2017 Copa do Brasil

The 2017 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Continental Pneus do Brasil 2017 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 29th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. It was held between February 8 and September 27, 2017.[2] The competition was contested by 91 teams, which qualified either by participating in their respective state championships (70), by the 2017 CBF ranking (10), by the 2016 Copa do Nordeste (1), by the 2016 Copa Verde (1), by the 2016 Série B (1) or qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores (8). Copa Verde, Copa do Nordeste and Série B champions, and the 8 Copa Libertadores clubs entered the competition in the round of 16.

2017 Copa do Brasil
Country Brazil
DatesFebruary 8 – September 27
Teams91
ChampionsCruzeiro (5th title)
Runners-upFlamengo
Matches played120
Goals scored282 (2.35 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Lucas Barrios
Brenner
Léo Gamalho
Rafael Sóbis
(5 goals each)
Best playerDiego (Flamengo)
2016
2018

Cruzeiro defeated Flamengo on penalties in the finals to win their fifth title. They also earned the right to play in the 2018 Copa Libertadores Group stage and the 2018 Copa do Brasil Round of 16.[3] Diego (Flamengo) and Gatito Fernández (Botafogo) won best player and best goalkeeper awards, respectively.[4][5]

Grêmio were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Cruzeiro in the semi-finals.

Format

The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament, the first two rounds featuring a single match and the other rounds featuring two-legged ties. The winner qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores.

Qualified teams

Teams in bold qualified directly for the round of 16.

Association Team (Berth) Qualification method
Acre
2 berths
Atlético Acreano2016 Campeonato Acriano champions
Rio Branco2016 Campeonato Acriano runners-up
Alagoas
3+1 berths
CRB2016 Campeonato Alagoano champions
CSA2016 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
Murici2016 Campeonato Alagoano 3rd place
ASA9th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
Amapá
1 berth
Santos2016 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas
2 berths
Fast Clube2016 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Princesa do Solimões2016 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Bahia
3 berths
Vitória2016 Campeonato Baiano champions
Bahia2016 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
Vitória da Conquista2016 Copa Governador da Bahia champions
Ceará
3+1 berths
Fortaleza2016 Campeonato Cearense champions
Uniclinic2016 Campeonato Cearense runners-up
Guarani de Juazeiro2016 Copa Fares Lopes champions
Ceará3rd best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
Espírito Santo
1 berth
Desportiva2016 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Federal District
2 berths
Luziânia2016 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Ceilândia2016 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Goiás
3 + 1 berths
Atlético Goianiense2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions
Goiás2016 Campeonato Goiano champions
Anápolis2016 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
Vila Nova2016 Campeonato Goiano 4th place
Maranhão
2 berths
Moto Club2016 Campeonato Maranhense champions
Sampaio Corrêa2016 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
Mato Grosso
3 berths
Luverdense2016 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Sinop2016 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
Cuiabá2016 Copa FMF champions
Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths Sete de Dourados2016 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Comercial2016 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up
Minas Gerais
4+1+1 berths
Atlético Mineiro2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place
América Mineiro2016 Campeonato Mineiro champions
Cruzeiro2016 Campeonato Mineiro 3rd place
URT2016 Campeonato Mineiro 4th place
Caldense2016 Campeonato Mineiro 5th place
Boa Esporte7th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
Pará
3 + 1 berths
Paysandu2016 Copa Verde champions
São Francisco2016 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
São Raimundo2016 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
Remo2016 Campeonato Paraense 4th place
Paraíba
2 berths
Campinense2016 Campeonato Paraibano champions
Botafogo2016 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Paraná
3+1+1 berths
Atlético Paranaense2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place
Coritiba2016 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up
Paraná2016 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place
PSTC2016 Campeonato Paranaense 4th place
Londrina10th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
Pernambuco
3 + 1 berths
Santa Cruz2016 Copa do Nordeste champions
Sport2016 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
Náutico2016 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place
Salgueiro2016 Campeonato Pernambucano 4th place
Piauí
2 berths
Ríver2016 Campeonato Piauiense champions
Altos2016 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up
Rio de Janeiro
5 + 2 berths
Flamengo2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place
Botafogo2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place
Vasco da Gama2016 Campeonato Carioca champions
Fluminense2016 Campeonato Carioca 3rd place
Volta Redonda2016 Campeonato Carioca 5th place
Boavista2016 Campeonato Carioca 6th place
Friburguense2016 Copa Rio runners-up
Rio Grande do Norte 3 berthsABC2016 Campeonato Potiguar champions
América de Natal2016 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
Globo2016 Campeonato Potiguar 3rd place
Rio Grande do Sul
4 + 1 berths
Grêmio2016 Copa do Brasil champions
Internacional2016 Campeonato Gaúcho champions
Juventude2016 Campeonato Gaúcho runners-up
São José2016 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th place
Ypiranga2016 Copa FGF runners-up
Rondônia
1 berth
Rondoniense2016 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima
1 berth
São Raimundo2016 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Santa Catarina
4 + 1 + 1 berths
Chapecoense2016 Copa Sudamericana champions
Joinville2016 Campeonato Catarinense runners-up
Criciúma2016 Campeonato Catarinense 3rd place
Figueirense2016 Campeonato Catarinense 4th place
Brusque2016 Campeonato Catarinense 5th place
Avaí4th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
São Paulo
5+2+5 berths
Palmeiras2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions
Santos2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up
Audax2016 Campeonato Paulista runners-up
Corinthians2016 Campeonato Paulista 3rd place
São Bento2016 Campeonato Paulista 5th place
Santo André2016 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 champions
Ferroviária2016 Copa Paulista runners-up
São Paulobest placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
Ponte Preta2nd best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
Bragantino5th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
Portuguesa6th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
Oeste8th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
Sergipe
2 berths
Sergipe2016 Campeonato Sergipano champions
Itabaiana2016 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up
Tocantins
1 berth
Gurupi2016 Campeonato Tocantinense champions

