Country Brazil Runners-up Corinthians (SP) Location Brazil Goals scored 372 | Champions Grêmio (RS) Dates 14 Mar 2001 – 13 Jun 2001 Teams 64 Matches played 117 | |
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Champion Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense Similar 1997 Copa do Brasil, 2002 Copa do Brasil, 2000 Copa do Brasil, 1989 Copa do Brasil, 1994 Copa do Brasil | ||
The Copa do Brasil 2001 was the 13th staging of the Copa do Brasil.
The competition started on March 14, 2001 and concluded on June 13, 2001 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, in which Grêmio lifted the trophy for the fourth time with a 3-1 victory over Corinthians.
Washington, of Ponte Preta, with 12 goals, was the competition's topscorer.
Format
The competition was disputed by 64 clubs in a knock-out format where all rounds were played over two legs and the away goals rule was used, but in the first two rounds if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least two goals, the second leg was not played and the club automatically qualified to the next round.
References
2001 Copa do Brasil Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA