Country Brazil Runners-up Flamengo (RJ) Dates 2 Feb 2003 – 11 Jun 2003 Teams 65 Matches played 118 | Champions Cruzeiro (MG) Champion Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Location Brazil Goals scored 347 | |
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Similar 2000 Copa do Brasil, 2002 Copa do Brasil, 1993 Copa do Brasil, 1996 Copa do Brasil, 2004 Copa do Brasil | ||
The Copa do Brasil 2003 was the 15th staging of the Copa do Brasil.
The competition started on February 2, 2003 and concluded on June 11, 2003 with the second leg of the final, held at the Mineirão Stadium in Belo Horizonte, in which Cruzeiro lifted the trophy for the fourth time with a 3-1 victory over Flamengo.
Nonato, of Bahia, with nine goals, was the competition's topscorer.
Format
The competition was contested by 65 clubs in a knock-out format where all rounds were played over two legs and the away goals rule was used, with the exception of the preliminary match, which was played in a single match, and 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.