The 2015 Copa do Brasil (officially the 2015 Copa Sadia do Brasil for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. The competition was contested by 87 teams, which qualified either by participating in their respective state championships (71), by the CBF Rankings (10), by qualifying for the 2015 Copa Libertadores (5) or having the best 2014 Série A record (excluding those qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores). The latter 6 clubs entered the competition in the 4th stage. The best six teams of the 2014 Brazilian Championship eliminated until the third round qualified for the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.
The competition was won by Palmeiras, which earned their third title by defeating fellow São Paulo club Santos in a penalty shootout.
Format
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 avoiding the second leg. The away goals rule was also used in the Copa do Brasil, but not for the finals. The winner qualifies for the 2016 Copa Libertadores.
Qualified Teams The teams (in bold) were qualified directly for the fourth stage (round of 16). AssociationTeam (Berth)Qualification method Acre2 berths Rio Branco 2014 Campeonato Acreano championsAtlético Acreano 2014 Campeonato Acreano runners-up Alagoas3+1 berths Coruripe 2014 Campeonato Alagoano champions CRB 2014 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up Murici 2014 Campeonato Alagoano first stage winners ASA 10th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified Amapá1 berth Santos 2014 Campeonato Amapaense champions Amazonas2 berths Nacional 2014 Campeonato Amazonense champions Princesa do Solimões 2014 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up Bahia3+1 berths Bahia 2014 Campeonato Baiano championsJacuipense 2014 Campeonato Baiano first stage runners-upVitória da Conquista 2014 Copa Governador do Estado da Bahia champions Vitória 2nd best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified Ceará3 berthsCeará 2014 Campeonato Cearense championsFortaleza 2014 Campeonato Cearense first stage winners Icasa 2014 Copa Fares Lopes champions Federal District2 berths Luziânia 2014 Campeonato Brasiliense championsBrasília 2014 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up Espírito Santo 2 berths Estrela do Norte 2014 Campeonato Capixaba championsReal Noroeste 2014 Copa Espírito Santo champions Goiás3 berths Atlético Goianiense 2014 Campeonato Goiano championsGoiás 2014 Campeonato Goiano runners-upAnapolina 2014 Campeonato Goiano 3rd place Maranhão2 berths Sampaio Corrêa 2014 Campeonato Maranhense champions Moto Club 2014 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up Mato Grosso3 berths Cuiabá 2014 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions Luverdense 2014 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up CEOV 2014 Campeonato Mato-Grossense 3rd place Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berthsCENE 2014 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense championsÁguia Negra 2014 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up Minas Gerais 4+2 berths Cruzeiro 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Champions Atlético Mineiro 2014 Copa do Brasil championsAmérica Mineiro 2014 Campeonato Mineiro 3rd placeBoa Esporte 2014 Campeonato Mineiro 4th placeTupi 2014 Campeonato Mineiro 5th placeVilla Nova 2014 Campeonato Mineiro 6th place Pará3 berths Remo 2014 Campeonato Paraense champions Paysandu 2014 Campeonato Paraense runners-up Independente Tucuruí 2014 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place Paraíba2 berths Botafogo 2014 Campeonato Paraibano champions Campinense 2014 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up Paraná4+1 berths Londrina 2014 Campeonato Paranaense champions Maringá 2014 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up Atlético Paranaense 2014 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place Coritiba 2014 Campeonato Paranaense 4th place Paraná 8th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified Pernambuco3 berths Sport 2014 Campeonato Pernambucano championsNáutico 2014 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-upSalgueiro 2014 Campeonato Pernambucano first stage winners Piauí2 berths Ríver 2014 Campeonato Piauiense champions Piauí 2014 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up Rio de Janeiro5+1+1 berths Fluminense 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 6th place Flamengo 2014 Campeonato Carioca champions Vasco da Gama 2014 Campeonato Carioca runners-up Cabofriense 2014 Campeonato Carioca 4th place Boavista 2014 Campeonato Carioca 5th place Madureira 2014 Copa Rio runners-up Botafogo Best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified Rio Grande do Norte3+1 berths América de Natal 2014 Campeonato Potiguar champions Globo 2014 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up Alecrim 2014 Campeonato Potiguar 3rd place ABC 4th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified Rio Grande do Sul4+1 berths Internacional 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place Grêmio 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho runners-up Brasil de Pelotas 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd place Caxias 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th place Lajeadense 2014 Copa FGF champions Rondônia1 