2011 Copa do Brasil

2011 Copa do Brasil

2011 Copa Kia do Brasil
Country	Brazil
Teams	64
Champions	Vasco da Gama
Runner-up	Coritiba
Matches played	105
Goals scored	305 (2.9 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Adriano Alecsandro Rafael Coelho Kléber William (5 goals each)
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The 2011 Copa do Brasil (officially known as the 2011 Copa Kia do Brasil for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd edition of the Copa do Brasil, Brazil's national football cup tournament. It began on February 16 and ended on June 8. This edition's champion was Vasco da Gama, with Coritiba ending as runners-up.

Format

The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties. In the first two rounds, if the away team wins the first match by 2 or more goals, the winner advances to the next round and the second leg will not be played. The away goals rule will be used. The winner qualifies to the 2012 Copa Libertadores.

Qualified teams

Sixty-four teams qualified to the 2011 Copa do Brasil either through their states championship or through a ranking of teams.

Qualified by state championships and other competitions

Fifty-four teams qualified via their respective state competitions. Depending on their status with the Brazilian Football Confederation, each of the 27 state federations sent anywhere from one to three clubs.^[1] Each state determined their own qualification criteria, but they usually sent the clubs with best records in the state championships or other special competitions.

State	Team	Qualification method
Acre 1 berth	Rio Branco (AC)	2010 Campeonato Acreano champion
Alagoas 2 berths	Murici	2010 Campeonato Alagoano champion
	ASA de Arapiraca	2010 Campeonato Alagoano runner-up
Amapá 1 berth	Trem	2010 Campeonato Amapaense champion
Amazonas 2 berths	Penarol	2010 Campeonato Amazonense champion
	Fast Clube	2010 Campeonato Amazonense runner-up
Bahia 2 berths	Vitória	2010 Campeonato Baiano champion
	Bahia	2010 Campeonato Baiano runner-up
Ceará 2 berths	Fortaleza	2010 Campeonato Cearense champion
	Horizonte	2010 Copa Fares Lopes champion
Distrito Federal 2 berths	Ceilândia	2010 Campeonato Brasiliense champion
	Brasiliense	2010 Campeonato Brasiliense runner-up
Espírito Santo 2 berths	Rio Branco (ES)	2010 Campeonato Capixaba champion
	Vitória (ES)	2010 Copa Espírito Santo champion
Goiás 2 berths	Atlético Goianiense	2010 Campeonato Goiano champion
	Santa Helena	2010 Campeonato Goiano runner-up
Maranhão 2 berths	IAPE	2010 Copa União do Maranhão champion
	Sampaio Corrêa	2010 Campeonato Maranhense champion
Mato Grosso 2 berths	União	2010 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champion
	Cuiabá	2010 Copa Governador do Mato Grosso champion
Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths	Comercial (MS)	2010 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champion
	Naviraiense	2010 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runner-up
Minas Gerais 3 berths	Atlético Mineiro	2010 Campeonato Mineiro champion
	Ipatinga	2010 Campeonato Mineiro runner-up
	Uberaba	2010 Taça Minas Gerais champion
Pará 2 berths	Paysandu	2010 Campeonato Paraense champion
	Águia de Marabá	2010 Campeonato Paraense runner-up
Paraíba 2 berths	Treze	2010 Campeonato Paraibano champion
	Botafogo (PB)	2010 Copa Paraíba champion
Paraná 3 berths	Coritiba	2010 Campeonato Paranaense champion
	Atlético Paranaense	2010 Campeonato Paranaense runner-up
	Iraty	2010 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place
Pernambuco 2 berths	Sport	2010 Campeonato Pernambucano champion
	Náutico	2010 Campeonato Pernambucano runner-up
Piauí 2 berths	Comercial (PI)	2010 Campeonato Piauiense champion
	Barras	2010 Campeonato Piauiense runner-up
Rio de Janeiro 3 berths	Botafogo	2010 Campeonato Carioca champion
	Flamengo	2010 Campeonato Carioca runner-up
	Bangu	2010 Copa Rio runner-up
Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths	ABC	2010 Campeonato Potiguar champion
	Corintians	2010 Campeonato Potiguar runner-up
Rio Grande do Sul 3 berths	Caxias	2010 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd place
	São José (RS)	2010 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th place
	Ypiranga (RS)	2009 Copa FGF runner-up
Rondônia 1 berth	Vilhena	2010 Campeonato Rondoniense champion
Roraima 1 berth	Baré	2010 Campeonato Roraimense champion
São Paulo 3 berths	Santo André	2010 Campeonato Paulista runner-up
	Grêmio Prudente	2010 Campeonato Paulista 3rd place
	Paulista	2010 Copa Paulista champion
Santa Catarina 2 berths	Avaí	2010 Campeonato Catarinense champion
	Brusque	2010 Copa Santa Catarina champion
Sergipe 2 berths	River Plate (SE)	2010 Campeonato Sergipano champion
	São Domingos	2010 Copa Governo de Sergipe champion
Tocantins 1 berth	Gurupi	2010 Campeonato Tocantinense champion

Qualified by CBF club ranking

Ten clubs qualified as one of the top ten clubs in CBF's club ranking, excluding those qualified by state competitions and clubs playing in the 2011 Copa Libertadores.

Pos	Team	State	Points (2010)
3	Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro	2,086
5	São Paulo	São Paulo	2,049
7	Palmeiras	São Paulo	2,012
13	Goiás	Goiás	1,523
14	Guarani	São Paulo	1,516
17	Portuguesa	São Paulo	1,405
22	Santa Cruz	Pernambuco	1,140
23	Paraná	Paraná	1,080
24	Ceará	Ceará	1,056
25	Ponte Preta	São Paulo	1,047

Bracket

Teams that play in their home stadium in the first leg are marked with †.

	First Phase					Second Phase					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	Flamengo	3	-
	Murici †	0	-
						Flamengo	3	-
						Fortaleza †	0	-
	Fortaleza	0	4
	Fast †	2	1
											Flamengo †	1	3
										Horizonte	1	0
	Guarani	4	0
	União †	4	0
						Guarani †	1	2
						Horizonte	1	2
	ASA	1	3
	Horizonte †	3	3
																Flamengo †	1	2
																Ceará	2	2
	Atlético Mineiro	3	2
	IAPE †	2	1
						Atlético Mineiro	1	0
						Grêmio Prudente †	2	0
	Grêmio Prudente	1	3
	Iraty †	3	0
											Grêmio Prudente	1	1
										Ceará †	2	2
	Ceará	2	-
	Cuiabá †	0	-
						Ceará	0	2
						Brasiliense †	0	1
	Brasiliense	1	2
	Águia de Marabá †	1	0
																					Ceará †	0	0
																					Coritiba	0	1
	Vitória	1	0
	Botafogo (PB) †	3	0
						Botafogo (PB) †	0	1
						Caxias	1	3
	Caxias	5	-
	Ceilândia †	0	-
											Caxias	0	0
										Coritiba †	4	1
	Coritiba	1	2
	Ypiranga (RS) †	0	0
						Coritiba	2	3
						Atlético Goianiense †	1	1
	Atlético Goianiense	2	1
	Brusque †	3	0
																Coritiba	6	0
																Palmeiras †	0	2
	Palmeiras	2	5
	Comercial (PI) †	1	1
						Palmeiras	4	-
						Uberaba †	0	-
	Uberaba	3	-
	Santa Helena †	1	-
											Palmeiras	2	1
										Santo André †	1	0
	Sport	0	2
	Sampaio Corrêa †	0	2
						Sampaio Corrêa †	3	0
						Santo André	2	1
	Santo André	2	1
	Naviraiense †	1	0
																										Coritiba	0	3
																										Vasco da Gama †	1	2
	Vasco da Gama	6	-
	Comercial (MS) †	1	-
						Vasco da Gama	0	2
						ABC †	0	1
	ABC	1	2
	Barras †	1	1
											Vasco da Gama	3	0
										Náutico †	0	0
	Portuguesa	1	1
	Bangu †	3	0
						Bangu †	0	-
						Náutico	2	-
	Náutico	1	6
	Trem †	2	0
																Vasco da Gama	2	1
																Atlético Paranaense †	2	1
	Atlético Paranaense	1	3
	Rio Branco (AC) †	2	1
						Atlético Paranaense	2	-
						Paulista †	0	-
	Paulista	0	3
	São José (RS) †	1	0
											Atlético Paranaense	1	5
										Bahia †	1	0
	Bahia	0	5
	São Domingos †	0	1
						Bahia	0	2
						Paysandu †	0	1
	Paysandu	3	2
	Penarol †	2	2
																					Vasco da Gama †	1	2
																					Avaí	1	0
	Botafogo	0	1(4)
	River Plate †	1	0(1)
						Botafogo	2	3
						Paraná †	1	0
	Paraná	1	3
	Gurupi †	1	0
											Botafogo †	2	1
										Avaí	2	1
	Avaí	3	-
	Vilhena †	0	-
						Avaí	1	4
						Ipatinga †	1	1
	Ipatinga	1	3
	Rio Branco (ES) †	0	0
																Avaí	0	3
																São Paulo †	1	1
	São Paulo	3	-
	Treze †	0	-
						São Paulo	0	2
						Santa Cruz †	1	0
	Santa Cruz	4	-
	Corintians †	1	-
											São Paulo	1	1
										Goiás †	0	0
	Goiás	4	-
	Vitória (ES) †	1	-
						Goiás	3	-
						Ponte Preta †	0	-
	Ponte Preta	1	-
	Baré †	0	-

First phase

The First Phase began on February 16 and ended on March 3.

Group 1

February 16	Murici	0–3	Flamengo	Maceió
21:00 (UTC−03:00)		Report	Ronaldinho  66' Renato  72' Guilherme Negueba  90'	Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé Attendance: 15,100 Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas (Bahia)

Flamengo advanced because they won by at least two goals as the visiting team in the first game.

Group 2

February 16	Fast	2–0	Fortaleza	Manaus
20:00 (UTC−04:00)	Claílson  14' Ricardo  85'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Roberto Simonsen (SESI) Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Arnoldo Vasconcelos Figarela (Rondônia)

February 23	Fortaleza	4–1	Fast	Fortaleza
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Reginaldo Jr.  1', 84' Gilmak  66' Guto  75'	Report	Pedro Henrique  61'	Stadium: Estádio Alcides Santos Attendance: 5,375 Referee: Suelson Diógenes de França Medeiros (Rio Grande do Norte)

Tied on points 3–3, Fortaleza advanced on greater goal difference.

