2023 Copa do Brasil

2023 Copa do Brasil
Tournament details
CountryBrazil
Dates21 February – 24 September
Teams92
Final positions
ChampionsSão Paulo (1st title)
Runner-upFlamengo
2024 Copa LibertadoresSão Paulo
Tournament statistics
Matches played122
Goals scored304 (2.49 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Pedro
Alef Manga
Lorran
Tiquinho Soares
(5 goals each)
Best playerRodrigo Nestor (São Paulo)
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The 2023 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Betano do Brasil 2023 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 35th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. It was held between 21 February and 24 September 2023.[2]

The competition was contested by 92 teams, either qualified by participating in their respective state championships (70), by the 2023 CBF ranking (10), by the 2022 Copa do Nordeste (1), by the 2022 Copa Verde (1), by the 2022 Série B (1), by the 2022 Série A (1) or those qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores (8).

In the final, São Paulo defeated the defending champions Flamengo to win their first title.[3] As champions, São Paulo qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage and the 2024 Supercopa do Brasil.[4]

Qualified teams

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Teams in bold are qualified directly for the third round.

Association Team Qualification method
Acre
2 berths
Humaitá 2022 Campeonato Acreano champions
São Francisco 2022 Campeonato Acreano runners-up
Alagoas
3 berths
CRB 2022 Campeonato Alagoano champions
ASA 2022 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
CSA 2023 Copa do Brasil play-off winners
Amapá
1 berth
Trem 2022 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas
2 berths
Manaus 2022 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Princesa do Solimões 2022 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Bahia
3 + 2 berths
Atlético de Alagoinhas 2022 Campeonato Baiano champions
Jacuipense 2022 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
Bahia de Feira 2022 Campeonato Baiano 3rd place
Bahia 4th best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Vitória 8th best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Ceará
3 + 1 + 1 berths
Fortaleza 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place
Caucaia 2022 Campeonato Cearense first round winners
Ferroviário 2022 Campeonato Cearense 3rd place
Iguatu[a] 2022 Campeonato Cearense 4th place
Ceará 3rd best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Espírito Santo
2 berths
Real Noroeste 2022 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Vitória 2022 Copa Espírito Santo champions
Federal District
2 berths
Brasiliense 2022 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Ceilândia 2022 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Goiás
3 berths
Atlético Goianiense 2022 Campeonato Goiano champions
Goiás 2022 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
Vila Nova 2022 Campeonato Goiano 3rd place
Maranhão
3 berths
Sampaio Corrêa 2022 Campeonato Maranhense champions
Cordino 2022 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
Tuntum 2022 Copa Federação Maranhense de Futebol champions
Mato Grosso
3 berths
Cuiabá 2022 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
União Rondonópolis 2022 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
Nova Mutum 2022 Copa FMF champions
Mato Grosso do Sul 1 berth Operário 2022 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Minas Gerais
4 + 2 + 1 berths
Atlético Mineiro 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place
Cruzeiro 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions
Athletic 2022 Campeonato Mineiro 3rd place
Caldense 2022 Campeonato Mineiro 4th place
Democrata GV 2022 Troféu Inconfidência winners
Tombense 2022 Troféu Inconfidência runners-up
América Mineiro 2nd best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Pará
3 + 1 berths
Paysandu 2022 Copa Verde champions
Remo 2022 Campeonato Paraense champions
Tuna Luso 2022 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
Águia de Marabá 2022 Campeonato Paraense 4th place
Paraíba
2 berths
Campinense 2022 Campeonato Paraibano champions
Botafogo 2022 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Paraná
4 + 1 berths
Athletico Paranaense 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place
Coritiba 2022 Campeonato Paranaense champions
Maringá 2022 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up
Operário Ferroviário 2022 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place
Londrina 2022 Campeonato Paranaense 5th place
Pernambuco
3 + 1 berths
Sport 2022 Copa do Nordeste runners-up
Náutico 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
Retrô 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
Santa Cruz 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano first round best placed team not already qualified
Piauí
2 berths
Fluminense 2022 Campeonato Piauiense champions
Parnahyba 2022 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up
Rio de Janeiro
5 + 2 berths
Flamengo 2022 Copa Libertadores champions
Fluminense 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place
Vasco da Gama 2022 Campeonato Carioca 3rd place
Botafogo 2022 Campeonato Carioca 4th place
Nova Iguaçu 2022 Torneio Independência champions
Resende 2022 Torneio Independência runners-up
Volta Redonda 2022 Copa Rio champions
Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths ABC 2022 Campeonato Potiguar champions
América de Natal 2022 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
Rio Grande do Sul
4 + 1 + 1 berths
Internacional 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up
Grêmio 2022 Campeonato Gaúcho champions
Ypiranga 2022 Campeonato Gaúcho runners-up
Brasil de Pelotas 2022 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th place
São Luiz 2022 Copa FGF champions
Juventude 5th best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Rondônia
1 berth
Real Ariquemes 2022 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima
1 berth
São Raimundo 2022 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Santa Catarina
3 + 3 berths
Brusque 2022 Campeonato Catarinense champions
Camboriú 2022 Campeonato Catarinense runners-up
Marcílio Dias 2022 Copa Santa Catarina champions
Chapecoense 6th best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Avaí 7th best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Criciúma[b] 10th best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
São Paulo
5 + 3 + 2 berths
Palmeiras 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions
Corinthians 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place
São Paulo 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 9th place
Red Bull Bragantino 2022 Campeonato Paulista 4th place
Ituano 2022 Campeonato Paulista 5th place
São Bernardo 2022 Campeonato Paulista 6th place
Botafogo 2022 Troféu do Interior runners-up
Marília 2022 Copa Paulista runners-up
Santos best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Ponte Preta 9th best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Sergipe
2 berths
Sergipe 2022 Campeonato Sergipano champions
Falcon 2022 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up
Tocantins
1 berth
Tocantinópolis 2022 Campeonato Tocantinense champions
a Originally, Pacajus qualified for the Copa do Brasil by winning the 2022 Copa Fares Lopes, however, CBF announced that the 2022 Copa Fares Lopes did not meet the requirements as Copa do Brasil qualification tournament. CBF awarded the berth to the best placed team in the 2022 Campeonato Cearense not already qualified, Iguatu (2022 Campeonato Cearense 4th place).[5]
b As Guarani (São Paulo) and Criciúma (Santa Catarina) had the same number of points in the CBF ranking, a draw to determine the qualified team was held on 16 January 2023, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[6]

