2015 Copa do Brasil

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Tournament details
Country	Brazil
Dates	8 February – 2 December[1][2]
Teams	87
Final positions
Champions	Palmeiras (3rd title)
Runner-up	Santos
Tournament statistics
Matches played	158
Goals scored	417 (2.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Gabriel (8 goals)
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The 2015 Copa do Brasil (officially the 2015 Copa Sadia do Brasil for sponsorship reasons)^[3] was the 27th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. The competition was contested by 87 teams, which qualified either by participating in their respective state championships (71), by the CBF Rankings (10), by qualifying for the 2015 Copa Libertadores (5) or having the best 2014 Série A record (excluding those qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores). The latter 6 clubs entered the competition in the 4th stage. The best six teams of the 2014 Brazilian Championship eliminated until the third round qualified for the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.

The competition was won by Palmeiras, which earned their third title by defeating fellow São Paulo club Santos in a penalty shootout.

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 avoiding the second leg. The away goals rule was also used in the Copa do Brasil, but not for the finals.^[4] The winner qualifies for the 2016 Copa Libertadores.

Qualified Teams

The teams (in bold) were qualified directly for the fourth stage (round of 16).

Association	Team (Berth)	Qualification method
Acre 2 berths	Rio Branco	2014 Campeonato Acreano champions
	Atlético Acreano	2014 Campeonato Acreano runners-up
Alagoas 3+1 berths	Coruripe	2014 Campeonato Alagoano champions
	CRB	2014 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
	Murici	2014 Campeonato Alagoano first stage winners
	ASA	10th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Amapá 1 berth	Santos	2014 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas 2 berths	Nacional	2014 Campeonato Amazonense champions
	Princesa do Solimões	2014 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Bahia 3+1 berths	Bahia	2014 Campeonato Baiano champions
	Jacuipense	2014 Campeonato Baiano first stage runners-up
	Vitória da Conquista	2014 Copa Governador do Estado da Bahia champions
	Vitória	2nd best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Ceará 3 berths	Ceará	2014 Campeonato Cearense champions
	Fortaleza	2014 Campeonato Cearense first stage winners
	Icasa	2014 Copa Fares Lopes champions
Federal District 2 berths	Luziânia	2014 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
	Brasília	2014 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo 2 berths	Estrela do Norte	2014 Campeonato Capixaba champions
	Real Noroeste	2014 Copa Espírito Santo champions
Goiás 3 berths	Atlético Goianiense	2014 Campeonato Goiano champions
	Goiás	2014 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
	Anapolina	2014 Campeonato Goiano 3rd place
Maranhão 2 berths	Sampaio Corrêa	2014 Campeonato Maranhense champions
	Moto Club	2014 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
Mato Grosso 3 berths	Cuiabá	2014 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
	Luverdense	2014 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
	CEOV	2014 Campeonato Mato-Grossense 3rd place
Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths	CENE	2014 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
	Águia Negra	2014 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up
Minas Gerais 4+2 berths	Cruzeiro	2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Champions
	Atlético Mineiro	2014 Copa do Brasil champions
	América Mineiro	2014 Campeonato Mineiro 3rd place
	Boa Esporte	2014 Campeonato Mineiro 4th place
	Tupi	2014 Campeonato Mineiro 5th place
	Villa Nova	2014 Campeonato Mineiro 6th place
Pará 3 berths	Remo	2014 Campeonato Paraense champions
	Paysandu	2014 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
	Independente Tucuruí	2014 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
Paraíba 2 berths	Botafogo	2014 Campeonato Paraibano champions
	Campinense	2014 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Paraná 4+1 berths	Londrina	2014 Campeonato Paranaense champions
	Maringá	2014 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up
	Atlético Paranaense	2014 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place
	Coritiba	2014 Campeonato Paranaense 4th place
	Paraná	8th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Pernambuco 3 berths	Sport	2014 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
	Náutico	2014 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
	Salgueiro	2014 Campeonato Pernambucano first stage winners
Piauí 2 berths	Ríver	2014 Campeonato Piauiense champions
	Piauí	2014 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up
Rio de Janeiro 5+1+1 berths	Fluminense	2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place
	Flamengo	2014 Campeonato Carioca champions
	Vasco da Gama	2014 Campeonato Carioca runners-up
	Cabofriense	2014 Campeonato Carioca 4th place
	Boavista	2014 Campeonato Carioca 5th place
	Madureira	2014 Copa Rio runners-up
	Botafogo	Best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Rio Grande do Norte 3+1 berths	América de Natal	2014 Campeonato Potiguar champions
	Globo	2014 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
	Alecrim	2014 Campeonato Potiguar 3rd place
	ABC	4th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Rio Grande do Sul 4+1 berths	Internacional	2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place
	Grêmio	2014 Campeonato Gaúcho runners-up
	Brasil de Pelotas	2014 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd place
	Caxias	2014 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th place
	Lajeadense	2014 Copa FGF champions
Rondônia 1 berth	Vilhena	2014 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima 1 berth	São Raimundo	2014 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Santa Catarina 3+2 berths	Figueirense	2014 Campeonato Catarinense champions
	Joinville	2014 Campeonato Catarinense runners-up
	Chapecoense	2014 Copa Santa Catarina champions
	Criciúma	6th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
	Avaí	7th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
São Paulo 5+2+3 berths	São Paulo	2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up
	Corinthians	2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place
	Ituano	2014 Campeonato Paulista champions
	Santos	2014 Campeonato Paulista runners-up
	Palmeiras	2014 Campeonato Paulista 3rd place
	Capivariano	2014 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 champions
	Santo André	2014 Copa Paulista champions
	Ponte Preta	3rd best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
	Portuguesa	5th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
	Bragantino	9th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified
Sergipe 2 berths	Confiança	2014 Campeonato Sergipano champions
	Amadense	2014 Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe 3rd place
Tocantins 1 berth	Interporto	2014 Campeonato Tocantinense champions

