The 2016 season was Santa Cruz's 103rd season in the club's history. Santa Cruz competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano,[5] Copa do Brasil, Copa Sudamericana,[6] Copa do Nordeste and Série A.[7]
| 2016 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Alírio Moraes[1] | |||
| Manager |  Marcelo Martelotte Adriano Teixeira (c) Milton Mendes Ednelson da Conceição (c) Doriva | |||
| Stadium | Estádio do Arruda | |||
| Série A | 19th | |||
| Pernambucano | Champions (29th title)[2] | |||
| Copa Sudamericana | Round of 16 | |||
| Copa do Brasil | Third round | |||
| Copa do Nordeste | Champions (1st title)[3] | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Grafite (13)[4] All: Grafite (24) | |||
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Squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
editOverall
edit| Games played | 73 (14 Pernambucano, 12 Copa do Nordeste, 5 Copa do Brasil, 4 Copa Sudamericana, 38 Série A) |
| Games won | 24 (5 Pernambucano, 7 Copa do Nordeste, 2 Copa do Brasil, 2 Copa Sudamericana, 8 Série A) |
| Games drawn | 19 (6 Pernambucano, 3 Copa do Nordeste, 2 Copa do Brasil, 1 Copa Sudamericana, 7 Série A) |
| Games lost | 30 (3 Pernambucano, 2 Copa do Nordeste, 1 Copa do Brasil, 1 Copa Sudamericana, 23 Série A) |
| Goals scored | 86 |
| Goals conceded | 99 |
| Goal difference | –13 |
| Best results (goal difference) | 5–1 (H) v Grêmio – Série A – 2016.11.27 |
| Worst result (goal difference) | 0–5 (A) v São Paulo – Série A – 2016.12.11 |
| Top scorer | Grafite (24) |
Source: Santa Cruz official website
Goalscorers
edit| Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | Campeonato Pernambucano | Copa do Nordeste | Copa do Brasil | Copa Sudamericana | Série A | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW |
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23 | Grafite | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | MF |
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11 | Keno | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | FW |
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9 | Bruno Moraes | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | MF |
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8 | Arthur Caíke | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | DF |
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6 | Tiago Costa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | MF |
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10 | João Paulo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| = | FW |
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10 | Lelê | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| = | DF |
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7 | Léo Moura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | DF |
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13 | Rafael Alemão | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | FW |
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19 | Wallyson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF |
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15 | Allan Vieira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF |
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10 | Fernando Gabriel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | MF |
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17 | Marcílio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | MF | 
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32 | Matías Pisano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | DF |
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6 | Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | DF |
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2 | Vítor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 86 |
Managers performance
edit| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Avg% | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Martelotte | Brazil
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1 February 2016 | 23 March 2016 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 48% | [8] |
| Adriano Teixeira (c) | Brazil
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26 March 2016 | 11 December 2016 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 48% | [9] |
| Milton Mendes | Brazil
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3 April 2016 | 7 August 2016 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 35 | 40% | [10] |
| Ednelson Conceição (c) | Brazil
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27 April 2016 | 15 May 2016 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 100% | |
| Doriva | Brazil
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21 August 2016 | 19 October 2016 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 23% | [11] |
(c) Indicates the caretaker manager
Friendlies
editTaça Chico Science
edit| 24 January 2016 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | Flamengo | Recife |
