Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
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The Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino (English: Brazilian Women's Football Cup) is a Brazilian Women's football competition organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
It was designed as an equivalent to the men's Copa do Brasil, with the first edition being played in 2007.[1][2] Abolished in 2017,[3] CBF announced the return of the competition on 17 January 2025, with 64 teams from the three national divisions.[4]
History
The competition was announced after FIFA president Sepp Blatter requested the creation of a professional women's football league in Brazil.[5] Since Brazil had no national league until 2013, the winner of the 2008 to 2013 cups qualified for the Copa Libertadores Femenina.
CBF canceled the competition in 2017 to make the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino more balanced and attractive,[3] but announced its return on 17 January 2025.[4]
Format
In 2007, the competition was contested by 32 teams, and was played from 30 October to 9 December of the same year. Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino's first stage was similar to the men's competition, thus being a knockout competition, played over two legs between clubs of the same region, and disputed in three rounds, but in the second stage the eight qualified clubs were divided in two groups of four teams each, playing against each other once, and held in a host city. The two best placed teams of each group qualified to the semifinals. The semifinal winners played the final while the losers played the third-place playoff.[6] CBF determined that to be eligible to play in the competition it was necessary to be a minimum of 14 years old and a maximum of 34 years old, and half of the players of each club had to be aged between 14 and 18 years old.[7]
In the past format, the competition was contested between the state champions, with states best-ranked in the CBF ranking receiving multiple entries, totalling 32 teams. For the 2025 edition, the competition will be contested by 64 teams: 16 from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A1, 16 from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A2, and 32 from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A3.[4]
Referees
The Brazilian Football Confederation created a separated women's referee staff for the competition, not connected to the men's referee staff.[8]
List of champions
|
| Year | State | Winner | Score | Runner-up | State | Venue | Location | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  MS |
Mato Grosso do Sul/Saad(1) | 1–1 | Botucatu |  SP |
Estádio Mané Garrincha | Brasília, Distrito Federal | [9] |
| Year | State | Home team | Score | Away team | State | Venue | Location | Refs |
| 2008 |  PE |
Sport | 1–3 | Santos | SP |
Estádio Ilha do Retiro | Recife, Pernambuco | |
| SP |
Santos | 3–0 | Sport | PE |
Estádio Ulrico Mursa | Santos, São Paulo | ||
| Santos won 6–1 on aggregate. | ||||||||
| Year | State | Winner | Score | Runner-up | State | Venue | Location | Refs |
| 2009 | SP |
Santos | 3–0 | Botucatu | SP |
Estádio do Pacaembu | São Paulo, São Paulo | [10] |
| Year | State | Home team | Score | Away team | State | Venue | Location | Refs |
| 2010 |  PR |
Foz do Iguaçu | 2–1 | Duque de Caxias/CEPE |  RJ |
Estádio do ABC | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná | |
| RJ |
Duque de Caxias/CEPE | 1–0 | Foz do Iguaçu | PR |
Estádio Romário de Souza Faria | Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Duque de Caxias/CEPE won 2–2 on away goals. ‡ | ||||||||
| 2011 | PE |
Vitória-PE | 0–2 | Foz Cataratas | PR |
Carneirão | Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco | [11] |
| PR |
Foz Cataratas | 3–0 | Vitória-PE | PE |
Estádio Pedro Basso | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná | ||
| Foz Cataratas won 5–0 on aggregate. | ||||||||
| 2012 | SP |
São José | 1–0 | Centro Olímpico | SP |
Estádio Martins Pereira | São José dos Campos, São Paulo | [12] |
| SP |
Centro Olímpico | 2–4 | São José | SP |
Estádio do Pacaembu | São Paulo, São Paulo | ||
| São José won 5–2 on aggregate. | ||||||||
| 2013 | PE |
Vitória-PE | 1–1 | São José | SP |
Carneirão | Vitória de Santo Antão, PE | |
| SP |
São José | 4–0 | Vitória-PE | PE |
Estádio Martins Pereira | São José dos Campos, SP | ||
| São José won 5–1 on aggregate. | ||||||||
| 2014 | SP |
Ferroviária | 1–0 | São José | SP |
Fonte Luminosa | Araraquara, SP | |
| SP |
São José | 1–0 (4–5 pen) | Ferroviária | SP |
Estádio Joe Sanchez | São José dos Campos, SP | ||
| Ferroviária won 5–4 on penalties. | ||||||||
| 2015 | SP |
Ferroviária | 3–3 | Kindermann |  SC |
Fonte Luminosa | Araraquara, SP | |
| SC |
Kindermann | 5–2 | Ferroviária | SP |
Estádio Carlos A.C. Neves | Caçador, SC | ||
| Kindermann won 8–5 on aggregate. | ||||||||
| 2016 | SP |
São José | 2–2 | Corinthians/Audax | SP |
Estádio Martins Pereira | São José dos Campos, SP | |
| SP |
Corinthians/Audax | 3–1 | São José | SP |
Estádio José Liberatti, | Osasco, SP | ||
| Corinthians/Audax won 5–3 on aggregate. | ||||||||
| 2017-2024: Hiatus of the competition | ||||||||
| Year | State | Winner | Score | Runner-up | State | Venue | Location | Refs |
| 2025 | SP |
Palmeiras | 4–2 | Ferroviária | SP |
Fonte Luminosa | Araraquara, São Paulo | [13] |
(1)The winner of 2007 was Mato Grosso do Sul from Campo Grande (MS), which consisted of a team supplied by Saad from São Paulo.[14]
Performances
By club
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| São José | 2 | 2 | 2012, 2013 | 2014, 2016 |
| Santos | 2 | 0 | 2008, 2009 | |
| Ferroviária | 1 | 2 | 2014 | 2015, 2025 |
| Palmeiras |
1 | 0 | 2025 | |
| Corinthians/Audax | 1 | 0 | 2016 | |
| Duque de Caxias/CEPE | 1 | 0 | 2010 | |
| Foz Cataratas | 1 | 0 | 2011 | |
| Kindermann | 1 | 0 | 2015 | |
| Mato Grosso do Sul/Saad | 1 | 0 | 2007 | |
| Botucatu | 0 | 3 | 2007, 2009, 2015 | |
| Vitória-PE | 0 | 2 | 2011, 2013 | |
| Centro Olímpico | 0 | 1 | 2012 | |
| Foz do Iguaçu | 0 | 1 | 2010 | |
| Sport | 0 | 1 | 2008 |
By state
| State | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo |
7 | 6 | Santos (2), São José (2), Corinthians/Audax, Ferroviária, Palmeiras (1) | Botucatu, São José (2), Centro Olímpico, Ferroviária (1) |
| Paraná |
1 | 1 | Foz Cataratas (1) | Foz do Iguaçu (1) |
| Rio de Janeiro |
1 | 0 | Duque de Caxias/CEPE (1) | |
| Santa Catarina |
1 | 0 | Kindermann (1) | |
| Pernambuco |
0 | 3 | Sport (1), Vitória-PE (2) |
See also
- Copa do Brasil, the men's version of Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino.