2003 Copa do Brasil

2003 Copa do Brasil

Copa do Brasil 2003
Country	Brazil
Dates	February 2 - June 11
Teams	65
Champions	Cruzeiro (MG)
Runners-up	Flamengo (RJ)
Matches played	118
Goals scored	347 (2.94 per match)
← 2002 2004 →

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.

Participating teams

Competition stages

Copa do Brasil 2003 Winners
Cruzeiro Fourth Title

Notes

1. ↑ Penalties: Goiás (GO) 4-2 Ituano (SP).
2. ↑ Guarani (SP) fielded an ineligible player in the first leg so it lost the points and the classification was awarded to Villa Nova (GO).
3. ↑ Penalties: Flamengo (RJ) 4-3 Ceará (CE).
4. ↑ Penalties: Juventude (RS) 3-5 Caldense (MG).

References

• Copa do Brasil 2003 at RSSSF