The 2023 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Betano do Brasil 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the 35th 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 21 February and 24 September 2023.
The competition was contested by 92 teams, either qualified by participating in their respective state championships (70), by the 2023
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(10), by the
2022 Copa do Nordeste
The 2022 Copa do Nordeste was the 19th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region. The competition featured 16 clubs, with Bahia, Ceará and Pernambuco having two seeds each, and Alagoas, Maranhão ...
(1), by the
2022 Copa Verde
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(1), by the
2022 Série B (1), by the
2022 Série A (1) or those qualified for
2023 Copa Libertadores
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(8).
In the final,
São Paulo
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defeated the defending champions
Flamengo
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to win their first title. As champions, São Paulo qualified for the
2024 Copa Libertadores
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group stage and the
2024 Supercopa do Brasil
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.
Qualified teams
Teams in bold are qualified directly for the third round.
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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 2023 Copa Libertadores (8), Série A best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores, Série B champions, Copa Verde champions and Copa do Nordeste runners-up. 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 will be as follows:
Draw
First round
Second round
Third round
Final rounds
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
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Top goalscorers
References
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2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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2023 in Brazilian football