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.
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 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.
AssociationTeam (Berth)Qualification method Acre2 berths Rio Branco 2015 Campeonato Acriano champions Galvez 2015 Campeonato Acriano runners-up Alagoas3 berths CRB 2015 Campeonato Alagoano champions Coruripe 2015 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up ASA 2015 Campeonato Alagoano first stage champions Amapá1 berth Santos 2015 Campeonato Amapaense champions Amazonas2 berths Nacional 2015 Campeonato Amazonense champions Princesa do Solimões 2015 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up Bahia3+1 berths Bahia 2015 Campeonato Baiano champions Vitória da Conquista 2015 Campeonato Baiano runners-up Juazeirense 2015 Copa Governador do Estado da Bahia runners-up Vitória 2nd best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified Ceará3 berths Fortaleza 2015 Campeonato Cearense champions Ceará 2015 Campeonato Cearense runners-up Guarany de Sobral 2015 Copa Fares Lopes champions Federal District2 berths Gama 2015 Campeonato Brasiliense champions Brasília 2015 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up Espírito Santo 1 berth Rio Branco 2015 Campeonato Capixaba champions Goiás3+1 berths Goiás 2015 Campeonato Goiano champions Aparecidense 2015 Campeonato Goiano runners-up Goianésia 2015 Campeonato Goiano 3rd place Atlético Goianiense 6th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified Maranhão2 berths Imperatriz 2015 Campeonato Maranhense champions Sampaio Corrêa 2015 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up Mato Grosso3 berths Cuiabá 2015 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions CEOV 2015 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up Dom Bosco 2015 Copa FMF U-21 champions Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths Comercial 2015 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions Ivinhema 2015 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up Minas Gerais 4+1 berths Atlético Mineiro 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runners-up Caldense 2015 Campeonato Mineiro runners-up Cruzeiro 2015 Campeonato Mineiro 3rd place Tombense 2015 Campeonato Mineiro 4th place América Mineiro 2015 Campeonato Mineiro 5th place Pará3+1 berths Remo 2015 Campeonato Paraense champions Independente Tucuruí 2015 Campeonato Paraense runners-up Parauapebas 2015 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place Paysandu 7th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified Paraíba2 berths Campinense 2015 Campeonato Paraibano champions Botafogo 2015 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up Paraná3+2 berths CEOV 2015 Campeonato Paranaense champions Coritiba 2015 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up Londrina 2015 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place Atlético Paranaense Best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified Paraná 10th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified Pernambuco3+1 berths Santa Cruz 2015 Campeonato Pernambucano champions Salgueiro 2015 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up Sport 2015 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place Náutico 5th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified Piauí2 berths Ríver 2015 Campeonato Piauiense champions Parnahyba 2015 Copa Piauí champions Rio de Janeiro5 berths Vasco da Gama 2015 Campeonato Carioca champions Botafogo 2015 Campeonato Carioca runners-up Flamengo 2015 Campeonato Carioca 3rd place Fluminense 2015 Campeonato Carioca 4th place Resende 2015 Copa Rio champions Rio Grande do Norte3 berths América de Natal 2015 Campeonato Potiguar champions ABC 2015 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up Globo 2015 Campeonato Potiguar 3rd place Rio Grande do Sul4+2 berths Grêmio 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place Internacional 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place Brasil de Pelotas 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd place Juventude 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th place Ypiranga 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho 5th place Lajeadense 2015 Copa FGF champions Rondônia1 berth Genus 2015 Campeonato Rondoniense champions Roraima1 berth Náutico 2015 Campeonato Roraimense champions Santa Catarina 4+2 berths Figueirense 2015 Campeonato Catarinense champions Joinville 2015 Campeonato Catarinense runners-up Chapecoense 2015 Campeonato Catarinense 3rd place Internacional de Lages 2015 Campeonato Catarinense 4th place Criciúma 3rd best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified Avaí 4th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified São Paulo 5+3+2 berths Corinthians 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions Palmeiras 2015 Copa do Brasil champions São Paulo 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place Santos 2015 Campeonato Paulista champions Ponte Preta 2015 Campeonato Paulista 5th place Red Bull Brasil 2015 Campeonato Paulista 6th place Ferroviária 2015 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 champions Linense 2015 Copa Paulista champions Portuguesa 8th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified Bragantino 9th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified Sergipe2 berths Confiança 2015 Campeonato Sergipano champions Estanciano 2015 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up Tocantins1 berth Tocantinópolis 2015 Campeonato Tocantinense champions
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.
