The 2017 season was the 96th 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, ...

, 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 ...

and the

Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American ...

. This season is marked by Cruzeiro's 5th

title, won on penalties over

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

on 27 September at

Mineirão Mineirão (), officially Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (''Governor Magalhães Pinto Stadium'') is the largest football stadium in the state of Minas Gerais. It was established in 1965, and it is located in Belo Horizonte. It served as a ...

, which ended a 14-year drought of national cups by the club.

Competitions

Overview

Campeonato Mineiro

First stage

Knockout phase

= Semi-finals

= Final

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

League table

Results by round

Matches

Primeira Liga

Group stage

Knockout phase

Copa do Brasil

The drawn for the first round was held on 15 December 2016.

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Copa Sudamericana

The drawn for the first stage was held on 31 January 2017.

First stage

References

External links

Cruzeiro official website
(in Portuguese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cruzeiro Brazilian football clubs 2017 season 2017 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season