| Club: | Santa Cruz |
| Season: | 2017 |
| Chairman: | Alírio Moraes[1] |
| Manager: |  Vinícius Eutrópio Adriano Teixeira (c) Givanildo Oliveira Marcelo Martelotte |
| Stadium: | Estádio do Arruda |
| League: | Série B |
| League Result: | 18th[2] |
| Cup1: | Pernambucano |
| Cup1 Result: | 3rd[3] |
| Cup2: | Copa do Brasil |
| Cup2 Result: | Round of 16[4] |
| Cup3: | Copa do Nordeste |
| Cup3 Result: | Semi-finals |
| League Topscorer: | João Paulo and Ricardo Bueno (6) |
| Season Topscorer: | Anderson Salles (11)[5] |
| Pattern B1: | _santa1718h |
| Pattern La1: | _santa1718h |
| Pattern Ra1: | _santa1718h |
| Pattern Sh1: | _white_stripes |
| Pattern So1: | _santa17h |
| Leftarm1: | 000000 |
| Body1: | FF0000 |
| Rightarm1: | 000000 |
| Shorts1: | 000000 |
| Socks1: | 000000 |
| Pattern B2: | _santa1718a |
| Pattern La2: | _santa1718a |
| Pattern Ra2: | _santa1718a |
| Pattern Sh2: | _santa1718a |
| Pattern So2: | _santa17a |
| Leftarm2: | FFFFFF |
| Body2: | FFFFFF |
| Rightarm2: | FFFFFF |
| Shorts2: | FFFFFF |
| Socks2: | FFFFFF |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 season was Santa Cruz's 104th season in the club's history. Santa Cruz competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano, Copa do Brasil, Copa do Nordeste[6] and Série B.[7]
| Games played | 64 (10 Copa do Nordeste, 14 Pernambucano, 2 Copa do Brasil, 38 Série B) |
| Games won | 21 (7 Copa do Nordeste, 6 Pernambucano, 0 Copa do Brasil, 8 Série B) |
| Games drawn | 20 (1 Copa do Nordeste, 5 Pernambucano, 1 Copa do Brasil, 13 Série B) |
| Games lost | 23 (2 Copa do Nordeste, 3 Pernambucano, 1 Copa do Brasil, 17 Série B) |
| Goals scored | 79 |
| Goals conceded | 75 |
| Goal difference | +4 |
| Best results | 5–1 (H) v Central – Pernambucano – 2017.03.18 |
| Worst result | 0–4 (A) v Paraná – Série B – 2017.07.29 |
| Top scorer | Anderson Salles (11) |