2023 Copa do Brasil
The 2023 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Betano do Brasil 2023 for sponsorship reasons)[1] will be the 35th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. It will be held between 21 February and 24 September 2023.[2] Flamengo will be the defending champions.
| Country |  Brazil |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 February – 24 September |
| Teams | 92 |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The competition will be contested by 92 teams, either qualified by participating in their respective state championships (70), by the 2023 CBF ranking (10), by the 2022 Copa do Nordeste (1), by the 2022 Copa Verde (1), by the 2022 Série B (1), by the 2022 Série A (1) or those qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores (8).
The champions will qualify for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage and 2024 Supercopa do Brasil.[3]
Qualified teams
Teams in bold are qualified directly for the third round.
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- a Originally, Pacajus qualified for the Copa do Brasil by winning the 2022 Copa Fares Lopes, however, CBF announced that the 2022 Copa Fares Lopes did not meet the requirements as Copa do Brasil qualification tournament. CBF awarded the berth to the best placed team in the 2022 Campeonato Cearense not already qualified, Iguatu (2022 Campeonato Cearense 4th place).[4]
- b As Guarani (São Paulo) and Criciúma (Santa Catarina) had the same number of points in the CBF ranking, a draw to determine the qualified team was held on 16 January 2023, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[5]
Format
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 2023 Copa Libertadores (8), Série A best team not qualified for 2023 Copa Libertadores, Série B champions, Copa Verde champions and Copa do Nordeste runners-up. 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.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition will be as follows:[6]
| Stage | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| First round |
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| Second round |
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| Third round | 12 April | 26 April |
| Round of 16 | 17 May | 31 May |
| Quarter-finals | 5 July | 12 July |
| Semi-finals | 9 August | 16 August |
| Finals | 16 September | 23 September |
Draw
The draw for the first and second rounds was held on 8 February 2023, 14:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[7] 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 will host the first round match.
First round
In the first round, each tie will be played on a single-legged basis. The lower-ranked team will host the match. If tied after 90 minutes, the higher-ranked team will automatically advance to second round.[3]
Second round
In the second round, each tie will be played on a single-legged basis. If the score is level, the match will go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[3]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Winners M1 | M41 | Winners M2 |
| Winners M4 | M42 | Winners M3 |
| Winners M6 | M43 | Winners M5 |
| Winners M7 | M44 | Winners M8 |
| Winners M9 | M45 | Winners M10 |
| Winners M12 | M46 |  Winners M11 |
| Winners M14 | M47 | Winners M13 |
| Winners M15 | M48 | Winners M16 |
| Winners M17 | M49 | Winners M18 |
| Winners M20 | M50 |  Winners M19 |
| Winners M22 | M51 |  Winners M21 |
| Winners M23 | M52 | Winners M24 |
| Winners M25 | M53 | Winners M26 |
| Winners M28 | M54 | Winners M27 |
| Winners M30 | M55 | Winners M29 |
| Winners M31 | M56 | Winners M32 |
| Winners M33 | M57 | Winners M34 |
| Winners M36 | M58 | Winners M35 |
| Winners M38 | M59 | Winners M37 |
| Winners M39 | M60 | Winners M40 |
References
- "EXCLUSIVO: Betano terá title sponsor da Copa do Brasil até 2025" (in Portuguese). Máquina do Esporte. 1 December 2022.
- "Calendário 2023: Brasileirão será paralisado em Datas FIFA pela primeira vez" (in Portuguese). CBF. 21 September 2022.
- "Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Brasil 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
- "Iguatu fica com quarta vaga do futebol cearense e estará na Copa do Brasil em 2023; entenda" (in Portuguese). Globo. 27 December 2022.
- "Criciúma ganha o sorteio contra o Guarani e fica com a vaga para a Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Globo. 16 January 2023.
- "CALENDÁRIO DO FUTEBOL BRASILEIRO 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
- "Sorteio define jogos da Primeira Fase da Copa Betano do Brasil 2023" (in Portuguese). CBF. 8 February 2023.