2014 Copa do Brasil
The 2014 Copa do Brasil (officially the 2014 Copa Sadia do Brasil for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 26th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. The competition was contested by 87 teams, either qualified through participating their respective state championships (71), by the CBF Rankings (10) or those qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores (6). Clubs that qualify for the 2014 Copa Libertadores enter the competition in the 4th stage. The best seven teams of the 2013 Brazilian Championship eliminated until the third round qualified for the 2014 Copa Sudamericana.
| Copa Sadia do Brasil 2014 | |
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| Country |  Brazil |
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| Dates | 19 February – 26 November |
| Teams | 87 |
| Champions |  Atlético Mineiro(1st title) |
| Runners-up | Cruzeiro |
| Matches played | 159 |
| Goals scored | 432 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Bill Gabriel (6 goals each) |
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Format
The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties. In the first two rounds, if the away team wins the first match by 2 or more goals, it progresses straight to the next round avoiding the second leg. The away goals rule is also used in the Copa do Brasil. The winner qualifies for the 2015 Copa Libertadores.
Qualified Teams
The teams (in bold) qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores qualify directly for the Fourth Stage (Round of 16).
^ A. River Plate was originally qualified as runners-up of the 2013 Campeonato Sergipano. Because of their request to be absent for 2 two years of the Campeonato Sergiano due to financial problems, Lagarto earned their spot.
Draw
A draw by CBF held on January 10, 2014 set the matches for this round. The 81 qualified teams were divided in eight pots (A-H) with 10 teams each. They were divided based on the CBF Rankings and the matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A x E; B x F; C x G; D x H. The lower ranked teams of each match will host the first leg.[16] Before the Round of 16 there will be another draw including the six teams that will play the 2014 Copa Libertadores.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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| Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
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Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Rio Branco  |
2–1 |  Real Noroeste |
1–1 | 1–0 |
Preliminary match
| Real Noroeste | 1–1 | Rio Branco |
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Robert  70' |
Report | Thiago 6' |
| Rio Branco | 1–0 | Real Noroeste |
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| Adriano Louzada 89' |
Report |
Rio Branco won 2–1 on aggregate.
First round
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Vasco da Gama  |
3–2 |  Treze |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Ponte Preta  |
2–2 (8–7 p) |  Paraná |
1–1 | 1–1 |
| J. Malucelli |
0–3 |  Novo Hamburgo |
0–1 | 0–2 |
Atlético Goianiense  |
2–3 |  ABC |
1–1 | 1–2 |
| Santos |
6–3 |  Princesa do Solimões |
2–1 | 4–2 |
| Grêmio Barueri |
3–3 (a) | Londrina |
0–0 | 3–3 |
| Palmeiras |
4–2 |  Sampaio Corrêa |
1–2 | 3–0 |
Avaí  |
4–4 (a) |  ASA |
2–3 | 2–1 |
| Fluminense |
3–0 | Tupi |
3–0 | – |
Náutico  |
2–3 | América de Natal |
0–3 | 2–0 |
| Corinthians |
3–0 | Nacional |
3–0 | – |
Bahia  |
2–1 | América Mineiro |
0–0 | 2–1 |
| Santa Cruz |
3–2 | Botafogo |
1–1 | 2–1 |
| Potiguar |
2–7 | Santa Rita |
0–2 | 2–5 |
| São Paulo |
4–2 | CRB |
1–2 | 3–0 |
| Figueirense |
3–3 (3–4 p) | Bragantino |
1–2 | 2–1 |
| Coritiba |
2–0 | Caldense |
2–0 | – |
| Sport |
4–4 (a) |  Paysandu |
1–2 | 3–2 |
| Internacional |
5–2 |  Cuiabá |
1–1 | 4–1 |
Ceará  |
3–2 | Chapecoense |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Vasco da Gama |
4–1 | Ponte Preta |
2–0 | 2–1 |
| Novo Hamburgo |
2–1 | ABC1 |
0–1 | 2–0 |
| Santos |
3–2 | Londrina |
1−2 | 2−0 |
| Palmeiras |
3–0 | Avaí |
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Fluminense |
5–5 (a) | América de Natal |
3–0 | 2–5 |
| Bahia |
1–3 | Corinthians |
0–3 | 1–0 |
| Santa Cruz |
3–4 | Santa Rita |
2–3 | 1–1 |
| São Paulo |
3–4 | Bragantino |
2–1 | 1–3 |
| Paysandu |
2–3 | Coritiba |
0−2 | 2−1 |
| Ceará |
5–2 | Internacional |
2–1 | 3–1 |
- Note 1: Novo Hamburgo won on aggregate but was disqualified by the STJD after being punished for fielding an ineligible player.[17]
Copa Sudamericana qualification
The best seven teams eliminated before the Round of 16 with the best 2013 Série A or 2013 Série B record (excluding those qualified for 2014 Copa Libertadores) qualify for 2014 Copa Sudamericana.