Format

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The competition is a single-elimination tournament, the first two rounds are played as a single match and the rest are played as a two-legged ties. Twelve teams enter in the third round, which are teams qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores (8), Série A best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores, Série B champions, Copa Verde champions and Copa do Nordeste runners-up. The remaining 80 teams play in the first round, the 40 winners play the second round, and the 20 winners play the third round. Finally, the sixteen third round winners advance to the round of 16.

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition will be as follows:[7]

Stage First leg Second leg
First round
  • Week 1: 22 February
  • Week 2: 1 March
Second round
  • Week 1: 8 March
  • Week 2: 15 March
Third round 12 April 26 April
Round of 16 17 May 31 May
Quarter-finals 5 July 12 July
Semi-finals 26 July 16 August
Finals 17 September 24 September

Draw

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The draw for the first and second rounds was held on 8 February 2023, 14:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[8] Teams were seeded by their CBF ranking (shown in parentheses). The 80 qualified teams were divided in eight groups (A-H) with 10 teams each. The matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A vs. E; B vs. F; C vs. G; D vs. H. The lower-ranked teams hosted the first round match.

Group A Group B Group C Group D
Group E Group F Group G Group H

First round

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In the first round, each tie was played on a single-legged basis. The lower-ranked team hosted the match. If tied after 90 minutes, the higher-ranked team would automatically advance to second round.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Campinense 0–2 Grêmio
Resende 1–2 Ferroviário
Fluminense 0–4 Ponte Preta
Cordino 0–2 Brasil de Pelotas
Caldense 0–3 Ceará
Princesa do Solimões 1–1 Ituano
União Rondonópolis 0–1 CRB
Operário 1–0 Operário Ferroviário
Sergipe 1–1 Botafogo
Athletic 1–1 Brasiliense
São Luiz 1–0 Juventude
Vitória 0–1 Remo
ASA 1–1 Goiás
Águia de Marabá 2–1 Botafogo
Tuna Luso 0–1 CSA
Marília 0–3 Brusque
Tocantinópolis 1–1 América Mineiro
Democrata GV 1–1 Santa Cruz
Marcílio Dias 1–0 Chapecoense
Maringá 2–1 Sampaio Corrêa
Jacuipense 1–4 Bahia
Camboriú 1–0 Manaus
Humaitá 0–3 Coritiba
Real Ariquemes 0–3 Criciúma
Atlético de Alagoinhas 0–0 Atlético Goianiense
Falcon 1–3 Volta Redonda
Real Noroeste 1–1 Vila Nova
São Bernardo 0–1 Náutico
Bahia de Feira 1–1 Red Bull Bragantino
São Francisco 1–1 Ypiranga
Trem 0–4 Vasco da Gama
Tuntum 0–5 ABC
Ceilândia 0–1 Santos
Iguatu 1–0 América de Natal
Retrô 3–2 Avaí
Caucaia 0–0 Tombense
São Raimundo 4–3 Cuiabá
Parnahyba 0–0 Botafogo
Nova Iguaçu 2–0 Vitória
Nova Mutum 4–2 Londrina

Second round

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In the second round, each tie was played on a single-legged basis. If the score was level, the match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Grêmio 3–0 Ferroviário
Brasil de Pelotas 2–0 Ponte Preta
Ituano 1–1 (4–2p) Ceará
CRB 5–0 Operário
Botafogo 7–1 Brasiliense
Remo 2–1 São Luiz
Águia de Marabá 0–0 (7–6p) Goiás
CSA 1–0 Brusque
América Mineiro 1–0 Santa Cruz
Maringá 2–0 Marcílio Dias
Camboriú 0–1 Bahia
Coritiba 1–1 (6–5p) Criciúma
Atlético Goianiense 1–1 (4–5p) Volta Redonda
Náutico 2–1 Vila Nova
Ypiranga 3–1 Red Bull Bragantino
Vasco da Gama 0–0 (5–6p) ABC
Santos 3–0 Iguatu
Tombense 1–0 Retrô
Botafogo 3–1 São Raimundo
Nova Iguaçu 5–2 Nova Mutum

Third round

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The draw for the third round was held on 29 March 2023, 14:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[9] In a first draw, the 32 teams, seeded by their CBF ranking, were drawn into 16 ties. The home and away teams of each leg were decided in a second draw. CBF ranking is shown in parentheses.

Pot A Pot B

In the third round, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was level, the second-leg match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Botafogo 0–3 Santos 0–2 0–1
Nova Iguaçu 1–7 América Mineiro 1–2 0–5
Coritiba 3–5 Sport 3–3 0–2
Náutico 1–2 Cruzeiro 1–0 0–2
Atlético Mineiro 3–2 Brasil de Pelotas 2–1 1–1
Volta Redonda 1–6 Bahia 1–2 0–4
Ypiranga 0–4 Botafogo 0–2 0–2
ABC 1–3 Grêmio 0–2 1–1
Maringá 4–8 Flamengo 2–0 2–8
São Paulo 1–0 Ituano 0–0 1–0
Fluminense 6–0 Paysandu 3–0 3–0
Remo 2–2 (4–5 p) Corinthians 2–0 0–2
Internacional 3–3 (7–6 p) CSA 2–1 1–2
Fortaleza 8–1 Águia de Marabá 6–1 2–0
CRB 2–2 (2–4 p) Athletico Paranaense 1–0 1–2
Palmeiras 5–3 Tombense 4–2 1–1

