Copa do Brasil 2020

Copa do Brasil 2020
Beginning	5th February 2020
final	February 10, 2021
Teams	91
Games	120  (of which 80 played)
Gates	178  (ø 2.23 per game)
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The Copa do Brasil 2020 is the 32nd 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 2021 and the Supercopa do Brasil . Eleven clubs are directly qualified for the round of 16.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the season was interrupted. August 26, 2020 was set as the resumption date and the final was moved from November 2020 to February 2021.

Attendees

The field of participants consisted of:

Participant state championships

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

State	club	Qualification	Result
acre	Atlético Acreano	State champion 2019	1 round
	Galvez EC	Vice State Champion 2019	1 round
Alagoas	CS Alagoano	State champion 2019	1 round
	Clube de Regatas Brasil	Vice State Champion 2019
	AA Coruripe	3rd national champion 2019	1 round
Amapá	Santos FC (AP)	State champion 2019	1 round
Amazon	Manaus FC	State champion 2019	2nd round
	Nacional Fast Clube	Vice State Champion 2019	1 round
Bahia	EC Bahia	State champion 2019	1 round
	AD Bahia de Feira	Vice State Champion 2019	2nd round
	Alagoinhas Atlético Clube	3rd national champion 2019	1 round
Brasília	SE Gama	State champion 2019	1 round
	Brasiliense FC	Vice State Champion 2019	1 round
Ceará	Ceará SC	Vice State Champion 2019
	Barbalha FC	1st first round national champion 2019	1 round
	Caucaia EC	State Cup Winner 2019	1 round
Espírito Santo	Vitória FC (ES)	State champion 2019	2nd round
Goiás	Atlético Goianiense	State champion 2019
	Goiás EC	Vice State Champion 2019	3rd round
	Vila Nova FC	3rd national champion 2019	2nd round
Maranhão	Imperatriz de Desportos	State champion 2019	1 round
	Moto Club de São Luís	Vice State Champion 2019	1 round
	Sampaio Corrêa FC	3rd national champion 2019	1 round
Mato Grosso	CE Operário Várzea-Grandense	Vice State Champion 2019	1 round
	União EC	3rd national champion 2019	1 round
	Luverdense EC	State Cup Winner 2019	1 round
Mato Grosso do Sul	EC Águia Negra	State champion 2019	2nd round
	Aquidauanense FC	Vice State Champion 2019	1 round
Minas Gerais	Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte	State champion 2019	3rd round
	Atlético Mineiro	Vice State Champion 2019	2nd round
	America Mineiro	3rd national champion 2019
	Boa EC	4th national champion 2019	2nd round
Pará	Clube do Remo	State champion 2019	1 round
	Independent AC (PA)	Vice State Champion 2019	1 round
	Bragantino Clube do Pará	3rd national champion 2019	1 round
Paraíba	Botafogo FC (PB)	State champion 2019	2nd round
	Campinense Clube	Vice State Champion 2019	1 round
Paraná	Toledo EC	Vice State Champion 2019	1 round
	Coritiba FC	3rd national champion 2019	1 round
	Londrina EC	4th national champion 2019	1 round
	Operário Ferroviário EC	5th national champion 2019	2nd round
Pernambuco	Sport Recife	State champion 2019	1 round
	Náutico capibaribe	Vice State Champion 2019	2nd round
	Afogados da Ingazeira FC	3rd national champion 2019	3rd round
Piauí	Ríver AC	State champion 2019	2nd round
	AA Altos	Vice State Champion 2019	1 round
Rio de Janeiro	CR Vasco da Gama	Vice State Champion 2019
	Bangu AC	3rd national champion 2019	1 round
	Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	4th national champion 2019
	Volta Redonda FC	5th national champion 2019	1 round
	Boavista Sport Club	4th State Cup 2019	1 round
Rio Grande do Norte	América FC (RN)	State champion 2019	3rd round
	ABC Natal	Vice State Champion 2019	2nd round
Rio Grande do Sul	SER Caxias do Sul	3rd national champion 2019	1 round
	EC São Luiz	4th national champion 2019	1 round
	EC Novo Hamburgo	5th national champion 2019	1 round
	EC São José	2nd State Cup 2019	3rd round
Rondônia	Vilhenense EC	State champion 2019	1 round
Roraima	Sao Raimundo EC (RR)	State champion 2019	1 round
Santa Catarina	Avaí FC	State champion 2019	1 round
	Chapecoense	Vice State Champion 2019	2nd round
	Brusque FC	State Cup Winner 2019
São Paulo	Gremio Novorizontino	6th national champion 2019	1 round
	Associação Ferroviária de Esportes	7th national champion 2019	3rd round
	AA Ponte Preta	2nd Paulista do Interior Winner 2019
	EC Santo André	State Champion Winner Série A2 2019	2nd round
	EC XV de Novembro (Piracicaba)	2nd State Cup 2019	2nd round
Sergipe	AD Frei Paulistano	State champion 2019	1 round
	Lagarto FC	1st first round national champion 2019	2nd round
Tocantins	Palmas FR	State champion 2019	1 round

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
RJ	Botafogo FR	14th	6,394
BA	EC Vitória	17th	7,045	3rd round
PR	Paraná Clube	26th	5,594	3rd round
SC	Figueirense FC	27.	5,178	3rd round
PA	Paysandu SC	28.	5,166	2nd round
RS	EC Juventude	29	4,763
PE	Santa Cruz FC	34.	4,378	2nd round
SC	Criciúma EC	36.	4,218	1 round
SP	Oeste FC	38.	3,920	2nd round
RS	Gremio Esportivo Brasil	39.	3,844	3rd round

Direct qualifiers for the round of 16

Another 11 clubs will join the competition after the round of 16. These are the participants in the Copa Libertadores 2020 as well as the defending champions and the winners of the Copa do Nordeste and Copa Verde .

State	club	authorization	Result
CE	Fortaleza EC	Copa do Nordeste winner 2019
MT	Cuiabá EC	Copa Verde winner 2019
SP	Red Bull Bragantino	Master Série B 2019
PR	Athletico Paranaense	Cup winners 2019
RJ	Flamengo Rio de Janeiro	Master Série A 2019
SP	FC Santos	2nd Série A 2019
SP	Palmeiras São Paulo	3rd Series A 2019
RS	Gremio Porto Alegre	4th Series A 2019
SP	Sao Paulo FC	6th Série A 2019
RS	Internacional Porto Alegre	7. Series A 2019
SP	Corinthians São Paulo	8th Série A 2019

Season course

The competition started its season on February 5, 2020 and is expected to end on September 16, 2020. On March 15, 2020, the CBF announced that the competition would not be held due to the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 (Corona virus) is suspended indefinitely.

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	February 5th to 12th, 2020
2nd round	February 19 to March 4, 2020
3rd round	from March 11, 2020	from March 18, 2020
4th round	from April 8, 2020	from April 15, 2020
Round of 16	from April 29, 2020	from May 20, 2020
Quarter finals	from July 15, 2020	from July 26, 2020
Semifinals	5th August 2020	August 12, 2020
final	September 10, 2020	September 16, 2020

mode

The mode consists of a knockout system . There will be no second legs in the first two rounds. The club with a lower ranking in the CBF ranking gets home rights. The winner of a game goes to the next round. In the event of a tie in the first round, the better ranking club automatically qualifies for the next round. In the second round, the decision will be made in the event of a draw on penalties.

From the third round, the pairings were played again with a second leg. 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 away goals rule does not apply to the entire competition. On March 5, 2020, the home right for the first leg was drawn in the third round.

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
Cruzeiro EC (4)	Ceará SC (19)	CS Alagoano (30)	Nautical Capibaribe (41)
Atlético Mineiro (5)	Goiás EC (20)	Londrina EC (31)	Boa EC (44)
EC Bahia (10)	AA Ponte Preta (21)	CRB (32)	ABC Natal (45)
Chapecoense (12)	Avaí FC (22)	Vila Nova FC (33)	Botafogo FC (PB) (47)
Fluminense FC (RJ) (13)	Coritiba FC (24)	Santa Cruz PE (34)	Operário Ferroviário EC (50)
Botafogo FR (14)	Atlético Goianiense (25)	Sampaio Corrêa FC (35)	Club do Remo (53)
CR Vasco da Gama (15)	Parana Club (26)	Criciúma EC (36)	Volta Redonda FC (56)
Sport Recife (16)	Figueirense FC (27)	Oeste FC (38)	Atletico Acreano (60)
EC Vitória (17)	Paysandu SC (28)	Gremio Esportivo Brasil (39)	América FC (RN) (62)
America Mineiro (18)	EC Juventude (29)	Luverdense EC (41)	EC Sao Jose (55)

Pot E.	Pot F	Pot G	Pot H
Moto Club (65)	Manaus FC (89)	Galvez EC (123)	EC São Luiz (-)
Brusque FC (66)	Brasiliense FC (94)	Independent AC (PA) (129)	Toledo EC (-)
Imperatriz (67)	Ferroviária (SP) (99)	Vitória FC (ES) (151)	Alagoinhas Atlético Clube (-)
Campinense Clube (70)	Novo Hamburgo (105)	AD Bahia de Feira (160)	Afogados da Ingazeira FC (-)
AA Altos (71)	AA Coruripe (109)	SE Gama (160)	Barbalha FC (-)
Santos FC (AP) (77)	Bragantino Club (110)	Bangu AC (189)	Caucaia EC (-)
Ríver AC (79)	Nacional Fast Clube (111)	EC XV de Novembro (189)	AD Frei Paulistano (-)
SER Caxias do Sul (84)	Gremio Novorizontino (113)	CEO Várzea-Grandense (198)	Lagarto FC (-)
Boavista Sport Club (85)	Palmas FR (118)	EC Santo André (210)	Aquidauanense FC (-)
Sao Raimundo RR (88)	União EC (119)	EC Aguia Negra (220)	Vilhenense EC (-)

The 40 pairings were drawn on December 12, 2020. 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
	79	Ríver AC	1
	10	EC Bahia	0
						79	Ríver AC	1 (3)
						62	América FC (RN)	1 (4)
	-	EC São Luiz	0
	62	América FC (RN)	0
	109	AA Coruripe	0
	29	EC Juventude	0
						29	EC Juventude	1 (8)
						189	EC XV de Novembro	1 (7)
	189	EC XV de Novembro	1
	31	Londrina EC	0

3rd round

The first leg took place on March 11, 2020 at the Estádio Alfredo Jaconi in Caxias do Sul . The second leg on August 26th in Natal in the Arena das Dunas .

	total		First leg	Return leg
EC Juventude (29)	2: 2 (5: 3 on account)	América FC (RN) (62)	1: 1 (0: 1)	1: 1 (0: 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
	84	SER Caxias do Sul	1
	14th	Botafogo FR	1
						14th	Botafogo FR	1 (4)
						41	Náutico capibaribe	1 (3)
	-	Toledo EC	0
	41	Náutico capibaribe	2
	118	Palmas FR	0
	26th	Paraná Clube	2
						26th	Paraná Clube	3
						160	AD Bahia de Feira	2
	160	AD Bahia de Feira	3
	41	Luverdense EC	1

3rd round

The first leg took place on March 10, 2020 at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro . The second leg on August 26th in Curitiba in the Estádio Durival Britto e Silva .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Botafogo FR (14)	3: 1	Parana Club (26)	1: 0 (1: 0)	2: 1 (0: 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
	66	Brusque FC	2
	16	Sport Recife	1
						66	Brusque FC	5
						53	Clube do Remo	1
	-	AD Frei Paulistano	1
	53	Clube do Remo	2
	89	Manaus FC	1
	24	Coritiba FC	0
						89	Manaus FC	0
						39	Gremio Esportivo Brasil	1
	160	SE Gama	3
	39	Gremio Esportivo Brasil	3

