2014 Copa do Brasil

Copa Sadia do Brasil 2014
Tournament details
Country	Brazil
Dates	19 February – 26 November
Teams	87
Final positions
Champions	Atlético Mineiro (1st title)
Runner-up	Cruzeiro
Tournament statistics
Matches played	159
Goals scored	432 (2.72 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Bill Gabriel (6 goals each)
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The 2014 Copa do Brasil (officially the 2014 Copa Sadia do Brasil for sponsorship reasons)^[1] was the 26th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. The competition was contested by 87 teams, either qualified through participating their respective state championships (71), by the CBF Rankings (10) or those qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores (6). Clubs that qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores entered the competition in the 4th stage. The seven best teams of the 2013 Brazilian Championship eliminated until the third round qualified for the 2014 Copa Sudamericana.

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 2 or more goals, it progressed straight to the next round avoiding the second leg. The away goals rule was also used in the 2014 Copa do Brasil. The Copa winner qualifies for the 2015 Copa Libertadores.

Qualified Teams

The teams (in bold) qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores qualified directly for the Fourth Stage (round of 16) of the Copa do Brasil.

Association	Team (Berth)	Qualification method
Acre 2 berths	Plácido de Castro	2013 Campeonato Acreano champions
	Rio Branco	2013 Campeonato Acreano runners-up
Alagoas 3+1 berths	CRB	2013 Campeonato Alagoano champions
	CSA	2013 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up[2]
	Santa Rita	2013 Campeonato Alagoano first stage winners
	ASA	8th best placed team in 2014 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Amapá 1 berth	Santos	2013 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas 2 berths	Princesa do Solimões	2013 Campeonato Amazonense champions
	Nacional	2013 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Bahia 3+1 berths	Vitória	2013 Campeonato Baiano champions
	Juazeiro	2013 Campeonato Baiano first stage runners-up
	Bahia de Feira	2013 Copa Governador do Estado da Bahia champions[3]
	Bahia	2nd best placed team in 2014 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Ceará 3 berths	Ceará	2013 Campeonato Cearense champions
	Horizonte	2013 Campeonato Cearense first stage winners[4]
	Barbalha	2013 Copa Fares Lopes champions
Federal District 2 berths	Brasiliense	2013 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
	Brasília	2013 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo 2 berths	Desportiva Ferroviária	2013 Campeonato Capixaba champions
	Real Noroeste	2013 Copa Espírito Santo champions
Goiás 3 berths	Goiás	2013 Campeonato Goiano champions
	Atlético Goianiense	2013 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
	Goianésia	2013 Campeonato Goiano 3rd place
Maranhão 2 berths	Maranhão	2013 Campeonato Maranhense champions
	Sampaio Corrêa	2013 Copa São Luís champions
Mato Grosso 3 berths	Cuiabá	2013 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
	Mixto	2013 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
	Rondonópolis	2013 Copa Governador de Mato Grosso champions
Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths	CENE	2013 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
	Naviraiense	2013 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up[5]
Minas Gerais 4+2+1 berths	Atlético Mineiro	2013 Copa Libertadores champions
