2026 Santa Cruz Futebol Clube season

Santa Cruz
2026 season
ChairmanBruno Rodrigues[1][2]
Manager Marcelo Cabo[3]
StadiumEstádio do Arruda
Arena Pernambuco[4]
Série CFirst stage
PernambucanoFirst stage
Copa do BrasilFirst round

The 2026 season will be Santa Cruz's 113th season in the club's history.[5] 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

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Série C 5 April 25 October First stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Pernambucano 11 January 1 February First stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Copa do Brasil 18 February First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: 13 December 2025
Source: Competitions

Campeonato Pernambucano

First stage

11 January 2026 1 Santa Cruz – Decisão São Lourenço da Mata
17:00 (UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
14 January 2026 2 Santa Cruz – Retrô Recife
21:30 (UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
17 January 2026 3 Santa Cruz – Vitória das Tabocas São Lourenço da Mata
17:00 (UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
22 January 2026 4 Retrô – Santa Cruz São Lourenço da Mata
18:00 (UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
25 January 2026 5 Santa Cruz – Náutico São Lourenço da Mata
18:00 (UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
28 January 2026 6 Santa Cruz – Jaguar São Lourenço da Mata
20:30 (UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco)
1 February 2026 7 Sport – Santa Cruz Recife
18:00 (UTC-3) Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2026 Copa do Brasil

Série C

Main article: 2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

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. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Santa Cruz começa pré-temporada hoje; veja quem chega" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal GE. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
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