2016 Copa do Brasil
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Copa Continental Pneus do Brasil 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Dates | 16 March – 7 December 2016 |
| Teams | 86 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Grêmio (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Atlético Mineiro |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 151 |
| Goals scored | 329 (2.18 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Marinho (6 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Douglas (Grêmio) |
The 2016 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Continental Pneus do Brasil 2016 for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. The competition was contested by 86 teams, which qualified either by their respective state championships (70), by the 2016 CBF ranking (10) or those qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores (5) and the team with the best 2015 Série A record (excluding those qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores). The latter six clubs entered the competition in the round of 16. The best six teams of the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A eliminated until the third round qualified for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.
The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties. In the first two rounds, if the away team won the first match by two or more goals, it progressed straight to the next round and avoided the second leg. The away goals rule was also used in the Copa do Brasil, with the exception of the finals. The winner qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores.
Qualified teams
The teams in bold are qualified directly for the round of 16.
Draw
A draw for the first round was held by CBF on January 11, 2016. The 80 qualified teams were divided in eight groups (A-H) with 10 teams each. That division was based on the 2016 CBF ranking and the matches were drawn from the respective pots: A vs. E; B vs. F; C vs. G; D vs. H. The lower ranked teams of each match hosted the first leg. Before the round of 16 there was another draw including the six teams that directly qualified for that round. All draws were at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.
Seeding
- 2016 CBF ranking shown in brackets.
First round
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Santos  |
3–0 |  Galvez |
3–0 | – |
ABC  |
2–2 (1–4 p) |  Gama |
1–1 | 1–1 |
Botafogo  |
2–0 |  Ríver |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Ceará  |
2–0 |  Joinville |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Vasco da Gama  |
2–1 |  CRB |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Santa Cruz  |
2–0 |  Vitória da Conquista |
2–0 | – |
| Cruzeiro |
2–0 |  Londrina |
2–0 | – |
| Vitória |
3–1 | Portuguesa |
0–0 | 3–1 |
| Coritiba |
2–3 | Juventude |
0–1 | 2–2 |
Paysandu  |
2–1 | Operário |
0–1 | 2–0 |
| Atlético Paranaense |
7–2 |  Dom Bosco |
2–2 | 5–0 |
| Chapecoense |
3–2 | Paraná |
1–2 | 2–0 |
| Flamengo |
2–4 | Fortaleza |
1–2 | 1–2 |
| Bahia |
0–1 | América Mineiro |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Fluminense |
6–3 | Ferroviária |
3–3 | 3–0 |
Aparecidense  |
3–4 | Ypiranga |
1–3 | 2–1 |
| Figueirense |
3–1 |  Sampaio Corrêa |
2–1 | 1–0 |
| Ponte Preta |
4–0 |  Genus |
1–0 | 3–0 |
| Botafogo |
3–1 | Juazeirense |
2–1 | 1–0 |
| Avaí |
1–2 | Bragantino |
0–1 | 1–1 |
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santos |
3–0 | Gama |
0–0 | 3–0 |
| Ceará |
0–3 | Botafogo |
0–3 | 0–0 |
| Santa Cruz |
3–4 | Vasco da Gama |
1–1 | 2–3 |
| Cruzeiro |
4–2 | Vitória |
2–1 | 2–1 |
| Paysandu |
1–2 | Juventude |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Chapecoense |
1–1 (a) | Atlético Paranaense |
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Fortaleza |
4–2 | América Mineiro |
0–1 | 4–1 |
| Ypiranga |
1–3 | Fluminense |
1–1 | 0–2 |
| Ponte Preta |
5–0 | Figueirense |
0–0 | 5–0 |
| Botafogo |
3–2 | Bragantino |
2–2 | 1–0 |