Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube
{{distinguish|Santa Cruz Futebol Clube}}
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| fullname = Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube
|nickname=Santa Cruz de Santa Rita
Cobra do Canavial
| founded = April 15, 1939
| ground = Teixeirão, Santa Rita, Paraíba state, Brazil
| capacity = 5,000
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| manager = Elinaldo Gomes
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Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is a Brazilian football team based in Santa Rita, Paraíba state. They competed in the Série C twice.
History
The club was founded on April 15, 1939.{{cite book|title=Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro|publisher=Panda Books|author=Rodolfo Rodrigues|year=2009|page=99}} They competed in the Série C in 1994 and in 1995, being eliminated in the Second Stage in both editions of the competition. Santa Cruz won the Campeonato Paraibano in 1995 and in 1996.{{Cite journal|journal=Placar Guia 2011|issue=1350-C|date=January 2011|page=94}}
Honours
- Campeonato Paraibano
- Winners (2): 1995, 1996
- Campeonato Paraibano Second Division
- Winners (2): 1994, 2000
Stadium
Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Virgínio Veloso Borges, nicknamed Teixeirão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.
Notable former players
Players that had international caps for their respective countries.
- {{flagicon|Brazil}} Mazinho
References
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Category:Association football clubs established in 1939