2015 Copa do Brasil

2015 Copa do Brasil

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Country	Brazil
Dates	8 February – 2 December[1][2]
Teams	87
Champions	Palmeiras (3rd title)
Runners-up	Santos
Matches played	158
Goals scored	417 (2.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Gabriel (8 goals)
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The 2015 Copa do Brasil (officially the 2015 Copa Sadia do Brasil for sponsorship reasons)^[3] was the 27th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. The competition was contested by 87 teams, either qualified through participitating their respective state championships (71), by the CBF Rankings (10) or those qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores (5) and the team with the best 2014 Série A record (excluding those qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores). Those 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, who earned their third title by defeating fellow São Paulo club Santos in a penalty shootout.

Format

The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties. In the first two rounds, if the away team wins the first match by 2 or more goals, it progresses straight to the next round avoiding the second leg. The away goals rule is also used in the Copa do Brasil, but this edition will be the first to not feature that rule in the finals.^[4] The winner qualifies for the 2016 Copa Libertadores.

Qualified Teams

The teams (in bold) are qualified directly for the Fourth Stage (Round of 16).

Association	Team (Berth)	Qualification method
Acre 2 berths	Rio Branco	2014 Campeonato Acreano champions
	Atlético Acreano	2014 Campeonato Acreano runners-up
Alagoas 3+1 berths	Coruripe	2014 Campeonato Alagoano champions
	CRB	2014 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
	Murici	2014 Campeonato Alagoano first stage winners
	ASA	10th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Amapá 1 berth	Santos	2014 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas 2 berths	Nacional	2014 Campeonato Amazonense champions
	Princesa do Solimões	2014 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Bahia 3+1 berths	Bahia	2014 Campeonato Baiano champions
	Jacuipense	2014 Campeonato Baiano first stage runners-up
	Vitória da Conquista	2014 Copa Governador do Estado da Bahia champions
	Vitória	2nd best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Ceará 3 berths	Ceará	2014 Campeonato Cearense champions
	Fortaleza	2014 Campeonato Cearense first stage winners
	Icasa	2014 Copa Fares Lopes champions
Federal District 2 berths	Luziânia	2014 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
	Brasília	2014 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo 2 berths	Estrela do Norte	2014 Campeonato Capixaba champions
	Real Noroeste	2014 Copa Espírito Santo champions
Goiás 3 berths	Atlético Goianiense	2014 Campeonato Goiano champions
	Goiás	2014 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
	Anapolina	2014 Campeonato Goiano 3rd place
Maranhão 2 berths	Sampaio Corrêa	2014 Campeonato Maranhense champions
	Moto Club	2014 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
Mato Grosso 3 berths	Cuiabá	2014 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
	Luverdense	2014 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
	Operário	2014 Campeonato Mato-Grossense 3rd place
Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths	CENE	2014 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
	Águia Negra	2014 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up
Minas Gerais 4+2 berths	Cruzeiro	2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Champions
	Atlético Mineiro	2014 Copa do Brasil champions
	América Mineiro	2014 Campeonato Mineiro 3rd place
	Boa Esporte	2014 Campeonato Mineiro 4th place
	Tupi	2014 Campeonato Mineiro 5th place
	Villa Nova	2014 Campeonato Mineiro 6th place
Pará 3 berths	Remo	2014 Campeonato Paraense champions
	Paysandu	2014 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
	Independente	2014 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
Paraíba 2 berths	Botafogo	2014 Campeonato Paraibano champions
	Campinense	2014 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Paraná 4+1 berths	Londrina	2014 Campeonato Paranaense champions
	Maringá	2014 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up
	Atlético Paranaense	2014 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place
	Coritiba	2014 Campeonato Paranaense 4th place
	Paraná	8th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Pernambuco 3 berths	Sport	2014 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
	Náutico	2014 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
	Salgueiro	2014 Campeonato Pernambucano first stage winners
Piauí 2 berths	Ríver	2014 Campeonato Piauiense champions
	Piauí	2014 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up
Rio de Janeiro 5+1+1 berths	Fluminense	2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place
	Flamengo	2014 Campeonato Carioca champions
	Vasco da Gama	2014 Campeonato Carioca runners-up
	Cabofriense	2014 Campeonato Carioca 4th place
	Boavista	2014 Campeonato Carioca 5th place
	Madureira	2014 Copa Rio runners-up
	Botafogo	Best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Rio Grande do Norte 3+1 berths	América de Natal	2014 Campeonato Potiguar champions
	Globo	2014 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
	Alecrim	2014 Campeonato Potiguar 3rd place
	ABC	4th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Rio Grande do Sul 4+1 berths	Internacional	2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place
	Grêmio	2014 Campeonato Gaúcho runners-up
	Brasil de Pelotas	2014 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd place
	Caxias	2014 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th place
	Lajeadense	2014 Copa FGF champions
Rondônia 1 berth	Vilhena	2014 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima 1 berth	São Raimundo	2014 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Santa Catarina 3+2 berths	Figueirense	2014 Campeonato Catarinense champions
	Joinville	2014 Campeonato Catarinense runners-up
	Chapecoense	2014 Copa Santa Catarina champions
	Criciúma	6th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
	Avaí	7th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
São Paulo 5+2+3 berths	São Paulo	2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up
	Corinthians	2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place
	Ituano	2014 Campeonato Paulista champions
	Santos	2014 Campeonato Paulista runners-up
	Palmeiras	2014 Campeonato Paulista 3rd place
	Capivariano	2014 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 champions
	Santo André	2014 Copa Paulista champions
	Ponte Preta	3rd best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
	Portuguesa	5th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
	Bragantino	9th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Sergipe 2 berths	Confiança	2014 Campeonato Sergipano champions
	Amadense	2014 Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe 3rd place
Tocantins 1 berth	Interporto	2014 Campeonato Tocantinense champions

Draw

A draw by CBF for the first round was held on December 16, 2014. The 81 qualified teams were divided in eight pots (A-H) 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 will be another draw including the six teams directly qualified to the 4th round.^[5][6]

• CBF ranking shown in brackets.

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Flamengo (3) Grêmio (4) Santos (5) Atlético Paranaense (10) Botafogo (11) Vasco da Gama (12) Palmeiras (13) Coritiba (14) Goiás (15) Bahia (16)	Vitória (17) Ponte Preta (18) Ceará (19) Sport (20) Figueirense (21) Atlético Goianiense (22) ABC (23) Portuguesa (24) Criciúma (25) Náutico (26)	Avaí (27) América de Natal (28) América Mineiro (29) Chapecoense (30) Paraná (31) Bragantino (32) Joinville (33) Paysandu (34) ASA (35) Boa Esporte (37)	Luverdense (38) Icasa (40) Fortaleza (41) Sampaio Corrêa (42) CRB (47) Salgueiro (49) Caxias (51) Cuiabá (56) Madureira (58) Tupi (59)
Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Santo André (62) Nacional (63) Rio Branco (64) Botafogo (65) Remo (67) Londrina (68) Campinense (70) Brasil de Pelotas (72) Vitória da Conquista (76) Villa Nova (78)	Confiança (82) CENE (84) Santos (88) Boavista (91) Coruripe (92) Princesa do Solimões (94) Vilhena (95) Anapolina (105) Atlético Acreano (106) / Real Noroeste (169) Brasília (109)	Interporto (117) Luziânia (117) São Raimundo (124) Moto Club (129) Jacuipense (130) Lajeadense (131) Globo (133) Operário (137) Ituano (139) Águia Negra (141)	Independente (146) Cabofriense (149) Estrela do Norte (150) Ríver (152) Maringá (152) Alecrim (161) Murici (202) Capivariano (–) Amadense (–) Piauí (–)

Preliminary Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Real Noroeste	4–2	Atlético Acreano	1–0	3–2

Preliminary match

Atlético Acreano v Real Noroeste

February 8, 2015 19:30 UTC−03:00

Atlético Acreano	0–1	Real Noroeste
	Report	Sidevaldo  39'

Arena da Floresta, Rio Branco Attendance: 481 Referee: Fledes Rodrigues Santos (Rondônia)

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Real Noroeste v Atlético Acreano

February 22, 2015 16:30 UTC−03:00

Real Noroeste	3–2	Atlético Acreano
Stênio  14', 20', 40'		Ailton  50' Jefferson Parrudo  69' (o.g.)

Estádio José Olímpio da Rocha, Águia Branca Attendance: 778 Referee: Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus (Rio de Janeiro)

Real Noroeste won 4–2 on aggregate.

First Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Palmeiras	4–1	Vitória da Conquista	4–1	–
Sampaio Corrêa	6–4	Estrela do Norte	2–3	4–1
Vitória	3–2	Anapolina	2–1	1–1
ASA	3–1	São Raimundo	3–1	–
Botafogo	6–4	Botafogo	2–2	4–2
Caxias	0–3	Capivariano	0–3	0–0
Figueirense	4–3	Princesa do Solimões	2–2	2–1
Avaí	3–1	Operário	0–0	3–1
Santos	2–0	Londrina	1–0	1–0
Madureira	3–3 (a)	Maringá	0–2	3–1
Sport	6–2	CENE	2–1	4–1
Chapecoense	5–2	Interporto	5–2	−
Flamengo	4–1	Brasil de Pelotas	2–1	2–0
Salgueiro	5–1	Piauí	5–1	−
Náutico	3–0	Brasília	1–0	2–0
Paraná	1–1 (4–5 p)	Jacuipense	1–0	0–1
Goiás	2–0	Santo André	1–0	1–0
Icasa	2–5	Independente	0–5	2–0
Portuguesa	3–1	Santos	3–1	−
Joinville	1–3	Ituano	0–3	1–0
Coritiba	3–0	Villa Nova	3–0	−
Fortaleza	3–1	Ríver	1–0	2–1
Ponte Preta	4–1	Vilhena	1–1	3–0
Boa	2–2 (3–4 p)	Moto Club	1–1	1–1
Vasco da Gama	5–3	Rio Branco	2–1	3–2
Cuiabá	4–3	Murici	2–3	2–0
Atlético Goianiense	3–1	Coruripe	1–1	2–0
América de Natal	5–1	Globo	5–1	−
Atlético Paranaense	2–2 (5–4 p)	Remo	1–1	1–1
Tupi	2–0	Alecrim	2–0	−
Ceará	1–0	Confiança	0–0	1–0
América Mineiro	3–0	Luziânia	3–0	−
Grêmio	4–1	Campinense	2–1	2–0
CRB	3–1	Amadense	2–1	1–0
Criciúma	4–1	Real Noroeste	4–1	−
Bragantino	2–2 (a)	Lajeadense	1–2	1–0
Bahia	3–2	Nacional	0–0	3–2
Luverdense	2–1	Cabofriense	1–1	1–0
ABC	3–0	Boavista	1–0	2–0
Paysandu	4–2	Águia Negra	2–2	2–0

Second Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Palmeiras	6–2	Sampaio Corrêa	1–1	5–1
Vitória	3–3 (a)	ASA	1–1	2–2
Botafogo	5–1	Capivariano	2–1	3–0
Figueirense	2–1	Avaí	0–1	2–0
Santos	3–2	Maringá	2–2	1–0
Sport	2–2 (4–2 p)	Chapecoense	0–2	2–0
Flamengo	2–0	Salgueiro	2–0	−
Náutico	2–0	Jacuipense	2–0	−
Goiás	3–1	Independente	0−1	3–0
Portuguesa	2−3	Ituano	1−1	1−2
Coritiba	3–3 (11–10 p)	Fortaleza	1–2	2–1
Ponte Preta	6−2	Moto Club	2–1	4−1
Vasco da Gama	1–1 (a)	Cuiabá	1–1	0−0
Atlético Goianiense	3–4	América de Natal	2–4	1–0
Atlético Paranaense	2–2 (a)	Tupi	0−1	2–1
Ceará	4–1	América Mineiro	1–1	3–0
Grêmio	3–1	CRB	3–1	−
Criciúma	3–0	Bragantino	3–0	−
Bahia	3–1	Luverdense	0–0	3–1
ABC	1–3	Paysandu	0–1	1–2

