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.
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| Country |  Brazil |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 8 – September 27 |
| Teams | 91 |
| Champions | Cruzeiro (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Flamengo |
| Matches played | 120 |
| Goals scored | 282 (2.35 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Lucas Barrios Brenner Léo Gamalho Rafael Sóbis (5 goals each) |
| Best player | Diego (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.
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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
- 2017 CBF ranking shown in brackets.
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.
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.
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]
- Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.
- In the round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, 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.
- 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.
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' |
| Cruzeiro | 0–0 | Flamengo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Henrique  Léo Hudson Diogo Barbosa Thiago Neves |
5–3 | Guerrero Juan Diego Trauco |
| 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
- "Continental Pneus patrocina Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Meio & Mensagem. 8 January 2016.
- "CBF divulga calendário para 2017: Copa do Brasil acaba em outubro". Globo. 14 November 2016.
- "Nos pênaltis, Cruzeiro vence o Fla e fatura título" (in Portuguese). CBF. 27 September 2017.
- "Mesmo após perder pênalti decisivo, Diego é eleito melhor jogador da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). ESPN. 28 September 2017.
- "Eleito melhor goleiro da Copa do Brasil, Gatito Fernández exalta fase no País" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 28 September 2017.
- "Confrontos da Copa do Brasil 2017 são sorteados" (in Portuguese). CBF. 15 December 2016.
- "SP x Cruzeiro, Inter x Timão... sorteio define a 4ª fase da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Globo. 17 March 2017.
- "Regulamento Específico da Competição. Copa do Brasil 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 12 December 2016.
- "Oitavas de final da Copa do Brasil ficam sem clássicos estaduais em sorteio" (in Portuguese). Globo. 20 April 2017.
- "Quartas de final da Copa do Brasil ficam sem confrontos estaduais em sorteio" (in Portuguese). Globo. 5 June 2017.
- "Flamengo e Cruzeiro decidem em casa uma vaga na final da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Globo. 31 July 2017.
- "Cruzeiro decide em casa; Fla abre final" (in Portuguese). CBF. 24 August 2017.
- "Artilharia – Copa do Brasil 2017" (in Portuguese). CBF.