2020 Copa do Brasil

The 2020 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Continental Pneus do Brasil 2020 for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 32nd edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. It will be held between 5 February 2020 and 7 March 2021.

2020 Copa do Brasil
Country Brazil
Dates5 February 2020 – 7 March 2021
Teams91
Matches played118
Goals scored262 (2.22 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brenner
Léo Gamalho
Nenê
Rodolfo
(6 goals each)
2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 30 December 2020.

On 15 March 2020, CBF suspended the competition indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Four months later, on 9 July 2020, they announced that the tournament would resume on 26 August 2020.[3] The end of the tournament originally scheduled for 16 September 2020 was rescheduled to 17 February 2021, but due to the qualification of the finalist Palmeiras for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, the end of the competition was rescheduled again to 7 March 2021.

The competition is contested by 91 teams, either qualified by participating in their respective state championships (70), by the 2020 CBF ranking (10), by the 2019 Copa do Nordeste (1), by the 2019 Copa Verde (1), by the 2019 Série B (1) or those qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores (8).

The winners of the 2020 Copa do Brazil will qualify for the 2021 Copa Libertadores group stage.[4]

Athletico Paranaense were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the round of 16.

Format

The competition is a single-elimination tournament, the first two rounds were played as a single match and the rest are played as a two-legged ties. Eleven teams entered in the round of 16, which were teams qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores (8), Série B champions, Copa Verde champions and Copa do Nordeste champions. The remaining 80 teams played in the first round. The 40 winners played the second round, the 20 winners played the third round, and the 10 winners played the fourth round. Finally, the five fourth round winners qualified for the round of 16.[4]

Qualified teams

Teams in bold were qualified directly for the round of 16.

Association Team Qualification method
Acre
2 berths
Atlético Acreano 2019 Campeonato Acriano champions
Galvez 2019 Campeonato Acriano runners-up
Alagoas
3 berths
CSA 2019 Campeonato Alagoano champions
CRB 2019 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
Coruripe 2019 Campeonato Alagoano 3rd place
Amapá
1 berth
Santos 2019 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas
2 berths
Manaus 2019 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Fast Clube 2019 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Bahia
3 + 1 berths
Bahia 2019 Campeonato Baiano champions
Bahia de Feira 2019 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
Atlético de Alagoinhas 2019 Campeonato Baiano 3rd place
Vitória 2nd best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified
Ceará
3 + 1 berths
Fortaleza 2019 Copa do Nordeste champions
Ceará 2019 Campeonato Cearense runners-up
Barbalha 2019 Campeonato Cearense first stage winners
Caucaia 2019 Copa Fares Lopes champions
Espírito Santo
1 berth
Vitória 2019 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Federal District
2 berths
Gama 2019 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Brasiliense 2019 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Goiás
3 berths
Atlético Goianiense 2019 Campeonato Goiano champions
Goiás 2019 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
Vila Nova 2019 Campeonato Goiano 3rd place
Maranhão
3 berths
Imperatriz 2019 Campeonato Maranhense champions
Moto Club 2019 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
Sampaio Corrêa 2019 Campeonato Maranhense 3rd place
Mato Grosso
3 + 1 berths
Cuiabá 2019 Copa Verde champions
CEOV 2019 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
União Rondonópolis 2019 Campeonato Mato-Grossense 3rd place
Luverdense 2019 Copa FMF champions
Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths Águia Negra 2019 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Aquidauanense 2019 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up
Minas Gerais
4 berths
Cruzeiro 2019 Campeonato Mineiro champions
Atlético Mineiro 2019 Campeonato Mineiro runners-up
América Mineiro 2019 Campeonato Mineiro 3rd place
Boa Esporte 2019 Campeonato Mineiro 4th place
Pará
3 + 1 berths
Remo 2019 Campeonato Paraense champions
Independente 2019 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
Bragantino 2019 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
Paysandu 5th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified
Paraíba
2 berths
Botafogo 2019 Campeonato Paraibano champions
Campinense 2019 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Paraná
4 + 1 + 1 berths
Athletico Paranaense 2019 Copa do Brasil champions
Toledo 2019 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up
Coritiba 2019 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place
Londrina 2019 Campeonato Paranaense 4th place
Operário Ferroviário 2019 Campeonato Paranaense 5th place
Paraná 3rd best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified
Pernambuco
3 + 1 berths
Sport 2019 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
Náutico 2019 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
Afogados 2019 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place
Santa Cruz 7th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified
Piauí
2 berths
Ríver 2019 Campeonato Piauiense champions
Altos 2019 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up
Rio de Janeiro
5 + 1 + 1 berths
Flamengo 2019 Copa Libertadores champions
Vasco da Gama 2019 Campeonato Carioca runners-up
Bangu 2019 Campeonato Carioca 3rd place
Fluminense 2019 Campeonato Carioca 4th place
Volta Redonda 2019 Campeonato Carioca 5th place
Boavista[a] 2019 Copa Rio 3rd place
Botafogo best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified
Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths América de Natal 2019 Campeonato Potiguar champions
ABC 2019 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
Rio Grande do Sul
4 + 2 + 2 berths
Grêmio 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place
Internacional 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place
Caxias 2019 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd place
São Luiz 2019 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th place
Novo Hamburgo 2019 Campeonato Gaúcho 5th place
São José 2019 Copa FGF runners-up
Juventude 6th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified
Brasil de Pelotas 10th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified
Rondônia
1 berth
Vilhenense 2019 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima
1 berth
São Raimundo 2019 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Santa Catarina
3 + 2 berths
Avaí 2019 Campeonato Catarinense champions
Chapecoense 2019 Campeonato Catarinense runners-up
Brusque 2019 Copa Santa Catarina champions
Figueirense 4th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified
Criciúma 8th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified
São Paulo
5 + 5 + 1 berths
Santos 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up
Palmeiras 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place
São Paulo 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place
Corinthians 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place
Red Bull Bragantino[b] 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions
Novorizontino 2019 Campeonato Paulista 6th place
Ferroviária 2019 Campeonato Paulista 7th place
Ponte Preta[c] 2019 Campeonato Paulista do Interior runners-up
Santo André 2019 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 champions
XV de Piracicaba 2019 Copa Paulista runners-up
Oeste 9th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified
Sergipe
2 berths
Freipaulistano[d] 2019 Campeonato Sergipano champions
Lagarto 2019 Campeonato Sergipano first stage winners
Tocantins
1 berth
Palmas 2019 Campeonato Tocantinense champions
a Bonsucesso (2019 Copa Rio champions) declined to participate in the Copa do Brasil. They were replaced by the 3rd place Boavista.[5]
b Due to the partnership between Red Bull and Clube Atlético Bragantino, in the 2020 season the team was renamed as Red Bull Bragantino.[6]
c Red Bull Brasil (2019 Campeonato Paulista do Interior champions) lost their berth due to the partnership between Red Bull and Red Bull Bragantino. They were replaced by the runners-up Ponte Preta.[7]
d Associação Desportiva Frei Paulistano was renamed as Associação Desportiva Freipaulistano on 22 April 2019.[8]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows:[9]

Stage First leg Second leg
First round
  • Week 1: 5 February 2020
  • Week 2: 12 February 2020
  • Week 3: 19 February 2020
  • Week 4: 26 February 2020
Second round
  • Week 1: 19 February 2020
  • Week 2: 26 February 2020
  • Week 3: 4 March 2020
Third round 11 March 2020 26 August 2020
Fourth round 16 September 2020 23 September 2020
Round of 16 14 and 28 October 2020 25 October and 4 November 2020
Quarter-finals 11 November 2020 18 November 2020
Semi-finals 23 December 2020 30 December 2020
Finals 28 February 2021 7 March 2021

Draw

The draw for the first and second rounds was held on 12 December 2019, 14:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[10] Teams were seeded by their CBF ranking (shown in parentheses). The 80 qualified teams were divided in eight groups (A-H) with 10 teams each. 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.

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

First round

In the first round, each tie was played on a single-legged basis. The lower-ranked team hosted the match. If tied after 90 minutes, the higher-ranked team would automatically advance to second round.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ríver 1–0 Bahia
São Luiz 0–0 América de Natal
Coruripe 0–0 Juventude
XV de Piracicaba 1–0 Londrina
Caxias 1–1 Botafogo
Toledo 0–2 Náutico
Palmas 0–2 Paraná
Bahia de Feira 3–1 Luverdense
Brusque 2–1 Sport
Freipaulistano 1–2 Remo
Manaus 1–0 Coritiba
Gama 3–3 Brasil de Pelotas
São Raimundo 2–2 Cruzeiro
Vilhenense 1–1 Boa Esporte
Brasiliense 1–1 Paysandu
Independente 2–3 CRB
Moto Club 2–4 Fluminense
Atlético de Alagoinhas 0–0 Botafogo
Novorizontino 1–2 Figueirense
Vitória 2–1 CSA
Boavista 0–2 Chapecoense
Caucaia 1–2 São José
União Rondonópolis 0–1 Atlético Goianiense
CEOV 0–0 Santa Cruz
Imperatriz 0–0 Vitória
Lagarto 1–0 Volta Redonda
Bragantino 1–2 Ceará
Bangu 1–1 Oeste
Campinense 0–0 Atlético Mineiro
Afogados 3–0 Atlético Acreano
Novo Hamburgo 1–2 Ponte Preta
Galvez 0–1 Vila Nova
Altos 1–1 Vasco da Gama
Aquidauanense 0–1 ABC
Fast Clube 0–2 Goiás
Santo André 4–1 Criciúma
Santos 1–1 América Mineiro
Barbalha 0–3 Operário Ferroviário
Ferroviária 2–0 Avaí
Águia Negra 2–1 Sampaio Corrêa

Second round

In the second round, each tie was played on a single-legged basis. If the score was level, the match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ríver 1–1 (3–4 p) América de Natal
XV de Piracicaba 1–1 (7–8 p) Juventude
Náutico 1–1 (3–4 p) Botafogo
Paraná 3–2 Bahia de Feira
Brusque 5–1 Remo
Brasil de Pelotas 1–0 Manaus
Boa Esporte 1–1 (4–5 p) Cruzeiro
Paysandu 1–1 (3–5 p) CRB
Fluminense 2–0 Botafogo
Vitória 0–1 Figueirense
São José 0–0 (5–4 p) Chapecoense
Atlético Goianiense 1–1 (4–3 p) Santa Cruz
Vitória 3–1 Lagarto
Oeste 1–1 (2–4 p) Ceará
Afogados 2–2 (7–6 p) Atlético Mineiro
Ponte Preta 0–0 (5–3 p) Vila Nova
Vasco da Gama 1–0 ABC
Santo André 0–2 Goiás
Operário Ferroviário 0–2 América Mineiro
Ferroviária 6–2 Águia Negra

Third round

In the third round, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was level, the second-leg match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Juventude 2–2 (5–3 p) América de Natal 1–1 1–1
Botafogo 3–1 Paraná 1–0 2–1
Brasil de Pelotas 0–2 Brusque 0–1 0–1
Cruzeiro 1–3 CRB 0–2 1–1
Figueirense 1–3 Fluminense 1–0 0–3
Atlético Goianiense 2–1 São José 2–0 0–1
Ceará 5–3 Vitória 1–0 4–3
Ponte Preta 5–0 Afogados 3–0 2–0
Vasco da Gama 2–2 (3–2 p) Goiás 0–1 2–1
Ferroviária 0–1 América Mineiro 0–0 0–1

Fourth round

The draw for the fourth round was held on 1 September 2020, 11:30 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[11] The 10 qualified teams were drawn in a single group (CBF ranking shown in parentheses).

Group

In the fourth round, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was level, the second-leg match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fluminense 2–3 Atlético Goianiense 1–0 1–3
Brusque 1–7 Ceará 0–2 1–5
Botafogo 1–0 Vasco da Gama 1–0 0–0
Ponte Preta 3–5 América Mineiro 2–2 1–3
Juventude 2–1 CRB 2–0 0–1

Final rounds

In the final rounds, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is level, the second-leg match will go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.[4]

Bracket

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                             
Botafogo 0 0 0  
Cuiabá 1 0 1  
  Cuiabá 1 0 1  
  Grêmio 2 2 4  
Grêmio 1 1 2
Juventude 0 0 0  
  Grêmio 1 0 1  
  São Paulo 0 0 0  
Athletico Paranaense 0 2 2  
Flamengo 1 3 4  
  Flamengo 1 0 1
  São Paulo 2 3 5  
Fortaleza 3 2 5 (9)
São Paulo (p) 3 2 5 (10)  
  Grêmio
  Palmeiras
Red Bull Bragantino 1 0 1  
Palmeiras 3 1 4  
  Palmeiras 3 2 5
  Ceará 0 2 2  
Santos 0 0 0
Ceará 0 1 1  
  Palmeiras 1 2 3
  América Mineiro 1 0 1  
Atlético Goianiense 1 1 2  
Internacional 2 2 4  
  Internacional 0 1 1 (5)
  América Mineiro (p) 1 0 1 (6)  
Corinthians 0 1 1
América Mineiro 1 1 2  

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 October 2020, 11:30 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[12] The 16 qualified teams were drawn in a single group (CBF ranking shown in parentheses).

Group

The first legs were played on 14 and 27–29 October and the second legs were played on 25 October and 3–5 November 2020.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fortaleza 5–5 (9–10 p) São Paulo 3–3 2–2
Santos 0–1 Ceará 0–0 0–1
Grêmio 2–0 Juventude 1–0 1–0
Atlético Goianiense 2–4 Internacional 1–2 1–2
Botafogo 0–1 Cuiabá 0–1 0–0
Athletico Paranaense 2–4 Flamengo 0–1 2–3
Red Bull Bragantino 1–4 Palmeiras 1–3 0–1
Corinthians 1–2 América Mineiro 0–1 1–1

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 6 November 2020, 11:30 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[13] All teams were placed into a single group (CBF ranking shown in parentheses).

Group

The first legs were played on 11 November and the second legs were played on 18 November 2020.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Flamengo 1–5 São Paulo 1–2 0–3
Cuiabá 1–4 Grêmio 1–2 0–2
Internacional 1–1 (5–6 p) América Mineiro 0–1 1–0
Palmeiras 5–2 Ceará 3–0 2–2

Semi-finals

The draw to determine the home-and-away teams for both legs were held on 24 November 2020, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[14] The first legs were played on 23 December and the second legs were played on 30 December 2020.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio 1–0 São Paulo 1–0 0–0
Palmeiras 3–1 América Mineiro 1–1 2–0

Finals

The draw to determine the home-and-away teams for both legs was held on 14 January 2021, 11:30 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[15]


Top goalscorers

Players and teams highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

As of 30 December 2020
Rank Player Team 1R 2R 3R1 3R2 4R1 4R2 ⅛F1 ⅛F2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 F1 F2 Total
1 Brenner São Paulo 222000 6
Léo Gamalho CRB 112101
Nenê Fluminense 210300
Rodolfo América Mineiro 110101011000
5 Diego Souza Grêmio 001210 4
Raphael Veiga Palmeiras 101200
Vinícius Ceará 00011001x1
8 Luciano São Paulo 10020x 3
Rafael Sóbis[1] Ceará 001002000
Thiago Alagoano Brusque 02100x

Source:CBF

1 Rafael Sóbis left Ceará for Cruzeiro after the first leg of the quarter-finals.[16]

References

  1. "Continental renova naming rights da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Meio & Mensagem. 18 December 2018.
  2. "CBF suspende competições de âmbito nacional por tempo indeterminado" (in Portuguese). CBF. 15 March 2020.
  3. "CBF publica calendário revisado da temporada 2020" (in Portuguese). CBF. 9 July 2020.
  4. "Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Brasil 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
  5. "Clube do Rio de Janeiro desiste de disputar Copa do Brasil; substituto é definido" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 10 December 2019.
  6. "Red Bull Bragantino: Entenda como o novo time paulista irá funcionar" (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 23 April 2019.
  7. "CBF deve confirmar Guarani fora da Copa do Brasil no próximo mês; vice no Troféu do Interior garante vaga da Ponte" (in Portuguese). Carlos Batista. 21 November 2019.
  8. "Atual campeão sergipano divulga mudança no escudo e na grafia do nome" (in Portuguese). Globo. 24 April 2019.
  9. "COPA DO BRASIL TABELA BÁSICA / EDIÇÃO 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
  10. "Copa do Brasil 2020: sorteio define confrontos da Primeira Fase" (in Portuguese). CBF. 12 December 2019.
  11. "Sorteio define confrontos da quarta fase da Copa do Brasil 2020" (in Portuguese). CBF. 1 September 2020.
  12. "Sorteio define confrontos das oitavas da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 1 October 2020.
  13. "Sorteio define jogos das quartas de final da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 6 November 2020.
  14. "Sorteio define os mandos de campo das semifinais da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 24 November 2020.
  15. "Palmeiras x Grêmio: definidos os mandos da Final da Copa do Brasil 2020" (in Portuguese). CBF. 14 January 2021.
  16. "Cruzeiro oficializa retorno de Rafael Sobis, que assina contrato até o fim de 2021" (in Portuguese). Globo. 11 November 2020.
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