Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is a Brazilian football team based in Santa Rita, Paraíba state.

[1] They competed in the Série C in 1994 and in 1995, being eliminated in the Second Stage in both editions of the competition.

Santa Cruz won the Campeonato Paraibano in 1995 and in 1996.

[2] Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Virgínio Veloso Borges, nicknamed Teixeirão.

[1] Players that had international caps for their respective countries.