Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Cruzeiro de Rondônia, or simply Cruzeiro-RO, was a Brazilian professional football club based in

Porto Velho Porto Velho (, ''Old Port'') is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin, and a Catholic Metropolitan Archbishopric. The population is 548,952 people (as of the IBGE 2021 estimation). Located on the border of ...

, Rondônia. Their activities are currently closed due to financial difficulties. Cruzeiro-RO has last played in a professional match in May 2010. They competed in the

Copa Norte Copa Norte ( en, North Cup) was a Brazilian football competition contested between North region teams. Also with teams from the states of Maranhão and Piauí in the Northeastern. From 1997 to 1999, the Copa Norte champions granted qualific ...

once.

History

The club was founded on 1 May 1963. They competed in the

in 1999, finishing as the runner-up of the cup after being defeated in the final by Sampaio Corrêa of

Maranhão Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and ...

state.

Stadium

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube played their home games at Estádio Aluízio Ferreira. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 7,000 people.

Achievements

* Campeonato Rondoniense **2x runners-up: 1996, 1998 *

**1x finalists: 1999

Notes

References

{{Reflist Defunct football clubs in Rondônia Association football clubs established in 1963 Association football clubs disestablished in 2018 1963 establishments in Brazil 2018 disestablishments in Brazil