# 2008 Copa do Brasil

The Copa do Brasil 2008 was the 20th staging of the Copa do Brasil, starting on February 13, 2008 and finishing on June 11, 2008. It was played by 64 teams, either qualified through their respected state championships (54) or by the CBF Rankings (10). The clubs that played the Copa Libertadores 2008 didn't participate in the Copa do Brasil 2008 because of scheduling problems. It was won by Sport-PE.

## Format

The tournament was played in two-legged knockout stages. In the first two rounds the away team automatically goes through to the next round if they beat the home team by a 2-goal difference or more in the first leg.
The away goals rule was used in the Copa do Brasil, which is an unusual feature when compared to other South American competitions. For example, the Copa Libertadores did not adopt this rule until 2005.
Copa do Brasil is an opportunity for teams from smaller states to play against the big teams and episodes of giant-killing have happened at a regular rate throughout the competition history.
The winner automatically qualifies for the next year's Copa Libertadores, which prevents a team from winning the Copa do Brasil twice in a row.

## Results
### Bracket 1

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Corinthians-SP | 6 | – | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barras-PI | 0 | – | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barras-PI | 0 | – | 0 | Corinthians-SP | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Fortaleza-CE | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fortaleza-CE | 0 | 4 | 4 | Fortaleza-CE | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| América-SE | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| América-SE | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | Corinthians-SP | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Goiás-GO | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| Goiás-GO | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | | | | | Goiás-GO | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| Cacerense-MT | 1 | – | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cacerense-MT | 1 | – | 1 | Goiás-GO | 3 | – | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Fast Clube-AM | 1 | – | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Cruz-PE | 1 | 1 | 2 | Fast Clube-AM | 1 | – | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fast Clube-AM | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fast Clube-AM | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Corinthians-SP | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | São Caetano-SP | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Grêmio-RS | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | São Caetano-SP | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jaciara-MT | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jaciara-MT | 0 | 0 | 0 | Grêmio-RS | 1 | 2 | 3 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Atlético-GO | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético-GO | 0 | 3 | 3 | Atlético-GO | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
| Ituiutaba-MG | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ituiutaba-MG | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | Atlético-GO | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | São Caetano-SP | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Coritiba-PR | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | São Caetano-SP | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Tuna Luso-PA | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tuna Luso-PA | 0 | 0 | 0 | Coritiba-PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | São Caetano-SP | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| São Caetano-SP | 2 | – | 2 | São Caetano-SP | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Maranhão-MA $^{DSQ}$ | 1 | – | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bracket 2

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Botafogo-RJ | 3 | – | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rio Branco-AC | 1 | – | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rio Branco-AC | 1 | – | 1 | Botafogo-RJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | River-PI | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| River-PI (a) | 2 | 2 | 4 | River-PI | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jaguaré-ES | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jaguaré-ES | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | Botafogo-RJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Portuguesa-SP | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| Portuguesa-SP | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Portuguesa-SP | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| Ulbra Ji-Paraná-RO | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ulbra Ji-Paraná-RO | 1 | 1 | 2 | Portuguesa-SP | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Volta Redonda-RJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Volta Redonda-RJ | 2 | – | 2 | Volta Redonda-RJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Roma-PR | 0 | – | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Roma-PR | 0 | – | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Botafogo-RJ | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Atlético-MG | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlético-MG | 7 | – | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Atlético-MG | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palmas-TO | 0 | – | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Palmas-TO | 0 | – | 0 | Atlético-MG | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Nacional-AM | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nacional-AM | 3 | – | 3 | Nacional-AM | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Guará-DF | 1 | – | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Guará-DF | 1 | – | 1 | | | | | Atlético-MG (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Náutico-PE | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| Náutico-PE | 7 | – | 7 | | | | | | | | | Náutico-PE | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| Atlético-RR | 1 | – | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético-RR | 1 | – | 1 | Náutico-PE | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Juventus-SP | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Juventus-SP | 1 | 5 | 6 | Juventus-SP | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Coruripe-AL | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bracket 3

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Palmeiras-SP | 2 | – | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CENE-MS | 0 | – | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CENE-MS | 0 | – | 0 | Palmeiras-SP | 5 | – | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Central-PE | 1 | – | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Remo-PA | 0 | 0 | 0 | Central-PE | 1 | – | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Central-PE | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central-PE | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | Palmeiras-SP | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Sport-PE | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Sport-PE | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Sport-PE | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Imperatriz-MA | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Imperatriz-MA | 2 | 1 | 3 | Sport-PE | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Brasiliense-DF | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Brasiliense-DF | 1 | 1 | 2 | Brasiliense-DF | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ulbra-RS | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ulbra-RS | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Sport-PE | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Internacional-RS | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Internacional-RS | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Internacional-RS | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nacional-PB | 0 | – | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nacional-PB | 0 | – | 0 | Internacional-RS | 2 | – | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Chapecoense-SC | 0 | – | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Guarani-SP | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chapecoense-SC | 0 | – | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chapecoense-SC | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chapecoense-SC | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | Internacional-RS | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Paraná-PR | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| Vitória-BA | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | | | | | Paraná-PR | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| Sousa-PB | 1 | – | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sousa-PB | 1 | – | 1 | Vitória-BA | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Paraná-PR (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Paraná-PR | 0 | 4 | 4 | Paraná-PR (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Trem-AP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bracket 4

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Vasco da Gama-RJ | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Itabaiana-SE | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Itabaiana-SE | 0 | 2 | 2 | Vasco da Gama-RJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Bragantino-SP | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bragantino-SP (a) | 2 | 2 | 4 | Bragantino-SP | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Democrata (GV)-MG | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Democrata (GV)-MG | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | Vasco da Gama-RJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Criciúma-SC | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Bahia-BA | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Criciúma-SC | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Icasa-CE | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Icasa-CE | 3 | 2 | 5 | Icasa-CE | 1 | – | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Criciúma-SC | 6 | – | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Criciúma-SC | 2 | 2 | 4 | Criciúma-SC | 6 | – | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Baraúnas-RN | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baraúnas-RN | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Vasco da Gama-RJ | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Corinthians-AL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Atlético-PR | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Corinthians-AL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Corinthians-AL (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Corinthians-AL (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | Corinthians-AL | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Paranavaí-PR | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Paranavaí-PR | 4 | 3 | 7 | Paranavaí-PR | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Águia Negra-MS | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Águia Negra-MS | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | Corinthians-AL (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Juventude-RS | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Juventude-RS (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | | Juventude-RS | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Linhares-ES | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Linhares-ES | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | Juventude-RS | 3 | – | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Madureira-RJ | 0 | – | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| ABC-RN | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | Madureira-RJ | 0 | – | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Madureira-RJ (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final phase

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Corinthians-SP (p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (5) | | | | | |
| 4 | Botafogo-RJ | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | | | | | |
| 4 | Botafogo-RJ | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | Corinthians-SP | Corinthians-SP | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | Sport-PE (a) | Sport-PE (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Sport-PE (p) | 2 | 0 | 2 (5) | Sport-PE (a) | Sport-PE (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama-RJ | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | | | | | |

## Top scorers

Updated to games played 2008-06-06
| # | Scorer | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Edmundo | Vasco da Gama-RJ | 6 |
| 1 | Romerito | Sport-PE | 6 |
| 1 | Wellington Paulista | Botafogo-RJ | 6 |
| 4 | Germán Herrera | Corinthians-SP | 5 |
| 4 | Reinaldo | Corinthians-AL | 5 |

## Champion

* Copa do Brasil 2008: Sport-PE First Title