The 2014 Copa do Brasil (officially the 2014 Copa Sadia do Brasil for sponsorship reasons) 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. AssociationTeam (Berth)Qualification method Acre2 berths Plácido de Castro 2013 Campeonato Acreano championsRio Branco 2013 Campeonato Acreano runners-up Alagoas3+1 berthsCRB 2013 Campeonato Alagoano championsCSA 2013 Campeonato Alagoano runners-upCampeonato Alagoano regulationsSanta Rita 2013 Campeonato Alagoano first stage winners ASA 8th best placed team in 2014 CBF-Ranking not already qualified Amapá1 berth Santos 2013 Campeonato Amapaense champions Amazonas2 berths Princesa do Solimões 2013 Campeonato Amazonense champions Nacional 2013 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up Bahia3+1 berthsVitória 2013 Campeonato Baiano championsJuazeiro 2013 Campeonato Baiano first stage runners-upBahia de Feira 2013 Copa Governador do Estado da Bahia champions2013 Campeonato Bahiano regulations Art 16 page 10. Dead link 11/9/2020 Bahia 2nd best placed team in 2014 CBF-Ranking not already qualified Ceará3 berthsCeará 2013 Campeonato Cearense championsHorizonte 2013 Campeonato Cearense first stage winners2013 Campeonat Ceara regulations Art 12 §1 page 4 Barbalha 2013 Copa Fares Lopes champions Federal District2 berths Brasiliense 2013 Campeonato Brasiliense championsBrasília 2013 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up Espírito Santo 2 berths Desportiva Ferroviária 2013 Campeonato Capixaba championsReal Noroeste 2013 Copa Espírito Santo champions Goiás3 berths Goiás 2013 Campeonato Goiano championsAtlético Goianiense 2013 Campeonato Goiano runners-upGoianésia 2013 Campeonato Goiano 3rd place Maranhão2 berths Maranhão 2013 Campeonato Maranhense champions Sampaio Corrêa 2013 Copa São Luís champions Mato Grosso3 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 berthsCENE 2013 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense championsNaviraiense 2013 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up2013 Campeonato Sul Mato-Grossense regulations Art 8 §2, page 2 Minas Gerais 4+2+1 berths Atlético Mineiro 2013 Copa Libertadores champions Cruzeiro 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A ChampionsVilla Nova 2013 Campeonato Mineiro 3rd placeTombense 2013 Campeonato Mineiro 4th placeTupi 2013 Campeonato Mineiro 5th placeCaldense 2013 Campeonato Mineiro 6th place América Mineiro 6th best placed team in 2014 CBF-Ranking not already qualified Pará3 berths Paysandu 2013 Campeonato Paraense championsParagominas 2013 Campeonato Paraense runners-upRemo 2013 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place Paraíba2 berthsBotafogo 2013 Campeonato Paraibano championsTreze 2013 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up Paraná4+1 berths Atlético Paranaense 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Third PlaceCoritiba 2013 Campeonato Paranaense champions Londrina 2013 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place Paraná 2013 Campeonato Paranaense 4th place J. Malucelli 2013 Campeonato Paranaense 5th place Pernambuco3 berths Santa Cruz 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano championsSport 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-upNáutico 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano first stage winners Piauí2 berths Parnahyba 2013 Campeonato Piauiense champions Flamengo 2013 Copa Piauí champions2013 Campeonato Piaui regulations Art 10 §2 Rio de Janeiro5+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 championsRio de Janeiro calendar Rio Grande do Norte3 berths Potiguar 2013 Campeonato Potiguar championsAmérica de Natal 2013 Campeonato Potiguar runners-upABC 2013 Campeonato Potiguar 3rd place Rio Grande do Sul4+1 berths Grêmio 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Runner up Internacional 2013 Campeonato Gaúcho championsLajeadense 2013 Campeonato Gaúcho runners-up2013 Campeonato Gauchao regulations Artigo 2 page 1São Luiz 2013 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd place Novo Hamburgo 2013 Copa FGF champions2013 Campeonato Gauchao regulations Artigo 2 page 1 Rondônia1 