Group 3

February 16	União	4–4	Guarani	Rondonópolis
20:00 (UTC−03:00)	Ronaldo  27' Danilo Cruz  54' Maricá  65', 67'	Report	Ronaldo Tres  2' Marcos Denner  10' Dadá  14' Flávio  36'	Stadium: Estádio Engenheiro Luthero Lopes (Caldeirão) Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Marcos Mateus Pereira (Mato Grosso do Sul)

February 23	Guarani	0–0	União	Campinas
19:30 (UTC−03:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro Attendance: 2,131 Referee: Antônio Frederico de Carvalho Schneider (Rio de Janeiro)

Tied on points 3–3 and equal on goal difference, Guarani advanced on away goals.

Group 4

February 16	Horizonte	3–1	ASA	Horizonte
20:00 (UTC−03:00)	Júnior Cearense  3' Siloé  12' Lucio Maranhão  45+2'	Report	Didira  30'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Horácio Domingos de Sousa (Domingão) Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Reginaldo Gomes (Rio Grande do Norte)

February 23	ASA	3–3	Horizonte	Arapiraca
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	André Nunes  44' Tiago  56', 62'	Report	Robert  11' Júnior Cearense  33' Elanardo  78'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Coaracy de Mata Fonseca (Fumeirão) Attendance: 2,911 Referee: Claudio Francisco Lima e Silva (Sergipe)

ASA advanced on points 4–1.

Group 5

February 23	IAPE	2–3	Atlético Mineiro	São Luís
21:50 (UTC−03:00)	Vanvan  14', 39'	Report	Renan Oliveira  6' Diego Tardelli  46' Ricardo Bueno  78'	Stadium: Estádio Nhozinho Santos Referee: Andrey da Silva e Silva (Pará)

March 2	Atlético Mineiro	8–1	IAPE	Sete Lagoas
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Renan Oliveira  1', 21' Ricardinho  8' Jóbson  68', 86' Neto Berola  78' Toró  80' Diego Tardelli  88'	Report	Robson  89'	Stadium: Estádio Joaquim Henrique Nogueira (Arena do Jacaré) Referee: Wagner dos Santos Rosa (Rio de Janeiro)

Atlético Mineiro advanced on points 6–0.

Group 6

February 16	Iraty	3–1	Grêmio Prudente	Irati
17:00 (UTC−02:00)	Sílvio  45' Willian  50' Eydison  58'	Report	Adriano  55'	Stadium: Estádio Coronel Emílio Gomes Attendance: 1,080 Referee: Edmundo Alves do Nascimento (Santa Catarina)

February 23	Grêmio Prudente	3–0	Iraty	Presidente Prudente
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Jandson  33', 36' Adriano  68'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Eduardo José Farah (Prudentão) Attendance: 413 Referee: João Lupato (Mato Grosso do Sul)

Tied on points 3–3, Grêmio Prudente advanced on greater goal difference.

Group 7

February 23	Cuiabá	0–2	Ceará	Cuiabá
20:50 (UTC−04:00)		Report	Iarley  1' Eusébio  79'	Stadium: Estádio Presidente Dutra Attendance: 2,794 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha (Goiás)

Ceará advanced because they won by at least two goals as the visiting team in the first game.

Group 8

February 23	Águia de Marabá	1–1	Brasiliense	Marabá
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Patrick  30'	Report	Rômulo  26'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Zinho de Oliveira Referee: Robson Martins Ferreira (Maranhão)

March 2	Brasiliense	2–0	Águia de Marabá	Taguatinga
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Ruy  16' Adrianinho  76'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Elmo Serejo Farias (Serejão) Referee: Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadão (Goiás)

Brasiliense advanced on points 4–1.

Group 9

February 16	Botafogo (PB)	3–1	Vitória	João Pessoa
20:00 (UTC−03:00)	Henrique  46' Chapinha  60' Paulinho Macaíba  90+3'	Report	Viáfara  86'	Stadium: Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho (Almeidão) Attendance: 1,225 Referee: Cláudio Mercante (Pernambuco)

February 24	Vitória	0–0	Botafogo (PB)	Salvador
21:00 (UTC−03:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão) Referee: Marcos André Gomes da Penha (Espírito Santo)

Botafogo (PB) advanced on points 4–1.

Group 10

February 16	Ceilândia	0–5	Caxias	Ceilândia
17:00 (UTC−02:00)		Report	Neto  15' Lima  18', 29' Pedro Henrique  38' Éverton  44'	Stadium: Estádio Maria de Lourdes Abadia Attendance: 428 Referee: Wellington Ferreira Branquinho (Goiás)

Caxias advanced because they won by at least two goals as the visiting team in the first game.

Group 11

February 16	Ypiranga (RS)	0–1	Coritiba	Erechim
19:30 (UTC−02:00)		Report	Jonas  17'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Colosso da Lagoa Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Célio Amorim (Santa Catarina)

February 24	Coritiba	2–0	Ypiranga (RS)	Curitiba
19:30 (UTC−03:00)	Eltinho  78' Rafinha  83'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Couto Pereira Referee: Milton Etsuo Ballerini (São Paulo)

Coritiba advanced on points 6–0.

Group 12

February 23	Brusque	3–2	Atlético Goianiense	Brusque
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	William  19', 43' Aloisio  30'	Report	Felipe  11' Marcão  66'	Stadium: Estádio Augusto Bauer Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza (São Paulo)

March 2	Atlético Goianiense	1–0	Brusque	Goiânia
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Felipe  60'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Antônio Accioly Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Distrito Federal)

Tied on points 3–3 and tied on goal difference, Atlético Goianiense advanced on away goals.

Group 13

February 23	Comercial (PI)	1–2	Palmeiras	Teresina
21:50 (UTC−03:00)	Rafael  75'	Report	Adriano  31' Kléber  46'	Stadium: Estádio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva (Albertão) Referee: José de Caldas Souza (Distrito Federal)

March 2	Palmeiras	5–1	Comercial (PI)	São Paulo
21:50 (UTC−03:00)	Adriano  62', 65', 78', 80' Gabriel Silva  83'	Report	Binha  72'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Referee: Márcio Changas da Silva (Rio Grande do Sul)

Palmeiras advanced on points 6–0.

Group 14

February 16	Santa Helena	1–3	Uberaba	Santa Helena de Goiás
21:00 (UTC−02:00)	Lukinha  68'	Report	Cristiano Brasília  20', 37' Cadu  45+3'	Stadium: Estádio Pedro Romualdo Cabral Attendance: 1,151 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Distrito Federal)

Uberaba advanced because they won by at least two goals as the visiting team in the first game.

Group 15

February 24	Sampaio Corrêa	0–0	Sport	São Luís
21:00 (UTC−03:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Nhozinho Santos Referee: Joaquim Webesther Florêncio Martins (Ceará)

March 2	Sport	2–2	Sampaio Corrêa	Recife
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Wellington Saci  51' Tadeu  67'	Report	Robinho  19' Rone  70'	Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro) Referee: Diego Pombo Lopez (Bahia)

Tied on points 2–2 and tied on goal difference, Sampaio Corrêa advanced on away goals.

Group 16

February 16	Naviraiense	1–2	Santo André	Naviraí
20:30 (UTC−03:00)	Nelson Júnior  79'	Report	Célio Codó  62' Vitor Hugo  69'	Stadium: Estádio Jose Viroti (Virotão) Attendance: 2,304 Referee: Nilo Neves de Souza Júnior (Paraná)

February 23	Santo André	1–0	Naviraiense	Santo André
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Adriano Louzada  39' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bruno José Daniel (Brunão) Attendance: 419 Referee: Adriano Milczvski (Paraná)

Santo André advanced on points 6–0.

Group 17

February 23	Comercial (MS)	1–6	Vasco da Gama	Campo Grande
20:50 (UTC−04:00)	Anderson  63' (pen.)	Report	Felipe Bastos  4' Marcel  16' (pen.), 24' Jéferson  44' Éder Luís  57' Rômulo  66'	Stadium: Estádio Universitário Pedro Pedrossian (Morenão) Attendance: 4,381 Referee: Antonio Denival de Morais (Paraná)

Vasco da Gama advanced because they won by at least two goals as the visiting team in the first game.

Group 18

February 24	Barras	1–1	ABC	Teresina
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Marquinhos Vitoria  46'	Report	Irineu  68'	Stadium: Estádio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva (Albertão) Referee: José Cleuton Sousa Lima (Ceará)

March 2	ABC	2–1	Barras	Natal
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Irineu  1' Leandrão  42'	Report	Neném B.  66'	Stadium: Estádio Maria Lamas Farache (Frasqueirão) Referee: Gleidson Ferreira Leite (Pernambuco)

ABC advanced on points 4–1.

Group 19

February 16	Bangu	3–1	Portuguesa	Rio de Janeiro
17:00 (UTC−02:00)	Thiago Galhardo  15', 75' Pipico  61'	Report	Kempes  45'	Stadium: Estádio Proletário Guilherme da Silveira (Moça Bonita) Attendance: 836 Referee: Devarly Lira do Rosário (Espírito Santo)

February 23	Portuguesa	1–0	Bangu	São Paulo
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Ademir Sopa  67'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Doutor Osvaldo Teixeira Duarte (Canindé) Attendance: 1,036 Referee: Renato Cardoso da Conceição (Minas Gerais)

Tied on points 3–3, Bangu advanced on greater goal difference.

Group 20

February 23	Trem	2–1	Náutico	Macapá
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Lensandro  73' Ari  90+3'	Report	Airton  75'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Glicério de Souza Marques (Glicerão) Referee: Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva (Pará)

March 3	Náutico	6–0	Trem	Recife
19:30 (UTC−03:00)				Stadium: Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho (Aflitos) Referee: José Renato Albuquerque Soares (Paraíba)

Tied on points 3–3, Náutico advanced on greater goal difference.

Group 21

February 23	Rio Branco (AC)	2–1	Atlético Paranaense	Rio Branco
20:00 (UTC−04:00)	Juliano César  28' Alê  34' (o.g.)	Report	Lucas  79'	Stadium: Arena da Floresta Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Wagner Reway (Mato Grosso)

March 2	Atlético Paranaense	3–1	Rio Branco (AC)	Curitiba
19:30 (UTC−03:00)	Guerrón  13' Lucas  66', 68'	Report	Araújo  83'	Stadium: Arena da Baixada Referee: Paulo Henrique de Godoy Bezerra (Santa Catarina)

Tied on points 3–3, Atlético Paranaense advanced on goal difference.

Group 22

February 24	São José (RS)	1–0	Paulista	Porto Alegre
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Xavier  82'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Passo d'Areia Referee: Jefferson Schmidt (Santa Catarina)

March 2	Paulista	3–0	São José (RS)	Jundiaí
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Hernane  19' Henrique  25' Barboza  26'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Dr. Jayme Pinheiro de Ulhoa Cintra Referee: Cleisson Veloso Pereira (Minas Gerais)

Tied on points 3–3, Paulista advanced on greater goal difference.

