Brasileirão Série A · 2016/17 · 12º place · 51 pts
Cruzeiro played the Brasileirão Série A 2016/17 season, finishing 12th with 51 points from 38 matches (14W–9D–15L). They scored 48 goals and conceded 49, for a goal difference of -1. Across the campaign their cumulative goal difference ranged from -10 to -1, ending at -1. Their leading scorer was G. de Arrascaeta with 9 goals.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Min | G | A | 🟨 | 🟥 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. de Arrascaeta | Mid | 31 | 2414 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7.07 |
| Robinho | Mid | 24 | 1780 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7.25 |
| Alisson | Mid | 20 | 1187 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6.80 |
| Willian | Att | 33 | 1703 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.82 |
| Rafael Augusto Sóbis do Nascimento | Att | 22 | 1683 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7.07 |
| Henrique Pacheco de Lima | Mid | 31 | 2668 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7.28 |
| Rafael da Silva Francisco | Mid | 16 | 839 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.80 |
| D. Riascos | Att | 11 | 558 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.62 |
| Douglas Coutinho | Att | 7 | 182 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.60 |
| Bruno Rodrigo Fenelon Palomo | Def | 30 | 2637 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| A. Cabral | Mid | 25 | 1668 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.90 |
| Manoel | Def | 16 | 1424 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.98 |
| Ezequiel | Def | 12 | 872 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.80 |
| Fabrício Bruno | Def | 7 | 376 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.82 |
| L. Romero | Mid | 24 | 1880 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6.93 |
| Lucas Rios Marques | Def | 21 | 1733 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6.42 |
| Bryan | Def | 15 | 1239 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.76 |
| Fábio | Goa | 19 | 1655 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.66 |
| Rafael | Goa | 17 | 1530 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.09 |
| Leonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda | Def | 15 | 1238 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.90 |
| Bruno Ramires | Mid | 16 | 1201 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.66 |
| Allano | For | 9 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| Alex Sandro dos Santos Apolinario | Mid | 6 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Marcos Vinícius | Mid | 9 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.55 |
| Jonathan Braz | Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| João Gabriel Ramos de Souza | Att | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Elisson | Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Joanderson | Att | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Victor Luiz | Def | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Alex Flávio | Def | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.38 |
| Judivan | Att | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dedé | Def | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kevin | Def | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |