| Club: | Santa Cruz |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Chairman: | Constantino Junior[1] [2] |
| Manager: |  Júnior Rocha Adriano Teixeira (c) Paulo C. Gusmão Roberto Fernandes João Barata (c) |
| Stadium: | Estádio do Arruda |
| League: | Série C |
| League Result: | Quarter-finals |
| Cup1: | Pernambucano |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarter-final |
| Cup2: | Copa do Brasil |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| Cup3: | Copa do Nordeste |
| Cup3 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Pipico (6) |
| Season Topscorer: | Robinho (8) |
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| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 season was Santa Cruz's 105th season in the club's history.[3] Santa Cruz competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano,[4] Série C, Copa do Brasil[5] and Copa do Nordeste.[6]
| Games played | 40 (8 Copa do Nordeste, 11 Pernambucano, 1 Copa do Brasil, 20 Série C) |
| Games won | 13 (3 Copa do Nordeste, 2 Pernambucano, 0 Copa do Brasil, 8 Série C) |
| Games drawn | 17 (3 Copa do Nordeste, 7 Pernambucano, 0 Copa do Brasil, 7 Série C) |
| Games lost | 10 (2 Copa do Nordeste, 2 Pernambucano, 1 Copa do Brasil, 5 Série C) |
| Goals scored | 44 |
| Goals conceded | 39 |
| Goal difference | +5 |
| Best results | 4–0 (H) v Confiança – Série C – 2018.07.28 |
| Worst result | 1–4 (H) v ABC – Copa do Nordeste – 2018.05.22 |
| Top scorer | Robinho (8) |