The 2016 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino was the tenth staging of the competition. The competition started on August 24, 2016, and concluded on October 26, 2016. 32 clubs of all regions of Brazil participated of the cup, which was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

It was the last staging of the competition, as it was abolished the next year.

Competition format The competition is contested by 32 clubs in a knock-out format where all rounds are played over two legs and the away goals rule was used, but in the first two rounds, if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least three goals, the second leg would not be played and the club automatically qualified to the next round.

Participating teams State federationTeamQualifying method Acre Atlético Acreano 2015 State Championship champion Alagoas União Desportiva 2015 State Championship champion Amapá Oratório 2015 State Championship champion Amazonas Iranduba 2015 State Championship champion Bahia São Francisco 2015 State Championship champion Ceará Caucaia 2015 State Championship champion Distrito Federal CRESSPOM 2015 State Championship champion Espírito Santo Vila Nova 2015 State Championship champion Goiás Aliança 2015 State Championship champion Maranhão JV Lideral 2015 State Championship champion Mato Grosso Mixto 2015 State Championship champion Mato Grosso do Sul Comercial 2015 State Championship champion Minas Gerais Ipatinga 2015 State Championship champion Pará Pinheirense 2015 State Championship champion Paraíba Botafogo-PB 2015 State Championship champion Paraná Foz Cataratas 2015 State Championship champion Pernambuco Náutico 2015 State Championship champion Vitória das Tabocas 2015 State Championship runner-up Piauí Tiradentes 2015 State Championship champion Rio de Janeiro Flamengo 2015 State Championship champion Barcelona 2015 State Championship runner-up Rio Grande do Norte União 2015 State Championship champion Rio Grande do Sul Estância Velha 2015 State Championship champion Rondônia Porto 2015 State Championship champion Roraima São Raimundo-RR 2015 State Championship champion São Paulo São José 2015 State Championship champion Corinthians/Audax 2015 State Championship third-place Santos 2015 State Championship fourth-place Santa Catarina Chapecoense 2015 State Championship champion Araranguá 2015 State Championship runner-up Sergipe Boca Júnior 2015 State Championship champion Tocantins Intercap 2015 State Championship champion

a. Audax joined a partnership with Corinthians to participate in the 2016 edition of the competition, thus being represented by them.

Table

In italics, the home teams in the first legs of each round.

b. Barcelona and União were excluded from the competition after fielding ineligible players.

Final

2016 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino Corinthians/AudaxChampionFirst title

References

External links Official website