| 11:00 (UTC-3) | Grafite  43' (pen.)João Paulo 52'Arthur Caíke 90+1' |
Report | Willian Arão 22' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 15,858 Referee: Gilberto Castro Junior |
National
edit| 27 January 2016 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | Botafogo–PB | Recife |
| (UTC-3) | Grafite 7' Neris 25'Allan Vieira 37' |
Report | Müller 64' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 4,268 Referee: Nielson Nogueira Dias |
Official Competitions
editCampeonato Pernambucano
editFirst stage
edit| 1 February 2016 1 | Náutico | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Ronaldo Alves 48' (pen.) Bergson 87' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 9,296 Referee: Emerson Sobral |
| 4 February 2016 2 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | Salgueiro | Recife |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Grafite 71' |
Report | Cássio Ortega 4' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 6,909 Referee: Luiz Cláudio Sobral |
| 11 February 2016 3 | Santa Cruz | 4–2 | América–PE | Recife |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Wallyson 19' Bruno Moraes 38'João Paulo 52'Allan Vieira 90+2' |
Report | Thiago Laranjeira 42' Carlinhos Bala 68' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 5,511 Referee: Gilberto Castro Júnior |
| 21 February 2016 4 | Sport | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Luiz Antônio 51' Túlio de Melo 80' |
Report | Grafite 9' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 14,609 Referee: Sebastião Rufino Filho |
| 28 February 2016 5 | Central | 0–1 | Santa Cruz | Caruaru |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Keno 67' |
Stadium: Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda (Lacerdão) Referee: Emerson Sobral |
| 5 March 2016 6 | Santa Cruz | 0–0 | Central | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 9,116 Referee: Diego Fernando Silva de Lima |
| 13 March 2016 7 | Salgueiro | 3–0 | Santa Cruz | Salgueiro |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Rodolfo Potiguar 31' (pen.) Cássio Ortega 47'Jhon 51' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros |
| 20 March 2016 8 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | Náutico | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Rafael Alemão 45' |
Report | Daniel Morais 68' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 12,010 Referee: Gilberto Castro Júnior |
| 26 March 2016 9 | América–PE | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Emerson Sobral |
| 10 April 2016 10 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | Sport | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Keno 33' |
Report | Grafite 55' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 16,377 Referee: Gleydson Leite |
Semi-finals
edit| 20 April 2016 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | Náutico | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Arthur Caíke 9', 53' Tiago Costa 69' |
Report | Joazi 87' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 40,140 Referee: Sebastião Rufino Filho |
| 24 April 2016 | Náutico | 1–2 | Santa Cruz | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Ronaldo Alves 32' |
Report | Grafite 52' Lelê 90+2' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 15,596 Referee: Emerson Luiz Sobral |
Finals
edit| 4 May 2016 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Sport | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Lelê 31' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 30,163 Referee: Emerson Sobral |
| 8 May 2016 | Sport | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Referee: Sebastião Rufino Ribeiro Filho |
Record
edit| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 21 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 50% |
Copa do Nordeste
editGroup stage
edit| 14 February 2016 1 | Santa Cruz | 0–1 | Bahia | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Juninho Valoura 20' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 10,492 Referee: Charles Hebert Cavalcante Ferreira |
| 17 February 2016 2 | Confiança | 0–2 | Santa Cruz | Aracaju |
| 22:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Grafite 54' Rafael Alemão 60' |
Stadium: Estádio Lourival Baptista (Batistão) Attendance: 3,211 Referee: Clizaldo L M Di Pace França |
| 24 February 2016 3 | Santa Cruz | 1–1 | Juazeirense | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Grafite 65' |
Report | Ricardo 23' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 3,115 Referee: Emanuel Diniz de Araújo |
| 2 March 2016 4 | Juazeirense | 0–1 | Santa Cruz | Senhor do Bonfim |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Report | Keno 49' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Antônio Pedro Amorim Duarte Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Antonio Dib Moraes de Sousa |
| 8 March 2016 5 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 | Confiança | Recife |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | Tiago Costa 11' Keno 70'Bruno Moraes 73' |