Final rounds

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Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                
São Paulo (state) Santos 0 1 1 (3)
Bahia Bahia (p) 0 1 1 (4)
Bahia Bahia 1 1 2 (3)
Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio (p) 1 1 2 (4)
Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio 1 1 2
Minas Gerais Cruzeiro 1 0 1
Rio Grande do Sul Grêmio 0 0 0
Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 2 1 3
Rio de Janeiro (state) Fluminense 0 0 0
Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 0 2 2
Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 2 2 4
Paraná (state) Athletico Paranaense 1 0 1
Paraná (state) Athletico Paranaense (p) 3 0 3 (4)
Rio de Janeiro (state) Botafogo 2 1 3 (2)
Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo 0 1 1
São Paulo (state) São Paulo 1 1 2
Minas Gerais América Mineiro (p) 2 1 3 (5)
Rio Grande do Sul Internacional 0 3 3 (4)
Minas Gerais América Mineiro 1 2 3 (1)
São Paulo (state) Corinthians (p) 0 3 3 (3)
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro 2 0 2 (1)
São Paulo (state) Corinthians (p) 0 2 2 (3)
São Paulo (state) Corinthians 2 0 2
São Paulo (state) São Paulo 1 2 3
Pernambuco Sport 0 3 3 (3)
São Paulo (state) São Paulo (p) 2 1 3 (5)
São Paulo (state) São Paulo 1 2 3
São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 0 1 1
São Paulo (state) Palmeiras 3 0 3
Ceará Fortaleza 0 1 1

Round of 16

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
América Mineiro 3–3 (5–4 p) Internacional 2–0 1–3
Sport 3–3 (3–5 p) São Paulo 0–2 3–1
Athletico Paranaense 3–3 (4–2 p) Botafogo 3–2 0–1
Fluminense 0–2 Flamengo 0–0 0–2
Santos 1–1 (3–4 p) Bahia 0–0 1–1
Palmeiras 3–1 Fortaleza 3–0 0–1
Atlético Mineiro 2–2 (1–3 p) Corinthians 2–0 0–2
Grêmio 2–1 Cruzeiro 1–1 1–0

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Grêmio 2–2 (4–3 p) Bahia 1–1 1–1
Palmeiras 1–3 São Paulo 0–1 1–2
Corinthians 3–3 (3–1 p) América Mineiro 0–1 3–2
Athletico Paranaense 1–4 Flamengo 1–2 0–2

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
São Paulo 3–2 Corinthians 1–2 2–0
Flamengo 3–0 Grêmio 2–0 1–0

Finals

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Flamengo Rio de Janeiro (state)0–1São Paulo (state) São Paulo
Report
  • Calleri 45+1'

São Paulo São Paulo (state)1–1Rio de Janeiro (state) Flamengo
Report
Attendance: 63,077
Referee: Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)
2023 Copa do Brasil winners
São Paulo
1st Title

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1 Brazil Pedro Flamengo 5
Brazil Alef Manga Coritiba
Brazil Lorran Nova Mutum
Brazil Tiquinho Soares Botafogo
4 China Aloísio América Mineiro 4
Brazil Renato CRB
7 Brazil Alan Patrick Internacional 3
Brazil Allan Rosário São Raimundo
Brazil Biel Bahia
Brazil Carlos Eduardo Botafogo
Brazil Cauly Bahia
Brazil Marcos Leonardo Santos
Brazil Serginho Maringá

References

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  1. ^ "EXCLUSIVO: Betano terá title sponsor da Copa do Brasil até 2025" (in Portuguese). Máquina do Esporte. 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Calendário 2023: Brasileirão será paralisado em Datas FIFA pela primeira vez" (in Portuguese). CBF. 21 September 2022.
  3. ^ "São Paulo conquista Copa Betano do Brasil 2023" (in Portuguese). CBF. 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Brasil 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
  5. ^ "Iguatu fica com quarta vaga do futebol cearense e estará na Copa do Brasil em 2023; entenda" (in Portuguese). Globo. 27 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Criciúma ganha o sorteio contra o Guarani e fica com a vaga para a Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Globo. 16 January 2023.
  7. ^ "CALENDÁRIO DO FUTEBOL BRASILEIRO 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
  8. ^ "Sorteio define jogos da Primeira Fase da Copa Betano do Brasil 2023" (in Portuguese). CBF. 8 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Sorteio define jogos da Terceira Fase da Copa Betano do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 29 March 2023.