Draw

A draw for the first round was held by CBF on December 15, 2016, 11:00 BRST at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[6] The 80 qualified teams were divided in eight groups (A-H) with 10 teams each. That division was based on the 2017 CBF ranking and the matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A vs. E; B vs. F; C vs. G; D vs. H. The lower ranked teams hosted the first round match.

Seeding

Group A Group B Group C Group D
Group E Group F Group G Group H

First round

In the first round, each match was played on a single-legged basis. The lower ranked team hosted the match and, in tie cases, the higher ranked team advanced to next round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
CSA 1–4 Sport
Sete de Dourados 1–0 Ríver
Uniclinic 1–2 Portuguesa
Boavista 1–0 Ceará
Rio Branco 1–0 Figueirense
Gurupi 2–1 Londrina
São Raimundo 2–1 Fortaleza
Comercial 0–1 Joinville
Volta Redonda 1–2 Cruzeiro
São Francisco 3–0 Botafogo
Murici 3–1 Juventude
Atlético Acreano 0–2 América Mineiro
Globo 2–5 Fluminense
Sinop 1–0 Salgueiro
Altos 2–0 CRB
Santo André 0–1 Criciúma
Princesa do Solimões 0–2 Internacional
Friburguense 0–1 Oeste
São José 1–1 Sampaio Corrêa
Guarani de Juazeiro 1–0 Náutico
Caldense 0–1 Corinthians
Brusque 2–1 Remo
URT 1–2 Luverdense
Desportiva 1–2 Avaí
Campinense 0–2 Ponte Preta
Rondoniense 0–2 Cuiabá
São Raimundo 0–2 Boa Esporte
Itabaiana 2–4 Goiás
Santos 0–2 Vasco da Gama
Fast Clube 1–1 Vila Nova
Anápolis 0–0 Bragantino
Luziânia 0–2 Vitória
Vitória da Conquista 1–1 Coritiba
Ferroviária 1–1 ASA
São Bento 1–1 Paraná
Sergipe 0–2 Bahia
Moto Club 0–1 São Paulo
PSTC 2–1 Ypiranga
Audax 1–0 América de Natal
Ceilândia 1–1 ABC

Second round

In the second round, each match was played on a single-legged basis. In case of tie, the qualified team was determined by penalty shoot-out.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sport 3–0 Sete de Dourados
Portuguesa 0–2 Boavista
Gurupi 2–0 Rio Branco
Joinville 1–0 São Raimundo
Cruzeiro 6–0 São Francisco
Murici 0–0 (5–4 p) América Mineiro
Sinop 1–3 Fluminense
Criciúma 2–2 (4–3 p) Altos
Internacional 4–1 Oeste
Sampaio Corrêa 2–0 Guarani de Juazeiro
Brusque 0–0 (4–5 p) Corinthians
Avaí 1–1 (2–3 p) Luverdense
Ponte Preta 1–1 (4–5 p) Cuiabá
Boa Esporte 0–0 (2–3 p) Goiás
Vila Nova 1–2 Vasco da Gama
Vitória 3–2 Bragantino
Coritiba 0–2 ASA
Paraná 2–0 Bahia
PSTC 2–4 São Paulo
ABC 1–1 (4–1 p) Audax

