2020 Copa do Brasil

The 2020 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Continental Pneus do Brasil 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. It was held between 5 February 2020 and 7 March 2021.

On 15 March 2020, CBF suspended the competition indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Four months later, on 9 July 2020, they announced that the tournament would resume on 26 August 2020. The end of the tournament originally scheduled for 16 September 2020 was rescheduled to 17 February 2021, but due to the qualification of the finalist Palmeiras for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, the end of the competition was rescheduled again to 7 March 2021.

The competition was contested by 91 teams, either qualified by participating in their respective state championships (70), by the 2020 CBF ranking (10), by the 2019 Copa do Nordeste (1), by the 2019 Copa Verde (1), by the 2019 Série B (1) or those qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores (8).

Palmeiras defeated Grêmio 3–0 on aggregate in the finals to win their fourth title. As champions, Palmeiras earned the right to play in the 2021 Supercopa do Brasil. They had already qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores group stage and the 2021 Copa do Brasil third round by winning the 2020 Copa Libertadores.

Athletico Paranaense were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the round of 16.

Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras) and Weverton (Palmeiras) won best player and best goalkeeper awards, respectively.

The competition is a single-elimination tournament, the first two rounds were played as a single match and the rest are played as a two-legged ties. Eleven teams entered in the round of 16, which were teams qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores (8), Série B champions, Copa Verde champions and Copa do Nordeste champions. The remaining 80 teams played in the first round. The 40 winners played the second round, the 20 winners played the third round, and the 10 winners played the fourth round. Finally, the five fourth round winners qualified for the round of 16.

Teams in bold were qualified directly for the round of 16.

a Bonsucesso (2019 Copa Rio champions) declined to participate in the Copa do Brasil. They were replaced by the 3rd place Boavista. b Due to the partnership between Red Bull and Clube Atlético Bragantino, in the 2020 season the team was renamed as Red Bull Bragantino. c Red Bull Brasil (2019 Campeonato Paulista do Interior champions) lost their berth due to the partnership between Red Bull and Red Bull Bragantino. They were replaced by the runners-up Ponte Preta. d Associação Desportiva Frei Paulistano was renamed as Associação Desportiva Freipaulistano on 22 April 2019.

The schedule of the competition was as follows:

The draw for the first and second rounds was held on 12 December 2019, 14:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. Teams were seeded by their CBF ranking (shown in parentheses). The 80 qualified teams were divided in eight groups (A-H) with 10 teams each. The matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A vs. E; B vs. F; C vs. G; D vs. H. The lower-ranked teams hosted the first round match.

In the first round, each tie was played on a single-legged basis. The lower-ranked team hosted the match. If tied after 90 minutes, the higher-ranked team would automatically advance to second round.

In the second round, each tie was played on a single-legged basis. If the score was level, the match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

In the third round, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was level, the second-leg match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

The draw for the fourth round was held on 1 September 2020, 11:30 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The 10 qualified teams were drawn in a single group (CBF ranking shown in parentheses).

In the fourth round, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was level, the second-leg match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

In the final rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was level, the second-leg match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 October 2020, 11:30 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The 16 qualified teams were drawn in a single group (CBF ranking shown in parentheses).

The first legs were played on 14 and 27–29 October and the second legs were played on 25 October and 3–5 November 2020.

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 6 November 2020, 11:30 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. All teams were placed into a single group (CBF ranking shown in parentheses).

The first legs were played on 11 November and the second legs were played on 18 November 2020.

The draw to determine the home-and-away teams for both legs were held on 24 November 2020, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

The first legs were played on 23 December and the second legs were played on 30 December 2020.

The draw to determine the home-and-away teams for both legs was held on 14 January 2021, 11:30 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

Source:CBF

1 Rafael Sóbis left Ceará for Cruzeiro after the first leg of the quarter-finals.