cruz Belém
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio Leônidas Sodré de Castro (Curuzu)
4 July 2026 13 Santa Cruz – Ituano Recife
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
11 July 2026 14 Barra – Santa Cruz Itajaí
(UTC-3) Stadium: Arena Barra FC
25 July 2026 15 Santa Cruz – Figueirense Recife
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
8 August 2026 16 Botafogo–PB – Santa Cruz João Pessoa
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho (Almeidão)
15 August 2026 17 Santa Cruz – Maranhão Recife
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
22 August 2026 18 Santa Cruz – Caxias Recife
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda)
30 August 2026 19 Anápolis – Santa Cruz Anápolis
(UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio Jonas Duarte

References

  1. ^ "Novo presidente do Santa Cruz apresenta planos e prevê folha salarial de R$400 mil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Por aclamação, Bruno Rodrigues é o novo Presidente do Santa Cruz" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santa Cruz official web site. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Santa Cruz oficializa a contratação do técnico Marcelo Cabo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal GE. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Claudinei Oliveira é o novo técnico do Santa Cruz" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal GE. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Santa Cruz aumenta previsão e vai jogar também a Série C de 2026 na Arena de Pernambuco" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal GE. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Santa Cruz começa pré-temporada hoje; veja quem chega" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal GE. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
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