The 2017 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Continental Pneus do Brasil 2017 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 29th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. It was held between February 8 and September 27, 2017.[2] The competition was contested by 91 teams, which qualified either by participating in their respective state championships (70), by the 2017 CBF ranking (10), by the 2016 Copa do Nordeste (1), by the 2016 Copa Verde (1), by the 2016 Série B (1) or qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores (8). Copa Verde, Copa do Nordeste and Série B champions, and the 8 Copa Libertadores clubs entered the competition in the round of 16.

2017 Copa do Brasil
Tournament details
Country Brazil
DatesFebruary 8 – September 27
Teams91
Final positions
ChampionsCruzeiro (5th title)
Runner-upFlamengo
Tournament statistics
Matches played120
Goals scored282 (2.35 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Lucas Barrios
Brenner
Léo Gamalho
Rafael Sóbis
(5 goals each)
Best playerDiego (Flamengo)
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Cruzeiro defeated Flamengo on penalties in the finals to win their fifth title. They also earned the right to play in the 2018 Copa Libertadores Group stage and the 2018 Copa do Brasil Round of 16.[3] Diego (Flamengo) and Gatito Fernández (Botafogo) won best player and best goalkeeper awards, respectively.[4][5]

Grêmio were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Cruzeiro in the semi-finals.

Format

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The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament, the first two rounds featuring a single match and the other rounds featuring two-legged ties. The winner qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores.

Qualified teams

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Teams in bold qualified directly for the round of 16.

Association Team (Berth) Qualification method
  Acre
2 berths
Atlético Acreano 2016 Campeonato Acriano champions
Rio Branco 2016 Campeonato Acriano runners-up
  Alagoas
3+1 berths
CRB 2016 Campeonato Alagoano champions
CSA 2016 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
Murici 2016 Campeonato Alagoano 3rd place
ASA 9th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Amapá
1 berth
Santos 2016 Campeonato Amapaense champions
  Amazonas
2 berths
Fast Clube 2016 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Princesa do Solimões 2016 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
  Bahia
3 berths
Vitória 2016 Campeonato Baiano champions
Bahia 2016 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
Vitória da Conquista 2016 Copa Governador da Bahia champions
  Ceará
3+1 berths
Fortaleza 2016 Campeonato Cearense champions
Uniclinic 2016 Campeonato Cearense runners-up
Guarani de Juazeiro 2016 Copa Fares Lopes champions
Ceará 3rd best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Espírito Santo
1 berth
Desportiva 2016 Campeonato Capixaba champions
  Federal District
2 berths
Luziânia 2016 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Ceilândia 2016 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
  Goiás
3 + 1 berths
Atlético Goianiense 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions
Goiás 2016 Campeonato Goiano champions
Anápolis 2016 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
Vila Nova 2016 Campeonato Goiano 4th place
  Maranhão
2 berths
Moto Club 2016 Campeonato Maranhense champions
Sampaio Corrêa 2016 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
  Mato Grosso
3 berths
Luverdense 2016 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Sinop 2016 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
Cuiabá 2016 Copa FMF champions
  Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths Sete de Dourados 2016 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Comercial 2016 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up
  Minas Gerais
4+1+1 berths
Atlético Mineiro 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place
América Mineiro 2016 Campeonato Mineiro champions
Cruzeiro 2016 Campeonato Mineiro 3rd place
URT 2016 Campeonato Mineiro 4th place
Caldense 2016 Campeonato Mineiro 5th place
Boa Esporte 7th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Pará
3 + 1 berths
Paysandu 2016 Copa Verde champions
São Francisco 2016 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
São Raimundo 2016 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
Remo 2016 Campeonato Paraense 4th place
  Paraíba
2 berths
Campinense 2016 Campeonato Paraibano champions
Botafogo 2016 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
  Paraná
3+1+1 berths
Atlético Paranaense 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place
Coritiba 2016 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up
Paraná 2016 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place
PSTC 2016 Campeonato Paranaense 4th place
Londrina 10th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Pernambuco
3 + 1 berths
Santa Cruz 2016 Copa do Nordeste champions
Sport 2016 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
Náutico 2016 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place
Salgueiro 2016 Campeonato Pernambucano 4th place
  Piauí
2 berths
Ríver 2016 Campeonato Piauiense champions
Altos 2016 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up
  Rio de Janeiro
5 + 2 berths
Flamengo 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place
Botafogo 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place
Vasco da Gama 2016 Campeonato Carioca champions
Fluminense 2016 Campeonato Carioca 3rd place
Volta Redonda 2016 Campeonato Carioca 5th place
Boavista 2016 Campeonato Carioca 6th place
Friburguense 2016 Copa Rio runners-up
  Rio Grande do Norte 3 berths ABC 2016 Campeonato Potiguar champions
América de Natal 2016 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
Globo 2016 Campeonato Potiguar 3rd place
  Rio Grande do Sul
4 + 1 berths
Grêmio 2016 Copa do Brasil champions
Internacional 2016 Campeonato Gaúcho champions
Juventude 2016 Campeonato Gaúcho runners-up
São José 2016 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th place
Ypiranga 2016 Copa FGF runners-up
  Rondônia
1 berth
Rondoniense 2016 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
  Roraima
1 berth
São Raimundo 2016 Campeonato Roraimense champions
  Santa Catarina
4 + 1 + 1 berths
Chapecoense 2016 Copa Sudamericana champions
Joinville 2016 Campeonato Catarinense runners-up
Criciúma 2016 Campeonato Catarinense 3rd place
Figueirense 2016 Campeonato Catarinense 4th place
Brusque 2016 Campeonato Catarinense 5th place
Avaí 4th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
  São Paulo
5+2+5 berths
Palmeiras 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions
Santos 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up
Audax 2016 Campeonato Paulista runners-up
Corinthians 2016 Campeonato Paulista 3rd place
São Bento 2016 Campeonato Paulista 5th place
Santo André 2016 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 champions
Ferroviária 2016 Copa Paulista runners-up
São Paulo best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
Ponte Preta 2nd best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
Bragantino 5th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
Portuguesa 6th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
Oeste 8th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Sergipe
2 berths
Sergipe 2016 Campeonato Sergipano champions
Itabaiana 2016 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up
  Tocantins
1 berth
Gurupi 2016 Campeonato Tocantinense champions

