2016 Copa do Brasil
The 2016 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Continental Pneus do Brasil 2016 for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. The competition was contested by 86 teams, which qualified either by their respective state championships (70), by the 2016 CBF ranking (10) or those qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores (5) and the team with the best 2015 Série A record (excluding those qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores). The latter six clubs entered the competition in the round of 16. The best six teams of the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A eliminated until the third round qualified for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.
| Copa Continental Pneus do Brasil 2016 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 March – 7 December 2016 |
| Teams | 86 |
| Champions |  Grêmio (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Atlético Mineiro |
| Matches played | 151 |
| Goals scored | 329 (2.18 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Marinho (6 goals) |
| Best player | Douglas (Grêmio) |
← 2015 2017 → | |
Format
The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties. In the first two rounds, if the away team won the first match by two or more goals, it progressed straight to the next round and avoided the second leg. The away goals rule was also used in the Copa do Brasil, with the exception of the finals. The winner qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores.
Qualified teams
The teams in bold are qualified directly for the round of 16.
Draw
A draw for the first round was held by CBF on January 11, 2016. The 80 qualified teams were divided in eight groups (A-H) with 10 teams each. That division was based on the 2016 CBF ranking and the matches were drawn from the respective pots: A vs. E; B vs. F; C vs. G; D vs. H. The lower ranked teams of each match hosted the first leg. Before the round of 16 there was another draw including the six teams that directly qualified for that round. All draws were at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.
Seeding
- 2016 CBF ranking shown in brackets.
First round
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Santos  |
3–0 |  Galvez |
3–0 | – |
ABC  |
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1–1 | 1–1 |
Botafogo  |
2–0 |  Ríver |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Ceará  |
2–0 |  Joinville |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Vasco da Gama  |
2–1 |  CRB |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Santa Cruz  |
2–0 |  Vitória da Conquista |
2–0 | – |
| Cruzeiro |
2–0 |  Londrina |
2–0 | – |
| Vitória |
3–1 | Portuguesa |
0–0 | 3–1 |
| Coritiba |
2–3 | Juventude |
0–1 | 2–2 |
Paysandu  |
2–1 | Operário |
0–1 | 2–0 |
| Atlético Paranaense |
7–2 |  Dom Bosco |
2–2 | 5–0 |
| Chapecoense |
3–2 | Paraná |
1–2 | 2–0 |
| Flamengo |
2–4 | Fortaleza |
1–2 | 1–2 |
| Bahia |
0–1 | América Mineiro |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Fluminense |
6–3 | Ferroviária |
3–3 | 3–0 |
Aparecidense  |
3–4 | Ypiranga |
1–3 | 2–1 |
| Figueirense |
3–1 |  Sampaio Corrêa |
2–1 | 1–0 |
| Ponte Preta |
4–0 |  Genus |
1–0 | 3–0 |
| Botafogo |
3–1 | Juazeirense |
2–1 | 1–0 |
| Avaí |
1–2 | Bragantino |
0–1 | 1–1 |
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santos |
3–0 | Gama |
0–0 | 3–0 |
| Ceará |
0–3 | Botafogo |
0–3 | 0–0 |
| Santa Cruz |
3–4 | Vasco da Gama |
1–1 | 2–3 |
| Cruzeiro |
4–2 | Vitória |
2–1 | 2–1 |
| Paysandu |
1–2 | Juventude |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Chapecoense |
1–1 (a) | Atlético Paranaense |
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Fortaleza |
4–2 | América Mineiro |
0–1 | 4–1 |
| Ypiranga |
1–3 | Fluminense |
1–1 | 0–2 |
| Ponte Preta |
5–0 | Figueirense |
0–0 | 5–0 |
| Botafogo |
3–2 | Bragantino |
2–2 | 1–0 |
Copa Sudamericana qualification
The best six teams eliminated before the round of 16 with the best 2015 Série A or 2015 Série B record (excluding those directly qualified for the round of 16) qualified for 2016 Copa Sudamericana.
1 Santa Cruz qualified as (Brazil 7) in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana, independently of qualifying position of the other seven teams. |
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Knockout stages
A draw by CBF was held to set the matches for the round of 16. The 16 qualified teams were divided in two pots (1-2). Teams from pot 1 were the six teams directly qualified to the round of 16, the five teams that competed at the 2016 Copa Libertadores and the best placed team in the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A not taking part in the 2016 Copa Libertadores, plus the two highest CBF ranked teams in 2016 qualified via the third round. Pot 2 was composed of the other teams that qualified through the third round. Each pot was divided into 4 pairs according to the CBF ranking. That division made sure that each team within a pair would not face each other before the finals as they would be placed in opposite sides of the bracket. The draw also decided the home team of the round of 16. The following stages had additional draws to determine the order of the matches as the tournament advanced. All draws will be held at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.
Seeding
- 2016 CBF ranking shown in brackets.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
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Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Juventude (a)
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| São Paulo
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Juventude (pen.)
| 0 | 1 | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Mineiro
| 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ponte Preta
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Mineiro (a)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Mineiro
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Internacional
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fortaleza
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Internacional
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Internacional
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Santos
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vasco da Gama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Santos
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Mineiro
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grêmio
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Botafogo
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Palmeiras
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Palmeiras
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grêmio
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grêmio (pen.)
| 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Paranaense
| 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grêmio
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruzeiro
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruzeiro
| 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Botafogo
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruzeiro
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Corinthians
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Corinthians
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fluminense
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventude |
2–2 (a) | São Paulo |
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Corinthians |
2–1 | Fluminense |
1–1 | 1–0 |
| Vasco da Gama |
3–5 | Santos |
1–3 | 2–2 |
| Botafogo |
1–3 | Palmeiras |
0–3 | 1–0 |
| Grêmio |
1–1 (4–3 p) | Atlético Paranaense |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Fortaleza |
1–3 | Internacional |
0–3 | 1–0 |
| Cruzeiro |
6–2 | Botafogo |
5–2 | 1–0 |
| Ponte Preta |
3–3 (a) | Atlético Mineiro |
1–1 | 2–2 |
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventude |
1–1 (2–4 p) | Atletico Mineiro |
0–1 | 1–0 |
| Internacional |
3–2 | Santos |
1–2 | 2–0 |
| Palmeiras |
2–3 | Grêmio |
1–2 | 1–1 |
| Cruzeiro |
5–4 | Corinhians |
1–2 | 4–2 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atletico Mineiro |
4–3 | Internacional |
2–1 | 2–2 |
| Grêmio |
2–0 | Cruzeiro |
2–0 | 0–0 |
Finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grêmio |
4–2 | Atletico Mineiro |
3–1 | 1–1 |
References
- "Campeonato Maranhense Série "A" 2015 - Regulamento da Competição" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Federação Maranhense de Futebol. 5 November 2014.
Art.4º- (...) Ao segundo colocado será atribuído o título de Vice-Campeão e em razão deste título terá direito de representar o Estado do Maranhão nas seguintes competições: Copa do Brasil 2016 e Copa Nordeste 2016.
- "Imperatriz conquista segundo título da história ao vencer Sampaio Corrêa" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 2 May 2015.
Enquanto o Sampaio vai jogar a Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro, o Imperatriz se prepara para jogar o Campeonato Brasileiro Série D e vai tentar o acesso para a Série C de 2016, o que seria outro feito inédito na história do clube. Ambos os times estão também, em 2016, na Copa do Brasil e Copa do Nordeste.
- "Botafogo vence o Auto e comemora prêmio de consolação: vagas nas copas do Brasil e do NE" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 13 June 2015.
- "Acostumado a títulos, Doda esnoba o vice: "Só serve mesmo para o clube" - Meia lamenta a perda do tricampeonato paraibano, mas ressalta importância de ter garantido o Botafogo-PB na Copa do Brasil e na Copa do Nordeste do próximo ano" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 14 June 2015.
- "Com placar magro, Chape vence Tigre e garante vaga direta à Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 19 April 2015.
Com o 1 a 0 sobre o Tigre, o Verdão do Oeste terminou o estadual em terceiro lugar e garantiu vaga direta à Copa do Brasil do ano que vem.
- "Tudo azul! Dragão detona Canário e é o primeiro campeão do Novo Batistão" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 9 May 2015.
Vice-campeão, o Estanciano ficou com a única vaga do Estado na Série D, que começa em julho. Os dois times estão classificados para Copa do Nordeste e Copa do Brasil no próximo ano.