berth Vilhena 2013 Campeonato Rondoniense champions Roraima1 berth Náutico 2013 Campeonato Roraimense champions São Paulo 5+5 berths Corinthians 2013 Campeonato Paulista championsSantos 2013 Campeonato Paulista runners-upSão Paulo 2013 Campeonato Paulista 3rd placePortuguesa 2013 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 champions 2013 Campeonato Paulista A2 regulations Art.10 §1 page 3 São Bernardo 2013 Copa Paulista champions 8. page 1 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 championsChapecoense 2013 Campeonato Catarinense runners-up 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 Sergipe2 berths Sergipe 2013 Campeonato Sergipano championsLagarto 2013 Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe 3rd place2013 Campeonato Sergipano regulations Art 7 §1 page 6 Tocantins1 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. Before the Round of 16 there was another draw including the six teams that will play the 2014 Copa Libertadores. Group A Group B Group C Group D Corinthians Vasco da Gama Fluminense Internacional São Paulo Santos Palmeiras Goiás Coritiba Vitória Bahia Ponte Preta Portuguesa Atlético Goianiense Náutico Ceará Avaí Sport Figueirense Criciúma Paraná América Mineiro ABC Guarani ASA Paysandu Grêmio Barueri Bragantino América de Natal Chapecoense Joinville Santa Cruz Brasiliense CRB Duque de Caxias Sampaio Corrêa Treze Nacional Cuiabá Tupi Group E Group F Group G Group H Horizonte Remo Mixto CSA Botafogo J. Malucelli CENE Vilhena Bahia de Feira Resende Naviraiense Brasília Plácido de Castro Londrina Náutico Villa Nova Flamengo Potiguar Parnahyba Sergipe Maranhão Paragominas Goianésia Lajeadense São Bernardo Santos Boavista Rio Branco / Real Noroeste Desportiva Ferroviária Santa Rita Juazeiro Barbalha Caldense Interporto Lagarto Novo Hamburgo Princesa do Solimões Rondonópolis São Luiz Tombense
Preliminary round
Preliminary match
Rio Branco won 2–1 on aggregate.
First round
Second round
Third round
Note 1: Novo Hamburgo won on aggregate but was disqualified by the STJD after being punished for fielding an ineligible player.
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.
Pos Team Final status 2013 season1 Vitória Eliminated (first round) 5th (Série A)2 Goiás Eliminated (first round) 6th (Série A)3 Santos Round of 16 7th (Série A)4 São Paulo Eliminated (third round) 9th (Série A)5 Corinthians Round of 16 10th (Série A)6 Coritiba Round of 16 11th (Série A)7 Bahia Eliminated (third round) 12th (Série A)8 Internacional Eliminated (third round) 13th (Série A)9 Criciúma Eliminated (first round) 14th (Série A)10 Fluminense Eliminated (third round) 15th (Série A)11 Palmeiras Round of 16 1st (Série B)12 Chapecoense Eliminated (second round) 2nd (Série B)13 Sport Recife 1 Eliminated (second round) 3rd (Série B)14 Figueirense Eliminated (second round) 4th (Série B)15 Portuguesa Eliminated (first round) 17th (Série A)16 Vasco da Gama Round of 16 18th (Série A)17 Ponte Preta Eliminated (third round) 19th (Série A)18 Náutico Eliminated (second round) 20th (Série A) 1 Sport Recife is qualified as (Brazil 8) in the 2014 Copa Sudamericana, independently of qualifying position of the other seven teams.
Key to colors on the tableQualified as the 2014 Copa do Nordeste championQualifiedNot qualified
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.
Seeding Pot 1Pot 2 Grêmio (1) Corinthians (2) Flamengo (3) Vasco da Gama (4) Cruzeiro (8)
Botafogo (12) Atlético Mineiro (15) Santos (9) Palmeiras (11) Coritiba (14) Ceará (22) ABC (29) Bragantino (34) América de Natal (36) Santa Rita (207)
Bracket
Round of 16
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.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
2014 Copa do BrasilChampionsAtlético Mineiro1st title
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Bill Ceará6 Gabriel Santos63 Léo Gamalho Santa Cruz5 Luan Atlético Mineiro5 Robinho Santos56 Abuda Santa Rita4 Fred Fluminense4 Luiz Carlos Brasiliense4 Magno Alves Ceará4 Marcelo Moreno Cruzeiro4 Max América-RN4 Rafael Moura Internacional4 Willian Cruzeiro4
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