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| Full name | Esporte Clube Cruzeiro | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Cruzeirinho (Little Cruzeiro) Leão da Montanha (Lion of the Mountain) Estrelado (The Starry One) | ||
| Founded | July 14, 1913 | ||
| Ground | Arena Cruzeiro | ||
| Capacity | 16,000 | ||
| President | Claudio Lempek | ||
| Head coach | Claiton dos Santos | ||
| Website | http://www.cruzeiropoa.com.br/ | ||
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Esporte Clube Cruzeiro, commonly referred to as Cruzeiro-RS, is a Brazilian football club based in Cachoeirinha, Rio Grande do Sul. It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, the second level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league.
It was founded in 1913, preceding Cruzeiro Esporte Clube from Belo Horizonte, the most famous team of the same name. Cruzeiro won the 1929 Campeonato Gaúcho. In the 1953 the team was the first from Rio Grande do Sul to tour Europe, winning an international friendly tournament in 1960.