2015 Copa do Brasil
The 2015 Copa do Brasil was the 27th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. The competition was contested by 87 teams, which qualified either by participating in their respective state championships, by the CBF Rankings, by qualifying for the 2015 Copa Libertadores or having the best 2014 Série A record. The latter 6 clubs entered the competition in the 4th stage. The best six teams of the 2014 Brazilian Championship eliminated until the third round qualified for the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.
The competition was won by Palmeiras, which earned their third title by defeating fellow São Paulo club Santos in a penalty shootout.
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 two or more goals, it progressed straight to the next round avoiding the second leg. The away goals rule was also used in the Copa do Brasil, but not for the finals. The winner qualifies for the 2016 Copa Libertadores.Qualified Teams
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 DrawA draw by CBF for the first round was held on December 16, 2014. 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 pots: A x E; B x F; C x G; D x H. The lower ranked teams of each match hosted the first leg. Before the round of 16 there was another draw including the six teams directly qualified to the 4th round.
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