	Cruzeiro	2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Champions
	Villa Nova	2013 Campeonato Mineiro 3rd place[6][7]
	Tombense	2013 Campeonato Mineiro 4th place
	Tupi	2013 Campeonato Mineiro 5th place
	Caldense	2013 Campeonato Mineiro 6th place
	América Mineiro	6th best placed team in 2014 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Pará 3 berths	Paysandu	2013 Campeonato Paraense champions
	Paragominas	2013 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
	Remo	2013 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
Paraíba 2 berths	Botafogo	2013 Campeonato Paraibano champions
	Treze	2013 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Paraná 4+1 berths	Atlético Paranaense	2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Third Place
	Coritiba	2013 Campeonato Paranaense champions
	Londrina	2013 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place
	Paraná	2013 Campeonato Paranaense 4th place
	J. Malucelli	2013 Campeonato Paranaense 5th place
Pernambuco 3 berths	Santa Cruz	2013 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
	Sport	2013 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
	Náutico	2013 Campeonato Pernambucano first stage winners
Piauí 2 berths	Parnahyba	2013 Campeonato Piauiense champions
	Flamengo	2013 Copa Piauí champions[8]
Rio de Janeiro 5+2 berths	Flamengo	2013 Copa do Brasil champions
	Botafogo	2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Fourth Place
	Fluminense	2013 Campeonato Carioca 3rd place
	Vasco da Gama	2013 Campeonato Carioca 4th place
	Resende	2013 Campeonato Carioca 5th place
	Boavista	2013 Campeonato Carioca 6th place
	Duque de Caxias	2013 Copa Rio champions[9]
Rio Grande do Norte 3 berths	Potiguar	2013 Campeonato Potiguar champions
	América de Natal	2013 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
	ABC	2013 Campeonato Potiguar 3rd place
Rio Grande do Sul 4+1 berths	Grêmio	2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Runner up
	Internacional	2013 Campeonato Gaúcho champions
	Lajeadense	2013 Campeonato Gaúcho runners-up[10]
	São Luiz	2013 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd place
	Novo Hamburgo	2013 Copa FGF champions[11]
Rondônia 1 berth	Vilhena	2013 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima 1 berth	Náutico	2013 Campeonato Roraimense champions
São Paulo 5+5 berths	Corinthians	2013 Campeonato Paulista champions
	Santos	2013 Campeonato Paulista runners-up
	São Paulo	2013 Campeonato Paulista 3rd place
	Portuguesa	2013 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 champions [12]
	São Bernardo	2013 Copa Paulista champions[13]
	Palmeiras	Best placed team in 2014 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
	Ponte Preta	3rd best placed team in 2014 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
	Guarani	7th best placed team in 2014 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
	Grêmio Barueri	9th best placed team in 2014 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
	Bragantino	10th best placed team in 2014 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Santa Catarina 3+2 berths	Criciúma	2013 Campeonato Catarinense champions
	Chapecoense	2013 Campeonato Catarinense runners-up[14]
	Joinville	2013 Copa Santa Catarina champions
	Avaí	4th best placed team in 2014 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
	Figueirense	5th best placed team in 2014 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Sergipe 2 berths	Sergipe	2013 Campeonato Sergipano champions
	Lagarto[A]	2013 Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe 3rd place[15]
Tocantins 1 berth	Interporto	2013 Campeonato Tocantinense champions