Third round

In the third round, each match was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Boavista 0–4 Sport 0–3 0–1
Joinville 3–2 Gurupi 3–1 0–1
Murici 0–5 Cruzeiro 0–2 0–3
Criciúma 3–4 Fluminense 1–1 2–3
Sampaio Corrêa 1–7 Internacional 1–4 0–3
Luverdense 1–3 Corinthians 0–2 1–1
Goiás 5–1 Cuiabá 4–0 1–1
Vasco da Gama 1–2 Vitória 1–1 0–1
ASA 0–0 (1–4 p) Paraná 0–0 0–0
São Paulo 4–2 ABC 3–1 1–1

Fourth round

A draw for the fourth round was held by CBF on March 17, 2017.[7] In the fourth round, each match was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sport 3–3 (4–3 p) Joinville 2–1 1–2
Vitória 0–2 Paraná 0–2 0–0
Goiás 2–4 Fluminense 2–1 0–3
Internacional 2–2 (4–3 p) Corinthians 1–1 1–1
São Paulo 2–3 Cruzeiro 0–2 2–1

Knockout stages

In the knockout stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[8]

Bracket

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                             
Paraná 3 0 3  
Atlético Mineiro 2 2 4  
  Atlético Mineiro 1 0 1  
  Botafogo 0 3 3  
Botafogo 2 1 3
Sport 1 1 2  
  Botafogo 0 0 0  
  Flamengo 0 1 1  
Flamengo 0 2 2  
Atlético Goianiense 0 1 1  
  Flamengo (a) 2 2 4
  Santos 0 4 4  
Santos 2 3 5
Paysandu 0 1 1  
  Flamengo 1 0 1 (3)
  Cruzeiro (p) 1 0 1 (5)
Grêmio 3 2 5  
Fluminense 1 0 1  
  Grêmio 4 3 7
  Atlético Paranaense 0 2 2  
Santa Cruz 0 0 0
Atlético Paranaense 0 2 2  
  Grêmio 1 0 1 (2)
  Cruzeiro (p) 0 1 1 (3)  
Palmeiras (a) 1 1 2  
Internacional 0 2 2  
  Palmeiras 3 1 4
  Cruzeiro (a) 3 1 4  
Cruzeiro 1 0 1
Chapecoense 0 0 0  

Round of 16

A draw for the round of 16 was held by CBF on April 20, 2017.[9]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santa Cruz 0–2 Atlético Paranaense 0–0 0–2
Grêmio 5–1 Fluminense 3–1 2–0
Flamengo 2–1 Atlético Goianiense 0–0 2–1
Palmeiras 2–2 (a) Internacional 1–0 1–2
Botafogo 3–2 Sport 2–1 1–1
Santos 5–1 Paysandu 2–0 3–1
Cruzeiro 1–0 Chapecoense 1–0 0–0
Paraná 3–4 Atlético Mineiro 3–2 0–2

Quarter-finals

A draw for the quarter-finals was held by CBF on June 5, 2017.[10]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Mineiro 1–3 Botafogo 1–0 0–3
Flamengo 4–4 (a) Santos 2–0 2–4
Grêmio 7–2 Atlético Paranaense 4–0 3–2
Palmeiras 4–4 (a) Cruzeiro 3–3 1–1

Semi-finals

A draw for the semi-finals was held by CBF on July 31, 2017.[11]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Botafogo 0–1 Flamengo 0–0 0–1
Grêmio 1–1 (2–3 p) Cruzeiro 1–0 0–1

Final

In the final, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule and extra time would not be used and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner. (Regulations Article 12.c). A draw by CBF was held on August 24, 2017 to determine the home-and-away team for each leg.[12] The first leg was played on September 7 and the second leg was played on September 27, 2017.

Flamengo 1–1 Cruzeiro
Lucas Paquetá  75' Report De Arrascaeta  83'
Attendance: 66,165
Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza (São Paulo)

Cruzeiro 0–0 Flamengo
Report
Penalties
Henrique
Léo
Hudson
Diogo Barbosa
Thiago Neves
5–3 Guerrero
Juan
Diego
Trauco
Attendance: 61,017
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)
2017 Copa do Brasil Champions
Cruzeiro
5th Title

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Lucas Barrios Grêmio 5
Brenner Internacional 5
Léo Gamalho Goiás 5
Rafael Sóbis Cruzeiro 5
5 Bruno Henrique Santos 4
Henrique Dourado Fluminense 4
7 Aldair Joinville 3
Carlos Internacional 3
Cícero São Paulo 3
Jonathan Copete Santos 3
Ederson Gurupi 3
Guilherme Biteco Paraná 3
Leandro Pereira Sport 3
Nenê Vasco da Gama 3
Pedro Rocha Grêmio 3
Robinho Cruzeiro 3
Junior Sornoza Fluminense 3

Source: CBF[13]

References

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