Third Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
ASA	0–1	Palmeiras	0–0	0–1
Botafogo	2–3	Figueirense	2–2	0–1
Santos	4–3	Sport	1–2	3–1
Náutico	1–3	Flamengo	1–1	0–2
Goiás	3–3 (a)	Ituano	0–2	3–1
Ponte Preta	3–3 (1–3 p)	Coritiba	1–2	2–1
América de Natal	3–6	Vasco da Gama	1–3	2–3
Tupi	1–2	Ceará	0–0	1–2
Criciúma	1–1 (3–4 p)	Grêmio	1–0	0–1
Bahia	2–3	Paysandu	0–3	2–0

Copa Sudamericana qualification

The best six teams eliminated before the Round of 16 with the best 2014 Série A or 2014 Série B record (excluding those directly qualified for the Round of 16) qualify for 2015 Copa Sudamericana.

Pos Team Final status 2014 season 1 Grêmio Round of 16 7th (Série A) 2 Atlético Paranaense Eliminated (Second Round) 8th (Série A) 3 Santos Round of 16 9th (Série A) 4 Flamengo Round of 16 10th (Série A) 5 Sport Eliminated (Third Round) 11th (Série A) 6 Goiás Eliminated (Third Round) 12th (Série A) 7 Figueirense Round of 16 13th (Série A) 8 Coritiba Round of 16 14th (Série A) 9 Chapecoense Eliminated (Second Round) 15th (Série A) 10 Palmeiras Round of 16 16th (Série A) 11 Joinville Eliminated (First Round) 1st (Série B) 12 Ponte Preta Eliminated (Third Round) 2nd (Série B) 13 Vasco da Gama Round of 16 3rd (Série B) 14 Avaí Eliminated (Second Round) 4th (Série B) 15 Vitória Eliminated (Second Round) 17th (Série A) 16 Bahia ^[1] Eliminated (Third Round) 18th (Série A) 17 Botafogo Eliminated (Third Round) 19th (Série A) 18 Criciúma Eliminated (Third Round) 20th (Série A)

Key to colors on the table Qualified Not qualified

1. 2015 Copa do Nordeste:
   • As champions of the 2015 Copa do Nordeste, Ceará were qualified for 2015 Copa Sudamericana. They qualified also for 2015 Copa do Brasil round of 16 losing their Copa Sudamericana berth. For this reason, Bahia qualified for the 2015 Copa Sudamericana as 2015 Copa do Nordeste best team (runners-up) eliminated before round of 16.^[7]

Knockout stages

The draw for the knockout stages was held by CBF on 4 August 2015. The 16 qualified teams were divided in two pots. Teams from pot 1 were the six teams directly qualified to the Round of 16, the five teams that competed at the 2015 Copa Libertadores and the best placed team in the 2014 Brazilian Série A not taking part in the 2015 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. For the remaining stages of the tournament a new draw was held on 31 August 2015.^[4]

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2
Cruzeiro (1) Corinthians (2) Flamengo (3) Grêmio (4) Atlético Mineiro (6) São Paulo (7) Fluminense (8) Internacional (9)	Santos (5) Vasco da Gama (12) Palmeiras (13) Coritiba (14) Ceará (19) Figueirense (21) Paysandu (34) Ituano (139)