Report | Caíque Sá 53' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 7,133 Referee: Italo Medeiros de Azevedo |
| 23 March 2016 6 | Bahia | 1–0 | Santa Cruz | Salvador |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Zé Roberto 83' |
Report | Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 7,927 Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento |
Quarter-finals
edit| 30 March 2016 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | Ceará | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Keno 52', 90' |
Report | Rafael Costa 22' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 9,563 Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves |
| 3 April 2016 | Ceará | 0–1 | Santa Cruz | Fortaleza |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Wallyson 86' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (Castelão) Attendance: 18,568 Referee: José Reinaldo Figueiredo da Silva Filho |
Semi-finals
edit| 13 April 2016 | Santa Cruz | 2–2 | Bahia | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Keno 45' Grafite 57' |
Report | Hernane 18' Luisinho 84' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 12,737 Referee: Claudio Francisco Lima e Silva |
| 17 April 2016 | Bahia | 0–1 | Santa Cruz | Salvador |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Grafite 13' |
Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 22,490 Referee: José Ricardo Vasconcellos Laranjeira |
Finals
edit| 27 April 2016 | Santa Cruz | 2–1 | Campinense | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Grafite 29' Bruno Moraes 90+2' |
Report | Tiago Sala 71' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 36,106 Referee: Arilson Bispo da Anunciação |
| 1 May 2016 | Campinense | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Campina Grande |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Rodrigão 70' |
Report | Arthur Caíke 78' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro (Amigão) Attendance: 17,859 Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas |
Record
edit| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 66% |
Copa do Brasil
editFirst round
edit| 16 March 2016 | Rio Branco | 0–1 | Santa Cruz | Cariacica |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Report | Bruno Moraes 90+4' |
Stadium: Estádio Estadual Kléber José de Andrade Attendance: 1,734 Referee: Leandro Newley Ferreira Belota |
| 6 April 2016 | Santa Cruz | 0–0 | Rio Branco | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 2,690 Referee: Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadão |
Second round
edit| 11 May 2016 | Vitória da Conquista | 0–2 | Santa Cruz | Vitória da Conquista |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Report | Bruno Moraes 62', 86' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Lomanto Júnior Attendance: 2,944 Referee: Eduardo de Santana Nunes |
Third round
edit| 13 July 2016 | Vasco da Gama | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Rio de Janeiro |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Luan Garcia 89' |
Report | Bruno Moraes 2' |
Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário) Attendance: 6,398 Referee: Joelson Nazareno Ferreira Cardozo |
| 20 July 2016 | Santa Cruz | 2–3 | Vasco da Gama | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Keno 69' Arthur Caíke 90+5' |
Report | Andrezinho 51' Yago Pikachu 64'Jorge Henrique 90+3' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 14,264 Referee: Igor Junio Benevenuto |
Record
edit| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 53% |
Copa Sudamericana
editSecond stage
edit| 24 August 2016 | Santa Cruz | 0–0 | Sport | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 5,517 Referee: Julio Bascuñan (Chile) |
| 31 August 2016 | Sport | 0–1 | Santa Cruz | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Report | Bruno Moraes 82' |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 6,750 Referee: Diego Haro (Peru) |
Round of 16
edit| 21 September 2016 | Independiente Medellín  | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | Medellín |
| 19:45 (UTC-5) | Hechalar 38' Cortés 87' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia) |
| 28 September 2016 | Santa Cruz | 3–1 (a) | Independiente Medellín | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Grafite 13', 30', 70' |
Report | Ibargüen 76' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Referee: José Argote (Venezuela) |
Record
edit| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12th | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 58% |
Série A
edit| 15 May 2016 1 | Santa Cruz | 4–1 | Vitória | Recife |
| 11:00 (UTC-3) | Grafite 28', 44' Fernando Gabriel 84'Keno 86' |
Report | Kieza 79' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 20,038 Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves |
| 21 May 2016 2 | Fluminense | 2–2 | Santa Cruz | Volta Redonda |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Gustavo Scarpa 57' Gum 59' |