^ A. River Plate was originally qualified as runners-up of the 2013 Campeonato Sergipano. Because of their request to be absent for 2 two years of the Campeonato Sergiano due to financial problems, Lagarto earned their spot.

Draw

A draw by CBF held on January 10, 2014, set the matches for this round. The 81 qualified teams were divided in eight pots (A-H) with 10 teams each. They were divided based on the CBF Rankings and the matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A x E; B x F; C x G; D x H. The lower ranked teams of each match will host the first leg.^[16] Before the Round of 16 there was another draw including the six teams that will play the 2014 Copa Libertadores.

Preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rio Branco	2–1	Real Noroeste	1–1	1–0

Preliminary match

February 19, 2014

20:30 UTC−03:00

Real Noroeste	1–1	Rio Branco
Robert 70'	Report	Thiago 6'

Estádio José Olímpio da Rocha, Águia Branca

Attendance: 450

Referee: Igor Junio Benevenuto (Minas Gerais)

February 26, 2014

21:30 UTC−03:00

Rio Branco	1–0	Real Noroeste
Adriano Louzada 89'	Report

Arena da Floresta, Rio Branco

Attendance: 1,479

Referee: Edmar Campos da Encarnacao (Amazonas)

Rio Branco won 2–1 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vasco da Gama	1–0	Resende	0–0	1–0
Treze	3–2	Tombense	1–1	2–1
Ponte Preta	4–1	Náutico	4–1	–
Paraná	4–2	São Bernardo	1–1	3–1
Vitória	2–2 (3–5 p)	J. Malucelli	1–1	1–1
Joinville	2–3	Novo Hamburgo	0–1	2–2
Atlético Goianiense	3–2	Flamengo	1–0	2–2
ABC	4–2	Desportiva Ferroviária	0–1	4–1
Santos	3–0	Mixto	0–0	3–0
Brasiliense	5–5 (a)	Princesa do Solimões	1–3	4–2
Criciúma	2–3	Londrina	0–2	2–1
Grêmio Barueri	2–2 (a)	Goianésia	2–2	0–0
Palmeiras	3–0	Vilhena	1–0	2–0
Sampaio Corrêa	5–3	Interporto	2–2	3–1
Avaí	4–1	Naviraiense	4–1	–
ASA	4–0	Paragominas	4–0	–
Fluminense	6–3	Horizonte	1–3	5–0
Tupi	2–0	Juazeiro	2–0	–
Náutico	1–1 (3–1 p)	Sergipe	0–1	1–0
América de Natal	4–1	Boavista	2–1	2–0
Corinthians	2–0	Bahia de Feira	2–0	–
Nacional	4–3	São Luiz	2–2	2–1
Bahia	3–1	Villa Nova	1–1	2–0
América Mineiro	3–0	Santos	3–0	–
Goiás	0–2	Botafogo	0–2	0–0
Santa Cruz	4–1	Lagarto	1–0	3–1
Portuguesa	2–2 (a)	Potiguar	0–1	2–1
Guarani	1–2	Santa Rita	0–0	1–2
São Paulo	4–0	CSA	1–0	3–0
CRB	4–2	Rondonópolis	2–2	2–0
Figueirense	3–1	Plácido de Castro	0–0	3–1
Bragantino	1–0	Lajeadense	0–0	1–0
Coritiba	4–2	CENE	2–2	2–0
Duque de Caxias	2–4	Caldense	0–2	2–2
Sport	3–1	Brasília	3–1	–
Paysandu	4–3	Maranhão	2–2	2–1
Internacional	6–1	Remo	6–1	–
Cuiabá	2–0	Barbalha	0–0	2–0
Ceará	5–1	Parnahyba	1–0	4–1
Chapecoense	2–0	Rio Branco	2–0	–

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vasco da Gama	3–2	Treze	2–1	1–1
Ponte Preta	2–2 (8–7 p)	Paraná	1–1	1–1
J. Malucelli	0–3	Novo Hamburgo	0–1	0–2
Atlético Goianiense	2–3	ABC	1–1	1–2
Santos	6–3	Princesa do Solimões	2–1	4–2
Grêmio Barueri	3–3 (a)	Londrina	0–0	3–3
Palmeiras	4–2	Sampaio Corrêa	1–2	3–0
Avaí	4–4 (a)	ASA	2–3	2–1
Fluminense	3–0	Tupi	3–0	–
Náutico	2–3	América de Natal	0–3	2–0
Corinthians	3–0	Nacional	3–0	–
Bahia	2–1	América Mineiro	0–0	2–1
Santa Cruz	3–2	Botafogo	1–1	2–1
Potiguar	2–7	Santa Rita	0–2	2–5
São Paulo	4–2	CRB	1–2	3–0
Figueirense	3–3 (3–4 p)	Bragantino	1–2	2–1
Coritiba	2–0	Caldense	2–0	–
Sport	4–4 (a)	Paysandu	1–2	3–2
Internacional	5–2	Cuiabá	1–1	4–1
Ceará	3–2	Chapecoense	2–1	1–1

Third round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vasco da Gama	4–1	Ponte Preta	2–0	2–1
Novo Hamburgo	2–1	ABC1	0–1	2–0
Santos	3–2	Londrina	1−2	2−0
Palmeiras	3–0	Avaí	2–0	1–0
Fluminense	5–5 (a)	América de Natal	3–0	2–5
Bahia	1–3	Corinthians	0–3	1–0
Santa Cruz	3–4	Santa Rita	2–3	1–1
São Paulo	3–4	Bragantino	2–1	1–3
Paysandu	2–3	Coritiba	0−2	2−1
Ceará	5–2	Internacional	2–1	3–1

• Note 1: Novo Hamburgo won on aggregate but was disqualified by the STJD after being punished for fielding an ineligible player.^[17]

Copa Sudamericana qualification

The best seven teams eliminated before the Round of 16 with the best 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B record (excluding those qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores) qualified for 2014 Copa Sudamericana.

