Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football club based in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Rio de Janeiro state

Rio de Janeiro (state)

Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...

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History

The club was founded on October 1, 2007. The club professionalized its football department in 2009, competing in the same year in the Campeonato Carioca Third Level

Campeonato Carioca (lower levels)

The Campeonato Carioca lower levels are the football tournaments for the Rio de Janeiro clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Carioca First Division. The competitions are organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation...

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Stadium

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio Eduardo Guinle

Estádio Eduardo Guinle

Estádio Eduardo Guinle is a multi-use stadium located in Nova Friburgo, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Friburguense Atlético Clube, Deportivo La Coruña Brasil Futebol Clube and Santa Cruz Futebol Clube. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 12,000...

, located in Nova Friburgo

Nova Friburgo

Nova Friburgo is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil. It is located in the northern mountainous region of the state, 136 km from its capital Rio de Janeiro...

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 6,550 people.