# 2022 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season

The 2022 season was the 101st in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence.
Along with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the club will also compete in the Campeonato Mineiro and in the Copa do Brasil.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 27 May 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BRA | Rafael Cabral |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Wagner Leonardo (on loan from Santos) |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Mateus Silva |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Zé Ivaldo (on loan from Athletico Paranaense) |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Matheus Bidu (on loan from Guarani) |
| 7 | MF | URU | Leonardo Pais |
| 8 | MF | ITA | Rômulo |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Waguininho |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Eduardo Brock |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Adriano |
| 17 | FW | BRA | Rafael Silva |
| 18 | FW | BRA | Jajá (on loan from Athletico Paranaense) |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Vitor Leque |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Marco Antônio |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Pedro Castro |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Machado |
| 25 | MF | BRA | Neto Moura |
| 26 | DF | BRA | Lucas Oliveira |
| 27 | GK | BRA | Gabriel Mesquita |
| 28 | MF | BRA | João Paulo |
| 29 | MF | BRA | Willian Oliveira (on loan from Ceará) |
| 31 | GK | BRA | Denivys |
| 33 | FW | BRA | Rodolfo |
| 36 | DF | BRA | Rafael Santos |
| 42 | DF | BRA | Geovane Jesus |
| 48 | MF | BRA | Daniel Junior |
| 55 | MF | BRA | Fernando Canesin |
| 77 | GK | BRA | Gabriel Brazão (on loan from Inter Milan) |
| 90 | FW | MDA | Henrique Luvannor |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Edu |

### Youth players with first team numbers

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 41 | GK | BRA | Rodrigo Bazilio |
| 43 | DF | BRA | Paulo |
| 44 | DF | BRA | Weverton |
| 45 | MF | BRA | Ageu |
| 46 | DF | BRA | Kaiki |
| 47 | FW | BRA | Marcelinho |
| 50 | FW | BRA | Alex Matos |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 51 | GK | BRA | Ezequiel |
| 52 | MF | BRA | Miticov |
| 53 | DF | BRA | Pedrão |
| 57 | FW | BRA | Jhosefer |
| 58 | MF | BRA | Vitinho |
| 60 | MF | BRA | Breno |
| 61 | GK | BRA | Otávio |

## 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 | 26 January | 2 April | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 064.29 |
| Copa do Brasil | 23 February | 12 July | First stage | Round of 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | 8 April | 6 November | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 060.53 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 58 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 94 | 48 | +46 | 060.34 |
Source: Competitions

### Campeonato Mineiro
#### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 28 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Athletic Club | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 25 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 22 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Caldense | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 18 | Knockout stage |
| 5 | América Mineiro | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 17 | Troféu Inconfidência |

#### Knockout stage
##### Final
### Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Cruzeiro (C, P) | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 78 | Promotion to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 2 | Grêmio (P) | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 65 | Promotion to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 3 | Bahia (P) | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 62 | Promotion to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama (P) | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 62 | Promotion to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 5 | Sampaio Corrêa | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 58 | |

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 20 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |