Copa do Brasil 2018

Copa do Brasil 2018
Cup winners	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
Beginning	January 31, 2018
final	17th October 2018
Final stadium	Arena Corinthians , ( São Paulo )
Teams	91
Games	120  (of which 120 played)
Gates	253  (ø 2.11 per game)
Top scorer	Gabriel Barbosa , Neílton , Rômulo
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The Copa do Brasil 2018 (officially Copa Continental Pneus do Brasil de 2018) was the 30th edition of this national soccer cup competition in Brazil. The Copa is hosted by the Brazilian Sports Federation, the CBF . The cup winner qualifies as a participant in the Copa Libertadores 2019 . Eleven clubs qualified directly for the round of 16.

Attendees

The field of participants consisted of:

Participant state championships

71 participants came from the soccer championships of the states of Brazil or their cup competitions.

From the State Cup of Mato Grosso , the CE Dom Bosco was originally supposed to participate. Two months after the end of the Copa FMF, the Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva (STJD) returned nine points to the União EC from the first round. With these nine points, União finished fourth and qualified for the Copa FMF semi-finals 2017 instead of the Mixto EC . The already held semi-final, Dom Bosco against Mixto, was canceled and União played a new semi-final against Dom Bosco. União also won the final on penalties and qualified for the finals, which gave him the right to play in the 2018 Copa do Brasil.

State	club	Qualification	Result
acre	Atlético Acreano	State champion 2017	1 round
	Rio Branco FC (AC)	Vice State Champion 2017	1 round
Alagoas	Clube de Regatas Brasil	State champion 2017	3rd round
	CS Alagoano	Vice State Champion 2017	2nd round
	AS Arapiraquense	3rd national champion 2017	1 round
Amapá	Santos FC (AP)	State champion 2017	1 round
Amazon	Manaus FC	State champion 2017	1 round
	Nacional FC (AM)	Vice State Champion 2017	1 round
Bahia	EC Vitória	State champion 2017	Round of 16
	Fluminense de Feira FC	3rd national champion 2017	2nd round
	ECPP Vitória da Conquista	4th national champion 2017	1 round
Brasília	Brasiliense FC	State champion 2017	1 round
	Ceilândia EC	Vice State Champion 2017	1 round
Ceará	Ceará SC	State champion 2017	3rd round
	Ferroviário AC (CE)	Vice State Champion 2017	4th round
	Floresta EC	State Cup winner 2017	1 round
Espírito Santo	Atlético Itapemirim	State champion 2017	1 round
Goiás	Goiás EC	State champion 2017	Round of 16
	Vila Nova FC	Vice State Champion 2017	3rd round
	AA Aparecidense	3rd national champion 2017	2nd round
Maranhão	Sampaio Corrêa FC	State champion 2017	3rd round
	Cordino EC	Vice State Champion 2017	1 round
Mato Grosso	Cuiabá EC	State champion 2017	3rd round
	Sinop FC	Vice State Champion 2017	1 round
	União EC	State Cup winner 2017	1 round
Mato Grosso do Sul	Corumbaense FC	State champion 2017	2nd round
	Novoperário FC	Vice State Champion 2017	1 round
Minas Gerais	Atlético Mineiro	State champion 2017	Round of 16
	União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores	4th national champion 2017	1 round
	AA Caldense	5th national champion 2017	1 round
	Uberlândia EC	6th national champion 2017	2nd round
Pará	Paysandu SC	State champion 2017	1 round
	Clube do Remo	Vice State Champion 2017	2nd round
	Independent AC (PA)	3rd national champion 2017	1 round
Paraíba	Botafogo FC (PB)	State champion 2017	2nd round
	FC Treze	Vice State Champion 2017	1 round
Paraná	Coritiba FC	State champion 2017	3rd round
	Athletico Paranaense	Vice State Champion 2017	Round of 16
	Cianorte FC	3rd national champion 2017	3rd round
Pernambuco	Sport Recife	State champion 2017	2nd round
	Salgueiro AC	Vice State Champion 2017	2nd round
	Santa Cruz FC	3rd national champion 2017	1 round
Piauí	AA Altos	State champion 2017	2nd round
	Parnahyba SC	Vice State Champion 2017	1 round
Rio de Janeiro	Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	Vice State Champion 2017	3rd round
	Botafogo FR	4th national champion 2017	1 round
	Nova Iguaçu FC	5th national champion 2017	1 round
	Madureira EC	6th national champion 2017	1 round
	Boavista Sport Club	State Cup winner 2017	1 round
Rio Grande do Norte	ABC Natal	State champion 2017	1 round
	Globo FC	Vice State Champion 2017	1 round
	América FC (RN)	3rd national champion 2017	1 round
Rio Grande do Sul	EC Novo Hamburgo	State champion 2017	2nd round
	SC Internacional	Vice State Champion 2017	4th round
	SER Caxias do Sul	3rd national champion 2017	1 round
	CE Aimoré	2nd State Cup 2017	1 round
Rondônia	Real Desportivo Ariquemes FC	State champion 2017	1 round
Roraima	Sao Raimundo EC (RR)	State champion 2017	1 round
Santa Catarina	Avaí FC	Vice State Champion 2017	4th round
	Criciúma EC	3rd national champion 2017	2nd round
	Brusque FC	4th national champion 2017	1 round
	Atlético Tubarão	State Cup winner 2017	2nd round
São Paulo	AA Ponte Preta	Vice State Champion 2017	Round of 16
	Sao Paulo FC	4th national champion 2017	4th round
	Ituano FC	Paulista do Interior winner 2017	1 round
	AD Sao Caetano	State Champion Winner Série A2 2017	1 round
	AA Internacional (Limeira)	2nd State Cup 2017	2nd round
Sergipe	AD Confiança	State champion 2017	1 round
	AO Itabaiana	Vice State Champion 2017	1 round
Tocantins	Interporto FC	State champion 2017	1 round

For the first time, the following clubs will take part in the competition: Manaus FC, Floresta EC, Atlético Itapemirim, Corumbaense FC, Novoperário FC, CE Aimoré, Atlético Tubarão and AA Internacional.

Participants in the CBF ranking

10 clubs showed from the CBF ranking which were not yet qualified according to the aforementioned participants. These were:

State	club	space	Points	Result
SC	Figueirense FC	19th	7,555	3rd round
GO	Atlético Goianiense	20th	6,698	1 round
PR	Paraná Clube	28.	5,244	2nd round
SC	Joinville EC	30th	4,805	2nd round
PE	Náutico capibaribe	32.	4,532	4th round
RS	EC Juventude	33.	4,251	2nd round
SP	CA Bragantino	35.	4.113	3rd round
SP	Oeste FC	37.	3.817	2nd round
MG	Boa EC	38.	3,707	2nd round
PR	Londrina EC	40.	3,707	2nd round

Direct qualifiers for the round of 16

Another 11 clubs joined the competition from the round of 16.

State	club	authorization	Result
BA	EC Bahia	Copa do Nordeste winner 2017	Quarter finals
MT	Luverdense EC	Copa Verde winner 2017	Round of 16
MG	America Mineiro	Master Série B 2017	Round of 16
MG	Cruzeiro EC	Cup winner 2017	final
RJ	CR Flamengo	6. Series A 2017	Semifinals
RJ	CR Vasco da Gama	7. Series A 2017	Round of 16
RS	Gremio Porto Alegre	Copa Libertadores 2017 winner	Quarter finals
SC	Chapecoense	8. Series A 2017	Quarter finals
SP	Corinthians São Paulo	Master Série A 2017	final
SP	Palmeiras São Paulo	Vice-Champion Série A 2017	Semifinals
SP	FC Santos	3rd series A 2017	Quarter finals

Season course

The competition started its season on January 31, 2018 and ends on October 17, 2018. The CBF specified a match ball from Nike, the Nike Ordem V, as the match ball . Already in the first round of the competition there was the first surprise when it was eliminated of the Série A Club Botafogo FR from Rio de Janeiro . Also surprising was the elimination of Sport Recife as 15th in the CBF ranking in the second round against Ferroviário AC (CE) , who did not have a place in the ranking.

Events

The timing for the individual phases of the competition was set by the CBF before the start.

round	First legs	Return legs
1 round	Week 1: January 31, 2018 Week 2: February 7, 2018
2nd round	Week 1: February 14, 2018 Week 2: February 21 and 22, 2018
3rd round	from February 28, 2018	from March 14, 2018
4th round	from April 4th and 11th, 2018	from April 11th and 18th, 2018
Round best 16	April 25, May 2, 9 and 16, 2018	May 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2018
Quarter finals	August 1st and 8th, 2018	August 15 and 29, 2018
Semifinals	September 12, 2018	26th September 2018
final	October 10, 2018	17th October 2018

Best players

Before the final game on October 17th, the fans on Facebook voted for the best player of the tournament. Jádson was elected by Corinthians São Paulo with 125,000 votes and thus 61% . In second place with 39% came Dedé from Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte .

The tournament's best goalkeeper was also voted on on Facebook. You could choose from Corinthians players Cássio Ramos and Fábio from Cruzeiro . Cássio was elected with 126,900 votes and thus 60%.

The most beautiful goal of the tournament was scored by Giorgian De Arrascaeta from Cruzeiro . His goal to make it 2-1 in the final second leg was voted 52% in a vote on Twitter.

mode

The mode consisted of a knockout system . There were no second legs played in the first two rounds. The club, which was lower in the CBF ranking, was given home rights. The winner of a game advanced to the next round. If there is a tie in the first round, the better ranking club automatically qualifies for the next round. In the second round, the decision was taken in the event of a draw on penalties.

From the third round, the pairings were played again with a second leg. On February 21, 2018, a drawing was drawn to determine which club had home rights first in the third round. The away goals rule and the penalty shoot-out were used to determine the winner. In contrast to the previous season, changes were made. The rule that was applied for the first time last year that the away goals rule does not apply to the finals is applied to the entire competition.

Furthermore, the change time window for players within the association has been postponed. If this was on April 24th in 2017 and thus also before the start of the national championship, changes may be extended until July 30th in 2018.

Video evidence was introduced from the quarter-finals .

Prize money

The CBF offered prize money. The cup winner should receive 50 million reals, the runner-up 20 million, the semi-finalists 6.5 million and the quarter-finalists 3 million achieve.

Tournament course

Group stage

draw

The 80 teams were divided into eight groups (A to H) of 10 clubs each. The CBF ranking was used to determine the order.

Pot A	Pot B	Pot C	Pot D
Atlético Mineiro (5)	Figueirense FC (19)	ABC Natal (31)	América FC (RN) (43)
Rio de Janeiro (8)	Atletico Goianiense (20)	Nautical Capibaribe (33)	Botafogo FC (PB) (45)
Athletico Paranaense (9)	Goiás EC (22)	EC Juventude) (33)	AS Arapiraquense (47)
SC Internacional (10)	Avaí FC (23)	CA Bragantino (35)	Cuiabá EC (50)
Sao Paulo FC (11)	Santa Cruz FC (25)	Club de Regatas Brasil (36)	Salgueiro AC (51)
Fluminense FC (RJ) (12)	Paysandu SC (26)	Oeste FC (37)	AD Confiança (54)
Sport Recife (15)	Ceará SC (27)	Boa EC (38)	Pará (57)
AA Ponte Preta (16)	Parana Club (28)	Sampaio Corrêa FC (39)	CS Alagoano (59)
Coritiba FC (17)	Criciúma EC (29)	Londrina EC (40)	Rio Branco FC (AC) (64)
EC Vitória (18)	Joinville EC (30)	Vila Nova FC (41)	Ituano FC (65)

Pot E.	Pot F	Pot G	Pot H
Globo FC (67)	AD Sao Caetano (93)	São Raimundo EC (RR) (121)	CE Aimoré (-)
Santos FC (AP) (69)	EC Novo Hamburgo (96)	Vitória Conquista (122)	Atlético Itapemirim (-)
SER Caxias do Sul (71)	Ceilândia EC (97)	Brasiliense FC (145)	Atlético Tubarão (-)
Madureira EC (72)	AA Altos (98)	Cordino EC (157)	Corumbaense FC (-)
AA Caldense (74)	UR Trabalhadores (101)	Real Ariquemes (157)	Ferroviário AC (CE) (-)
Boavista Sport Club (76)	FC Treze (102)	União EC (157)	Floresta EC (-)
AA Aparecidense (78)	AO Itabaiana (104)	Independent AC (PA) (166)	AA Internacional (-)
Nacional FC (AM) (80)	Brusque FC (108)	Interporto FC (167)	Manaus FC (-)
Atlético Acreano (81)	Sinop FC (110)	Nova Iguaçu FC (201)	Novoperário FC (-)
Parnahyba SC (92)	Fluminense FC (BA) (118)	Cianorte FC (205)	Uberlândia EC (-)

The 40 pairings were drawn on December 15, 2017. 10 groups of eight clubs each were formed, which play the first 3rd rounds among themselves. The numbers in brackets again indicate their place in the CBF ranking. The clubs that were worse placed in the ranking had home rights. In the event of a tie, the better ranking club automatically qualifies for the second round.

Group 1

In the first round, the clubs that were lower in the CBF ranking had home rights. From the second round, the teams with home rights are written in italics. If there is no italic marking, the winner had home right. The pairing winners in fat. If the decision in the second round was taken on penalties, the result is entered in brackets after the actual result of the game.

	1 round					2nd round
		SER Caxias (71)	0
		Athletico Paranaense (9)	0
							Athletico Paranaense (9)	5
							Atlético Tubarão (-)	4th
		Atlético Tubarão (-)	2
		América FC (RN) (43)	0
		Brusque FC (108)	0
		Ceará SC (27)	1
							Ceará SC (27)	2
							Londrina EC (40)	1
		Real Ariquemes (157)	0
		Londrina EC (40)	1

3rd round

The first leg took place on February 28, 2018 in the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba . The first leg took place on February 28, 2018 at the Estádio Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in Fortaleza .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Athletico Paranaense (9)	( a ) 1: 1(a)	Ceará SC (27)	0-0	1: 1

Group 2

In the first round, the clubs that were lower in the CBF ranking had home rights. From the second round, the teams with home rights are written in italics. If there is no italic marking, the winner had home right. The pairing winners in fat. If the decision in the second round was taken on penalties, the result is entered in brackets after the actual result of the game.

	1 round					2nd round
		Boavista SC (76)	1
		SC Internacional (10)	1
							SC Internacional (10)	2
							Club do Remo (57)	1
		Atlético Itapemirim (-)	0
		Club do Remo (57)	2
		AD Sao Caetano (93)	1
		Criciúma EC (29)	1
							Criciúma EC (29)	1 (4)
							Cianorte FC (205)	1 (5)
		Cianorte FC (205)	2
		ABC Natal (31)	0

3rd round

The first leg took place on March 1, 2018 at the Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre . The second leg took place on March 14, 2018 at the Estádio Municipal Olímpico Albino Turbay in Cianorte .

	total		First leg	Return leg
SC Internacional (10)	4-0	Cianorte FC (205)	2-0	2-0

Group 3

In the first round, the clubs that were lower in the CBF ranking had home rights. From the second round, the teams with home rights are written in italics. If there is no italic marking, the winner had home right. The pairing winners in fat. If the decision in the second round was taken on penalties, the result is entered in brackets after the actual result of the game.

	1 round					2nd round
		AA Caldense (74)	0
		Fluminense (RJ) (12)	1
							Fluminense (RJ) (12)	5
							Salgueiro AC (51)	0
		Novoperário FC (-)	2
		Salgueiro AC (51)	3
		Ceilândia EC (97)	2
		Avaí FC (23)	3
							Avaí FC (23)	2
							EC Juventude (33)	0
		Interporto FC (167)	0
		EC Juventude (33)	0

3rd round

The first leg took place on March 1, 2018 at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro . The second leg took place on March 15, 2018 at the Estádio da Ressacada in Florianópolis .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Fluminense (RJ) (12)	1: 3	Avaí FC (23)	1: 2	0: 1

Group 4

In the first round, the clubs that were lower in the CBF ranking had home rights. From the second round, the teams with home rights are written in italics. If there is no italic marking, the winner had home right. The pairing winners in fat. If the decision in the second round was taken on penalties, the result is entered in brackets after the actual result of the game.

	1 round					2nd round
		Parnahyba SC (92)	1
		Coritiba FC (17)	1
							Coritiba FC (17)	2
							Uberlândia EC (-)	0
		Uberlândia EC (-)	2
		Ituano FC (56)	0
		Sinop FC (110)	0
		Goiás EC (22)	1
							Goiás EC (22)	0 (6)
							Boa EC (38)	0 (5)
		Vitória Conquista (122)	0
		Boa EC (38)	0

3rd round

The first leg took place on February 28, 2018 at the Estádio Serra Dourada in Goiânia . The second leg took place on March 14, 2018 at the Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira in Curitiba .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Goiás EC (22)	2: 1	Coritiba FC (17)	1-0	1: 1

Group 5

In the first round, the clubs that were lower in the CBF ranking had home rights. From the second round, the teams with home rights are written in italics. If there is no italic marking, the winner had home right. The pairing winners in fat. If the decision in the second round was taken on penalties, the result is entered in brackets after the actual result of the game.

	1 round					2nd round
		Nacional FC (AM) (80)	0
		AA Ponte Preta (16)	0
							AA Ponte Preta (16)	1
							AA Internacional (-)	0
		AA Internacional (-)	1
		Rio Branco (64)	0
		UR Trabalhadores (101)	1
		Parana Club (28)	1
							Parana Club (28)	0
							Sampaio Corrêa (39)	1
		Independent (166)	0
		Sampaio Corrêa (39)	1

3rd round

The first leg took place on February 28, 2018 at the Estádio Moisés Lucarelli in Campinas . The second leg took place on March 15, 2018 at the Estádio Governador João Castelo in São Luís .

	total		First leg	Return leg
AA Ponte Preta (16)	0: 0 (5: 3 on behalf)	Sampaio Corrêa FC (39)	0-0	0-0

Group 6

In the first round, the clubs that were lower in the CBF ranking had home rights. From the second round, the teams with home rights are written in italics. If there is no italic marking, the winner had home right. The pairing winners in fat. If the decision in the second round was taken on penalties, the result is entered in brackets after the actual result of the game.

	1 round					2nd round
		Madureira EC (72)	0
		Sao Paulo FC (11)	1
							Sao Paulo FC (11)	2
							CS Alagoano (59)	0
		Manaus FC (-)	2
		CS Alagoano (59)	2
		Novo Hamburgo (96)	2
		Paysandu SC (26)	1
							Novo Hamburgo (96)	1 (3)
							CR Brazil (36)	1 (4)
		União EC (157)	1
		CR Brazil (36)	3

3rd round

The first leg took place on February 28, 2018 at the Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo . The second leg took place on March 14, 2018 at Estádio Rei Pelé in Maceió .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Sao Paulo FC (11)	5-0	CR Brazil (36)	2-0	3-0

Group 7

In the first round, the clubs that were lower in the CBF ranking had home rights. From the second round, the teams with home rights are written in italics. If there is no italic marking, the winner had home right. The pairing winners in fat. If the decision in the second round was taken on penalties, the result is entered in brackets after the actual result of the game.

	1 round					2nd round
		Globo FC (67)	0
		EC Vitória (18)	2
							EC Vitória (18)	3
							Corumbaense FC (-)	0
		Corumbaense FC (-)	1
		AS Arapiraquense (47)	0
		AA Altos (98)	2
		Atletico Goianiense (20)	1
							AA Altos (98)	0
							CA Bragantino (35)	1
		Nova Iguaçu FC (201)	1
		CA Bragantino (35)	1

3rd round

The first leg took place on February 28, 2018 at the Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid in Bragança Paulista . The second leg took place on March 15, 2018 at the Estádio Manoel Barradas in Salvador (Bahia) .

	total		First leg	Return leg
CA Bragantino (35)	1: 3	EC Vitória (18)	1-0	0: 3

Group 8

In the first round, the clubs that were lower in the CBF ranking had home rights. From the second round, the teams with home rights are written in italics. If there is no italic marking, the winner had home right. The pairing winners in fat. If the decision in the second round was taken on penalties, the result is entered in brackets after the actual result of the game.

	1 round					2nd round
		Atlético Acreano (81)	1
		Atlético Mineiro (5)	1
							Atlético Mineiro (5)	4th
							Botafogo FC (PB) (45)	0
		Floresta EC (-)	0
		Botafogo FC (PB) (45)	2
		FC Treze (102)	0
		Figueirense FC (19)	2
							Figueirense FC (19)	2
							Oeste FC (37)	1
		Brasiliense FC (145)	1
		Oeste FC (37)	1

3rd round

The first leg took place on February 28, 2018 at the Estádio Orlando Scarpelli in Florianópolis . The second leg took place on March 14, 2018 at the Estádio Independência in Belo Horizonte .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Figueirense FC (19)	(a)2: 2 ( a )	Atlético Mineiro (5)	0: 1	2: 1

Group 9

In the first round, the clubs that were lower in the CBF ranking had home rights. From the second round, the teams with home rights are written in italics. If there is no italic marking, the winner had home right. The pairing winners in fat. If the decision in the second round was taken on penalties, the result is entered in brackets after the actual result of the game.

	1 round					2nd round
		Santos FC (AP) (69)	1
		Sport Recife (15)	2
							Sport Recife (15)	3 (3)
							Ferroviário AC (CE) (-)	3 (4)
		Ferroviário AC (CE) (-)	2
		AD Confiança (54)	1
		AO Itabaiana (104)	0
		Joinville EC (30)	1
							Joinville EC (30)	2 (2)
							Vila Nova FC (41)	2 (4)
		Sao Raimundo (121)	0
		Vila Nova FC (41)	1

3rd round

The first leg took place on February 28, 2018 at the Estádio Presidente Vargas (Fortaleza) in Fortaleza . The second leg took place on March 15, 2018 at the Estádio Serra Dourada in Goiânia .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Ferroviário AC (CE) (-)	2: 1	Vila Nova FC (41)	1: 1	1-0

Group 10

In the first round, the clubs that were lower in the CBF ranking had home rights. From the second round, the teams with home rights are written in italics. If there is no italic marking, the winner had home right. The pairing winners in fat. If the decision in the second round was taken on penalties, the result is entered in brackets after the actual result of the game.

	1 round					2nd round
		AA Aparecidense (78)	2
		Botafogo FR (8)	1
							AA Aparecidense (78)	1
							Cuiabá EC (50)	3
		CE Aimoré (-)	1
		Cuiabá EC (50)	2
		Fluminense (BA) (118)	2
		Santa Cruz FC (25)	0
							Fluminense (BA) (118)	0
							Nautical Capibaribe (33)	1
		Cordino EC (157)	1
		Nautical Capibaribe (33)	1

3rd round

The first leg took place on February 28, 2018 in the Arena Pernambuco in São Lourenço da Mata . The second leg took place on March 14, 2018 in the Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Nautical Capibaribe (33)	3: 1	Cuiabá EC (50)	2: 1	1-0

4th round

The pairings for the fourth round were drawn on March 19, 2018. The away goals rule was used in this round . If no decision was made after this, there was a penalty shoot-out . The first round matches took place on April 4 and 12. The second half of the season was held on April 18th and 19th.

	total		First leg	Return leg
AA Ponte Preta (16)	3: 1	Nautical Capibaribe (33)	3-0	0: 1
Athletico Paranaense (9)	4: 3	Sao Paulo FC (11)	2: 1	2: 2
Avaí FC (23)	2: 4	Goiás EC (22)	2: 2	0: 2
SC Internacional (10)	2: 2 (3: 4 on behalf)	EC Vitória (18)	2: 1	0: 1
Atlético Mineiro (5)	6: 2	Ferroviário AC (CE) (-)	4-0	2: 2

Round of 16

draw

The draw for the round of 16 took place on April 20, 2018. In the round of 16, the five winning teams from the fourth round and the eleven directly qualified clubs met. Two lottery pots were formed. In Pot A came the qualifiers from the Copa Libertadores. In tops B the other three direct qualifiers and the five winners of round 4. In both pots, all clubs were sorted according to the CBF ranking. The teams from Pot A were drawn against those from Pot B.

