The Copa do Brasil 1994 was the 6th 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 February 18, 1994, and concluded on August 10, 1994, with the second leg of the final, held at the
Estádio Olímpico Monumental
Estádio Olímpico Monumental (''Monumental Olympic Stadium'', in English), also known as Estádio Olímpico de Porto Alegre (''Porto Alegre Olympic Stadium'') and Estádio Olímpico (''Olympic Stadium'') until 1980, is a football stadium in the ...
in
Porto Alegre
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, in which
Grêmio lifted the trophy for the second time with a 1-0 victory over
Ceará
Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the ...
.
Paulinho McLaren
Paulo César Vieira Rosa (born 28 September 1963), known as Paulinho McLaren or simply Paulinho, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is currently under contract with São Caetano.
Paulinho, who was bor ...
, 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 6 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.
Participating teams
Competition stages
References
Copa do Brasil 1994 at RSSSF
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1994
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1994 in Brazilian football
1994 domestic association football cups