The Supercopa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Super Cup) is a Brazilian
association football
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trophy organized by the
Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It is contested between the champions of the
Campeonato Brasileiro and the winners 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 ...
. If the same club wins Campeonato Brasileiro and Copa do Brasil, their opponent will be the Campeonato Brasileiro runner-up.
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced in 2013 a new edition of the competition was expected to be played in 2015. The revival would only take place in 2020.
Results
List of champions
Unofficial competition
An unofficial competition was played in 1992, between the champions of the
Série A and of the
Série B, as both championships were played in the first six months of the year. The game was played on 12 August between
Flamengo
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(champion of the Série A) and
Paraná (champion of the Série B). The game ended in a 2–2 draw, and in the
penalty shootout
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, Flamengo beat the opponent 4–3. While
RSSSF
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regards the competition as some form of Supercopa do Brasil, although officially not regards as Supercopa do Brasil, in Brazil the competition was popularly known as
Taça Brahma dos Campeões. Differently from the 1990 and 1991 editions, which were official CBF competitions, the 1992 edition was a friendly cup.
Friendlies
In 2018, Corinthians, champion of
2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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and Cruzeiro, champion of
2017 Copa do Brasil
The 2017 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Continental AG, Continental Pneus do Brasil 2017 for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. It was held between February 8 and September 27, 2017. The comp ...
, played two friendly matches during the period corresponding to the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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. The first game, played at Mineirão on July 4 ended with a 2–0 win for Corinthians, while the return game, played on July 11 at the Arena Corinthians, ended in a 2–2 draw.
References
{{National football Supercups (CONMEBOL region)
Football cup competitions in Brazil
Copa do Brasil
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Brazil
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