berth Vilhena 2014 Campeonato Rondoniense champions Roraima1 berth São Raimundo 2014 Campeonato Roraimense champions Santa Catarina 3+2 berths Figueirense 2014 Campeonato Catarinense championsJoinville 2014 Campeonato Catarinense runners-up Chapecoense 2014 Copa Santa Catarina champions Criciúma 6th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified Avaí 7th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified São Paulo 5+2+3 berths São Paulo 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up Corinthians 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place Ituano 2014 Campeonato Paulista champions Santos 2014 Campeonato Paulista runners-up Palmeiras 2014 Campeonato Paulista 3rd place Capivariano 2014 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 champions Santo André 2014 Copa Paulista champions Ponte Preta 3rd best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified Portuguesa 5th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified Bragantino 9th best placed team in 2015 CBF-Ranking not already qualified Sergipe2 berths Confiança 2014 Campeonato Sergipano championsAmadense 2014 Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe 3rd place Tocantins1 berth Interporto 2014 Campeonato Tocantinense champions
Draw A draw by CBF for the first round was held on December 16, 2014. 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 pots: A x E; B x F; C x G; D x 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 directly qualified to the 4th round. CBF ranking shown in brackets. Group A Group B Group C Group D Flamengo (3) Grêmio (4) Santos (5) Atlético Paranaense (10) Botafogo (11) Vasco da Gama (12) Palmeiras (13) Coritiba (14) Goiás (15) Bahia (16) Vitória (17) Ponte Preta (18) Ceará (19) Sport (20) Figueirense (21) Atlético Goianiense (22) ABC (23) Portuguesa (24) Criciúma (25) Náutico (26) Avaí (27) América de Natal (28) América Mineiro (29) Chapecoense (30) Paraná (31) Bragantino (32) Joinville (33) Paysandu (34) ASA (35) Boa Esporte (37) Luverdense (38) Icasa (40) Fortaleza (41) Sampaio Corrêa (42) CRB (47) Salgueiro (49) Caxias (51) Cuiabá (56) Madureira (58) Tupi (59) Group E Group F Group G Group H Santo André (62) Nacional (63) Rio Branco (64) Botafogo (65) Remo (67) Londrina (68) Campinense (70) Brasil de Pelotas (72) Vitória da Conquista (76) Villa Nova (78) Confiança (82) CENE (84) Santos (88) Boavista (91) Coruripe (92) Princesa do Solimões (94) Vilhena (95) Anapolina (105)
Brasília (109) Interporto (117) Luziânia (117) São Raimundo (124) Moto Club (129) Jacuipense (130) Lajeadense (131) Globo (133) CEOV (137) Ituano (139) Águia Negra (141) Independente Tucuruí (146)<br/ > Cabofriense (149) Estrela do Norte (150) Ríver (152) Maringá (152) Alecrim (161) Murici (202) Capivariano (–) Amadense (–) Piauí (–)
Preliminary round
Preliminary match
Real Noroeste won 4–2 on aggregate.
First round
Second round
Third round
Copa Sudamericana qualification The best six teams eliminated before the round of 16 with the best 2014 Série A or 2014 Série B record (excluding those directly qualified for the Round of 16) qualified for 2015 Copa Sudamericana.
Pos Team Final status 2014 season1 Grêmio Round of 16 7th (Série A)2 Atlético Paranaense Eliminated (second round) 8th (Série A)3 Santos Round of 16 9th (Série A)4 Flamengo Round of 16 10th (Série A)5 Sport Eliminated (third round) 11th (Série A)6 Goiás Eliminated (third round) 12th (Série A)7 Figueirense Round of 16 13th (Série A)8 Coritiba Round of 16 14th (Série A)9 Chapecoense Eliminated (second round) 15th (Série A)10 Palmeiras Round of 16 16th (Série A)11 Joinville Eliminated (first round) 1st (Série B)12 Ponte Preta Eliminated (third round) 2nd (Série B)13 Vasco da Gama Round of 16 3rd (Série B)14 Avaí Eliminated (second round) 4th (Série B)15 Vitória Eliminated (second round) 17th (Série A)16 Bahia Eliminated (third round) 18th (Série A)17 Botafogo Eliminated (third round) 19th (Série A)18 Criciúma Eliminated (third round) 20th (Série A)
Key to colors on the tableQualifiedNot qualified
Knockout stages
The draw for the knockout stages was held by CBF on 4 August 2015. The 16 qualified teams were divided in two pots. Teams from pot 1 were the six teams directly qualified to the round of 16, the five teams that competed at the 2015 Copa Libertadores and the best placed team in the 2014 Brazilian Série A not taking part in the 2015 Copa Libertadores, plus the two highest CBF ranked teams qualified via the third round. Pot 2 was composed of the other teams that qualified through the third round. Each pot was divided into 4 pairs according to the CBF ranking. For the remaining stages of the tournament another draw was held on 31 August 2015.
Seeding Pot 1Pot 2 Cruzeiro (1) Corinthians (2) Flamengo (3) Grêmio (4) Atlético Mineiro (6) São Paulo (7) Fluminense (8) Internacional (9) Santos (5) Vasco da Gama (12) Palmeiras (13) Coritiba (14) Ceará (19) Figueirense (21) Paysandu (34) Ituano (139)
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
2015 Copa do BrasilChampionsPalmeiras3rd title
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Gabriel Santos82 Ricardo Oliveira Santos6 Ronaldo Ituano64 Alexandre Pato São Paulo5 Marquinhos Gabriel Santos56 Cesinha Ponte Preta4 Robert Sampaio Corrêa4 Yago Pikachu Paysandu4 Zé Roberto Palmeiras4
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