2014 Copa do Brasil


The 2014 Copa do Brasil was the 26th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. The competition was contested by 87 teams, either qualified through participating their respective state championships, by the CBF Rankings or those qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores. Clubs that qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores entered the competition in the 4th stage. The seven best teams of the 2013 [Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2013 Brazilian Championship] eliminated until the third round qualified for the 2014 Copa Sudamericana.

Format

The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties. In the first two rounds, if the away team won the first match by 2 or more goals, it progressed straight to the next round avoiding the second leg. The away goals rule was also used in the 2014 Copa do Brasil. The Copa winner qualifies for the 2015 Copa Libertadores.

Qualified Teams

The teams qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores qualified directly for the Fourth Stage of the Copa do Brasil.
AssociationTeam Qualification method

Draw

A draw by CBF held on January 10, 2014, set the matches for this round. The 81 qualified teams were divided in eight pots with 10 teams each. They were divided based on the CBF Rankings and the matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A x E; B x F; C x G; D x H. The lower ranked teams of each match will host the first leg. Before the Round of 16 there was another draw including the six teams that will play the 2014 Copa Libertadores.
Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D

Preliminary round

Preliminary match

----
''Rio Branco won 2–1 on aggregate.''

First round

Second round

Third round

Copa Sudamericana qualification

The best seven teams eliminated before the Round of 16 with the best 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B record qualified for 2014 Copa Sudamericana.
PosTeamFinal status2013 season
1VitóriaEliminated '5th
2GoiásEliminated '6th
3SantosRound of 167th
4São PauloEliminated '9th
5Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]Round of 1610th
6Coritiba [Foot Ball Club|Coritiba]Round of 1611th
7BahiaEliminated '12th
8InternacionalEliminated '13th
9CriciúmaEliminated '14th
10FluminenseEliminated '15th
11PalmeirasRound of 161st
12Chapecoense de Futebol|Chapecoense]Eliminated '2nd
13Sport Recife 1Eliminated '3rd
14FigueirenseEliminated '4th
15Portuguesa de Desportos|Portuguesa]Eliminated '17th
16Vasco da GamaRound of 1618th
17Ponte PretaEliminated '19th
18Náutico Capibaribe|Náutico]Eliminated 20th

1 Sport Recife is qualified as in the 2014 Copa Sudamericana, independently of qualifying position of the other seven teams.

Knockout stages

A draw by CBF was held on August 18 to set the matches for this round. The 16 qualified teams were divided in two pots. Teams from pot 1 were the ones who competed at the 2014 Copa Libertadores plus the two highest CBF ranked teams qualified via the Third Round. Pot 2 was composed of the other teams that qualified through the Third Round. Each pot was divided into 4 pairs according to the CBF ranking. That division ensured that each team within a pair will not face each other before the finals, as they will be placed in opposite sides of the bracket. There was a draw to decide the home team of the round of 16. The following stages had other draws to determine the order of the matches as the tournament advanced.

Seeding

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

----
2014 Copa do Brasil
Champions
|size=100px

Top goalscorers