2025 Copa do Brasil


The 2025 Copa do Brasil was the 37th edition of Brazil's domestic cup, the Copa do Brasil. It was held from 18 February to 21 December 2025. Flamengo were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Atlético Mineiro.
Corinthians defeated Vasco da Gama 2–1 in the final to win their fourth title. As champions, Corinthians qualified for the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage and the 2026 Supercopa do Brasil.

Qualified teams

Each state league received a number of berths based on their state ranking. The states chose how to distribute those berths between league placements and state cup champions. Teams in bold enter the competition in the third round.
AssociationTeamQualification method
Acre

Schedule

On 12 November 2024, CBF published the 2025 Copa do Brasil schedule:

Single-legged rounds

The draw for the first and second rounds was held on 7 February 2025 at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. Teams were seeded into eight groups as per their national ranking. Matches were drawn using pot A vs E, B vs F, C vs G, and D vs H; lower-ranked teams host the match in the first round.
;Draw
Pot APot BPot CPot D

  • Ceará
  • Vitória
  • Coritiba
  • Sport
  • Criciúma
  • Vila Nova
  • Operário Ferroviário
  • Ponte Preta
  • Brusque
  • Sampaio Corrêa
  • Novorizontino
  • Tombense
  • CSA
  • ABC
  • Remo
  • Náutico
  • Amazonas
  • Confiança
  • Ferroviário
  • Botafogo-PB
  • América de Natal
  • Manaus
  • São José-RS
  • Aparecidense
  • Altos
  • Retrô
  • Caxias
  • Athletic
  • Nova Iguaçu
  • Portuguesa-RJ
  • Pot EPot FPot GPot H
  • Sousa
  • Águia de Marabá
  • Tocantinópolis
  • São Raimundo-RR
  • Maringá
  • FC Cascavel
  • Pouso Alegre
  • ASA
  • União Rondonópolis
  • Porto Velho
  • Sergipe
  • Humaitá
  • Trem
  • Ceilândia
  • Inter de Limeira
  • Maranhão
  • CEOV
  • Tuna Luso
  • Operário-MS
  • Concórdia
  • CSE
  • Boavista
  • Parnahyba
  • Maracanã
  • Santa Cruz de Natal
  • GAS
  • Rio Branco-ES
  • Rio Branco de Venda Nova
  • Olaria
  • Portuguesa
  • Votuporanguense
  • Guarany de Bagé
  • Barcelona de Ilhéus
  • Jequié
  • Capital
  • Independência
  • União-TO
  • Barcelona-RO
  • Dourados
  • Oratório
  • First round

    The first round was contest by 80 teams and they played between 18 and 27 February 2025, in a single knock-out match format. The 40 winning teams advanced to the second round.

    Second round

    The second round was contest by the 40 teams qualified from the first round and they played between 4 and 13 March 2025, in a single knock-out match format. The 20 winning teams advanced to the third round.

    Two-legged rounds

    Third round

    The draw for the third round was held on 9 April 2025 at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The 20 teams qualified from the previous round additionally to the 12 teams that will be enter from this round were placed into two pots, seeded by their national ranking, and then drawn into 16 ties. The competition from this round onwards will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The winning teams advanced to the round of 16.

    Draw

    Pot APot B

  • Ceará
  • Criciúma
  • CRB
  • Vila Nova
  • Operário Ferroviário
  • Brusque
  • Novorizontino
  • Paysandu
  • CSA
  • Náutico
  • Botafogo-PB
  • Aparecidense
  • Retrô
  • Maringá
  • Maracanã
  • Capital
  • Matches

    The third round pairings are:

    First leg

    Second leg

    Round of 16

    The draw for the round of 16 were held on 2 June 2025 at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The 16 teams qualified from the previous round was placed into a single pot and then drawn into eight ties. The winning teams will advance to the quarter-finals.

    Draw

    Single pot

    • Flamengo
    • São Paulo
    • Palmeiras
    • Corinthians
    • Atlético Mineiro
    • Athletico Paranaense
    • Fluminense
    • Botafogo
    • Bahia
    • Internacional
    • Red Bull Bragantino
    • Vasco da Gama
    • Cruzeiro
    • CRB
    • CSA
    • Retrô

    Matches

    The round of 16 pairings are:

    First leg

    Second leg

    Final rounds

    The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 12 August 2025 at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The last 8 teams qualified from the round of 16 was placed into a single pot and then drawn until the finals, also played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

    Draw

    Single pot

    • Corinthians
    • Atlético Mineiro
    • Athletico Paranaense
    • Fluminense
    • Botafogo
    • Bahia
    • Vasco da Gama
    • Cruzeiro

    Bracket


    Quarter-finals

    First leg

    Second leg

    Semi-finals

    The order of legs for the semi-finals was decided in a draw held on 22 October 2025 at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

    First leg

    Second leg

    Finals

    The order of legs for the finals was decided in a draw held on 22 October 2025 at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

    First leg

    Second leg

    Top scorers