Draw

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A draw for the first round was held by CBF on December 15, 2016, 11:00 BRST at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[6] The 80 qualified teams were divided in eight groups (A-H) with 10 teams each. That division was based on the 2017 CBF ranking and the matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A vs. E; B vs. F; C vs. G; D vs. H. The lower ranked teams hosted the first round match.

Seeding

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Group A Group B Group C Group D
Group E Group F Group G Group H

First round

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In the first round, each match was played on a single-legged basis. The lower ranked team hosted the match and, in tie cases, the higher ranked team advanced to next round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
CSA   1–4   Sport
Sete de Dourados   1–0   Ríver
Uniclinic   1–2   Portuguesa
Boavista   1–0   Ceará
Rio Branco   1–0   Figueirense
Gurupi   2–1   Londrina
São Raimundo   2–1   Fortaleza
Comercial   0–1   Joinville
Volta Redonda   1–2   Cruzeiro
São Francisco   3–0   Botafogo
Murici   3–1   Juventude
Atlético Acreano   0–2   América Mineiro
Globo   2–5   Fluminense
Sinop   1–0   Salgueiro
Altos   2–0   CRB
Santo André   0–1   Criciúma
Princesa do Solimões   0–2   Internacional
Friburguense   0–1   Oeste
São José   1–1   Sampaio Corrêa
Guarani de Juazeiro   1–0   Náutico
Caldense   0–1   Corinthians
Brusque   2–1   Remo
URT   1–2   Luverdense
Desportiva   1–2   Avaí
Campinense   0–2   Ponte Preta
Rondoniense   0–2   Cuiabá
São Raimundo   0–2   Boa Esporte
Itabaiana   2–4   Goiás
Santos   0–2   Vasco da Gama
Fast Clube   1–1   Vila Nova
Anápolis   0–0   Bragantino
Luziânia   0–2   Vitória
Vitória da Conquista   1–1   Coritiba
Ferroviária   1–1   ASA
São Bento   1–1   Paraná
Sergipe   0–2   Bahia
Moto Club   0–1   São Paulo
PSTC   2–1   Ypiranga
Audax   1–0   América de Natal
Ceilândia   1–1   ABC

Second round

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In the second round, each match was played on a single-legged basis. In case of tie, the qualified team was determined by penalty shoot-out.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sport   3–0   Sete de Dourados
Portuguesa   0–2   Boavista
Gurupi   2–0   Rio Branco
Joinville   1–0   São Raimundo
Cruzeiro   6–0   São Francisco
Murici   0–0 (5–4 p)   América Mineiro
Sinop   1–3   Fluminense
Criciúma   2–2 (4–3 p)   Altos
Internacional   4–1   Oeste
Sampaio Corrêa   2–0   Guarani de Juazeiro
Brusque   0–0 (4–5 p)   Corinthians
Avaí   1–1 (2–3 p)   Luverdense
Ponte Preta   1–1 (4–5 p)   Cuiabá
Boa Esporte   0–0 (2–3 p)   Goiás
Vila Nova   1–2   Vasco da Gama
Vitória   3–2   Bragantino
Coritiba   0–2   ASA
Paraná   2–0   Bahia
PSTC   2–4   São Paulo
ABC   1–1 (4–1 p)   Audax

Third round

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In the third round, each match was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Boavista   0–4   Sport 0–3 0–1
Joinville   3–2   Gurupi 3–1 0–1
Murici   0–5   Cruzeiro 0–2 0–3
Criciúma   3–4   Fluminense 1–1 2–3
Sampaio Corrêa   1–7   Internacional 1–4 0–3
Luverdense   1–3   Corinthians 0–2 1–1
Goiás   5–1   Cuiabá 4–0 1–1
Vasco da Gama   1–2   Vitória 1–1 0–1
ASA   0–0 (1–4 p)   Paraná 0–0 0–0
São Paulo   4–2   ABC 3–1 1–1

Fourth round

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A draw for the fourth round was held by CBF on March 17, 2017.[7] In the fourth round, each match was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sport   3–3 (4–3 p)   Joinville 2–1 1–2
Vitória   0–2   Paraná 0–2 0–0
Goiás   2–4   Fluminense 2–1 0–3
Internacional   2–2 (4–3 p)   Corinthians 1–1 1–1
São Paulo   2–3   Cruzeiro 0–2 2–1

Knockout stages

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In the knockout stages, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[8]

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
  Paraná 3 0 3
  Atlético Mineiro 2 2 4
  Atlético Mineiro 1 0 1
  Botafogo 0 3 3
  Botafogo 2 1 3
  Sport 1 1 2
  Botafogo 0 0 0
  Flamengo 0 1 1
  Flamengo 0 2 2
  Atlético Goianiense 0 1 1
  Flamengo (a) 2 2 4
  Santos 0 4 4
  Santos 2 3 5
  Paysandu 0 1 1
  Flamengo 1 0 1 (3)
  Cruzeiro (p) 1 0 1 (5)
  Grêmio 3 2 5
  Fluminense 1 0 1
  Grêmio 4 3 7
  Atlético Paranaense 0 2 2
  Santa Cruz 0 0 0
  Atlético Paranaense 0 2 2
  Grêmio 1 0 1 (2)
  Cruzeiro (p) 0 1 1 (3)
  Palmeiras (a) 1 1 2
  Internacional 0 2 2
  Palmeiras 3 1 4
  Cruzeiro (a) 3 1 4
  Cruzeiro 1 0 1
  Chapecoense 0 0 0

