The 2022 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Intelbras do Brasil 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th edition 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 ...
football competition. It was held between 22 February and 19 October 2022.
The competition was contested by 92 teams, either qualified by participating in their respective state championships (70), by the 2022
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(10), by the
2021 Copa do Nordeste
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(1), by the
2021 Copa Verde (1), by the
2021 Série B (1) or those qualified for
2022 Copa Libertadores
The 2022 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 63rd edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the ''Copa Libertadores''), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
On 14 May 2020, CONMEBOL announced t ...
(9).
Atlético Mineiro
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were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the Round of 16.
Tied 1–1 on aggregate,
Flamengo
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defeated
Corinthians
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6–5 on penalties in the finals to win their fourth title. As champions, Flamengo qualified for the
2023 Copa Libertadores
The 2023 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores will be the 64th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the ''Copa Libertadores''), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
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group stage and
2023 Supercopa do Brasil
The 2023 Supercopa do Brasil (officially the Supercopa Betano do Brasil 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth edition of Supercopa do Brasil, an annual football match played between the champions of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Cop ...
.
(Flamengo) and
Cássio (Corinthians) won best player and best goalkeeper awards, respectively.
Qualified teams
Teams in bold were qualified directly for the third round.
Format
The competition is a
single-elimination tournament
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, the first two rounds are played as a single match and the rest are played as a
two-legged tie
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s. Twelve teams enter in the third round, which are teams qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores (9), Série B champions, Copa Verde champions and Copa do Nordeste champions. 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
The schedule of the competition was as follows:
Draw
First round
Second round
Third round
Final rounds
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Top goalscorers
References
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