Group 23

February 16	São Domingos	0–0	Bahia	Aracaju
21:00 (UTC−03:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista (Batistão) Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Nielson Nogueira Dias (Pernambuco)

February 23	Bahia	5–1	São Domingos	Salvador
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Marcos  4', 50' Ramón  35' Rafael  52', 66'	Report	André Saúde  85'	Stadium: Estádio Metropolitano Roberto Santos (Pituaçu) Attendance: 7,754 Referee: João Bosco Sátiro da Nóbrega (Paraíba)

Bahia advanced on points 4–1.

Group 24

February 23	Penarol	2–3	Paysandu	Itacoatiara
16:00 (UTC−04:00)	Marcos Pezão  28' Rondinelli  45+1'	Report	Sandro Goiano  7' Mendes  64', 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Floro de Mendonça Attendance: 1,772 Referee: Antônio Neuricláudio Costa (Acre)

March 2	Paysandu	2–2	Penarol	Belém
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Ciboy  58' Marcos Pezão  84'	Report	Marquinho  90' Mendes  90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Leônidas Sodré de Castro (Curuzu) Referee: Mayron Frederico dos Reis Novais (Maranhão)

Paysandu advance on points 4–1.

Group 25

February 23	River Plate	1–0	Botafogo	Aracaju
19:30 (UTC−03:00)	Bebeto Oliveira  86'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista (Batistão) Referee: Marielson Alves Silva (Bahia)

March 3	Botafogo	1–0 (4–1 pen)	River Plate	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 (UTC−03:00)	Bebeto  40' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira (Minas Gerais)
		Penalties

Tied 1–1 on points and equal on goal difference, Botafogo advanced on penalties 4–1.

Group 26

February 16	Gurupi	1–1	Paraná	Gurupi
20:00 (UTC−03:00)	Wellington  58'	Report	Kelvin  69' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Gilberto Resende Rocha (Resendão) Attendance: 1,109 Referee: Rodrigo Raposo (Distrito Federal)

February 23	Paraná	3–0	Gurupi	Curitiba
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Renato  26' Kelvin  69' (pen.) Douglas Packer  90'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Durival Britto e Silva (Vila Capanema) Attendance: 1,272 Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo)

Paraná advanced on points 4–1.

Group 27

February 23	Vilhena	0–3	Avaí	Vilhena
20:00 (UTC−04:00)		Report	Estrada  4' William  64', 77'	Stadium: Estádio Arnaldo Lopes Martins (Portal da Amazônia) Referee: Alinor Silva da Paixão (Mato Grosso)

Avai advanced because they won by at least two goals as the visiting team in the first game.

Group 28

February 23	Rio Branco (ES)	0–1	Ipatinga	Vitória
21:00 (UTC−03:00)		Report	Léo Medeiros  20'	Stadium: Estádio Salvador Venâncio da Costa Referee: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá (Rio de Janeiro)

March 2	Ipatinga	3–0	Rio Branco (ES)	Ipatinga
21:00 (UTC−03:00)	Chiquinho  8' Alessandro  33', 69'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Epaminondas Mendes Brito (Ipatingão) Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo)

Ipatinga advanced on points 6–0.

Group 29

February 16	Treze	0–3	São Paulo	Campina Grande
21:00 (UTC−03:00)		Report	Dagoberto  10', 26' Fernandinho  47'	Stadium: Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro (Amigão) Attendance: 12,350 Referee: Arilson Bispo da Anunciação (Bahia)

São Paulo advanced because they won by at least two goals as the visiting team in the first game.

Group 30

February 23	Coríntians	1–4	Santa Cruz	Caicó
21:50 (UTC−03:00)	Júnior Juazeiro  10'	Report	Alexandre Silva  19' Cléber Goiano  37', 44' Gilberto  46'	Stadium: Estádio Senador Dinarte Mariz (Marizão) Attendance: 676 Referee: Francisco de Assis Almeida Filho (Ceará)

Santa Cruz advanced because they won by at least two goals as the visiting team in the first game.

Group 31

February 16	Vitória (ES)	1–4	Goiás	Vitória
21:00 (UTC−02:00)	Hércules  61'	Report	Hugo  17' Rafael Tolói  69' Marcelo Costa  75', 87'	Stadium: Estádio Salvador Venâncio da Costa Attendance: 1,370 Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira (Minas Gerais)

Goiás advanced because they won by at least two goals as the visiting team in the first game.

Group 32

February 23	Baré	0–1	Ponte Preta	Boa Vista
20:00 (UTC−04:00)		Report	João Paulo  20'	Stadium: Estádio Flamarion Vasconcelos Referee: Edmar Campos da Encarnação (Amazonas)

March 3	Ponte Preta	v	Baré	Campinas
19:30 (UTC−03:00)				Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli Referee: Carlos Eduardo Vieira Arêas (Santa Catarina)

Ponte Preta advanced because Baré was eliminated from the competitions by the STJD.

Second phase

The Second Phase began on March 16 and ended on April 6.

Group 33

March 16	Fortaleza	0–3	Flamengo	Fortaleza
21:50 UTC−03:00		Report	Renato  20' Wanderley  60' Diego Maurício  90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Placido Aderaldo Castelo (Castelão) Referee: Nielson Nogueira Dias (Pernambuco)

Flamengo advanced because they won by at least two goals as the visiting team in the first game.

