# 2012 Copa do Brasil

The 2012 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Kia do Brasil 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th edition of the Copa do Brasil. It began on March 7 and ended on July 11. The competition was contested by 64 teams, either qualified through their respective state championships (54) or by the CBF Rankings (10). Clubs that qualify for the 2012 Copa Libertadores (like the current champion, Vasco da Gama) did not take part because of scheduling conflicts.
The cup winner qualifies for the 2013 Copa Libertadores.

## 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, it progresses straight to the next round avoiding the second leg. The away goals rule is also used in the Copa do Brasil. The winner qualifies for the 2013 Copa Libertadores, which prevents a team from winning the Copa do Brasil twice in a row.

## Qualified teams
### Qualified by state championships and other competitions

54 spots in the tournament are destinated to all the 27 State federations to indicate either one, two or three clubs, depending on their status in CBF State ranking. Criteria may vary, but usually state federations indicate clubs with best records in the state championships or other special competitions organized by such institutions.
Teams in italics may qualify for the Copa Libertadores.
| State | Team | Qualification method |
| Acre 1 berth | Rio Branco | 2011 Campeonato Acreano champions |
| Alagoas 2 berths | ASA | 2011 Campeonato Alagoano champions |
| Alagoas 2 berths | Coruripe | 2011 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up |
| Amapá 1 berth | Trem | 2011 Campeonato Amapaense champions |
| Amazonas 2 berths | Penarol | 2011 Campeonato Amazonense champions |
| Amazonas 2 berths | Nacional | 2011 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up |
| Bahia 2 berths | Bahia de Feira | 2011 Campeonato Baiano champions |
| Bahia 2 berths | Vitória | 2011 Campeonato Baiano runners-up |
| Ceará 2 berths | Ceará | 2011 Campeonato Cearense champions |
| Ceará 2 berths | Horizonte | 2011 Copa Fares Lopes champions |
| Distrito Federal 2 berths | Brasiliense | 2011 Campeonato Brasiliense champions |
| Distrito Federal 2 berths | Gama | 2011 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up |
| Espírito Santo 2 berths | São Mateus | 2011 Campeonato Capixaba champions |
| Espírito Santo 2 berths | Real Noroeste | 2011 Copa Espírito Santo champions |
| Goiás 2 berths | Atlético-GO | 2011 Campeonato Goiano champions |
| Goiás 2 berths | Goiás | 2011 Campeonato Goiano runners-up |
| Maranhão 2 berths | Santa Quitéria | 2011 Copa União do Maranhão champions |
| Maranhão 2 berths | Sampaio Corrêa | 2011 Campeonato Maranhense champions |
| Mato Grosso 2 berths | Cuiabá | 2011 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions |
| Mato Grosso 2 berths | Luverdense | 2011 Copa Governador do Mato Grosso champions |
| Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths | CENE | 2011 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions |
| Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths | Aquidauanense | 2011 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up |
| Minas Gerais 3 berths | Cruzeiro | 2011 Campeonato Mineiro champions |
| Minas Gerais 3 berths | Atlético Mineiro | 2011 Campeonato Mineiro runners-up |
| Minas Gerais 3 berths | Ipatinga | 2011 Taça Minas Gerais champions |
| Pará 2 berths | Independente | 2011 Campeonato Paraense champions |
| Pará 2 berths | Paysandu | 2011 Campeonato Paraense runners-up |
| Paraíba 2 berths | Treze | 2011 Campeonato Paraibano champions |
| Paraíba 2 berths | Auto Esporte | 2011 Copa Paraíba champions |
| Paraná 3 berths | Coritiba | 2011 Campeonato Paranaense champions |
| Paraná 3 berths | Atlético Paranaense | 2011 Campeonato Paranaense runners-up |
| Paraná 3 berths | Operário | 2011 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place |
| Pernambuco 2 berths | Santa Cruz | 2011 Campeonato Pernambucano champions |
| Pernambuco 2 berths | Sport | 2011 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up |
| Piauí 2 berths | 4 de Julho | 2011 Campeonato Piauiense champions |
| Piauí 2 berths | Comercial | 2011 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up |
| Rio de Janeiro 3 berths | Botafogo | 2011 Campeonato Carioca 3rd |
| Rio de Janeiro 3 berths | Boavista | 2011 Campeonato Carioca 4th |
| Rio de Janeiro 3 berths | Madureira | 2011 Copa Rio champions |
| Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths | ABC | 2011 Campeonato Potiguar champions |
| Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths | Santa Cruz | 2011 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up |
| Rio Grande do Sul 3 berths | Grêmio | 2011 Campeonato Gaúcho runners-up |
| Rio Grande do Sul 3 berths | Juventude | 2011 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd |
| Rio Grande do Sul 3 berths | Sapucaiense | 2010 Copa FGF 3rd |
| Rondônia 1 berth | Espigão | 2011 Campeonato Rondoniense champions |
| Roraima 1 berth | Real | 2011 Campeonato Roraimense champions |
| São Paulo 3 berths | Palmeiras | 2011 Campeonato Paulista 3rd |
| São Paulo 3 berths | São Paulo | 2011 Campeonato Paulista 4th |
| São Paulo 3 berths | Paulista | 2011 Copa Paulista champions |
| Santa Catarina 2 berths | Chapecoense | 2011 Campeonato Catarinense champions |
| Santa Catarina 2 berths | Criciúma | 2011 Campeonato Catarinense runners-up |
| Sergipe 2 berths | River Plate | 2011 Campeonato Sergipano champions |
| Sergipe 2 berths | São Domingos | 2011 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up |
| Tocantins 1 berth | Gurupi | 2011 Campeonato Tocantinense champions |

### Qualified by CBF club ranking

Ten spots are reserved for the top 10 clubs in CBF club ranking, excluding those qualified by state competitions and clubs playing in 2012 Copa Libertadores.
| Pos. | Club | State | Points (2010) | CP | LP | PP | Current points | Maximum points | Qualification Status |
| 1 | Grêmio | RS | 2.159 | 0 | 41 | TBD | 2.200 | 2.219 | (SQ) |
| 2 | Corinthians | SP | 2.137 | 0 | 41 | TBD | 2.178 | 2.197 | (DQ) |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | RJ | 2.086 | 30 | 41 | TBD | 2.157 | 2.176 | (DQ) |
| 4 | Flamengo | RJ | 2.086 | 5 | 41 | TBD | 2.132 | 2.151 | (DQ) |
| 5 | São Paulo | SP | 2.049 | 4 | 41 | TBD | 2.095 | 2.114 | (SQ) |
| 6 | Atlético Mineiro | MG | 2.032 | 2 | 41 | TBD | 2.075 | 2.094 | (SQ) |
| 7 | Palmeiras | SP | 2.012 | 5 | 41 | TBD | 2.058 | 2.177 | (SQ) |
| 8 | Internacional | RS | 1.996 | 0 | 41 | TBD | 2.037 | 2.056 | (DQ) |
| 9 | Cruzeiro | MG | 1.950 | 0 | 41 | TBD | 1.991 | 2.010 | (SQ) |
| 10 | Santos | SP | 1.829 | 0 | 41 | TBD | 1.870 | 1.889 | (DQ) |
| 11 | Fluminense | RJ | 1.723 | 0 | 41 | TBD | 1.764 | 1.783 | (DQ) |
| 12 | Botafogo | RJ | 1.672 | 3 | 41 | TBD | 1.716 | 1.735 | (SQ) |
| 13 | Coritiba | PR | 1.515 | 20 | 41 | TBD | 1.576 | 1.595 | (SQ) |
| 14 | Goiás | GO | 1.523 | 3 | 21 | TBD | 1.547 | 1.566 | (SQ) |
| 15 | Guarani | SP | 1.516 | 2 | 21 | TBD | 1.539 | 1.558 | (Q) |
| 16 | Sport Recife | PE | 1.501 | 1 | 21 | TBD | 1.523 | 1.542 | (SQ) |
| 17 | Portuguesa | SP | 1.405 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 1.446 | 1.446 | (Q) |
| 18 | Atlético Paranaense | PR | 1.379 | 5 | 41 | TBD | 1.425 | 1.444 | (SQ) |
| 19 | Bahia | BA | 1.358 | 3 | 41 | TBD | 1.402 | 1.421 | (Q) |
| 20 | Vitória | BA | 1.355 | 1 | 21 | TBD | 1.357 | 1.396 | (SQ) |
| 21 | Náutico | PE | 1.207 | 3 | 21 | TBD | 1.231 | 1.277 | (Q) |
| 22 | Santa Cruz | PE | 1.140 | 2 | 1 | TBD | 1.143 | 1.152 | (SQ) |
| 23 | Paraná | PR | 1.080 | 2 | 21 | TBD | 1.103 | 1.132 | (Q) |
| 24 | Ceará | CE | 1.055 | 10 | 41 | TBD | 1.106 | 1.125 | (SQ) |
| 25 | Ponte Preta | SP | 1.047 | 2 | 21 | TBD | 1.070 | 1.089 | (Q) |
| 26 | Juventude | RS | 0.867 | 0 | 1 | TBD | 0.868 | 0.877 | (SQ) |
| 27 | Remo | PA | 0.855 | 0 | 0 | TBD | 0.855 | 0.865 | (Q) |
| 28 | Criciúma | SC | 0.706 | 0 | 21 | TBD | 0.727 | 0.746 | (SQ) |
| 28 | Fortaleza | CE | 0.724 | 2 | 1 | TBD | 0.727 | 0.746 | (Q) |
| 29 | América de Natal | RN | 0.725 | 0 | 1 | TBD | 0.726 | 0.745 | (Q) |
| 31 | Paysandu | PA | 0.672 | 2 | 1 | TBD | 0.675 | 0.794 | (SQ) |
| 32 | América Mineiro | MG | 0.614 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0.656 | 0.656 | (Q) |
| 32 | Figueirense | SC | 0.601 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 0.655 | 0.656 | (I) |
Symbols:
CP: Points for 2011 Copa do Brasil (1st round 1 pt, 2nd round 2 pts, 3rd round 3 pts, quarterfinals 5 pts, semifinals 10 pts, runners-up 20 pts, winner 30 pts) LP: Minimum points for Campeonato Brasileiro (41 for Série A,21 for Série B, 1 for Série C and D)PP: Additional points for position (Série A and B: 1st 19 points, ..., 20th 0 Points; Série C: 1st 19 points, ..., 10th 10 points, 11th-20th 0 point, Série D: 1st 9 points,...9th 1 Point)
(Q) Qualified via ranking; (TQ) Qualified via ranking or via state competition; (SQ) Qualified via state competition; (E) Eligible for qualification via state competition; (I) Ineligible for qualification via state competition; (DQ) Ineligible because qualified for Copa Libertadores.
Notes:
* Santos qualified for 2012 Copa Libertadores via 2011 Copa Libertadores.
* Vasco da Gama qualified for 2012 Copa Libertadores via 2011 Copa do Brasil.
* Corinthians, Fluminense, Flamengo and Internacional qualified for 2012 Copa Libertadores via 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