3rd round

The first leg took place on March 12, 2020 at the Estádio Bento Freitas in Pelotas . The second leg on August 27th in Brusque at the Estádio Augusto Bauer .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Gremio Esportivo Brasil (39)	0: 2	Brusque FC (66)	0: 1 (0: 1)	0: 1 (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
	88	São Raimundo-RR	2
	4th	Cruzeiro EC	2
						4th	Cruzeiro EC	1 (5)
						44	Boa EC	1 (4)
	-	Vilhenense EC	1
	44	Boa EC	1
	94	Brasiliense FC	1
	28	Paysandu SC	1
						28	Paysandu SC	1 (3)
						32	CRB	1 (5)
	129	Independent AC (PA)	2
	32	CRB	3

3rd round

The first leg took place on March 11, 2020 at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in Belo Horizonte . The second leg on August 26th in Maceió at the Estádio Rei Pelé .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte (4)	1: 3	Clube de Regatas Brasil (32)	0: 2 (0: 1)	1: 1 (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
	65	Moto Club	2
	13	Fluminense FC (RJ)	4th
						13	Fluminense FC (RJ)	2
						47	Botafogo FC (PB)	0
	-	Alagoinhas AC	0
	47	Botafogo FC (PB)	0
	113	Gremio Novorizontino	1
	27	Figueirense FC	2
						27	Figueirense FC	1
						151	Vitória FC (ES)	0
	151	Vitória FC (ES)	2
	30th	CS Alagoano	1

3rd round

The first leg took place on March 11, 2020 at the Estádio Orlando Scarpelli in Florianópolis . The second leg on August 25th in Rio de Janeiro in the Maracanã .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Figueirense FC (27)	1: 3	Fluminense Rio de Janeiro (13)	1: 0 (0: 0)	0: 3 (0: 1)

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
	85	Boavista SC	0
	12	Chapecoense	2
						12	Chapecoense	0 (4)
						55	EC São José	0 (5)
	-	Caucaia EC	1
	55	EC São José	2
	119	União EC	0
	25th	Atlético Goianiense	1
						25th	Atlético Goianiense	1 (4)
						34	Santa Cruz PE	1 (3)
	198	CEO Várzea-Grandense	0
	34	Santa Cruz PE	0

3rd round

The first leg took place on March 11, 2020 at the Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico Teixeira in Goiânia . The second leg on August 27th in Porto Alegre at the Estádio Francisco Novelletto Neto .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Atlético Goianiense (25)	2: 1	EC Sao Jose (55)	2: 0 (2: 0)	0: 1 (0: 1)

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
	67	Imperatriz	0
	17th	EC Vitória	0
						17th	EC Vitória	3
						-	Lagarto FC	1
	-	Lagarto FC	1
	56	Volta Redonda FC	0
	110	Bragantino Clube	1
	19th	Ceará SC	2
						19th	Ceará SC	1 (4)
						38	Oeste FC	1 (2)
	189	Bangu AC	1
	38	Oeste FC	1

3rd round

The first leg took place on March 12, 2020 at the Estádio Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in Fortaleza . The second leg on August 26th in Salvador at the Estádio Manoel Barradas .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Ceará SC (19)	5: 3	EC Vitória (17)	1: 0 (1: 0)	4: 3 (1: 2)

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
	70	Campinense Clube	0
	5	Atlético Mineiro	0
						5	Atlético Mineiro	2 (6)
						-	Afogados FC	2 (7)
	-	Afogados FC	3
	60	Atlético Acreano	0
	105	Novo Hamburgo	1
	21st	AA Ponte Preta	2
						21st	AA Ponte Preta	0 (5)
						33	Vila Nova FC	0 (3)
	123	Galvez EC	0
	33	Vila Nova FC	1

3rd round

The first leg took place on March 12, 2020 at the Estádio Moisés Lucarelli in Campinas . The second leg on August 25th in Afogados da Ingazeira in the Estádio Valdemar Viana de Araújo .

