The Copa do Brasil 1992 was the 4th staging of the
Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de ...
.
The competition started on July 7, 1992, and concluded on December 13, 1992, with the second leg of the final, held at the
Estádio Beira-Rio
Estádio José Pinheiro Borda, better known as Estádio Beira-Rio or simply Beira-Rio, (, ''Riverside Stadium'') due to its location beside the Guaíba River, is a football stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It serves as the home stadium for Spor ...
in
Porto Alegre
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, in which
Internacional
Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonat ...
lifted the trophy for the first time with a 1-0 victory over
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...
.
Gérson, of
Internacional
Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonat ...
, with 9 goals, was the competition's topscorer.
Format
The competition was disputed by 32 clubs in a
knock-out
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format where all rounds were played in two legs and the
away goals rule
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was used.
Competition stages
References
Copa do Brasil 1992 at RSSSF
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1992
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1992 in Brazilian football
1992 domestic association football cups