Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
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The Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino (English: Brazilian Women's Football Cup) is a Brazilian women's football (soccer) competition organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation with the help of the Brazilian Ministry of Sports. It is designed as an equivalent to the men's Copa do Brasil. The first edition is scheduled to start in the end of October, 2007.[1][2]CBF determined that to be eligible to play in the competition it is necessary to be a minimum of 14 years old and a maximum of 34 years old, and half of the players of each club have to be aged between 14 and 18 years old.[3]
The competition was announced after FIFA president Sepp Blatter requested the creation of a professional women's football league in Brazil.[4]
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[edit] Format
The competition is disputed by 32 teams, and it is going to the be played from October 30, 2007, to December 9 of the same year. Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino's first stage is similar to the men's competition, thus being a knockout competition, played over two legs between clubs of the same region, and disputed in three rounds, but in the second stage the eight qualified clubs are divided in two groups of four teams each, playing against each other once, and held in a host city. The two best placed teams of each group qualify to the semifinals. The semifinal winners play the final while the losers play the third-place playoff.[5]
[edit] 2007 Participating teams
The 2007 participating teams are the following clubs:[6]
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[edit] Referees
The Brazilian Football Confederation created a separated women's referee staff for the competition, not connected to the men's referee staff.[8]
[edit] List of champions
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 Mato Grosso do Sul/Saad |
1-1 5-4 (pen) |
 Botucatu |
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[edit] References
- ^ CBF anuncia a criação da Copa do Brasil de futebol feminino. O Globo Online (September 28, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ Brazil will create women soccer cup. People's Daily (September 29, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ Genus será o representante de Rondônia. Futebol do Norte (October 9, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
- ^ CBF vai criar a Copa do Brasil Feminina. Globo Esporte (September 28, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ CBF cria Copa do Brasil feminina com curta duração. UOL (October 19, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-20.
- ^ Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino table. CBF (October 19, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-20.
- ^ Saad disputa a Copa do Brasil por Mato grosso do Sul. Futebol Interior (October 26, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-27.
- ^ CBF cria Quadro de Arbitragem do Futebol Feminino. CBF News (October 2, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
