Country Brazil Runners-up Atlético Paranaense Dates 27 Feb 2013 – 27 Nov 2013 Teams 87 Matches played 158 | Champions Flamengo Location Brazil Goals scored 364 | |
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Champion Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Similar 2014 Copa do Brasil, 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2012 Copa do Brasil, 2006 Copa do Brasil, 2010 Copa do Brasil | ||
The 2013 Copa do Brasil (officially the 2013 Copa Perdigão do Brasil for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th edition of the Copa do Brasil. It began on February 27 and ended on November 27. The competition was contested by 87 teams, either qualified through participitating their respective state championships (71), by the CBF Rankings (10) or those qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores (6). Clubs that qualify for the 2013 Copa Libertadores entered the competition in the Round of 16. The best 8 teams of 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro eliminated up to the third round qualifies for 2013 Copa Sudamericana which was contested in the second half of 2013.
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Format
The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties. In the first two rounds, if the away team wins the first match by 2 or more goals, it progresses straight to the next round avoiding the second leg. The away goals rule is also used in the Copa do Brasil. The winner qualifies for the 2014 Copa Libertadores.
Qualified teams
Teams in bold qualified for 2013 Copa Libertadores and entered directly in the Round of 16.
Final rounds
A draw by CBF scheduled for August 6 set the matches for this round. The 16 qualified teams were divided in two pots. Teams from pot 1 are the ones who competed at the 2013 Copa Libertadores (except São Paulo, replaced by Vasco da Gama) plus the two highest CBF ranked teams qualified via the Third Round. Pot 2 is composed of the other teams that qualified through the Third Round.
Bracket
Teams that play in their home stadium in the first leg are marked with †.
Copa Sudamericana qualification
The best eight teams eliminated before the Round of 16 with the best 2012 Série A or 2012 Série B record qualifies for 2013 Copa Sudamericana.