Pot A	Pot B
Palmeiras Sao Paulo (1)	Atlético Mineiro (5)
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte (2)	Athletico Paranaense (9)
Gremio Porto Alegre (3)	AA Ponte Preta (16)
Santos FC (4)	EC Vitória (18)
Corinthians Sao Paulo (6)	EC Bahia (21)
Flamengo Rio de Janeiro (7)	Goiás EC (22)
CR Vasco da Gama (13)	America Mineiro (24)
Chapecoense (14)	Luverdense EC (34)

The first legs took place from April 25th to May 16th. The second legs were played between May 9th and July 16th.

date		total		First leg	Return leg
2.5./16.5.	Atlético Mineiro	0: 0 (3: 4 on perk)	Chapecoense	0-0	0-0
16.5./16.7.	Athletico Paranaense	2: 3	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	1: 2	1: 1
9.5./16.7.	EC Bahia	3: 2	CR Vasco da Gama	3-0	0: 2
25.4./9.5.	Goiás EC	1: 5	Gremio Porto Alegre	0: 2	1: 3
25.4./10.5.	EC Vitória	1: 3	Corinthians São Paulo	0-0	1: 3
9.5./23.5.	America Mineiro	2: 3	Palmeiras São Paulo	1: 2	1: 1
2.5./10.5.	AA Ponte Preta	0: 1	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	0: 1	0-0
10.5./17.5.	FC Santos	6: 3	Luverdense EC	5: 1	1: 2

Tournament schedule from the quarter finals

These pairings were drawn on May 30, 2018. All eight clubs were in one lottery pot. The pairings are then set for the quarter-finals and semi-finals.

Tournament schedule

The team that has home rights first will be named first in the pairings below. Goals in brackets are results from penalty shootouts .

	Quarter finals							Semifinals							final
		SC Corinthians	1	1	2
		Chapecoense	0	0	0
									SC Corinthians	0	2	2
									CR Flamengo	0	1	1
		Gremio FBPA	1	0	1
		CR Flamengo	1	1	2
																SC Corinthians	0	1	1
																Cruzeiro EC	1	2	3
		Bahia	0	0	0
		SE Palmeiras	0	1	1
									SE Palmeiras	0	1	1
									Cruzeiro EC	1	1	2
		FC Santos	0	2	2 (0)
		Cruzeiro EC	1	1	2 (3)

Quarter finals

The first leg took place on August 1st and 2nd. The second leg took place on August 15 and 16. In the second leg between FC Santos and Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte , the pairing winner had to be determined on penalties. In this, Cruzeiros goalkeeper Fábio held three penalties in a row and thus secured his team a place in the semi-finals.

date		total		First leg	Return leg
1.8./15.8.	Corinthians São Paulo	2-0	Chapecoense	1-0	1-0
1.8./15.8.	Gremio Porto Alegre	1: 2	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	1: 1	0: 1
2.8./16.8.	EC Bahia	0: 1	Palmeiras São Paulo	0-0	0: 1
1.8./15.8.	FC Santos	2: 2 (0: 3 in good condition)	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	0: 1	2: 1

Semifinals

No interruption to the schedule was planned for the friendlies of the national teams in September 2018. The following players have been released for the games. The CBF contradicted Flamengo's request to reschedule the first leg from September 12 to 19 without giving any reason. The Flamengo and Cruzeiro clubs agreed to share the cost of bringing their players back. First of all, Cuéllar, who will meet Argentina on September 11th when Colombia is selected, is to be collected from Tampa with a charter plane. Immediately afterwards the players Dedé and Paquetá from Washington , who play with the selection of Brazil against Ecuador on the same day. The flight should then go to Rio de Janeiro. From here, Dedé will then take another flight straight to São Paulo. The CBF announced that it would release the players so that they can start their early departure. However, as he points out in the context that the association's competition rules under Article 25 provide for a minimum rest period of 66 hours between two competitive games. If the players are used in the semi-finals, the CBF does not assume any responsibility.

Surname	club
Gustavo Cuéllar	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	1
Dedé	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	2
Hugo	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	0

Surname	club
Lucas Paquetá	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	2
Junior Sornoza	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	1
Miguel Trauco	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	2

The first leg took place on September 12, the second leg took place on September 26, 2018.

In the first leg between Palmeiras and Cruzeiro, Cruzeiros player Edílson received the red card in the 81st minute . First the player by referee had Wagner Reway for a foul in the penalty area cruzeiros a yellow card for tackle preserved. He then said to the referee: vai se fuder! (Go fuck off)

In the second leg between Cruzeiro and Palmeiras, the referee pronounced three red cards after the final whistle. In stoppage time of the second half, the defender Cruzeiros Léo had fouled the player Felipe Melo just before the penalty area of Cruzeiro. This resulted in a pack formation that the referee was able to resolve. After the final whistle, there was another argument between the players in midfield. In this Palmeira's player Mayke was violent against Sassá and Léo. Mayke and Sassá, who hit back, received the red card. Likewise, the Palmeiras player Diogo , who was also violent against Lucas Romero . In October, Mayke and Diogo were suspended for two games and Sassá for six games by the STJS sports court.

date		total		First leg	Return leg
12.9./26.9.	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	1: 2	Corinthians São Paulo	0-0	1: 2
12.9./26.9.	Palmeiras São Paulo	1: 2	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	0: 1	1: 1

Finals

Due to the complaints about the appointment of players who were to compete with their clubs in the semi-finals for friendly matches of the national team, the CBF announced in September 2018 that no players would be appointed to the friendly matches in October 2018, whose teams would take part in the final.