Draw

A draw by CBF for the first round was held on December 16, 2014. 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 pots: A x E; B x F; C x G; D x 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 directly qualified to the 4th round.^[5][6]

• CBF ranking shown in brackets.

Preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Real Noroeste	4–2	Atlético Acreano	1–0	3–2

Preliminary match

February 8, 2015

19:30 UTC−03:00

Atlético Acreano	0–1	Real Noroeste
	Report	Sidevaldo 39'

Arena da Floresta, Rio Branco

Attendance: 481

Referee: Fledes Rodrigues Santos (Rondônia)

February 22, 2015

16:30 UTC−03:00

Real Noroeste	3–2	Atlético Acreano
Stênio 14', 20', 40'		Ailton 50' Jefferson Parrudo 69' (o.g.)

Estádio José Olímpio da Rocha, Águia Branca

Attendance: 778

Referee: Alexandre Vargas Tavares de Jesus (Rio de Janeiro)

Real Noroeste won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Palmeiras	4–1	Vitória da Conquista	4–1	–
Sampaio Corrêa	6–4	Estrela do Norte	2–3	4–1
Vitória	3–2	Anapolina	2–1	1–1
ASA	3–1	São Raimundo	3–1	–
Botafogo	6–4	Botafogo	2–2	4–2
Caxias	0–3	Capivariano	0–3	0–0
Figueirense	4–3	Princesa do Solimões	2–2	2–1
Avaí	3–1	CEOV	0–0	3–1
Santos	2–0	Londrina	1–0	1–0
Madureira	3–3 (a)	Maringá	0–2	3–1
Sport	6–2	CENE	2–1	4–1
Chapecoense	5–2	Interporto	5–2	−
Flamengo	4–1	Brasil de Pelotas	2–1	2–0
Salgueiro	5–1	Piauí	5–1	−
Náutico	3–0	Brasília	1–0	2–0
Paraná	1–1 (4–5 p)	Jacuipense	1–0	0–1
Goiás	2–0	Santo André	1–0	1–0
Icasa	2–5	Independente Tucuruí	0–5	2–0
Portuguesa	3–1	Santos	3–1	−
Joinville	1–3	Ituano	0–3	1–0
Coritiba	3–0	Villa Nova	3–0	−
Fortaleza	3–1	Ríver	1–0	2–1
Ponte Preta	4–1	Vilhena	1–1	3–0
Boa	2–2 (3–4 p)	Moto Club	1–1	1–1
Vasco da Gama	5–3	Rio Branco	2–1	3–2
Cuiabá	4–3	Murici	2–3	2–0
Atlético Goianiense	3–1	Coruripe	1–1	2–0
América de Natal	5–1	Globo	5–1	−
Atlético Paranaense	2–2 (5–4 p)	Remo	1–1	1–1
Tupi	2–0	Alecrim	2–0	−
Ceará	1–0	Confiança	0–0	1–0
América Mineiro	3–0	Luziânia	3–0	−
Grêmio	4–1	Campinense	2–1	2–0
CRB	3–1	Amadense	2–1	1–0
Criciúma	4–1	Real Noroeste	4–1	−
Bragantino	2–2 (a)	Lajeadense	1–2	1–0
Bahia	3–2	Nacional	0–0	3–2
Luverdense	2–1	Cabofriense	1–1	1–0
ABC	3–0	Boavista	1–0	2–0
Paysandu	4–2	Águia Negra	2–2	2–0

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Palmeiras	6–2	Sampaio Corrêa	1–1	5–1
Vitória	3–3 (a)	ASA	1–1	2–2
Botafogo	5–1	Capivariano	2–1	3–0
Figueirense	2–1	Avaí	0–1	2–0
Santos	3–2	Maringá	2–2	1–0
Sport	2–2 (4–2 p)	Chapecoense	0–2	2–0
Flamengo	2–0	Salgueiro	2–0	−
Náutico	2–0	Jacuipense	2–0	−
Goiás	3–1	Independente Tucuruí	0−1	3–0
Portuguesa	2−3	Ituano	1−1	1−2
Coritiba	3–3 (11–10 p)	Fortaleza	1–2	2–1
Ponte Preta	6−2	Moto Club	2–1	4−1
Vasco da Gama	1–1 (a)	Cuiabá	1–1	0−0
Atlético Goianiense	3–4	América de Natal	2–4	1–0
Atlético Paranaense	2–2 (a)	Tupi	0−1	2–1
Ceará	4–1	América Mineiro	1–1	3–0
Grêmio	3–1	CRB	3–1	−
Criciúma	3–0	Bragantino	3–0	−
Bahia	3–1	Luverdense	0–0	3–1
ABC	1–3	Paysandu	0–1	1–2

