The 2016 season was the 95th in the

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (), known simply as Cruzeiro, is a Brazilian sports club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its association football team. It plays ...

's existence. Along with the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

, the club also competed in the

Campeonato Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befor ...

, the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

and the

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de ...

Competitions

Overview

Campeonato Mineiro

First stage

Knockout phase

= Semi-finals

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Results by round

Matches

Primeira Liga

Group stage

Copa do Brasil

The drawn for the first round was held on 11 January.

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

References

External links

Cruzeiro official website
(in Portuguese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cruzeiro Brazilian football clubs 2016 season 2016 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season