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Cruzeiro:

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (Cruzeiro) are from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.  The club was founded on January 2, 1921.

 Cruzeiro play their home games in their famous Estádio Mineirão, with a capacity for 75,000 fans.

Cruzeiro is the only Brazilian team to have won the triple crown for winning the Brazilian League, Brazilian Cup, State Championship, and they won all of these honours in the same year.

Cruzeiro's fans are used to seeing top quality players, 2002 World Cup winners Edilson, Dida, Rivaldo and Ronaldo all played for the famous club at one stage of their illustrious careers.

Honours:
Copa Libertadores de América: 1976, 1997
Supercopa Sudamericana (tournament disputed by Copa Libertadores de América champions): 1991, 1992
Recopa: 1998
Copa Oro: 1995
Supercopa Masters: 1995
Brazilian League: 2003
Taça Brasil: 1966
Brazilian Cup: 1993, 1996, 2000, 2003
Copa Sul-Minas: 2001, 2002
Copa Centro-Oeste: 1999
State Championships: 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1956, 1959,1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002*, 2003, 2004, 2006
Belo Horizonte Youth Cup: 1985, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2004

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