| Club: | Cruzeiro |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Manager: | Mano Menezes |
| Chairman: | Wagner Pires de Sá |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Stadium: | Mineirão |
| Cup1: | Campeonato Mineiro |
| Cup1 Result: | Winners |
| League: | Série A |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup2: | Copa do Brasil |
| Cup2 Result: | Winners |
| Cup3: | Copa Libertadores |
| Cup3 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| League Topscorer: | De Arrascaeta (6) |
| Season Topscorer: | De Arrascaeta (15) Thiago Neves (15) |
| Highest Attendance: | 56,791 vs Boca Juniors (4 October, Copa Libertadores) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 4,036 vs Vitória (21 November, Série A) |
| Average Attendance: | 19,373 |
| Largest Win: | 7–0 vs Universidad de Chile (26 April, Copa Libertadores) |
| Largest Loss: | 2–4 vs Racing (27 February, Copa Libertadores) |
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| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 season was the 97th in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence. Along with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the club also competed in the Campeonato Mineiro, the Copa do Brasil and the Copa Libertadores.
On 17 October, Cruzeiro won their 6th Copa do Brasil title after defeating Corinthians 2–1 at Arena Corinthians, becoming the biggest champions of the tournament history and the first to win it twice in a row.[1]
See main article: 2018 Campeonato Mineiro.
See main article: 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
See main article: 2018 Copa do Brasil.
As Cruzeiro participated in the 2018 Copa Libertadores, the club entered the Copa do Brasil in the round of 16, whose draw was held on 20 April.
See main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores. The group stage draw for the 2018 Copa Libertadores was made on 20 December 2017.[2] Cruzeiro were drawn into Group E with Universidad de Chile, Racing and Vasco da Gama.
See main article: 2018 Copa Libertadores final stages. The draw for the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores was held on 4 June.