Round of 16

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A draw for the round of 16 was held by CBF on April 20, 2017.[9]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santa Cruz   0–2   Atlético Paranaense 0–0 0–2
Grêmio   5–1   Fluminense 3–1 2–0
Flamengo   2–1   Atlético Goianiense 0–0 2–1
Palmeiras   2–2 (a)   Internacional 1–0 1–2
Botafogo   3–2   Sport 2–1 1–1
Santos   5–1   Paysandu 2–0 3–1
Cruzeiro   1–0   Chapecoense 1–0 0–0
Paraná   3–4   Atlético Mineiro 3–2 0–2

Quarter-finals

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A draw for the quarter-finals was held by CBF on June 5, 2017.[10]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Mineiro   1–3   Botafogo 1–0 0–3
Flamengo   4–4 (a)   Santos 2–0 2–4
Grêmio   7–2   Atlético Paranaense 4–0 3–2
Palmeiras   4–4 (a)   Cruzeiro 3–3 1–1

Semi-finals

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A draw for the semi-finals was held by CBF on July 31, 2017.[11]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Botafogo   0–1   Flamengo 0–0 0–1
Grêmio   1–1 (2–3 p)   Cruzeiro 1–0 0–1

Final

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In the final, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule and extra time would not be used and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner. (Regulations Article 12.c). A draw by CBF was held on August 24, 2017 to determine the home-and-away team for each leg.[12] The first leg was played on September 7 and the second leg was played on September 27, 2017.

Flamengo  1–1  Cruzeiro
Lucas Paquetá   75' Report De Arrascaeta   83'
Attendance: 66,165
Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza (São Paulo)

Cruzeiro  0–0  Flamengo
Report
Penalties
Henrique  
Léo  
Hudson  
Diogo Barbosa  
Thiago Neves  
5–3   Guerrero
  Juan
  Diego
  Trauco
Attendance: 61,017
Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)
2017 Copa do Brasil Champions
Cruzeiro
5th Title

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1   Lucas Barrios   Grêmio 5
  Brenner   Internacional 5
  Léo Gamalho   Goiás 5
  Rafael Sóbis   Cruzeiro 5
5   Bruno Henrique   Santos 4
  Henrique Dourado   Fluminense 4
7   Aldair   Joinville 3
  Carlos   Internacional 3
  Cícero   São Paulo 3
  Jonathan Copete   Santos 3
  Ederson   Gurupi 3
  Guilherme Biteco   Paraná 3
  Leandro Pereira   Sport 3
  Nenê   Vasco da Gama 3
  Pedro Rocha   Grêmio 3
  Robinho   Cruzeiro 3
  Junior Sornoza   Fluminense 3

Source: CBF[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Continental Pneus patrocina Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Meio & Mensagem. 8 January 2016.
  2. ^ "CBF divulga calendário para 2017: Copa do Brasil acaba em outubro". Globo. 14 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Nos pênaltis, Cruzeiro vence o Fla e fatura título" (in Portuguese). CBF. 27 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Mesmo após perder pênalti decisivo, Diego é eleito melhor jogador da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). ESPN. 28 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Eleito melhor goleiro da Copa do Brasil, Gatito Fernández exalta fase no País" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 28 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Confrontos da Copa do Brasil 2017 são sorteados" (in Portuguese). CBF. 15 December 2016.
  7. ^ "SP x Cruzeiro, Inter x Timão... sorteio define a 4ª fase da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Globo. 17 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição. Copa do Brasil 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF. 12 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Oitavas de final da Copa do Brasil ficam sem clássicos estaduais em sorteio" (in Portuguese). Globo. 20 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Quartas de final da Copa do Brasil ficam sem confrontos estaduais em sorteio" (in Portuguese). Globo. 5 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Flamengo e Cruzeiro decidem em casa uma vaga na final da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Globo. 31 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Cruzeiro decide em casa; Fla abre final" (in Portuguese). CBF. 24 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Artilharia – Copa do Brasil 2017" (in Portuguese). CBF.