2020 Copa do Brasil

{{infobox football tournament season

|title = Copa do Brasil

|year = 2020

|other_titles =

|image = File:2020_Copa_do_Brasil_logo.png

|imagesize = 150 px

|caption =

|country = Brazil

|dates = {{nowrap|5 February 2020 – 7 March 2021}}

|num_teams = 91

|champions = Palmeiras {{small|(4th title)}}

|runner-up = Grêmio

|matches = 120

|goals = 265

|top goal scorer = Brenner
Léo Gamalho
Nenê
Rodolfo
(6 goals each)

|player = Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras)

|prevseason = 2019

|nextseason = 2021

}}

The 2020 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Continental Pneus do Brasil 2020 for sponsorship reasons){{cite web|url=http://www.meioemensagem.com.br/home/ultimas-noticias/2018/12/18/continental-renova-naming-rights-da-copa-do-brasil.html |title=Continental renova naming rights da Copa do Brasil |date=18 December 2018 |publisher=Meio & Mensagem |language=Portuguese}} was the 32nd edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. It was held between 5 February 2020 and 7 March 2021.

On 15 March 2020, CBF suspended the competition indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbf.com.br/a-cbf/informes/index/cbf-suspende-competicoes-de-ambito-nacional-por-tempo-indeterminado |title=CBF suspende competições de âmbito nacional por tempo indeterminado |publisher=CBF |date=15 March 2020 |language=Portuguese}}Mataruna-Dos-Santos LJ, Albuquerque PdGRd, Vasconcellos GdA, Nascimento RMd, Cavalari NT, Range D, Guimarães-Mataruna AF, Ortiz-Silva B. An Analysis Safe Protocols Employed in Professional Male Soccer and the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the 2020 Brazilian Championship. Sustainability. 2021; 13(24):13585. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413585 Four months later, on 9 July 2020, they announced that the tournament would resume on 26 August 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/noticias/index/cbf-publica-calendario-revisado-da-temporada-2020 |title=CBF publica calendário revisado da temporada 2020 |publisher=CBF |date=9 July 2020 |language=Portuguese}} The end of the tournament originally scheduled for 16 September 2020 was rescheduled to 17 February 2021, but due to the qualification of the finalist Palmeiras for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, the end of the competition was rescheduled again to 7 March 2021.

The competition was contested by 91 teams, either qualified by participating in their respective state championships (70), by the 2020 CBF ranking (10), by the 2019 Copa do Nordeste (1), by the 2019 Copa Verde (1), by the 2019 Série B (1) or those qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores (8).

Palmeiras defeated Grêmio 3–0 on aggregate in the finals to win their fourth title.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/copa-brasil-masculino/2020/120 |title=Palmeiras vence o Grêmio e conquista quarto título da Copa do Brasil |date=7 March 2021 |publisher=CBF |language=Portuguese}} As champions, Palmeiras earned the right to play in the 2021 Supercopa do Brasil. They had already qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores group stage and the 2021 Copa do Brasil third round by winning the 2020 Copa Libertadores.{{cite web|url=https://conteudo.cbf.com.br/cdn/202001/20200110212308_5.pdf |title=Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Brasil 2020 |publisher=CBF |language=Portuguese}}

Athletico Paranaense were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the round of 16.

Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras) and Weverton (Palmeiras) won best player and best goalkeeper awards, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/palmeiras/noticia/so-da-palmeiras-raphael-veiga-ganha-premio-de-craque-da-copa-do-brasil-e-weverton-de-melhor-goleiro.ghtml |title=Só dá Palmeiras! Raphael Veiga ganha prêmio de craque da Copa do Brasil, e Weverton de melhor goleiro |publisher=Globo |language=Portuguese |date=7 March 2021}}

Format

The competition is a single-elimination tournament, the first two rounds were played as a single match and the rest are played as a two-legged ties. Eleven teams entered in the round of 16, which were teams qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores (8), Série B champions, Copa Verde champions and Copa do Nordeste champions. The remaining 80 teams played in the first round. The 40 winners played the second round, the 20 winners played the third round, and the 10 winners played the fourth round. Finally, the five fourth round winners qualified for the round of 16.