Knockout stages

A draw by CBF was held on August 18 to set the matches for this round. The 16 qualified teams were divided in two pots. Teams from pot 1 were the ones who competed at the 2014 Copa Libertadores plus the two highest CBF ranked teams 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 ensured that each team within a pair will not face each other before the finals, as they will be placed in opposite sides of the bracket. There was a draw to decide the home team of the round of 16. The following stages had other draws to determine the order of the matches as the tournament advanced.^[18][19]

Seeding

Bracket

	Round of 16						Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Finals
	América-RN	3	0	3
	Atlético Paranaense	0	2	2
							América-RN	0	0	0
							Flamengo	1	1	2
	Coritiba	3	0	3 (2)
	Flamengo (pen.)	0	3	3 (3)
													Flamengo	2	1	3
													Atlético Mineiro	0	4	4
	Bragantino	1	1	2
	Corinthians	0	3	3
							Corinthians	2	1	3
							Atlético Mineiro	0	4	4
	Palmeiras	0	0	0
	Atlético Mineiro	1	2	3
																			Atlético Mineiro	2	1	3
																			Cruzeiro	0	0	0
	Cruzeiro	5	2	7
	Santa Rita	0	1	1
							Cruzeiro (a)	1	2	3
							ABC	0	3	3
	Vasco da Gama	1	1	2
	ABC	1	2	3
													Cruzeiro	1	3	4
													Santos	0	3	3
	Botafogo (a)	1	4	5
	Ceará	2	3	5
							Botafogo	2	0	2
							Santos	3	5	8
	Grêmio	0	–	0
	Santos	2	–	2

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Santos	2–0	Grêmio	2–0	–1
Ceará	5–5 (a)	Botafogo	2–1	3–4
Santa Rita	1–7	Cruzeiro	0–5	1–2
ABC	3–2	Vasco da Gama	1–1	2–1
Flamengo	3–3 (3–2 p)	Coritiba	0–3	3–0
Atlético Paranaense	2–3	América de Natal	0–3	2–0
Atlético Mineiro	3–0	Palmeiras	1–0	2–0
Corinthians	3–2	Bragantino	0–1	3–1

• Note 1: Due to racist chants against Santos' player Aranha by Grêmio fans in the first leg, the STJD suspended the second leg scheduled for September 3 and removed Grêmio from the tournament, thus automatically qualifying Santos to the next round.^[20]

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Santos	8–2	Botafogo	3–2	5–0
ABC	3–3 (a)	Cruzeiro	0–1	3–2
Flamengo	2–0	América de Natal	1–0	1–0
Atlético Mineiro	4–3	Corinthians	0–2	4–1

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Santos	3–4	Cruzeiro	0–1	3–3
Atlético Mineiro	4–3	Flamengo	0–2	4–1

Finals

November 12, 2014

22:00 UTC−3

Atlético Mineiro	2–0	Cruzeiro
Luan 8' Dátolo 58'	Report

Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 18,578

Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Rio de Janeiro)

November 26, 2014

22:00 UTC−3

Cruzeiro	0–1	Atlético Mineiro
	Report	Diego Tardelli 45+2'

Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão), Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 39,786

Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)

2014 Copa do Brasil Champions
Atlético Mineiro 1st title

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Bill	Ceará	6
	Gabriel	Santos	6
3	Léo Gamalho	Santa Cruz	5
	Luan	Atlético Mineiro	5
	Robinho	Santos	5
6	Abuda	Santa Rita	4
	Fred	Fluminense	4
	Luiz Carlos	Brasiliense	4
	Magno Alves	Ceará	4
	Marcelo Moreno	Cruzeiro	4
	Max	América-RN	4
	Rafael Moura	Internacional	4
	Willian	Cruzeiro	4