	total		First leg	Return leg
AA Ponte Preta (21)	5-0	Afogados da Ingazeira FC (-)	3: 0 (1: 0)	2: 0 (1: 0)

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
	71	AA Altos	1
	15th	CR Vasco da Gama	1
						15th	CR Vasco da Gama	1
						45	ABC Natal	0
	-	Aquidauanense FC	0
	45	ABC Natal	1
	111	Nacional Fast Clube	0
	20th	Goiás EC	2
						20th	Goiás EC	2
						210	EC Santo André	0
	210	EC Santo André	4th
	36	Criciúma EC	1

3rd round

The first leg took place on March 12, 2020 at the Estádio São Januário in Rio de Janeiro . The second leg on August 26th in Goiânia at the Estádio Hailé Pinheiro .

	total		First leg	Return leg
CR Vasco da Gama (15)	2: 2 (3: 2 i.E.)	Goiás EC (20)	0: 1 (0: 1)	2: 1 (1: 1)

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
	77	Santos FC (AP)	1
	18th	America Mineiro	1
						18th	America Mineiro	2
						50	Operário Ferroviário EC	0
	-	Barbalha FC	0
	50	Operário Ferroviário EC	3
	99	Ferroviária (SP)	2
	22nd	Avaí FC	0
						99	Ferroviária (SP)	6th
						220	EC Águia Negra	2
	220	EC Águia Negra	2
	35	Sampaio Corrêa FC	1

3rd round

The first leg took place on March 11, 2020 at the Estádio Doutor Adhemar de Barros in Araraquara . The second leg on August 25th in Belo Horizonte at the Estádio Independência .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Associação Ferroviária de Esportes (99)	0: 1	America Mineiro (18)	0-0	0: 1 (0: 0)

4th round

The participants in the fourth round are:

•  Fluminense Rio de Janeiro (13)
•  Botafogo FR (14)
•  CR Vasco da Gama (15)
•  America Mineiro (18)
•  Ceará SC (19)
•  AA Ponte Preta (21)
•  Atlético Goianiense (25)
•  EC Juventude (29)
•  Clube de Regatas Brasil (32)
•  Brusque FC (66)

List of goalscorers

Status: 2020-08-27

space	player	club	1st round	2nd round	3rd round back	3rd round back.	4th round back	4th round back.	1/8 Fin. Hin.	1/8 fin. Back.	1/4 fin.	1/4 fin. Back.	1/2 fin. Hin.	1/2 fin. Back.	Final Hin.	Final return.	total
1	Nenê	Fluminense	1	1	2	1											6 goals
2	Léo Gamalhoc	CRB	1	1	2	1											5 goals
4th	Brazil	America Mineiro	1	1	0	1											3 goals
	Thiago Alagoano	Brusque	0	2	1	0

Legend: bold marking = is still in the competition, - = player was not used, x = player can no longer participate

Hat trick

player	club	opponent	Result	goals scored	Gameday	source
Nenê	Fluminense Rio de Janeiro	Figueirense FC	3-0	15 ′ , 55 ′ , 80 ′	3rd round

All goals in one half, a flawless hat trick

Web links

• Competition on the side of the association

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Relocation due to COVID-19 , report on cbf.com.br from July 9, 2020, page in portugal, accessed on August 10, 2020
2. ↑ CBF Ranking , list on cbf.com.br from December 9, 2019, accessed on January 14, 2020
3. ↑ Suspension of the competition , report on cbf.com.br, page in portugal, accessed on March 16, 2020
4. ↑ CBF schedule overview , overview on cbf.com.br from January 10, 2020, accessed on January 14, 2020
5. ↑ Host mode 2020 , rules of the association, page in Portuguese, accessed on January 14, 2020
6. ↑ 3rd round draw , report on cbf.com.br from March 5, 2020, page in portugal, accessed on March 6, 2020
7. ↑ 1st round draw , report on cbf.com.br from December 12, 2019, page in portugal, accessed on January 15, 2020
8. ↑ Hattrick - Nenê, Fluminense , match report on cbf.com, accessed on August 27, 2020