Qualified teams

Teams in bold were qualified directly for the round of 16.

class="wikitable"
width=130|Association

!width=210|Team

!Qualification method

rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|Acre}} Acre
{{small|2 berths}}

|Atlético Acreano

|2019 Campeonato Acriano champions

Galvez

|2019 Campeonato Acriano runners-up

rowspan=3 |{{flagicon|Alagoas}} Alagoas
{{small|3 berths}}

|CSA

|2019 Campeonato Alagoano champions

CRB

|2019 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up

Coruripe

|2019 Campeonato Alagoano 3rd place

{{flagicon|Amapá}} Amapá
{{small|1 berth}}

|Santos

|2019 Campeonato Amapaense champions

rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|Amazonas}} Amazonas
{{small|2 berths}}

|Manaus

|2019 Campeonato Amazonense champions

Fast Clube

|2019 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up

rowspan=4 |{{flagicon|Bahia}} Bahia
{{small|3 + 1 berths}}

|Bahia

|2019 Campeonato Baiano champions

Bahia de Feira

|2019 Campeonato Baiano runners-up

Atlético de Alagoinhas

|2019 Campeonato Baiano 3rd place

Vitória

|2nd best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified

rowspan=4 |{{flagicon|Ceará}} Ceará
{{small|3 + 1 berths}}

|Fortaleza

|2019 Copa do Nordeste champions

Ceará

|2019 Campeonato Cearense runners-up

Barbalha

|2019 Campeonato Cearense first stage winners

Caucaia

|2019 Copa Fares Lopes champions

{{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Espírito Santo
{{small|1 berth}}

|Vitória

|2019 Campeonato Capixaba champions

rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|Distrito Federal}} Federal District
{{small|2 berths}}

|Gama

|2019 Campeonato Brasiliense champions

Brasiliense

|2019 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up

rowspan=3 |{{flagicon|Goiás}} Goiás
{{small|3 berths}}

|Atlético Goianiense

|2019 Campeonato Goiano champions

Goiás

|2019 Campeonato Goiano runners-up

Vila Nova

|2019 Campeonato Goiano 3rd place

rowspan=3 |{{flagicon|Maranhão}} Maranhão
{{small|3 berths}}

|Imperatriz

|2019 Campeonato Maranhense champions

Moto Club

|2019 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up

Sampaio Corrêa

|2019 Campeonato Maranhense 3rd place

rowspan=4 |{{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Mato Grosso
{{small|3 + 1 berths}}

|Cuiabá

|2019 Copa Verde champions

CEOV

|2019 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up

União Rondonópolis

|2019 Campeonato Mato-Grossense 3rd place

Luverdense

|2019 Copa FMF champions

rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|Mato Grosso do Sul}} Mato Grosso do Sul {{small|2 berths}}

|Águia Negra

|2019 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions

Aquidauanense

|2019 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up

rowspan=4 |{{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} Minas Gerais
{{small|4 berths}}

|Cruzeiro

|2019 Campeonato Mineiro champions

Atlético Mineiro

|2019 Campeonato Mineiro runners-up

América Mineiro

|2019 Campeonato Mineiro 3rd place

Boa Esporte

|2019 Campeonato Mineiro 4th place

rowspan=4 |{{flagicon|Pará}} Pará
{{small|3 + 1 berths}}

|Remo

|2019 Campeonato Paraense champions

Independente

|2019 Campeonato Paraense runners-up

Bragantino

|2019 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place

Paysandu

|5th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified

rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|Paraíba}} Paraíba
{{small|2 berths}}

|Botafogo

|2019 Campeonato Paraibano champions

Campinense

|2019 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up

rowspan=6 |{{flagicon|Paraná}} Paraná
{{small|4 + 1 + 1 berths}}

|Athletico Paranaense

|2019 Copa do Brasil champions

Toledo

|2019 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up

Coritiba

|2019 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place

Londrina

|2019 Campeonato Paranaense 4th place

Operário Ferroviário

|2019 Campeonato Paranaense 5th place

Paraná

|3rd best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified

rowspan=4 |{{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Pernambuco
{{small|3 + 1 berths}}

|Sport

|2019 Campeonato Pernambucano champions

Náutico

|2019 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up

Afogados

|2019 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place

Santa Cruz

|7th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified

rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|Piauí}} Piauí
{{small|2 berths}}

|Ríver

|2019 Campeonato Piauiense champions

Altos

|2019 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up

rowspan=7 |{{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Rio de Janeiro
{{small|5 + 1 + 1 berths}}

|Flamengo

|2019 Copa Libertadores champions

Vasco da Gama

|2019 Campeonato Carioca runners-up

Bangu

|2019 Campeonato Carioca 3rd place

Fluminense

|2019 Campeonato Carioca 4th place

Volta Redonda

|2019 Campeonato Carioca 5th place

Boavista{{ref label|id4|a|a}}

|2019 Copa Rio 3rd place

Botafogo

|best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified

rowspan=2 |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Rio Grande do Norte}} Rio Grande do Norte}} {{small|2 berths}}

|América de Natal

|2019 Campeonato Potiguar champions

ABC

|2019 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up

rowspan=8 |{{flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}} Rio Grande do Sul
{{small|4 + 2 + 2 berths}}