Report | Grafite 52', 83' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal General Sylvio (Raulino de Oliveira) Attendance: 3,380 Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas |
| 25 May 2016 3 | Santa Cruz | 4–1 | Cruzeiro | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Grafite 19' (pen.), 65' Arthur Caíke 76'Keno 89' |
Report | de Arrascaeta 52' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 16,331 Referee: Anderson Daronco |
| 28 May 2016 4 | Chapecoense | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Chapecó |
| 21:00 (UTC-3) | Tiago Costa 83' (o.g.) |
Report | Arthur Caíke 37' |
Stadium: Arena Condá Attendance: 4,734 Referee: Rafael Traci |
| 1 June 2016 5 | Santa Cruz | 0–1 | Sport | Recife |
| 21:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Edmílson 9' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 16,951 Referee: Raphael Claus |
| 4 June 2016 6 | Atlético Paranaense | 1–0 | Santa Cruz | Curitiba |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Deivid 59' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães (Arena da Baixada) Attendance: 11,863 Referee: Wagner Reway |
| 12 June 2016 7 | Santa Cruz | 0–2 | Santos | Recife |
| 19:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Zeca 45' Joel Tagueu 65' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 16,464 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha |
| 15 June 2016 8 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Figueirense | Recife |
| 21:00 (UTC-3) | Lelê 26' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 10,019 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido R de Souza |
| 18 June 2016 9 | Palmeiras | 3–1 | Santa Cruz | São Paulo |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Dudu 28', 65' Jean 45+2' |
Report | Grafite 51' |
Stadium: Allianz Parque Attendance: 34,162 Referee: Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadão |
| 22 June 2016 10 | Santa Cruz | 0–1 | Flamengo | Recife |
| 21:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Willian Arão 15' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 12,739 Referee: Wagner Reway |
| 25 June 2016 11 | Corinthians | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | São Paulo |
| 21:00 (UTC-3) | Luciano 26' Romero 36' |
Report | Grafite 52' |
Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 25,760 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães |
| 30 June 2016 12 | Santa Cruz | 0–3 | Ponte Preta | Recife |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Report | William Pottker 21', 38' Felipe Azevedo 69' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 8,517 Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento |
| 3 July 2016 13 | Botafogo | 2–1 | Santa Cruz | Juiz de Fora |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Sassá 1' Neilton 17' |
Report | João Paulo 48' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio Attendance: 5,423 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado |
| 10 July 2016 14 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Internacional | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Keno 45+2' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 8,749 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci |
| 17 July 2016 15 | América–MG | 0–3 | Santa Cruz | Belo Horizonte |
| 11:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Tiago Costa 8' Marcílio 16'Arthur Caíke 55' |
Stadium: Estádio Raimundo Sampaio (Independência) Attendance: 2,404 Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha |
| 23 July 2016 16 | Santa Cruz | 0–1 | Coritiba | Recife |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Kléber 32' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 10,021 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio |
| 30 July 2016 17 | Atlético Mineiro | 3–0 | Santa Cruz | Belo Horizonte |
| 21:00 (UTC-3) | Robinho 22' br>Fred 67'Luan 71' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Raimundo Sampaio (Independência) Attendance: 16,804 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva |
| 4 August 2016 18 | Grêmio | 0–0 | Santa Cruz | Porto Alegre |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Attendance: 16,068 Referee: Luiz Flavio de Oliveira |
| 7 August 2016 19 | Santa Cruz | 1–2 | São Paulo | Recife |
| 16:15 (UTC-3) | Keno 84' |
Report | Chávez 39', 65' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 12,552 Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araujo |
| 14 August 2016 20 | Vitória | 2–2 | Santa Cruz | Salvador |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Diego Renan 5' Willian Farias 47' |
Report | Tiago Costa 36' Pisano 82' |
Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão) Attendance: 6,797 Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira |
| 21 August 2016 21 | Santa Cruz | 0–1 | Fluminense | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Henrique Dourado 30' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 8,279 Referee: Luiz Flavio de Oliveira |