The draw, which club has the first home right, took place on September 27, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. This revealed that Cruzeiro initially has home rights and the decision will be made on October 17, 2018 in São Paulo at Corinthians.

The two clubs met for the last time in a final at the 1998 championship , which Corinthians won in three games. In that year Cruzreiro lost the finals in the Copa do Brasil 1998 shortly before , here against the local rivals from Corinthians the SE Palmeiras . The clubs have participated in the finals at the Copa do Brasil so far:

club	Finals participation (wins in bold)
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	7 ( 1993 , 1996 , 1998, 2000 , 2003 , 2014, 2017 )
Corinthians São Paulo	5 ( 1995 , 2001, 2002 , 2008, 2009 )

The clubs released the following players for the friendly matches in October 2018. The Paraguay team played no games, only a training camp. The Corinthians players were therefore able to take part in the first leg of the final. The retired Cruzeiro player De Arrascaeta missed the first leg.

Surname	club
Giorgian De Arrascaeta	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	1
Sergio Díaz	Corinthians São Paulo	Training camp
Ángel Romero	Corinthians São Paulo	Training camp

First leg

For Man of the Match was Jádson selected.

Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte		Corinthians São Paulo
	October 10, 2018 in Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto , ( Belo Horizonte ) Result : 1-0 Spectators: 53,368 Referee: Anderson Daronco [Match report]
	01 Fábio 3 Leó 5 Ariel Cabral 6 Egídio 72 ′ 8 Henrique 78 ′ 18 Rafinha 89. 19 Robinho 22 Edílson 26 Dedé 28 Hernán Barcos 76. 30 Thiago Neves 61 ′ 82.  0  0  0  0              Reserve 12 Rafael Pires 2 Ezequiel 4 Murilo Cerqueira 7 Rafael Sóbis 89. 9 Fred 11 David 82. 16 Lucas Silva 17 Raniel 76. 20 Bruno Silva 21 Federico Mancuello 25 Marcelo Hermes 29 Lucas Romero Trainer: Mano Menezes  0  0  0  0	12 Cássio Ramos 3 Henrique 5 Gabriel 10 Jádson 42 ′ 81. 11 Ángel Romero 14 Léonardo Santos 38 ′ 15 Ralf 22 Mateus Vital 67. 23 Fagner 25 Clayson 61. 35 Danilo Avelar  0  0                  Reserve 27 Walter 2 Guilherme Mantuan 7 Jonathas 13 Marllon Borges 16 Ángelo Araos 67. 88 ', 92' 17 Thiaginho 20 Danilo Andrade 21 Sergio Díaz 33 Carlos Augusto 34 Pedro Henrique 38 Pedrinho 61. 47 Emerson Sheik 81. Trainer: Jair Ventura  0  0
	1-0 Thiago Neves 45 + 1 ′

Return leg

Cruzeiro's Giorgian De Arrascaeta played against Japan on October 16, 2018, but was able to arrive in São Paulo in time for the second leg due to the time difference. The flight lasted over 25 hours and De Arrascaeta almost missed the flight, he was the last to get on the plane.

In the game De Arrascaeta came on in the 67th minute and scored the goal to 2-1 in the 82nd minute. Thus, as in the previous season, he was successful in a final game as a goalscorer.

The penalty for Corinthians in the 55th minute was only imposed with the help of video evidence. The referee had initially not recognized a foul by Thiago Neves on Ralf in the penalty area.

In the 69th minute, Pedrinho scored the alleged opening goal for Corinthians to make it 2-1. The goal was also revoked according to the video evidence. Shortly before the shot on goal, Jádson committed a foul on the Cruzeiro player Dedé .

Dedé was chosen for the Man of the Match .

Corinthians São Paulo		Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
	October 17, 2018 in Arena Corinthians , ( São Paulo ) Result: 1: 2 Spectators: 45,978 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães [Match report]
	12 Cássio Ramos 3 Henrique 5 Gabriel 19 ′ 81. 7 Jonathas 67. 10 Jádson 71 ′ 11 Ángel Romero 14 Léonardo Santos 15 Ralf 9 ′ 23 Fagner 33 ′ 35 Danilo Avelar 47 Emerson Sheik 26 ′ 78.  0  0  0                Reserve 27 Walter 13 Marllon Borges 17 Thiaginho 20 Danilo Andrade 21 Sergio Díaz 22 Mateus Vital 81. 25 Clayson 78. 87 ′ 30 Douglas 33 Carlos Augusto 34 Pedro Henrique 37 Vilson 38 Pedrinho 67. Trainer: Jair Ventura	01 Fábio 3 Leó 5 Ariel Cabral 8 Henrique 78 ′ 18 Rafinha 35 ′ 67. 19 Robinho 57 ′ 22 Edílson 26 Dedé 28 Hernán Barcos 75. 29 Lucas Romero 30 Thiago Neves 40 ′ 81.  0  0  0                Reserve 12 Rafael Pires 2 Ezequiel 4 Murilo Cerqueira 7 Rafael Sóbis 9 Fred 10 Giorgian De Arrascaeta 67. 11 David 14 Cacá 16 Lucas Silva 81. 17 Raniel 75. 20 Bruno Silva 25 Marcelo Hermes Trainer: Mano Menezes  0  0  0  0
	1: 1 Jádson 55 ′ ( penalty )	1: 0 Robinho 28 ′ 2: 1 Giorgian De Arrascaeta 82 ′

The championship team

The numbers in brackets indicate the number of stakes and goals. Players with no stakes were in at least one game in the current competition and were part of it until the final.

