O Cruzeiro de Arapiraca é um clube alagoano fundado em 1983, dissolvido em 1997 e refundado em 2019. Venceu a Copa Alagoas de 2022 e joga no estádio Coaracy da Mata Fonseca.
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a football club from Arapiraca, in the backlands of Alagoas, founded on September 7, 1983. It was dissolved in 1997 and re-established in 2019. It plays its matches at Coaracy da Mata Fonseca stadium, with a capacity of about 12,000 fans.
History
Founded on September 7, 1983, Cruzeiro of Arapiraca competed in professional Alagoan football during the 1980s and 1990s. Its most memorable result in that period was fourth place in the Copa do Nordeste in 1994. The club was dissolved in 1997 and remained inactive for about 23 years. In 2019 it was re-established and returned to professional competition in 2021, in the Second Division of the Alagoan Championship. In 2022 it won the Copa Alagoas, a title that secured a spot in Series D of the Brazilian Championship in 2023. The club returned to the elite of Alagoan football after 26 years and, in 2026, competes in the Alagoan Championship.