Esporte Clube Avenida, commonly referred to as Avenida, is a Brazilian football club based in Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.

It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1, the first level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league.

[1] Avenida merged with Futebol Clube Santa Cruz, its rival, in the 1960s to form Associação Santa Cruz do Futebol, due to financial difficulties, but the merger was a failure, and both clubs continued being separate teams.

Avenida won the Campeonato Gaúcho Second Level in 2011.

Esporte Clube Avenida play their home games at Estádio dos Eucaliptos.