The 2020 season was the 99th in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence. Along with the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B is commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B (Série B), and until 2022 was officially called Brasileirão Sportingbet by sponsorship reasons. It is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system ...

– which Cruzeiro played for the first time in their history after being relegated in the 2019 season –, 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 ...

and in the Copa do Brasil. All competitions were suspended between 17 March and 25 July due to the

COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil The COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths. The virus was confirmed to have spread to Brazil on 25 February 2020, when a man from São Paulo who had traveled to Italy tested positive for the virus. ...

, which led the season to extend until 29 January 2021.

Players

Squad information

''Last updated on 30 January 2021.''

Transfers and loans

''Last updated on 6 November 2020.''

Transfers in

Loans in

Transfers out

Loans out

Competitions

Overview

Campeonato Mineiro

First stage

Troféu Inconfidência

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

On 3 October 2019, the

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announced that the

2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division. The competition was originally scheduled to begin on 2 May and end on 28 November, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tourn ...

would be played between 2 May and 28 November. However, due to the

and the consequent suspension of all football competitions between March and June, the games were rescheduled for dates between 8 August 2020 and 30 January 2021. On 19 May 2020, according to a

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decision, it was announced that Cruzeiro would start the competition with a 6-point penalty due to the non-payment of the club's debt to Al Wahda for the loan from midfielder Denílson in 2016.

League table

Results by round

Matches

Copa do Brasil

The drawn for the first stage was held on 12 December 2019.

First stage

Second stage

Third stage

Squad statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. .

Assists

Includes all competitive matches. Not all goals have an assist. .

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. .

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. .

Notes

References

External links

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 ...

Cruzeiro official website
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