## Bracket

Teams that play in their home stadium in the first leg are marked with †.
| First Phase | First Phase | First Phase | Second Phase | Second Phase | Second Phase | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Palmeiras | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coruripe † | 0 | 0 | Palmeiras | 3 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| América de Natal † | 0 | 2 (2) | Horizonte † | 1 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| Horizonte † | 2 | 0 (4) | | | | Palmeiras | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ceará | 2 | - | | | | Paraná † | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Gama † | 0 | - | Ceará † | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Paraná | 2 | 2 | Paraná | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Luverdense † | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | Palmeiras | 2 | 2 | | | |
| Cruzeiro | 6 | - | | | | | | | Atlético Paranaense † | 2 | 0 | | | |
| Rio Branco † | 0 | - | Cruzeiro | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chapecoense | 1 | 3 | Chapecoense † | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| São Mateus † | 2 | 1 | | | | Cruzeiro | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Atlético Paranaense | 1 | 1 | | | | Atlético Paranaense † | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sampaio Corrêa † | 2 | 0 | Atlético Paranaense | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Criciúma | 2 | - | Criciúma † | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Madureira † | 0 | - | | | | | | | | | | Grêmio † | 0 | 1 |
| Grêmio | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Palmeiras | 2 | 1 |
| River Plate † | 2 | 1 | Grêmio | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ipatinga | 2 | - | Ipatinga † | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Noroeste † | 0 | - | | | | Grêmio | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Náutico | 3 | - | | | | Fortaleza † | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Santa Cruz-RN † | 1 | - | Náutico | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fortaleza | 3 | 3 | Fortaleza † | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Comercial-PI † | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | Grêmio | 2 | 2 | | | |
| Bahia | 3 | - | | | | | | | Bahia † | 1 | 0 | | | |
| Auto Esporte-PB † | 0 | - | Bahia | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Remo | 0 | 3 | Remo † | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Real † | 0 | 0 | | | | Bahia | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Portuguesa | 1 | 4 | | | | Portuguesa † | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Cuiabá † | 1 | 0 | Portuguesa | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Juventude | 4 | - | Juventude † | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Operário-PR † | 0 | - | | | | | | | | | | Palmeiras † | 2 | 1 |
| São Paulo | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Coritiba | 0 | 1 |
| Independente † | 0 | 0 | São Paulo | 5 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| Bahia de Feira | 0 | 2 | Bahia de Feira † | 2 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| Aquidauanense † | 1 | 0 | | | | São Paulo † | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Atlético Goianiense | 1 | 4 | | | | Ponte Preta † | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Gurupi † | 0 | 2 | Atlético Goianiense † | 2 | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| Ponte Preta | 0 | 5 | Ponte Preta † | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
| Sapucaiense † | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | São Paulo † | 2 | 2 | | | |
| Atlético Mineiro | 3 | - | | | | | | | Goiás | 0 | 2 | | | |
| CENE † | 1 | - | Atlético Mineiro | 5 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Cruz | 2 | 1 | Penarol † | 0 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| Penarol † | 2 | 2 | | | | Atlético Mineiro † | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| América Mineiro | 0 | 2 | | | | Goiás | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Boavista † | 0 | 1 | América Mineiro † | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Goiás | 3 | 3 | Goiás | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Paulista † | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | São Paulo † | 1 | 0 |
| Coritiba | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Coritiba | 0 | 2 |
| Nacional † | 0 | 0 | Coritiba | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| ASA | 3 | 2 | ASA † | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Quitéria † | 2 | 1 | | | | Coritiba † | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sport | 2 | - | | | | Paysandu | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 de Julho † | 0 | - | Sport | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Paysandu | 3 | - | Paysandu † | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Espigão † | 1 | - | | | | | | | Coritiba | 0 | 4 | | | |
| Botafogo | 1 | 1 (3) | | | | | | | Vitória † | 0 | 1 | | | |
| Treze † | 1 | 1 (2) | Botafogo | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Guarani | 0 | 3 | Guarani † | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Brasiliense † | 2 | 0 | | | | Botafogo | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Vitória | 0 | 2 | | | | Vitória † | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| São Domingos † | 0 | 0 | Vitória | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| ABC | 5 | - | ABC † | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Trem † | 0 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Semifinals

The Semifinals began on June 13 and ended on June 21.

### Group 61

Palmeiras advanced on points 4–1.

### Group 62

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

## Finals

The Finals was played on July 5 and July 11.
Group 63
Palmeiras won on points 4–1.
* Copa do Brasil 2012 Champion
* Palmeiras 2nd title

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Luís Fabiano | Brazil | São Paulo | 8 |
| 2 | Joffre Guerrón | Ecuador | Atlético Paranaense | 7 |