The 2021 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Intelbras do Brasil 2021 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 33rd edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. It was held between 9 March and 15 December 2021.

2021 Copa do Brasil
Tournament details
CountryBrazil
Dates9 March – 15 December 2021
Teams92
Final positions
ChampionsAtlético Mineiro (2nd title)
Runner-upAthletico Paranaense
2022 Copa LibertadoresAtlético Mineiro
Tournament statistics
Matches played122
Goals scored299 (2.45 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Hulk (8 goals)
Best playerHulk (Atlético Mineiro)
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The competition was contested by 92 teams, either qualified by participating in their respective state championships (70), by the 2021 CBF ranking (10), by the 2020 Copa do Nordeste (1), by the 2020 Copa Verde (1), by the 2020 Série B (1), by the 2020 Série A (1) or those qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores (8).

Atlético Mineiro defeated Athletico Paranaense 6–1 on aggregate in the finals to win their second title.[2] As champions, Atlético Mineiro qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage and the 2022 Copa do Brasil third round. As Atlético Mineiro also won the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, they played in the 2022 Supercopa do Brasil against the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up, Flamengo.[3]

Palmeiras were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the third round.

Hulk (Atlético Mineiro) and Everson (Atlético Mineiro) won best player and best goalkeeper awards, respectively.[4][5]

Format changes

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Starting from this edition, 92 teams contest the competition. Twelve teams advance directly to the third round instead of eleven advancing to the round of 16 as the previous editions. With this change there are only three initial rounds before the round of 16.[6]

Qualified teams

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Teams in bold were qualified directly for the third round.

Association Team Qualification method
  Acre
2 berths
Galvez 2020 Campeonato Acriano champions
Atlético Acreano 2020 Campeonato Acriano runners-up
  Alagoas
3 berths
CRB 2020 Campeonato Alagoano champions
CSA 2020 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
Murici 2021 Copa do Brasil play-off winners
  Amapá
1 berth
Ypiranga 2020 Campeonato Amapaense champions
  Amazonas
2 berths
Penarol 2020 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Manaus 2020 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
  Bahia
3 + 1 berths
Bahia 2020 Campeonato Baiano champions
Atlético de Alagoinhas 2020 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
Juazeirense 2020 Campeonato Baiano 3rd place
Vitória 4th best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Ceará
3 + 1 berths
Ceará 2020 Copa do Nordeste champions
Fortaleza 2020 Campeonato Cearense champions
Guarany de Sobral 2020 Campeonato Cearense first round winners
Ferroviário 2020 Copa Fares Lopes champions
  Espírito Santo
2 berths
Rio Branco de Venda Nova 2020 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Rio Branco 2020 Campeonato Capixaba runners-up
  Federal District
2 + 1 berths
Brasiliense 2020 Copa Verde champions
Gama 2020 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Real Brasília 2020 Campeonato Brasiliense 3rd place
  Goiás
3 + 2 berths
Atlético Goianiense 2020 Campeonato Goiano champions
Goianésia 2020 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
Jaraguá 2020 Campeonato Goiano 3rd place
Goiás 3rd best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
Vila Nova 10th best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Maranhão
3 berths
Sampaio Corrêa 2020 Campeonato Maranhense champions
Moto Club 2020 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
Juventude Samas 2020 Campeonato Maranhense 3rd place
  Mato Grosso
3 + 1 berths
Nova Mutum 2020 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
União Rondonópolis 2020 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
Luverdense[a] 2020 Campeonato Mato-Grossense 3rd place
Cuiabá 7th best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Mato Grosso do Sul 1 berth Águia Negra 2020 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
  Minas Gerais
4 + 1 + 1 berths
Atlético Mineiro 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place
Tombense 2020 Campeonato Mineiro runners-up
América Mineiro 2020 Campeonato Mineiro 3rd place
Caldense 2020 Campeonato Mineiro 4th place
Uberlândia 2020 Campeonato Mineiro 5th place
Cruzeiro best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Pará
3 berths
Paysandu 2020 Campeonato Paraense champions
Remo 2020 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
Castanhal 2020 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
  Paraíba
2 berths
Treze 2020 Campeonato Paraibano champions
Campinense 2020 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
  Paraná
4 + 1 + 1 berths
Athletico Paranaense 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 9th place
Coritiba 2020 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up
FC Cascavel 2020 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place
Cianorte 2020 Campeonato Paranaense 4th place
Operário Ferroviário 2020 Campeonato Paranaense 5th place
Paraná 8th best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Pernambuco
3 + 1 berths
Salgueiro 2020 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
Santa Cruz 2020 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
Retrô 2020 Campeonato Pernambucano first round best placed team not already qualified
Sport 2nd best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Piauí
2 berths
4 de Julho 2020 Campeonato Piauiense champions
Picos 2020 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up
  Rio de Janeiro
5 + 2 berths
Flamengo 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions
Fluminense 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place
Botafogo 2020 Campeonato Carioca 5th place
Vasco da Gama 2020 Campeonato Carioca 7th place
Volta Redonda 2020 Taça Independência winners
Boavista 2020 Torneio Extra winners
Madureira[b] 2020 Torneio Extra runners-up
  Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths ABC 2020 Campeonato Potiguar champions
América de Natal 2020 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
  Rio Grande do Sul
4 + 2 + 1 berths
Internacional 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up
Grêmio 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place
Caxias 2020 Campeonato Gaúcho runners-up
Esportivo 2020 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th place
Ypiranga 2020 Campeonato Gaúcho 5th place
Santa Cruz 2020 Copa FGF champions
Juventude 6th best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Rondônia
1 berth
Porto Velho 2020 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
  Roraima
1 berth
São Raimundo 2020 Campeonato Roraimense champions
  Santa Catarina
3 + 1 + 2 berths
Chapecoense 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions
Brusque 2020 Campeonato Catarinense runners-up
Criciúma 2020 Campeonato Catarinense 3rd place
Joinville 2020 Copa Santa Catarina champions
Avaí 5th best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
Figueirense 9th best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
  São Paulo
5 + 3 berths
Palmeiras 2020 Copa Libertadores champions
São Paulo 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place
Santos 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 8th place
Corinthians 2020 Campeonato Paulista runners-up
Mirassol 2020 Campeonato Paulista 3rd place
Ponte Preta 2020 Campeonato Paulista 4th place
Red Bull Bragantino 2020 Campeonato Paulista do Interior winners
Marília 2020 Copa Paulista runners-up
  Sergipe
2 berths
Confiança 2020 Campeonato Sergipano champions
Sergipe 2020 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up
  Tocantins
1 berth
Palmas 2020 Campeonato Tocantinense champions
a As the 2020 Copa FMF was cancelled, its 2021 Copa do Brasil berth was awarded to the best placed team in the 2020 Campeonato Mato-Grossense not already qualified, Luverdense (2020 Campeonato Mato-Grossense 3rd place).[7]
b As the 2020 Copa Rio was cancelled, its 2021 Copa do Brasil berth was awarded to the Torneio Extra runners-up, Madureira.[8]