Group 34

March 17	Horizonte	1–1	Guarani	Horizonte
21:00 UTC−03:00	Siloé  39'	Report	Fabinho  83'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Horácio Domingos de Sousa (Domingão) Referee: João Bosco Sátiro de Nobrega (Paraíba)

March 30	Guarani	2–2	Horizonte	Campinas
21:00 UTC−03:00	Márcio Guerreiro  42' Dairo  90+1'	Report	Diego Palhinha  50', 83'	Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro Referee: Gutemberg de Paula Fonseca (Rio de Janeiro)

Tied on points 2–2, Horizonte advanced on away goals.

Group 35

March 31	Grêmio Prudente	2–1	Atlético Mineiro	Presidente Prudente
20:00 UTC−03:00	Eraldo  10' Juan Lima  37'	Report	Magno Alves  34'	Stadium: Estádio Eduardo José Farah (Prudentão) Referee: Antonio Denival de Morais (Paraná)

April 6	Atlético Mineiro	0–0	Grêmio Prudente	Sete Lagoas
21:50 UTC−03:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio Joaquim Henrique Nogueira (Arena do Jacaré) Referee: Pathrice Wallace Corrêa Maia (Rio de Janeiro

Grêmio Prudente advanced on points 4–1.

Group 36

March 16	Brasiliense	0–0	Ceará	Taguatinga
21:50 UTC−03:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio Elmo Serejo Farias (Serejão) Referee: Janio Pires Gonçalves (Tocantins)

March 30	Ceará	2–1	Brasiliense	Fortaleza
21:50 UTC−03:00	Fabrício  25' Marcelo Nicácio  90+2'	Report	Ruy  7'	Stadium: Estádio Placido Aderaldo Castelo (Castelão) Referee: Cláudio Mercante (Pernambuco)

Ceará advanced on points 4–1.

Group 37

March 16	Botafogo (PB)	0–1	Caxias	João Pessoa
21:00 UTC−03:00		Report	Marcelo  63'	Stadium: Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho (Almeidão) Referee: Italo Medeiros de Azevedo (Rio Grande do Norte)

April 6	Caxias	3–1	Botafogo (PB)	Caxias do Sul
21:00 UTC−03:00	Marcelo  8' Lima  37' Gerley  45+1'	Report	Charles Wagner  38'	Stadium: Estádio Francisco Stédile (Centenário) Referee: Wagner Reway (Mato Grosso)

Caxias advanced on points 6–0.

Group 38

March 17	Atlético Goianiense	1–2	Coritiba	Goiânia
21:30 UTC−03:00	Gilson  20'	Report	Marcos Aurélio  35', 63'	Stadium: Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás (Serra Dourada) Referee: Alicio Pena Junior (Minas Gerais)

March 30	Coritiba	3–1	Atlético Goianiense	Curitiba
21:50 UTC−03:00	Anderson Aquino  8', 17' Éverton Ribeiro  84'	Report	Juninho  70'	Stadium: Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira Referee: Vinícius Costa da Costa (Rio Grande do Sul

Coritiba advance on points 6–0.

Group 39

March 16	Uberaba	0–4	Palmeiras	Uberaba
21:50 UTC−03:00		Report	Luan  14', 22' Kléber  42', 90'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Engenheiro João Guido (Uberabão) Attendance: 8,206 Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves (Espírito Santo)

Palmeiras advanced because they won by at least two goals as the visiting team in the first game.

Group 40

March 16	Sampaio Corrêa	3–2	Santo André	São Luís
21:00 UTC−03:00	Bruno Limão  39' Rone  45', 58'	Report	Allan  63' Célio Codó  76'	Stadium: Estádio Nhozinho Santos Attendance: 12,855 Referee: Wladyerisson Silva Oliveira (Ceará)

April 6	Santo André	1–0	Sampaio Corrêa	Santo André
21:50 UTC−03:00	Juan Felipe  21'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bruno José Daniel Attendance: 594 Referee: Cleisson Veloso Pereira (Minas Gerais)

Tied on points 3–3, Santo André advanced on away goals.

Group 41

March 30	ABC	0–0	Vasco da Gama	Natal
21:50 UTC−03:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio Maria Lamas Farache (Frasqueirão) Referee: João Bosco Sátiro da Nobrega (Paraíba)

April 6	Vasco da Gama	2–1	ABC	Rio de Janeiro
21:50 UTC−03:00	Alecsandro  52' (pen.) Bernardo  78'	Report	Cascata  18'	Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário) Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira (Minas Gerais)

Vasco da Gama advanced on points 4–1.

Group 42

March 16	Bangu	0–2	Náutico	Rio de Janeiro
21:50 UTC−03:00		Report	Eduardo Ramos  49', 90'	Stadium: Estádio Proletário Guilherme da Silveira (Moça Bonita) Attendance: 136 Referee: Cleber Welington Abade (São Paulo)

Náutico advanced because they won by at least two goals as the visiting team in the first game.

Group 43

March 16	Paulista	0–2	Atlético Paranaense	Jundiaí
19:30 UTC−03:00		Report	Nieto  25', 62'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Jayme Pinheiro de Ulhoa Cintra Attendance: 3,474 Referee: Felipe Gomes da Silva (Rio de Janeiro)

Atlético Paranaense advanced because they won by at least two goals as the visiting team in the first game.

Group 44

March 30	Paysandu	0–0	Bahia	Belém
21:50 UTC−03:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio Olímpico do Pará Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci (Distrito Federal)

April 6	Bahia	2–1	Paysandu	Salvador
21:50 UTC−03:00	Souza  31' (pen.), 41'	Report	Zé Augusto  55'	Stadium: Estádio Metropolitano Roberto Santos (Pituaçu) Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)

Bahia advance on points 4–1.