Group A Group B Group C Group D Cruzeiro (3) Santos (4) Flamengo (6) Fluminense (10) Vasco da Gama (11) Atlético Paranaense (12) Botafogo (13) Coritiba (14) Goiás (15) Figueirense (16) Ponte Preta (17) Bahia (18) Sport Recife (19) Vitória (20) Ceará (21) Criciúma (22) Avaí (23) Chapecoense (24) Náutico (25) ABC (26) Joinville (27) Atlético Goianiense (28) América de Natal (29) Paysandu (30) América Mineiro (31) Portuguesa (32) Bragantino (33) Paraná (34) Santa Cruz (35) ASA (38) Sampaio Corrêa (39) CRB (40) Fortaleza (42) Salgueiro (47) Cuiabá (50) Botafogo (56) Londrina (58) Juventude (59) Nacional (64) Rio Branco (65) Group E Group F Group G Group H Brasil de Pelotas (66) Remo (69) Confiança (70) Tombense (71) Campinense (72) Santos (76) Coruripe (78) Ríver (79) Guarany (80) Lajeadense (81) Vitória da Conquista (82) Goianésia (83) Resende (85) Globo (89) CEOV (90) Náutico (92) Aparecidense (93) Princesa do Solimões (94) Caldense (95) Operário (102) Gama (107) Independente Tucuruí (110) Ypiranga (114) Brasília (117) Rio Branco (118) Genus (120) Parnahyba (128) Estanciano (132) Comercial (133) Red Bull Brasil (142) Internacional de Lages (142) Imperatriz (142) Juazeirense (174) Tocantinópolis (210) Ferroviária (–) Linense (–) Parauapebas (–) Dom Bosco (–) Galvez (–) Ivinhema (–)
First round
Second round
Third round
Copa Sudamericana qualification
The best six teams eliminated before the round of 16 with the best 2015 Série A or 2015 Série B record (excluding those directly qualified for the round of 16) qualified for 2016 Copa Sudamericana.
Pos Team Final status 2015 season1 Sport Eliminated (first round) 6th (Série A)2 Santos Round of 16 7th (Série A)3 Cruzeiro Round of 16 8th (Série A)4 Atlético Paranaense Round of 16 10th (Série A)5 Ponte Preta Round of 16 11th (Série A)6 Flamengo Eliminated (second round) 12th (Série A)7 Fluminense Round of 16 13th (Série A)8 Chapecoense Eliminated (third round) 14th (Série A)9 Coritiba Eliminated (second round) 15th (Série A)10 Figueirense Eliminated (third round) 16th (Série A)11 Botafogo Round of 16 1st (Série B)12 Santa Cruz Eliminated (third round) 2nd (Série B)13 Vitória Eliminated (third round) 3rd (Série B)14 América Mineiro Eliminated (third round) 4th (Série B)15 Avaí Eliminated (second round) 17th (Série A)16 Vasco da Gama Round of 16 18th (Série A)17 Goiás Eliminated (first round) 19th (Série A)18 Joinville Eliminated (second round) 20th (Série A) 1 Santa Cruz qualified as (Brazil 7) in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana, independently of qualifying position of the other seven teams.
Key to colors on the tableQualified as the 2016 Copa do Nordeste championQualifiedNot qualified
Knockout stages
A draw by CBF was held to set the matches for the round of 16. The 16 qualified teams were divided in two pots (1-2). Teams from pot 1 were the six teams directly qualified to the round of 16, the five teams that competed at the 2016 Copa Libertadores and the best placed team in the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A not taking part in the 2016 Copa Libertadores, plus the two highest CBF ranked teams in 2016 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. That division made sure that each team within a pair would not face each other before the finals as they would be placed in opposite sides of the bracket. The draw also decided the home team of the round of 16. The following stages had additional draws to determine the order of the matches as the tournament advanced. All draws will be held at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.
Seeding 2016 CBF ranking shown in brackets.
Pot 1Pot 2 Corinthians (1) Grêmio (2) Cruzeiro (3) Santos (4) São Paulo (5) Atlético Mineiro (7) Palmeiras (8) Internacional (9) Fluminense (10) Vasco da Gama (11)
Botafogo (13) Ponte Preta (17) Fortaleza (42) Botafogo (56) Juventude (59)
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
References