The 2006 Copa do Brasil was the 18th 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 P ...
.
The competition started on February 15, 2006 and concluded on July 26, 2006 with the second leg of the final, held at the
Estádio do Maracanã in
Rio de Janeiro
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, in which
Flamengo
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lifted the trophy for the second time with a 1–0 victory over its rival
Vasco da Gama.
Valdiram, of
Vasco da Gama, with 7 goals, was the competition's topscorer.
Format
The competition was disputed by 64 clubs in a
knock-out
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format where all rounds were played over two legs and the
away goals rule was used, but in the first two rounds if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least two goals, the second leg was not played and the club automatically qualified to the next round.
Competition stages
Finals
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References
Copa do Brasil 2006 at RSSSF
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