Group 45

March 30	Paraná	1–2	Botafogo	Curitiba
19:30 UTC−03:00	Rodrigo Defendi  16'	Report	Antônio Carlos  15' Willian  47'	Stadium: Estádio Durival Britto e Silva (Vila Capanema) Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha (Goiás)

April 6	Botafogo	3–0	Paraná	Rio de Janeiro
21:50 UTC−03:00	Abreu  29', 54' Caio  88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Referee: Cleber Wellington Abade (São Paulo)

Botafogo advanced on points 6–0.

Group 46

March 16	Ipatinga	1–1	Avaí	Ipatinga
21:00 UTC−03:00	Pedro Paulo  52'	Report	Rafael Coelho  88'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Epaminondas Mendes Brito (Ipatingão) Attendance: 1,280 Referee: Guilherme Cereta de Lima (São Paulo)

March 30	Avaí	4–1	Ipatinga	Florianópolis
21:50 UTC−03:00	Rafael Coelho  13', 34', 71' Acleisson  64'	Report	Julinho  3' (o.g)	Stadium: Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva (Ressacada) Attendance: 4,148 Referee: Márcio Cristiano Brum Coruja (Rio Grande do Sul)

Group 47

March 30	Santa Cruz	1–0	São Paulo	Recife
21:50 UTC−03:00	Rodrigo Souto  34' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio José do Rego Maciel (Arruda) Referee: Marielson Alves Silva (Bahia)

April 6	São Paulo	2–0	Santa Cruz	São Paulo
21:50 UTC−03:00	Rhodolfo  9' Ilsinho  72'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: Gutemberg de Paula Fonseca (Rio de Janeiro)

Tied on points, São Paulo advanced on better goal difference.

Group 48

March 31	Ponte Preta	0–3	Goiás	Campinas
19:30 UTC−03:00		Report	Guto  10', 31' Felipe Amorim  47'	Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli Attendance: 3,085 Referee: Paulo Henrique de Godoy Bezerra (Santa Catarina)

Goiás advanced because they won by at least two goals as the visiting team in the first game.

Round of 16

The Round of 16 began on April 13 and ended on April 27.

Group 49

April 20	Flamengo	1–1	Horizonte	Rio de Janeiro
21:50 UTC−03:00	Wanderley  17'	Report	Elanardo  39' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Referee: Wagner Reway (Mato Grosso)

April 27	Horizonte	0–3	Flamengo	Horizonte
21:50 UTC−03:00		Report	Rafael Galhardo  9' Deivid  48' Willians  81'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Horácio Domingos de Sousa (Domingão) Referee: Heber Roberto Lopes (Paraná)

Flamengo advanced on points 4–1.

Group 50

April 21	Ceará	2–1	Grêmio Prudente	Horizonte
21:00 UTC−03:00	Geraldo  56' (pen.) Washington  89'	Report	Alceu  83'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Horácio Domingos de Sousa (Domingão) Referee: Claudio Mercante (Pernambuco)

April 27	Grêmio Prudente	1–2	Ceará	Presidente Prudente
19:30 UTC−03:00	Eraldo  44'	Report	Iarley  1' João Marcos  24'	Stadium: Estádio Eduardo José Farah (Prudentão) Referee: Marcos Mateus Pereira (Mato Grosso do Sul)

Ceará advanced on points 6–0.

Group 51

April 14	Cortiba	4–0	Caxias	Curitiba
20:30 UTC−03:00	Davi  21' Bill  43', 78' Rafinha  51'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira Referee: Antônio Frederico de Carvalho Schneider (Rio de Janeiro)

April 28	Caxias	0–1	Coritiba	Caxias do Sul
19:30 UTC−03:00		Report	Émerson  72'	Stadium: Estádio Francisco Stédile (Centenário) Referee: Jefferson Schmidt (Santa Catarina)

Coritiba advanced on points 6–0.

Group 52

April 13	Santo André	1–2	Palmeiras	Santo André
21:50 UTC−03:00	Anderson  87'	Report	Kleber  22', 69'	Stadium: Estádio Bruno José Daniel Referee: Guilherme Ceretta da Lima (São Paulo)

April 21	Palmeiras	1–0	Santo André	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−03:00	Danilo  77'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Referee: Raphael Claus (São Paulo)

Palmeiras advanced on points 6–0.

Group 53

April 13	Náutico	0–3	Vasco da Gama	Recife
21:50 UTC−03:00		Report	Dedé  32' Alecsandro  51' Bernardo  90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho (Aflitos) Referee: Celio Amorim (Santa Catarina)

April 27	Vasco da Gama	0–0	Náutico	Rio de Janeiro
21:50 UTC−03:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio São Januário Referee: Devarly Lira do Rosario (Espírito Santo)

Vasco da Gama advanced on points 4–1.

Group 54

April 13	Bahia	1–1	Atlético Paranaense	Salvador
21:50 UTC−03:00	Camacho  84'	Report	Guerrón  45'	Stadium: Estádio Metropolitano Roberto Santos (Pituaçu) Referee: Sálvio Spinola Fagundes Filho (São Paulo)

April 20	Atlético Paranaense	5–0	Bahia	Curitiba
21:50 UTC−03:00	Paulo Baier  22', 40' (pen.) Manoel  25' Rafael Santos  34' Adaílton  50'	Report		Stadium: Arena da Baixada Referee: Marcio Chagas da Silva (Rio Grande do Sul)

Atlético Paranaense advanced on points 4–1.

