The 2018 Copa do Brasil first stage was the first stage of the 2018 Copa do Brasil football competition. It was played from 30 January to 7 February 2018. A total of 80 teams competed in the first stage to decide 40 places in the second stage of the 2018 Copa do Brasil.
Draw The draw for the first and second stage was held on 15 December 2017, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. Teams were seeded by their CBF ranking (shown in parentheses). The 80 qualified teams were divided in eight groups (A-H) with 10 teams each. The matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A vs. E; B vs. F; C vs. G; D vs. H. The lower ranked teams hosted the first stage match.
Group A Group B Group C Group D Atlético Mineiro (5) Botafogo (8) Atlético Paranaense (9) Internacional (10) São Paulo (11) Fluminense (12) Sport (15) Ponte Preta (16) Coritiba (17) Vitória (18) Figueirense (19) Atlético Goianiense (20) Goiás (22) Avaí (23) Santa Cruz (25) Paysandu (26) Ceará (27) Paraná (28) Criciúma (29) Joinville (30) ABC (31) Náutico (32) Juventude (33) Bragantino (35) CRB (36) Oeste (37) Boa Esporte (38) Sampaio Corrêa (39) Londrina (40) Vila Nova (41) América de Natal (43) Botafogo (45) ASA (47) Cuiabá (50) Salgueiro (51) Confiança (54) Remo (57) CSA (59) Rio Branco (64) Ituano (65) Group E Group F Group G Group H Globo (67) Santos (69) Caxias (71) Madureira (72) Caldense (74) Boavista (76) Aparecidense (78) Nacional (80) Atlético Acreano (81) Parnahyba (92) São Caetano (93) Novo Hamburgo (96) Ceilândia (97) Altos (98) URT (101) Treze (102) Itabaiana (104) Brusque (108) Sinop (110) Fluminense de Feira (118) São Raimundo (121) Vitória da Conquista (122) Brasiliense (145) Cordino (157) Real Ariquemes (157) União Rondonópolis (157) Independente (166) Interporto (167) Nova Iguaçu (201) Cianorte (205) Uberlândia (no rank) Aimoré (no rank) Tubarão (no rank) Ferroviário (no rank) Floresta (no rank) Manaus (no rank) Corumbaense (no rank) Novoperário (no rank) Atlético Itapemirim (no rank)
Format In the first stage, each tie was played on a single match basis. The lower CBF ranked team hosted the match. If tied, the higher CBF ranked team would advance to second stage.
Matches All times are Brasília summer time, BRT (UTC−2)
Match 1
Match 2
Match 3
Match 4
Match 5
Match 6
Match 7
Match 8
Match 9
Match 10
Match 11
Match 12
Match 13
Match 14
Match 15
Match 16
Match 17
Match 18
Match 19
Match 20
Match 21
Match 22
Match 23
Match 24
Match 25
Match 26
Match 27
Match 28
Match 29
Match 30
Match 31
Match 32
Match 33
Match 34
Match 35
Match 36
Match 37
Match 38
Match 39
Match 40
References