# 2018 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season

The 2018 season was the 97th in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence. Along with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the club also competed in the Campeonato Mineiro, the Copa do Brasil and the Copa Libertadores.
On 17 October, Cruzeiro won their 6th Copa do Brasil title after defeating Corinthians 2–1 at Arena Corinthians, becoming the biggest champions of the tournament history and the first to win it twice in a row.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Campeonato Mineiro | 17 January 2018 | 8 April 2018 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 081.25 |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 14 April 2018 | 2 December 2018 | Round 1 | 8th | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 34 | +0 | 036.84 |
| Copa do Brasil | 16 May 2018 | 17 October 2018 | Round of 16 | Winners | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 062.50 |
| Copa Libertadores | 27 February 2018 | 4 October 2018 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 040.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 72 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 90 | 55 | +35 | 050.00 |
Source: Competitions

### Campeonato Mineiro
#### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 29 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | América Mineiro | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 21 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 18 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Tupi | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 16 | Knockout stage |
| 5 | Tombense | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 15 | Knockout stage |

#### Knockout phase
##### Final
### Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 59 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 7 | Atlético Paranaense | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 57 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 8 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 53 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 9 | Botafogo | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 51 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 10 | Santos | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 50 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
* ↑ Atlético Paranaense qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa Sudamericana.
* ↑ Cruzeiro qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2018 Copa do Brasil.

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | D | W | D | D | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | D |
| Position | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

#### Matches
### Copa do Brasil

As Cruzeiro participated in the 2018 Copa Libertadores, the club entered the Copa do Brasil in the round of 16, whose draw was held on 20 April.

#### Final
### Copa Libertadores

The group stage draw for the 2018 Copa Libertadores was made on 20 December 2017. Cruzeiro were drawn into Group E with Universidad de Chile, Racing and Vasco da Gama.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CRU | RAC | VAS | UCH |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 11 | Round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 7–0 |
| 2 | Racing | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Round of 16 | 4–2 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 5 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 |
| 4 | Universidad de Chile | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 5 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — |

#### Knockout stage

The draw for the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores was held on 4 June.