Tournament details | |
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Country | Brazil |
Dates | 9 March – 15 December 2021 |
Teams | 92 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Atlético Mineiro (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Athletico Paranaense |
2022 Copa Libertadores | Atlético Mineiro |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 122 |
Goals scored | 299 (2.45 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Hulk (8 goals) |
Best player | Hulk (Atlético Mineiro) |
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.
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]
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]
Teams in bold were qualified directly for the third round.
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]
The schedule of the competition is as follows: [9]
Stage | First leg | Second leg | ||
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First round |
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Second round |
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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 |
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.
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]
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]
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 |
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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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 |
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]
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 |
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 | |
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The first legs were played on 27–29 July and the second legs were played on 31 July–5 August 2021.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 |
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 |
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The first legs were played on 25–26 August and the second legs were played on 14–15 September 2021.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 |
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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Athletico Paranaense | 5–2 | Flamengo | 2–2 | 3–0 |
Atlético Mineiro | 6–1 | Fortaleza | 4–0 | 2–1 |
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 |
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Hulk 23' (pen.) Keno 34' Vargas 55', 68' | Report |
Athletico Paranaense | 1–2 | Atlético Mineiro |
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Jáderson 86' | Report | Keno 25' Hulk 75' |
2021 Copa do Brasil winners |
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Atlético Mineiro 2nd Title |
Rank | Player | Team | 1R | 2R | 3R1 | 3R2 | ⅛F1 | ⅛F2 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2 | Total |
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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
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