Format

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The competition is a single-elimination tournament, the first two rounds are played as a single match and the rest are played as a two-legged ties. Twelve teams enter in the third round, which are teams qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores (8), Série A best team not qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores, Série B champions, Copa Verde champions and Copa do Nordeste champions. The remaining 80 teams play in the first round, the 40 winners play the second round, and the 20 winners play the third round. Finally, the sixteen third round winners advance to the round of 16.[3]

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition is as follows:[9]

Stage First leg Second leg
First round
  • Week 1: 10 March
  • Week 2: 17 March
  • Week 3: 24 March
Second round
  • Week 1: 26 March
  • Week 2: 1 April
  • Week 3: 7 April
  • Week 4: 14 April
Third round Week 1: 2 June
Week 2: 9 June
Week 1: 9 June
Week 2: 16 June
Round of 16 28 July Week 1: 31 July
Week 2: 4 August
Quarter-finals 25 August 15 September
Semi-finals 20 October 27 October
Finals 12 December 15 December

Draw

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The draw for the first and second rounds was held on 2 March 2021, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[10] Teams were seeded by their CBF ranking (shown in parentheses). The 80 qualified teams were divided in eight groups (A-H) with 10 teams each. 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.

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 tie was played on a single-legged basis. The lower-ranked team hosted the match. If tied after 90 minutes, the higher-ranked team would automatically advance to second round.[3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Treze   0–1   América Mineiro
Porto Velho   0–1   Ferroviário
Sergipe   0–0   Cuiabá
4 de Julho   1–0   Confiança
Moto Club   0–5   Botafogo
Rio Branco de Venda Nova   1–1   ABC
Guarany de Sobral   1–5   CSA
Esportivo   0–2   Remo
Campinense   1–7   Bahia
Jaraguá   1–4   Manaus
Gama   1–2   Ponte Preta
Marília   0–0   Criciúma
Boavista   3–1   Goiás
Picos   1–0   Atlético Acreano
Palmas   0–1   Avaí
FC Cascavel   2–1   Figueirense
Juazeirense   3–2[A]   Sport
Castanhal   0–3   Volta Redonda
Murici   0–3   Juventude
Atlético de Alagoinhas   0–3   Vila Nova
Galvez   1–3   Atlético Goianiense
Santa Cruz   0–0   Joinville
Águia Negra   0–1   Vitória
Rio Branco   2–1   Sampaio Corrêa
Salgueiro   0–3   Corinthians
Retrô   1–0   Brusque
Goianésia   2–3   CRB
Madureira   0–1   Paysandu
Caldense   1–1   Vasco da Gama
Nova Mutum   0–0   Tombense
Cianorte   1–0   Paraná
Ypiranga   0–4   Santa Cruz
Caxias   0–1   Fortaleza
Penarol   1–1   Ypiranga
Mirassol   2–3   Red Bull Bragantino
Uberlândia   1–1   Luverdense
São Raimundo   1–1   Cruzeiro
Real Brasília   0–2   América de Natal
União Rondonópolis   0–1   Coritiba
Juventude Samas   0–2   Operário Ferroviário
Notes
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    Match finished before the stoppage time ended.

Second round

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In the second round, each tie was played on a single-legged basis. If the score was level, the match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
América Mineiro   1–1 (3–2 p)   Ferroviário
4 de Julho   0–0 (5–4 p)   Cuiabá
ABC   1–1 (4–1 p)   Botafogo
CSA   1–1 (5–6 p)   Remo
Bahia   4–1   Manaus
Criciúma   1–1 (5–4 p)   Ponte Preta
Picos   0–1   Boavista
Avaí   2–0   FC Cascavel
Juazeirense   3–3 (4–2 p)   Volta Redonda
Vila Nova   1–1 (4–3 p)   Juventude
Joinville   0–2   Atlético Goianiense
Vitória   2–0   Rio Branco
Corinthians   1–1 (5–3 p)   Retrô
Paysandu   1–2   CRB
Tombense   1–2   Vasco da Gama
Cianorte   1–0   Santa Cruz
Fortaleza   1–0   Ypiranga
Luverdense   1–2   Red Bull Bragantino
América de Natal   0–1   Cruzeiro
Coritiba   3–2   Operário Ferroviário

Third round

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The draw for the third round was held on 23 April 2021, 14:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[11] In a first draw, the 32 teams, seeded by their CBF ranking, were drawn into 16 ties. The home and away teams of each leg were decided in a second draw. CBF ranking is shown in parentheses.

Pot A Pot B

In the third round, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was level, the second-leg match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cianorte   0–3   Santos 0–2 0–1
Vila Nova   0–2   Bahia 0–1 0–1
CRB   1–1 (4–3 p)   Palmeiras 0–1 1–0
4 de Julho   4–11   São Paulo 3–2 1–9
Fluminense   3–2   Red Bull Bragantino 2–0 1–2
Fortaleza   4–1   Ceará 1–1 3–0
Grêmio   2–0   Brasiliense 2–0 0–0
América Mineiro   2–2 (2–3 p)   Criciúma 0–0 2–2
Avaí   1–2   Athletico Paranaense 1–1 0–1
Remo   1–4   Atlético Mineiro 0–2 1–2
Corinthians   0–2   Atlético Goianiense 0–2 0–0
Vitória   3–2   Internacional 0–1 3–1
Cruzeiro   1–1 (2–3 p)   Juazeirense 1–0 0–1
Chapecoense   3–4   ABC 3–1 0–3
Coritiba   0–3   Flamengo 0–1 0–2
Boavista   1–2   Vasco da Gama 0–1 1–1

Final rounds

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In the final rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was level, the second-leg match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[3]

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                
  Criciúma 2 0 2
  Fluminense 1 3 4
  Fluminense 1 0 1
  Atlético Mineiro 2 1 3
  Atlético Mineiro 2 1 3
  Bahia 0 2 2
  Atlético Mineiro 4 2 6
  Fortaleza 0 1 1
  São Paulo 2 2 4
  Vasco da Gama 0 1 1
  São Paulo 2 1 3
  Fortaleza 2 3 5
  Fortaleza 2 1 3
  CRB 1 0 1
  Atlético Mineiro 4 2 6
  Athletico Paranaense 0 1 1
  Athletico Paranaense 2 2 4
  Atlético Goianiense 1 2 3
  Athletico Paranaense 1 1 2
  Santos 0 0 0
  Santos 4 0 4
  Juazeirense 0 2 2
  Athletico Paranaense 2 3 5
  Flamengo 2 0 2
  Vitória 0 0 0
  Grêmio 3 1 4
  Grêmio 0 0 0
  Flamengo 4 2 6
  Flamengo 6 1 7
  ABC 0 0 0

Round of 16

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 22 June 2021, 16:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[12] The 16 qualified teams were drawn in a single group (CBF ranking shown in parentheses).