1 Sport Recife is qualified as (Brazil 8) in the 2014 Copa Sudamericana, independently of qualifying position of the other seven teams. |
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Knockout stages
A draw by CBF was held on August 18 to set the matches for this round. The 16 qualified teams were divided in two pots. Teams from pot 1 are the ones who competed at the 2014 Copa Libertadores plus the two highest CBF ranked teams qualified via the Third Round. Pot 2 is composed of the other teams that qualified through the Third Round. Each pot was divided into 4 pairs according to the CBF ranking. That division makes sure that each team within a pair will not face each other before the finals as they will be placed in opposite sides of the bracket. There was a draw to decide the home team of the round of 16. The following stages will have other draws to determine the order of the matches as the tournament advances.[18][19]
Seeding
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
| América-RN |
3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Atlético Paranaense |
0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| América-RN |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Flamengo |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coritiba |
3 | 0 | 3 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Flamengo (pen.) |
0 | 3 | 3 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Flamengo |
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Mineiro |
0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bragantino |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Corinthians |
0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Corinthians |
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Mineiro |
0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Palmeiras |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Mineiro |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Mineiro |
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cruzeiro |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cruzeiro |
5 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Rita |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cruzeiro (a) |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ABC |
0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vasco da Gama |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ABC |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cruzeiro |
1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Santos |
0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Botafogo (a) |
1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ceará |
2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Botafogo |
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Santos |
3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Grêmio |
0 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Santos |
2 | – | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Santos |
2–0 | Grêmio |
2–0 | –1 |
| Ceará |
5–5 (a) | Botafogo |
2–1 | 3–4 |
| Santa Rita |
1–7 | Cruzeiro |
0–5 | 1–2 |
| ABC |
3–2 | Vasco da Gama |
1–1 | 2–1 |
| Flamengo |
3–3 (3–2 p) | Coritiba |
0–3 | 3–0 |
| Atlético Paranaense |
2–3 | América de Natal |
0–3 | 2–0 |
| Atlético Mineiro |
3–0 | Palmeiras |
1–0 | 2–0 |
| Corinthians |
3–2 | Bragantino |
0–1 | 3–1 |
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Santos |
8–2 | Botafogo |
3–2 | 5–0 |
| ABC |
3–3 (a) | Cruzeiro |
0–1 | 3–2 |
| Flamengo |
2–0 | América de Natal |
1–0 | 1–0 |
| Atlético Mineiro |
4–3 | Corinthians |
0–2 | 4–1 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Santos |
3–4 | Cruzeiro |
0–1 | 3–3 |
| Atlético Mineiro |
4–3 | Flamengo |
0–2 | 4–1 |
Finals
| Atlético Mineiro | 2–0 | Cruzeiro |
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| Luan 8' Dátolo 58' |
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| Cruzeiro | 0–1 | Atlético Mineiro |
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| Report | Diego Tardelli 45+2' |
| 2014 Copa do Brasil Champions |
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| Atlético Mineiro 1st title |
Top goalscorers
Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Bill |
Ceará |
6 |
| Gabriel |
Santos |
6 | |
| 3 | Léo Gamalho |
Santa Cruz |
5 |
| Luan |
Atlético Mineiro |
5 | |
| Robinho |
Santos |
5 | |
| 6 | Abuda |
Santa Rita |
4 |
| Fred |
Fluminense |
4 | |
| Luiz Carlos |
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4 | |
| Magno Alves |
Ceará |
4 | |
 Marcelo Moreno |
Cruzeiro |
4 | |
| Max |
América-RN |
4 | |
| Rafael Moura |
Internacional |
4 | |
| Willian |
Cruzeiro |
4 |
Notes
References
- "Sadia assina naming rights da Copa do Brasil". exame.abril.com.br/ (in Portuguese).
- Campeonato Alagoano regulations
- 2013 Campeonato Bahiano regulations Art 16 page 10. Dead link 11/9/2020
- 2013 Campeonat Ceara regulations Art 12 §1 page 4
- 2013 Campeonato Sul Mato-Grossense regulations Art 8 §2, page 2
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-06-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://globoesporte.globo.com/mg/noticia/2013/05/depois-de-ser-campeao-mineiro-do-interior-villa-nova-ja-pensa-na-serie-d.html
- 2013 Campeonato Piaui regulations Art 10 §2
- Rio de Janeiro calendar
- 2013 Campeonato Gauchao regulations Artigo 2 page 1
- 2013 Campeonato Gauchao regulations Artigo 2 page 1
- 2013 Campeonato Paulista A2 regulations Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Art.10 §1 page 3
- 2013 Copa Paulista 8. page 1
- 2013 Campeonato Catarinense regulations
- 2013 Campeonato Sergipano regulations Art 7 §1 page 6
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "STJD elimina Novo Hamburgo e ABC segue na Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "Sorteio da Copa do Brasil será nesta segunda-feira" (in Portuguese). cbf.com.br. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- "Sorteio define os mandos de campo nas oitavas de final da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. August 18, 2014.
- "Grêmio é excluído da Copa do Brasil após julgamento por injúrias raciais" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.