The 2022 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Intelbras do Brasil 2022 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 34th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. It was held between 22 February and 19 October 2022.[2][3]
The competition is a single-elimination tournament, the first two rounds are played as a single match and the rest are played as a two-legged ties. Twelve teams enter in the third round, which are teams qualified for 2022 Copa Libertadores (9), Série B champions, Copa Verde champions and Copa do Nordeste champions. The remaining 80 teams play in the first round, the 40 winners play the second round, and the 20 winners play the third round. Finally, the sixteen third round winners advance to the round of 16.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows:[7]
Stage
First leg
Second leg
First round
Week 1: 23 February
Week 2: 2 March
Second round
Week 1: 9 March
Week 2: 16 March
Week 3: 23 March
Third round
Week 1: 20 April Week 2: 30 April
Week 1: 11 May Week 2: 21 May Week 3: 31 May
Round of 16
Week 1: 22 June Week 2: 29 June
13 July
Quarter-finals
27 July
17 August
Semi-finals
24 August
14 September
Finals
12 October
19 October
Draw
The draw for the first and second rounds was held on 17 January 2022, 13:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[8] 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.[5]
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 winners.[5]
The draw for the third round was held on 28 March 2022, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[9] In a first draw, the 32 teams, seeded by their CBF ranking, were drawn into 16 ties. The home and away teams of each leg were decided in a second draw. CBF ranking is shown in parentheses.
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 winners.[5]
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.[5]
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 7 June 2022, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[10] The 16 qualified teams were drawn in a single group (CBF ranking shown in parentheses).
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 July 2022, 13:30 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[11] All teams were placed into a single group (CBF ranking shown in parentheses).