Group

The first legs were played on 27–29 July and the second legs were played on 31 July–5 August 2021.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
São Paulo   4–1   Vasco da Gama 2–0 2–1
Criciúma   2–4   Fluminense 2–1 0–3
Vitória   0–4   Grêmio 0–3 0–1
Fortaleza   3–1   CRB 2–1 1–0
Flamengo   7–0   ABC 6–0 1–0
Athletico Paranaense   4–3   Atlético Goianiense 2–1 2–2
Atlético Mineiro   3–2   Bahia 2–0 1–2
Santos   4–2   Juazeirense 4–0 0–2

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 6 August 2021, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[13] All teams were placed into a single group (CBF ranking shown in parentheses).

Group

The first legs were played on 25–26 August and the second legs were played on 14–15 September 2021.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Athletico Paranaense   2–0   Santos 1–0 1–0
Grêmio   0–6   Flamengo 0–4 0–2
São Paulo   3–5   Fortaleza 2–2 1–3
Fluminense   1–3   Atlético Mineiro 1–2 0–1

Semi-finals

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The draw to determine the home-and-away teams for both legs was held on 22 September 2021, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[14]

The first legs were played on 20 October and the second legs were played on 27 October 2021.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Athletico Paranaense   5–2   Flamengo 2–2 3–0
Atlético Mineiro   6–1   Fortaleza 4–0 2–1

Finals

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The draw to determine the home-and-away teams for both legs was held on 4 November 2021, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[15]

Atlético Mineiro  4–0  Athletico Paranaense
Hulk   23' (pen.)
Keno   34'
Vargas   55', 68'
Report
Attendance: 53,181
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Rio de Janeiro)

Athletico Paranaense  1–2  Atlético Mineiro
Jáderson   86' Report Keno   25'
Hulk   75'
2021 Copa do Brasil winners
Atlético Mineiro
2nd Title

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team 1R 2R 3R1 3R2 ⅛F1 ⅛F2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 F1 F2 Total
1   Hulk   Atlético Mineiro 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
2   Emiliano Rigoni   São Paulo x 1 1 1 2 0 5
  Rossi   Bahia 3 1 0 0 0 1
4   David   Fortaleza 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 x 0 4
  Pablo   São Paulo x 3 1 0 0 0
  Renato Kayzer   Athletico Paranaense 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
  Vanílson   Manaus 3 1
  Wellington Paulista   Fortaleza 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 x 0
9   Alef Manga   Volta Redonda 2 1 3
  Juninho Capixaba   Bahia 2 0 x x 0 1
  Léo Gamalho   Coritiba 1 2 0 0
  Michel Douglas   Boavista 1 1 0 1
  Pedro   Flamengo x x 0 0 x 2 1 x
  Eduardo Vargas   Atlético Mineiro x x x 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
  Zé Roberto   Atlético Goianiense 1 0 0 0 1 1

Source:CBF

References

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  1. ^ "CBF lança Copa Intelbras do Brasil 2021" (in Portuguese). CBF. 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Atlético-MG volta a vencer o Athletico-PR e é campeão da Copa Intelbras do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Brasil–2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
  4. ^ "Hulk fecha 2021 com mais de 30 prêmios individuais e encomenda réplicas de taças pelo Atlético-MG" (in Portuguese). Globo. 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Luva de Ouro da Copa do Brasil, Everson lembra trajetória no futebol: 'Orgulho da minha história'" (in Portuguese). CBF. 16 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Com novo formato, Copa do Brasil 2021 terá uma fase a menos" (in Portuguese). CBF. 14 January 2021.
  7. ^ "FMF define data de retorno do Mato-grossense e cancela disputa da Copinha" (in Portuguese). Globo. 21 August 2020.
  8. ^ "FERJ confirma times na Série D e Copa do Brasil 2021" (in Portuguese). Futebol do Rio. 12 November 2020.
  9. ^ "CALENDÁRIO DO FUTEBOL BRASILEIRO 2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
  10. ^ "Sorteio define confrontos da Primeira Fase da Copa do Brasil 2021" (in Portuguese). CBF. 2 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Sorteio define jogos da Terceira Fase da Copa do Brasil; confira" (in Portuguese). CBF. 23 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Confira os mandos de campo das oitavas da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 22 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Conheça os confrontos das quartas de final da Copa Intelbras do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 6 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Sorteio define mandos de campo das semifinais da Copa Intelbras do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF. 22 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Athletico-PR x Atlético-MG: sorteio define os mandos da Final da Copa Intelbras do Brasil 2021" (in Portuguese). CBF. 4 November 2021.