Third round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
ASA	0–1	Palmeiras	0–0	0–1
Botafogo	2–3	Figueirense	2–2	0–1
Santos	4–3	Sport	1–2	3–1
Náutico	1–3	Flamengo	1–1	0–2
Goiás	3–3 (a)	Ituano	0–2	3–1
Ponte Preta	3–3 (1–3 p)	Coritiba	1–2	2–1
América de Natal	3–6	Vasco da Gama	1–3	2–3
Tupi	1–2	Ceará	0–0	1–2
Criciúma	1–1 (3–4 p)	Grêmio	1–0	0–1
Bahia	2–3	Paysandu	0–3	2–0

Copa Sudamericana qualification

The best six teams eliminated before the round of 16 with the best 2014 Série A or 2014 Série B record (excluding those directly qualified for the Round of 16) qualified for 2015 Copa Sudamericana.

Knockout stages

The draw for the knockout stages was held by CBF on 4 August 2015. The 16 qualified teams were divided in two pots. Teams from pot 1 were the six teams directly qualified to the round of 16, the five teams that competed at the 2015 Copa Libertadores and the best placed team in the 2014 Brazilian Série A not taking part in the 2015 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. For the remaining stages of the tournament another draw was held on 31 August 2015.^[4]

Seeding

Bracket

	Round of 16						Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Finals
	São Paulo	1	3	4
	Ceará	2	0	2
							São Paulo	3	1	4
							Vasco da Gama	0	1	1
	Flamengo	0	1	1
	Vasco da Gama	1	1	2
													São Paulo	1	1	2
													Santos	3	3	6
	Atlético Mineiro	1	1	2
	Figueirense	1	2	3
							Figueirense	0	2	2
							Santos	1	3	4
	Santos	2	2	4
	Corinthians	0	1	1
																			Santos	1	1	2 (3)
																			Palmeiras (p)	0	2	2 (4)
	Fluminense	2	2	4
	Paysandu	1	1	2
							Fluminense (a)	0	1	1
							Grêmio	0	1	1
	Coritiba	0	1	1
	Grêmio	1	3	4
													Fluminense	2	1	3 (1)
													Palmeiras (p)	1	2	3 (4)
	Internacional	2	2	4
	Ituano	0	1	1
							Internacional	1	2	3
							Palmeiras	1	3	4
	Palmeiras	2	3	5
	Cruzeiro	1	2	3

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ituano	1–4	Internacional	0–2	1–2
Ceará	2–4	São Paulo	2–1	0–3
Cruzeiro	3–5	Palmeiras	1–2	2–3
Vasco da Gama	2–1	Flamengo	1–0	1–1
Paysandu	2–4	Fluminense	1–2	1–2
Grêmio	4–1	Coritiba	1–0	3–1
Figueirense	3–2	Atlético Mineiro	1–1	2–1
Corinthians	1–4	Santos	0–2	1–2

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vasco da Gama	1–4	São Paulo	0–3	1–1
Santos	4–2	Figueirense	1–0	3–2
Palmeiras	4–3	Internacional	1–1	3–2
Grêmio	1–1 (a)	Fluminense	0–0	1–1

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Santos	6–2	São Paulo	3–1	3–1
Palmeiras	3–3 (4–1 p)	Fluminense	1–2	2–1

Finals

November 25, 2015

22:00 DST: UTC−02:00

Santos	1–0	Palmeiras
Gabriel 78'	Report

Vila Belmiro, Santos

Attendance: 14,116

Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo) (replaced by Marcelo Aparecido de Souza (SP) - 67')

December 2, 2015

22:00 DST: UTC−02:00

Palmeiras	2–1	Santos
Dudu 56', 84'	Report	Ricardo Oliveira 86'
Penalties
Zé Roberto Rafael Marques Jackson Cristaldo Fernando Prass	4–3	Marquinhos Gabriel Gustavo Henrique Geuvânio Lucas Lima Ricardo Oliveira

Allianz Parque, São Paulo

Attendance: 39,660

Referee: Héber Lopes (Santa Catarina)

2015 Copa do Brasil Champions
Palmeiras 3rd title

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Gabriel	Santos	8
2	Ricardo Oliveira	Santos	6
	Ronaldo	Ituano	6
4	Alexandre Pato	São Paulo	5
	Marquinhos Gabriel	Santos	5
6	Cesinha	Ponte Preta	4
	Robert	Sampaio Corrêa	4
	Yago Pikachu	Paysandu	4
	Zé Roberto	Palmeiras	4