The 2020 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Continental Pneus do Brasil 2020 for sponsorship reasons)[1] 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.[2][3] Four months later, on 9 July 2020, they announced that the tournament would resume on 26 August 2020.[4] 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.
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.[7]
Format
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.[6]
Qualified teams
Teams in bold were qualified directly for the round of 16.
dAssociação Desportiva Frei Paulistano was renamed as Associação Desportiva Freipaulistano on 22 April 2019.[11]
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows:[12]
Stage
First leg
Second leg
First round
Week 1: 5 February 2020
Week 2: 12 February 2020
Week 3: 19 February 2020
Week 4: 26 February 2020
Second round
Week 1: 19 February 2020
Week 2: 26 February 2020
Week 3: 4 March 2020
Third round
11 March 2020
26 August 2020
Fourth round
16 September 2020
23 September 2020
Round of 16
14 and 28 October 2020
25 October and 4 November 2020
Quarter-finals
11 November 2020
18 November 2020
Semi-finals
23 December 2020
30 December 2020
Finals
28 February 2021
7 March 2021
Draw
The draw for the first and second rounds was held on 12 December 2019, 14:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[13] 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.[6]
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.[6]
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.[6]
The draw for the fourth round was held on 1 September 2020, 11:30 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[14] 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.[6]
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.[6]
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 October 2020, 11:30 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[15] The 16 qualified teams were drawn in a single group (CBF ranking shown in parentheses).
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 6 November 2020, 11:30 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[16] All teams were placed into a single group (CBF ranking shown in parentheses).
^Mataruna-Dos-Santos LJ, Albuquerque PdGRd, Vasconcellos GdA, Nascimento RMd, Cavalari NT, Range D, Guimarães-Mataruna AF, Ortiz-Silva B. An Analysis Safe Protocols Employed in Professional Male Soccer and the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the 2020 Brazilian Championship. Sustainability. 2021; 13(24):13585. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413585