Group 55

April 13	Botafogo	2–2	Avaí	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−03:00	Herrera  23' Abreu  44'	Report	William  13' Rafael Coelho  21'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Referee: Fabricío Neves Corrêa (Rio Grande do Sul)

April 20	Avaí	1–1	Botafogo	Florianópolis
19:30 UTC−03:00	William  88' (pen.)	Report	Abreu  72'	Stadium: Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva (Ressacada) Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro (Minas Gerais)

Tied 3–3 on points, Avaí advanced on away goals.

Group 56

April 20	Goiás	0–1	São Paulo	Goiânia
21:50 UTC−03:00		Report	Dagoberto  47'	Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada Referee: Marcos André Gomes de Penha (Espírito Santo)

April 27	São Paulo	1–0	Goiás	São Paulo
21:50 UTC−03:00	Dagoberto  19'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Rio de Janeiro)

São Paulo advanced on points 6–0.

Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals began on May 4 and ended on May 12.

Group 57

May 5, 2011	Flamengo	1–2	Ceará	Rio de Janeiro
21:50 UTC−03:00	Wanderley  75'	Report	Marcelo Nicácio  43' Geraldo  66'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 17,127 Referee: Marcos André Gomes de Penha (Espírito Santo)

May 11, 2011	Ceará	2–2	Flamengo	Fortaleza
21:50 UTC−03:00	Washington  35', 41'	Report	Thiago Neves  19', 27'	Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Attendance: 12,936 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci (Distrito Federal)

Ceará advanced on points 4–1.

Group 58

May 5, 2011	Coritiba	6–0	Palmeiras	Curitiba
19:30 UTC−03:00	Émerson  11' Davi  22' Léo Gago  43' Bill  56' Geraldo  90' Anderson Aquino  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira Attendance: 28,870 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

May 11, 2011	Palmeiras	2–0	Coritiba	São Paulo
21:50 UTC−03:00	Émerson  46' (o.g.) Marcos Assunção  65'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu) Attendance: 6,541 Referee: Nielson Nogueira Dias (Pernambuco)

Tied on points 3–3, Coritiba advanced on better goal difference.

Group 59

May 4, 2011	Atlético Paranaense	2–2	Vasco da Gama	Curitiba
21:50 UTC−03:00	Guerrón  51' Paulo Baier  88' (pen.)	Report	Alecsandro  36' Diego Souza  73'	Stadium: Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães (Arena de Baixada) Attendance: 15,969 Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Distrito Federal)

May 12, 2011	Vasco da Gama	1–1	Atlético Paranaense	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−03:00	Élton  79'	Report	Nieto  73'	Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 21,206 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha (Goiás)

Tied on points 2–2, Vasco da Gama advanced on away goals.

Group 60

May 4, 2011	São Paulo	1–0	Avaí	São Paulo
21:50 UTC−03:00	Revson  48' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) Attendance: 20,815 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro (Goiás)

May 12, 2011	Avaí	3–1	São Paulo	Florianópolis
21:50 UTC−03:00	William  17' Bruno Silva  31' Marquinhos  46'	Report	Casimiro  16'	Stadium: Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva (Ressacada) Attendance: 12,956 Referee: Marcio Chagas da Silva (Rio Grande do Sul)

Tied on points 3–3, Avaí advanced on better goal difference.

Semifinals

The Semifinals began on May 18 and ended on May 25.

Group 61

May 18, 2011	Ceará	0–0	Coritiba	Fortaleza
21:50 UTC−03:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Attendance: 12,101 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

May 25, 2011	Coritiba	1–0	Ceará	Curitiba
21:50 UTC−03:00	Anderson Aquino  50'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira Attendance: 27,317 Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme (São Paulo)

Coritiba advanced on points 4–1.

Group 62

May 18, 2011	Vasco da Gama	1–1	Avaí	Rio de Janeiro
21:50 UTC−03:00	Diego Souza  90+3'	Report	Julinho  80'	Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 19,136 Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme (São Paulo)

May 25, 2011	Avaí	0–2	Vasco da Gama	Florianópolis
21:50 UTC−03:00		Report	Revson  4' (o.g.) Diego Souza  35'	Stadium: Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva (Ressacada) Attendance: 15,868 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

Vasco da Gama advanced on points 4–1.

Finals

Main article: 2011 Copa do Brasil Finals

The Finals was played on June 1 and June 8.

Group 63

June 1, 2011 21:50 UTC−03:00	Vasco da Gama	1–0	Coritiba	Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 21,365 Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira (São Paulo)
	Alecsandro  50'	Report

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June 8, 2011 21:50 UTC−03:00	Coritiba	3–2	Vasco da Gama	Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira, Curitiba Attendance: 31,516 Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (São Paulo)
	Bill  29' Davi  44' Willian  66'	Report	Alecsandro  12' Éder Luís  57'

Tied on points 3–3, Vasco da Gama won on away goals.

Copa do Brasil 2011 Champion
Vasco da Gama 1st title

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Adriano	Palmeiras	5
	Alecsandro	Vasco da Gama	5
	Kléber	Palmeiras	5
	Rafael Coelho	Avaí	5
	William	Avaí	5

References

1. ^ CBF State Ranking – official site

External links

• Official website (Portuguese)
• Official webpage at the CBF's official website (Portuguese)