Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil is a knockout football competition played by 126 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states and the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey, Scottish Cup and Copa Argentina, even though it has much more prestige and is considered almost as important as the Campeonato Brasileiro, as the prize money is higher than the Brasileirão
Initially the Copa do Brasil was contested by 32 clubs. The field increased to 40 in 1996, increased to 69 by the year of 2000, and stabilized at 64 after 2001 which it remained at until 2012. Clubs from all 26 Brazilian states and the Federal District participate.
From 2001 to 2012, the Copa do Brasil was played in the first half of the year and in those seasons, due to busy scheduling, teams playing in the Copa Libertadores did not participate in the Copa do Brasil during the same year. Thus, the Copa do Brasil champion never defended their title in the next edition, since they would be qualified for the Copa Libertadores that year.
From 2013 to 2015, 87 teams participate in the cup and the teams that compete in the Copa Libertadores join the Copa do Brasil directly in the Round of 16. Also, the best 8 teams from the previous year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A eliminated up to the third round qualify for Copa Sudamericana. In 2016, the competition was played by 86 clubs. From 2017 to 2020 the cup was contested by 91 teams but in 2021 the number of participants was increased to 92.
Since the 2023 edition, the tournament has been sponsored by Betano and is thus known as the Copa Betano do Brasil for sponsorship reasons.
Cruzeiro is the most successful club, having won the competition six times, followed by Flamengo and Grêmio with 5 titles, Corinthians and Palmeiras with 4, and Atlético Mineiro with 2. Another 11 clubs have won one edition of the competition, resulting in a total of 17 champions. The state with the highest number of titles is São Paulo, with 11. Only two states have champions from more than one city: São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul. Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo are the only cities with more than two champion clubs.
Format
The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties. In the first two rounds, the winner is known after a single leg. The first round is played in the lowest ranked team stadium, with the away team having a draw advantage to qualify.Since the tournament's creation in 1989, the winner of the tournament qualifies for the next year's Copa Libertadores de América.
Teams
State championships, cups and qualifiers
Eligible teams
The eligible teams to compete in the Copa do Brasil are the previous year's Copa do Brasil champion, the 70 best-placed clubs in the state championships, the top six clubs from the previous year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the Copa do Nordeste champion, the Copa Verde champion, the ten highest-ranked clubs in CBF's ranking not already qualified, and two of the following: the Brazilian champion of the most recent Copa Libertadores, the Brazilian champion of the most recent Copa Sudamericana, the 7th place team of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, or the champion of Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.The 7 Brazilians teams in the Copa Libertadores da América, the best placed teams in the previous year's Série A and Série B and Copa do Nordeste and Copa Verde's Title Holders will join the Copa do Brasil directly in Round of 16.
History
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| 1989 |  SponsorshipRecords and statisticsFinalists
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