6th

Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte

Goal: 0 1 Fábio (8/0) 12 Rafael Pires (0/0)    Defense: 0 2 Ezequiel (0/0) 3 Leó (8/0) 4 Murilo Cerqueira (0/0) 6 Egídio (7/0) 14 Cacá (0/0) 22 Edílson (5/0) 25 Marcelo Hermes (0 / 0) 26 Dedé (8/0) 27 Manoel (0/0) 36 Patrick Brey (0/0)  0  0  0              Midfield: 0 5 Ariel Cabral (2/0) 8 Henrique (8/1) 10 G. De Arrascaeta (6/2) 16 Lucas Silva (7/0) 18 Rafinha) (8/0) 19 Robinho (8/1) 20 Bruno Silva (2/0) 21 Federico Mancuello (2/0) 29 Lucas Romero (4/0) 30 Thiago Neves (7/2)  0                  Attack: 0 7 Rafael Sóbis (4/0) 9 Fred (0/0) 11 David (3/0) 17 Brazil (7/2) 28 Hernán Barcos (6/2) 99 Sassá (2/0)  0

List of goalscorers

Pl.	Nat.	player	society	Gates
1		Rômulo	Avaí FC	4 goals
		Neílton	Vitória
		Gabriel Barbosa	FC Santos
4th		Weverton	Cuiabá EC	3 goals
		Ricardo Oliveira	Atlético Mineiro
		Ángel Romero	Corinthians São Paulo
		Rómulo Otero	Atlético Mineiro
		Denílson	Vitória
		Guilherme	Athletico Paranaense
		Mazinho	Ferroviário AC (CE)
		Valdívia	Sao Paulo FC

Hat trick

player	club	opponent	Result	goals scored	Gameday	source
Neílton	EC Vitória	CA Bragantino	3-0	21 ′ , 64 ′ , 73 ′	3rd round
Gabriel Barbosa	FC Santos	Luverdense EC	5: 1	25 ′ , 63 ′ , 68 ′	Round of 16

All goals in one half, a flawless hat trick

spectator

The 10 most visited games

Pl.	number	home	Result	guest	Stadion	date	Gameday
01	52,497	Flamengo	0-0	Ponte Preta	Maracanã	May 10, 2018	Round of 16 second leg
02	50,803	Flamengo	1-0	Gremio	Maracanã	15th August 2018	Quarter-final second leg
03	48,822	Flamengo	0-0	Corinthians	Maracanã	September 12, 2018	Semi-final first leg
04th	46.170	Cruzeiro	1-0	Corinthians	Mineirão	October 10, 2018	Final first leg
05	45,978	Corinthians	1: 2	Cruzeiro	Arena Corinthians	17th October 2018	Final second leg
06th	44,249	Corinthians	2: 1	Flamengo	Arena Corinthians	26th September 2018	Semi-final second leg
07th	43,231	Cruzeiro	1: 2 (3: 0 on perk)	Santos	Mineirão	15th August 2018	Quarter-final second leg
08th	37,940	Cruzeiro	1: 1	Palmeiras	Mineirão	26th September 2018	Semi-final second leg
09	37,358	Gremio	1: 1	Flamengo	Arena do Gremio	August 1, 2018	Quarterfinals first leg
10	35,772	Cruzeiro	1: 1	Athletico Paranaense	Mineirão	16th July 2018	Round of 16 second leg

10 least visited games

Pl.	number	home	Result	guest	Stadion	date	Gameday
01	097	Cordino EC	1: 1	Náutico capibaribe	Castelão	January 31, 2018	1 round
02	146	União EC	1: 3	CR Brazil	Arena Pantanal	February 7, 2018	1 round
03	173	Floresta EC	0: 2	Botafogo FC (PB)	Arena PV	January 31, 2018	1 round
04th	370	Ceilândia EC	2: 3	Avaí FC	Abadio	February 7, 2018	1 round
05	379	Novo Hamburgo	2: 1	Paysandu DC	Estádio do Vale	1st February 2018	1 round
06th	405	Globo FC	0: 2	Vitória	Barrettão	February 7, 2018	1 round
07th	456	Náutico capibaribe	1-0	Ponte Preta	Arena Pernambuco	April 18, 2018	4th round
08th	473	Parnahyba SC	1: 1	Coritiba FC	Albertão	February 7, 2018	1 round
09	539	Sao Raimundo EC (RR)	0: 1	Vila Nova FC	Ribeirão	February 7, 2018	1 round
10	570	Novo Hamburgo	1: 1	CR Brazil	Estádio do Vale	15th February 2018	2nd round

Web links

• Summary on worldfootball.net
• Summary on scoresway.com

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