|Grêmio

|2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place

Internacional

|2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 7th place

Caxias

|2019 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd place

São Luiz

|2019 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th place

Novo Hamburgo

|2019 Campeonato Gaúcho 5th place

São José

|2019 Copa FGF runners-up

Juventude

|6th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified

Brasil de Pelotas

|10th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified

{{flagicon|Rondônia}} Rondônia
{{small|1 berth}}

|Vilhenense

|2019 Campeonato Rondoniense champions

{{flagicon|Roraima}} Roraima
{{small|1 berth}}

|São Raimundo

|2019 Campeonato Roraimense champions

rowspan=5 |{{flagicon|Santa Catarina}} Santa Catarina
{{small|3 + 2 berths}}

|Avaí

|2019 Campeonato Catarinense champions

Chapecoense

|2019 Campeonato Catarinense runners-up

Brusque

|2019 Copa Santa Catarina champions

Figueirense

|4th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified

Criciúma

|8th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified

rowspan=11 |{{flagicon|São Paulo}} São Paulo
{{small|5 + 5 + 1 berths}}

|Santos

|2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up

Palmeiras

|2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place

São Paulo

|2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place

Corinthians

|2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place

Red Bull Bragantino{{ref label|id4|b|b}}

|2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions

Novorizontino

|2019 Campeonato Paulista 6th place

Ferroviária

|2019 Campeonato Paulista 7th place

Ponte Preta{{ref label|id4|c|c}}

|2019 Campeonato Paulista do Interior runners-up

Santo André

|2019 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 champions

XV de Piracicaba

|2019 Copa Paulista runners-up

Oeste

|9th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified

rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|Sergipe}} Sergipe
{{small|2 berths}}

|Freipaulistano{{ref label|id4|d|d}}

|2019 Campeonato Sergipano champions

Lagarto

|2019 Campeonato Sergipano first stage winners

{{flagicon|Tocantins}} Tocantins
{{small|1 berth}}

|Palmas

|2019 Campeonato Tocantinense champions

:{{note label|id4||a}}{{small|Bonsucesso (2019 Copa Rio champions) declined to participate in the Copa do Brasil. They were replaced by the 3rd place Boavista.{{cite web|url=https://www.futebolinterior.com.br/futebol/3/noticias/2019-12/clube-do-rio-de-janeiro-desiste-de-disputar-copa-do-brasil |title=Clube do Rio de Janeiro desiste de disputar Copa do Brasil; substituto é definido |publisher=Futebol Interior |language=Portuguese |date=10 December 2019}}}}

:{{note label|id4||b}}{{small|Due to the partnership between Red Bull and Clube Atlético Bragantino, in the 2020 season the team was renamed as Red Bull Bragantino.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com.br/futebol/artigo/_/id/5535855/red-bull-bragantino-entenda-como-o-novo-time-paulista-ira-funcionar |title=Red Bull Bragantino: Entenda como o novo time paulista irá funcionar |date=23 April 2019 |publisher=ESPN Brasil |language=Portuguese}}}}

:{{note label|id4||c}}{{small|Red Bull Brasil (2019 Campeonato Paulista do Interior champions) lost their berth due to the partnership between Red Bull and Red Bull Bragantino. They were replaced by the runners-up Ponte Preta.{{cite web|url=https://carlosbatista.com.br/cbf-deve-confirmar-guarani-fora-da-copa-do-brasil-no-proximo-mes-vice-no-trofeu-do-interior-garante-vaga-da-ponte/ |title=CBF deve confirmar Guarani fora da Copa do Brasil no próximo mês; vice no Troféu do Interior garante vaga da Ponte |publisher=Carlos Batista |language=Portuguese |date=21 November 2019}}}}

:{{note label|id4||d}}{{small|Associação Desportiva Frei Paulistano was renamed as Associação Desportiva Freipaulistano on 22 April 2019.{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/se/futebol/noticia/atual-campeao-sergipano-divulga-mudanca-no-escudo-e-na-grafia-do-nome.ghtml |title=Atual campeão sergipano divulga mudança no escudo e na grafia do nome |publisher=Globo |language=Portuguese |date=24 April 2019}}}}

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows:{{cite web|url=https://conteudo.cbf.com.br/cdn/201912/20191212122508_315.pdf |title=COPA DO BRASIL TABELA BÁSICA / EDIÇÃO 2020 |publisher=CBF|language=pt}}

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Stage

!First leg

!Second leg

First round

|colspan=2|{{unbulleted list

|Week 1: 5 February 2020

|Week 2: 12 February 2020

|Week 3: 19 February 2020

|Week 4: 26 February 2020

}}

Second round

|colspan=2|{{unbulleted list

|Week 1: 19 February 2020

|Week 2: 26 February 2020

|Week 3: 4 March 2020

}}

Third round

|11 March 2020

|26 August 2020

Fourth round

|16 September 2020

|23 September 2020

Round of 16

|14 and 28 October 2020

|25 October and 4 November 2020

Quarter-finals

|11 November 2020

|18 November 2020

Semi-finals

|23 December 2020

|30 December 2020

Finals

|28 February 2021

|7 March 2021

Draw

{{#lst:2020 Copa do Brasil first round|Draw}}

{{clear}}

First round

{{main|2020 Copa do Brasil first round}}

{{#lst:2020 Copa do Brasil first round|Format}}

{{#lst:2020 Copa do Brasil first round|First round}}

Second round

{{main|2020 Copa do Brasil second round}}

{{#lst:2020 Copa do Brasil second round|Format}}

{{#lst:2020 Copa do Brasil second round|Second round}}

Third round

{{main|2020 Copa do Brasil third round}}

{{#lst:2020 Copa do Brasil third round|Format}}

{{#lst:2020 Copa do Brasil third round|Third round}}

Fourth round

{{main|2020 Copa do Brasil fourth round}}

{{#lst:2020 Copa do Brasil fourth round|Draw2}}

{{#lst:2020 Copa do Brasil fourth round|Format}}

{{#lst:2020 Copa do Brasil fourth round|Fourth round}}

Final rounds

{{main|2020 Copa do Brasil final rounds}}

{{#lst:2020 Copa do Brasil final rounds|Format}}

=Bracket=

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=Round of 16=

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=Quarter-finals=

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=Semi-finals=

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=Finals=

{{main|2020 Copa do Brasil Finals}}

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{{#lst:2020 Copa do Brasil final rounds|Matches}}

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2020 Copa do Brasil winners
Palmeiras
4th Title

Top goalscorers

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!Rank

!Player

!Team

!{{Tooltip|1R|First round}}

!{{Tooltip|2R|Second round}}

!{{Tooltip|3R1|Third round 1st leg}}

!{{Tooltip|3R2|Third round 2nd leg}}

!{{Tooltip|4R1|Fourth round 1st leg}}

!{{Tooltip|4R2|Fourth round 2nd leg}}

!{{Tooltip|⅛F1|Round of 16 ("Eighth-finals") 1st leg}}

!{{Tooltip|⅛F2|Round of 16 ("Eighth-finals") 2nd leg}}

!{{Tooltip|QF1|Quarter-finals 1st leg}}

!{{Tooltip|QF2|Quarter-finals 2nd leg}}

!{{Tooltip|SF1|Semi-finals 1st leg}}

!{{Tooltip|SF2|Semi-finals 2nd leg}}

!{{Tooltip|F1|Final 1st leg}}

!{{Tooltip|F2|Final 2nd leg}}

!Total

rowspan=4|1

|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Brenner

|align=left|{{flagicon|São Paulo}} São Paulo

|bgcolor="silver" colspan=6| ||2||2||2||0||0||0||bgcolor="silver" colspan=2 |

!rowspan=4|6

align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Léo Gamalho

|align=left|{{flagicon|Alagoas}} CRB

|1

12101bgcolor="silver" colspan=8 |
align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Nenê

|align=left|{{flagicon|Rio de Janeiro}} Fluminense

|2

10300bgcolor="silver" colspan=8 |
align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rodolfo

|align=left|{{flagicon|Minas Gerais}} América Mineiro

|1

10101011000bgcolor="silver" colspan=2 |
rowspan=3|5

|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Diego Souza

|align=left|{{flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}} Grêmio

|bgcolor="silver" colspan=6| ||0||0||1||2||1||0||0||0

!rowspan=3|4

align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Raphael Veiga

|align=left|{{flagicon|São Paulo}} Palmeiras

|bgcolor="silver" colspan=6|

10120000
align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Vinícius

|align=left|{{flagicon|Ceará}} Ceará

|0

0011001x1bgcolor="silver" colspan=4 |
rowspan=3|8

|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Luciano

|align=left|{{flagicon|São Paulo}} São Paulo

|bgcolor="silver" colspan=6| ||1||0||0||2||0||x||bgcolor="silver" colspan=2 |

!rowspan=3|3

align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Sóbis{{ref label|id4|1|1}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|Ceará}} Ceará

|0

01002000bgcolor="silver" colspan=5 |
align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Thiago Alagoano

|align=left|{{flagicon|Santa Catarina}} Brusque

|0

2100xbgcolor="silver" colspan=8 |

{{small|Source:[https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/competicoes/copa-brasil-masculino CBF]}}

:{{note label|id4||1}}{{small|Rafael Sóbis left Ceará for Cruzeiro after the first leg of the quarter-finals.{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/cruzeiro/noticia/cruzeiro-oficializa-retorno-de-rafael-sobis-que-assina-contrato-ate-o-fim-de-2021.ghtml |title=Cruzeiro oficializa retorno de Rafael Sobis, que assina contrato até o fim de 2021 |publisher=Globo |language=Portuguese |date=11 November 2020}}}}

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