[4] In 1944, a group of surplus players from Santa Cruz decided to leave the club and found their own, which became known as Esporte Clube Avenida.

[7] In February 2012, TV cameras caught a single Santa Cruz fan at the Olímpico Monumental, in Porto Alegre, celebrating the team's only goal in a 4–1 defeat against Grêmio for the 2012 Campeonato Gaúcho.

Shortly afterwards, they discovered that it was Tiago Rech, a journalist born in Santa Cruz do Sul who worked near the stadium and went to watch his favorite team.

Rech restructured the club and in 2020 it paid off as Santa Cruz conquered the Copa FGF, the Rio Grande do Sul state cup.

[11] In 2023, Santa Cruz was crowned Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 champions after winning against Guarany from Bagé.