Bracket

	Round of 16						Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Finals
	São Paulo	1	3	4
	Ceará	2	0	2
							São Paulo	3	1	4
							Vasco da Gama	0	1	1
	Flamengo	0	1	1
	Vasco da Gama	1	1	2
													São Paulo	1	1	2
												Santos	3	3	6
	Atlético Mineiro	1	1	2
	Figueirense	1	2	3
							Figueirense	0	2	2
							Santos	1	3	4
	Santos	2	2	4
	Corinthians	0	1	1
																		Santos	1	1	2 (3)
																			Palmeiras (p)	0	2	2 (4)
	Fluminense	2	2	4
	Paysandu	1	1	2
							Fluminense (a)	0	1	1
							Grêmio	0	1	1
	Coritiba	0	1	1
	Grêmio	1	3	4
													Fluminense	2	1	3 (1)
												Palmeiras (p)	1	2	3 (4)
	Internacional	2	2	4
	Ituano	0	1	1
							Internacional	1	2	3
							Palmeiras	1	3	4
	Palmeiras	2	3	5
	Cruzeiro	1	2	3

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ituano	1–4	Internacional	0–2	1–2
Ceará	2–4	São Paulo	2–1	0–3
Cruzeiro	3–5	Palmeiras	1–2	2–3
Vasco da Gama	2–1	Flamengo	1–0	1–1
Paysandu	2–4	Fluminense	1–2	1–2
Grêmio	4–1	Coritiba	1–0	3–1
Figueirense	3–2	Atlético Mineiro	1–1	2–1
Corinthians	1–4	Santos	0–2	1–2

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vasco da Gama	1–4	São Paulo	0–3	1–1
Santos	4–2	Figueirense	1–0	3–2
Palmeiras	4–3	Internacional	1–1	3–2
Grêmio	1–1 (a)	Fluminense	0–0	1–1

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Santos	6–2	São Paulo	3–1	3–1
Palmeiras	3–3 (4–1 p)	Fluminense	1–2	2–1

Finals

Santos v Palmeiras

November 25, 2015 22:00 DST: UTC−02:00

Santos	1–0	Palmeiras
Gabriel  78'	Report

Vila Belmiro, Santos Attendance: 14,116 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo) (replaced by Marcelo Aparecido de Souza (SP) - 67')

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Palmeiras v Santos

December 2, 2015 22:00 DST: UTC−02:00

Palmeiras	2–1	Santos
Dudu  56', 84'	Report	Ricardo Oliveira  86'
	Penalties
Zé Roberto Rafael Marques Jackson Cristaldo Fernando Prass	4–3	Marquinhos Gabriel Gustavo Henrique Geuvânio Lucas Lima Ricardo Oliveira

Allianz Parque, São Paulo Attendance: 39,660 Referee: Héber Lopes (Santa Catarina)

2015 Copa do Brasil Champions
Palmeiras 3rd title

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Gabriel	Santos	8
2	Ricardo Oliveira	Santos	6
	Ronaldo	Ituano	6
4	Alexandre Pato	São Paulo	5
	Marquinhos Gabriel	Santos	5
6	Cesinha	Ponte Preta	4
	Robert	Sampaio Corrêa	4
	Yago Pikachu	Paysandu	4
	Zé Roberto	Palmeiras	4

Notes

References

1. CRONOGRAMA DAS COMPETIÇÕES DO FUTEBOL BRASILEIRO/2015 (in Portuguese).
2. CALENDÁRIO DO FUTEBOL BRASILEIRO 2015 (in Portuguese).
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4. "Confira o regulamento definitivo da Copa do Brasil 2015" (in Portuguese). http://cbf.com.br/. 2015-01-09. External link in |publisher= (help)
5. "Sorteio da Copa do Brasil será hoje, às 11 horas, na CBF" (in Portuguese). http://www.cbf.com.br/. External link in |publisher= (help)
6. "Confrontos da primeira fase definidos" (in Portuguese). http://www.cbf.com.br/. External link in |publisher= (help)
7. "Copa do Nordeste de 2015 REC - REGULAMENTO ESPECÍFICO DA COMPETIÇÃO" (PDF). CBF.