| 28 August 2016 22 | Cruzeiro | 2–0 | Santa Cruz | Belo Horizonte |
| 11:00 (UTC-3) | Robinho 49' Ábila 53' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães (Mineirão) Attendance: 46,591 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci |
| 7 September 2016 23 | Santa Cruz | 2–2 | Chapecoense | São Lourenço da Mata |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Arthur Caíke 56' Bruno Moraes 63' |
Report | Kempes 27' Bruno Rangel 86' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos (Arena Pernambuco) Attendance: 12,265 Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio |
| 11 September 2016 24 | Sport | 5–3 | Santa Cruz | Recife |
| 16:00 (UTC-3) | Durval 53' Rodney Wallace 70'Ruiz 80'Vinícius Araújo 90'Everton Felipe 90+2' |
Report | Keno 6' João Paulo 50'Bruno Moraes 72' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Attendance: 11,688 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden |
| 14 September 2016 25 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Atlético Paranaense | Recife |
| 21:00 (UTC-3) | Bruno Moraes 90' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 2,471 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva |
| 18 September 2016 26 | Santos | 3–2 | Santa Cruz | São Paulo |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Copete 5' Jean Mota 72'Vitor Bueno 86' |
Report | Keno 40', 85' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 24,586 Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento |
| 25 September 2016 27 | Figueirense | 3–1 | Santa Cruz | Florianópolis |
| 11:00 (UTC-3) | Ayrton 1' Lins 37'Danny Morais 60' (o.g.) |
Report | Keno 65' |
Stadium: Estádio Orlando Scarpelli Attendance: 6,860 Referee: Paulo H Schleich Vollkopf |
| 3 October 2016 28 | Santa Cruz | 2–3 | Palmeiras | Recife |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Arthur Caíke 55' Grafite 69' (pen.) |
Report | Zé Roberto 32' Leandro Pereira 65' Róger Guedes 79' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 7,189 Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva |
| 9 October 2016 29 | Flamengo | 3–0 | Santa Cruz | São Paulo |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Vizeu 6' Willian Arão 57' Cirino 87' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 23,427 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro |
| 12 October 2016 30 | Santa Cruz | 2–4 | Corinthians | Cuiabá |
| 20:45 (UTC-4) | Grafite 29' Keno 80' |
Report | Guilherme 37', 54' Marlone 47' Lucca 90+1' |
Stadium: Arena Pantanal Attendance: 7,947 Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha |
| 16 October 2016 31 | Ponte Preta | 3–0 | Santa Cruz | Campinas |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Roger 51' Maycon 69'William Pottker 73' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli Attendance: 10,912 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro |
| 19 October 2016 32 | Santa Cruz | 0–1 | Botafogo | Recife |
| 21:45 (UTC-3) | Report | Rodrigo Pimpão 87' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 3,480 Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado |
| 29 October 2016 33 | Internacional | 1–1 | Santa Cruz | Porto Alegre |
| 18:30 (UTC-3) | Vitinho 6' |
Report | Léo Moura 32' |
Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (Beira-Rio) Attendance: 35,376 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio |
| 6 November 2016 34 | Santa Cruz | 1–0 | América–MG | Recife |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Léo Moura 33' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 7,632 Referee: Luiz Flavio de Oliveira |
| 16 November 2016 35 | Coritiba | 1–0 | Santa Cruz | Curitiba |
| 21:00 (UTC-3) | Leandro 75' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Major Antônio (Couto Pereira) Attendance: 8,055 Referee: Jean Pierre Goncalves Lima |
| 20 November 2016 36 | Santa Cruz | 3–3 | Atlético Mineiro | Recife |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Grafite 13' Keno 30'Vítor 58' |
Report | Fred 6' Clayton 54'Hyuri 79' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 3,221 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães |
| 27 November 2016 37 | Santa Cruz | 5–1 | Grêmio | Recife |
| 19:30 (UTC-3) | Grafite 48', 87' Léo Moura 60'Roberto 86'Arthur Caíke 90' |
Report | Bolaños 53' |
Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Attendance: 2,227 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro |
| 11 December 2016 38 | São Paulo | 5–0 | Santa Cruz | São Paulo |
| 17:00 (UTC-2) | David Neres 1' Gilberto 29'Chávez 57', 72'Luiz Araújo 81' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 16,553 Referee: Paulo Schleich Volkopff |
Record
edit| Final Position | Points | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Away | Avg% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19th | 31 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 45 | 69 | 27% |
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