Copa do Brasil 2008

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The Copa do Brasil 2008 is the 20th staging of the Copa do Brasil, starting on February 13, 2008. It will be played by 64 teams, either qualified through their respected state championships (54) or by the CBF Rankings (10). The clubs playing in the Copa Libertadores 2008 will not play in the Copa do Brasil 2008 because of scheduling problems.

1 Format
2 The Cup
- 2.1 Brackets
- 2.2 Final Phase
3 Top scorers
4 External links

[edit] Format

The tournament is played in two-legged knockout stages. In the first two rounds the away team automatically goes through to the next round if they beat the home team by a 2-goal difference or more in the first leg.

The away goals rule is used in the Copa do Brasil, which is an unusual feature when compared to other South American competitions. For example, the Copa Libertadores did not adopt this rule until 2005.

Copa do Brasil is an opportunity for teams from smaller states to play against the big teams and episodes of giant-killing have happened at a regular rate throughout the competition history.

The winner automatically qualifies for the next year's Copa Libertadores, which prevents a team from winning the Copa do Brasil twice in a row.

[edit] The Cup

[edit] Brackets

First Round			Second Round			Round of 16			Quarterfinals

Corinthians-SP	6
Barras-PI	0
			Corinthians-SP	2	2

			Fortaleza-CE	1	0
Fortaleza-CE	0	4

América-SE	0	0
						Corinthians-SP	1	4

						Goiás-GO	3	0
Goiás-GO	4

Cacerense-MT	1
			Goiás-GO	3

			Fast Clube-AM	1
Santa Cruz-PE	1	1

Fast Clube-AM	3	0
									Corinthians-SP

									São Caetano-SP
Grêmio-RS	1	6

Jaciara-MT	0	0
			Grêmio-RS	1	2 (3)

			Atlético-GO	2	1 (4)
Atlético-GO	0	3

Ituiutaba-MG	0	2
						Atlético-GO	1	1

						São Caetano-SP	2	2
Coritiba-PR	0	6

Tuna Luso-PA	0	0
			Coritiba-PR	0	0

			São Caetano-SP	1	0
São Caetano-SP	2

Maranhão-MA ^DSQ	1

First Round			Second Round			Round of 16			Quarterfinals

Botafogo-RJ	3
Rio Branco-AC	1
			Botafogo-RJ	1	2

			River-PI	2	0
River-PI (a)	2	2

Jaguaré-ES	3	0
						Botafogo-RJ	1	2

						Portuguesa-SP	1	1
Portuguesa-SP	1	3

Ulbra Ji-Paraná-RO	1	1
			Portuguesa-SP	0	2

			Volta Redonda-RJ	0	0
Volta Redonda-RJ	2

Roma-PR	0
									Botafogo-RJ

									Atlético-MG
Atlético-MG	7

Palmas-TO	0
			Atlético-MG	2	4

			Nacional-AM	2	1
Nacional-AM	3

Guará-DF	1
						Atlético-MG	2	1

						Náutico-PE	3	0
Náutico-PE	7

Atlético-RR	1
			Náutico-PE	0	3

			Juventus-SP	2	0
Juventus-SP	1	5

Coruripe-AL	4	1

First Round			Second Round			Round of 16			Quarterfinals

Palmeiras-SP	2
CENE-MS	0
			Palmeiras-SP	5

			Central-PE	1
Remo-PA	0	0

Central-PE	0	2
						Palmeiras-SP	0	1

						Sport-PE	0	4
Sport-PE	2	4

Imperatriz-MA	2	1
			Sport-PE	2	4

			Brasiliense-DF	1	1
Brasiliense-DF	1	1

Ulbra-RS	1	0
									Sport-PE

									Internacional-RS
Internacional-RS	4

Nacional-PB	0
			Internacional-RS	2

			Chapecoense-SC	0
Guarani-SP	1	0

Chapecoense-SC	3	0
						Internacional-RS	0	5

						Paraná-PR	2	1
Vitória-BA	4

Sousa-PB	1
			Vitória-BA	0	2

			Paraná-PR	1	1
Paraná-PR	0	4

Trem-AP	0	0

First Round			Second Round			Round of 16			Quarterfinals

Vasco da Gama-RJ	1	3
Itabaiana-SE	0	2
			Vasco da Gama-RJ	2	2

			Bragantino-SP	2	1
Bragantino-SP (a)	2	2

Democrata (GV)-MG	3	1
						Vasco da Gama-RJ	1	2

						Criciúma-SC	0	2
Bahia-BA	2	2

Icasa-CE	3	2
			Icasa-CE	1

			Criciúma-SC	6
Criciúma-SC	2	2

Baraúnas-RN	2	0
									Vasco da Gama-RJ

									Corinthians-AL
Atlético-PR	1	1 (3)

Corinthians-AL (p)	1	1 (4)
			Corinthians-AL	1	4

			Paranavaí-PR	0	1
Paranavaí-PR	4	3

Águia Negra-MS	3	3
						Corinthians-AL	2	1

						Juventude-RS	0	3
Juventude-RS (p)	0	0 (5)

Linhares-ES	0	0 (4)
			Juventude-RS	3

			Madureira-RJ	0
ABC-RN	1	1 (3)

Madureira-RJ (p)	1	1 (4)

[edit] Final Phase

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

Corinthians-SP	1	4
Goiás-GO	3	0
			Corinthians-SP	2	3

			São Caetano-SP	1	1
Atlético-GO	1	1

São Caetano-SP	2	2
						Corinthians-SP (p)	1	2 [5]

						Botafogo-RJ	2	1 [4]
Botafogo-RJ	1	2

Portuguesa-SP	1	1
			Botafogo-RJ	0	2

			Atlético-MG	0	0
Atlético-MG	2	1

Náutico-PE	3	0
									Corinthians-SP	3

									Sport-PE	1
Palmeiras-SP	0	1

Sport-PE	0	4
			Sport-PE	0	3

			Internacional-RS	1	1
Internacional-RS	0	5

Paraná-PR	2	1
						Sport-PE (p)	2	0 [5]

						Vasco da Gama-RJ	0	2 [4]
Vasco da Gama-RJ	1	2

Criciúma-SC	0	2
			Vasco da Gama-RJ	5	3

			Corinthians-AL	1	1
Corinthians-AL	2	1

Juventude-RS	0	3

[edit] Top scorers

Updated to games played 2008-06-06

#	Scorer	Team	Goals
1	Edmundo	Vasco da Gama-RJ	6
	Romerito	Sport-PE
	Wellington Paulista	Botafogo-RJ
4	Herrera	Corinthians-SP	5
4	Reinaldo	Corinthians-AL	5

[edit] External links

2008 in Brazilian football v • d • e
Club football			International football
Domestic Leagues	Domestic Cups	South American Competitions	Competitions involving Brazil
Série A	Copa do Brasil	Libertadores	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Série B		Copa Sudamericana
Série C