# 2011 Copa do Brasil

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. 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 |
| Alagoas 2 berths | ASA de Arapiraca | 2010 Campeonato Alagoano runner-up |
| Amapá 1 berth | Trem | 2010 Campeonato Amapaense champion |
| Amazonas 2 berths | Penarol | 2010 Campeonato Amazonense champion |
| Amazonas 2 berths | Fast Clube | 2010 Campeonato Amazonense runner-up |
| Bahia 2 berths | Vitória | 2010 Campeonato Baiano champion |
| Bahia 2 berths | Bahia | 2010 Campeonato Baiano runner-up |
| Ceará 2 berths | Fortaleza | 2010 Campeonato Cearense champion |
| Ceará 2 berths | Horizonte | 2010 Copa Fares Lopes champion |
| Distrito Federal 2 berths | Ceilândia | 2010 Campeonato Brasiliense champion |
| Distrito Federal 2 berths | Brasiliense | 2010 Campeonato Brasiliense runner-up |
| Espírito Santo 2 berths | Rio Branco (ES) | 2010 Campeonato Capixaba champion |
| Espírito Santo 2 berths | Vitória (ES) | 2010 Copa Espírito Santo champion |
| Goiás 2 berths | Atlético Goianiense | 2010 Campeonato Goiano champion |
| Goiás 2 berths | Santa Helena | 2010 Campeonato Goiano runner-up |
| Maranhão 2 berths | IAPE | 2010 Copa União do Maranhão champion |
| Maranhão 2 berths | Sampaio Corrêa | 2010 Campeonato Maranhense champion |
| Mato Grosso 2 berths | União | 2010 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champion |
| Mato Grosso 2 berths | Cuiabá | 2010 Copa Governador do Mato Grosso champion |
| Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths | Comercial (MS) | 2010 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champion |
| Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths | Naviraiense | 2010 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runner-up |
| Minas Gerais 3 berths | Atlético Mineiro | 2010 Campeonato Mineiro champion |
| Minas Gerais 3 berths | Ipatinga | 2010 Campeonato Mineiro runner-up |
| Minas Gerais 3 berths | Uberaba | 2010 Taça Minas Gerais champion |
| Pará 2 berths | Paysandu | 2010 Campeonato Paraense champion |
| Pará 2 berths | Águia de Marabá | 2010 Campeonato Paraense runner-up |
| Paraíba 2 berths | Treze | 2010 Campeonato Paraibano champion |
| Paraíba 2 berths | Botafogo (PB) | 2010 Copa Paraíba champion |
| Paraná 3 berths | Coritiba | 2010 Campeonato Paranaense champion |
| Paraná 3 berths | Atlético Paranaense | 2010 Campeonato Paranaense runner-up |
| Paraná 3 berths | Iraty | 2010 Campeonato Paranaense 3rd place |
| Pernambuco 2 berths | Sport | 2010 Campeonato Pernambucano champion |
| Pernambuco 2 berths | Náutico | 2010 Campeonato Pernambucano runner-up |
| Piauí 2 berths | Comercial (PI) | 2010 Campeonato Piauiense champion |
| Piauí 2 berths | Barras | 2010 Campeonato Piauiense runner-up |
| Rio de Janeiro 3 berths | Botafogo | 2010 Campeonato Carioca champion |
| Rio de Janeiro 3 berths | Flamengo | 2010 Campeonato Carioca runner-up |
| Rio de Janeiro 3 berths | Bangu | 2010 Copa Rio runner-up |
| Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths | ABC | 2010 Campeonato Potiguar champion |
| Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths | Corintians | 2010 Campeonato Potiguar runner-up |
| Rio Grande do Sul 3 berths | Caxias | 2010 Campeonato Gaúcho 3rd place |
| Rio Grande do Sul 3 berths | São José (RS) | 2010 Campeonato Gaúcho 4th place |
| Rio Grande do Sul 3 berths | 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 |
| São Paulo 3 berths | Grêmio Prudente | 2010 Campeonato Paulista 3rd place |
| São Paulo 3 berths | Paulista | 2010 Copa Paulista champion |
| Santa Catarina 2 berths | Avaí | 2010 Campeonato Catarinense champion |
| Santa Catarina 2 berths | Brusque | 2010 Copa Santa Catarina champion |
| Sergipe 2 berths | River Plate (SE) | 2010 Campeonato Sergipano champion |
| Sergipe 2 berths | 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 | 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 |
| Flamengo | 3 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Murici † | 0 | - | Flamengo | 3 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| Fortaleza | 0 | 4 | Fortaleza † | 0 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| Fast † | 2 | 1 | | | | Flamengo † | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Guarani | 4 | 0 | | | | Horizonte | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| União † | 4 | 0 | Guarani † | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| ASA | 1 | 3 | Horizonte | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Horizonte † | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Flamengo † | 1 | 2 | | | |
| Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | Ceará | 2 | 2 | | | |
| IAPE † | 2 | 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Grêmio Prudente | 1 | 3 | Grêmio Prudente † | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Iraty † | 3 | 0 | | | | Grêmio Prudente | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ceará | 2 | - | | | | Ceará † | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Cuiabá † | 0 | - | Ceará | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Brasiliense | 1 | 2 | Brasiliense † | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Águia de Marabá † | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Ceará † | 0 | 0 |
| Vitória | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Coritiba | 0 | 1 |
| Botafogo (PB) † | 3 | 0 | Botafogo (PB) † | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Caxias | 5 | - | Caxias | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ceilândia † | 0 | - | | | | Caxias | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Coritiba | 1 | 2 | | | | Coritiba † | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ypiranga (RS) † | 0 | 0 | Coritiba | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Goianiense | 2 | 1 | Atlético Goianiense † | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Brusque † | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | Coritiba | 6 | 0 | | | |
| Palmeiras | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | Palmeiras † | 0 | 2 | | | |
| Comercial (PI) † | 1 | 1 | Palmeiras | 4 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| Uberaba | 3 | - | Uberaba † | 0 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Helena † | 1 | - | | | | Palmeiras | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sport | 0 | 2 | | | | Santo André † | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Sampaio Corrêa † | 0 | 2 | Sampaio Corrêa † | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Santo André | 2 | 1 | Santo André | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Naviraiense † | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Coritiba | 0 | 3 |
| Vasco da Gama | 6 | - | | | | | | | | | | Vasco da Gama † | 1 | 2 |
| Comercial (MS) † | 1 | - | Vasco da Gama | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| ABC | 1 | 2 | ABC † | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Barras † | 1 | 1 | | | | Vasco da Gama | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Portuguesa | 1 | 1 | | | | Náutico † | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Bangu † | 3 | 0 | Bangu † | 0 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| Náutico | 1 | 6 | Náutico | 2 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| Trem † | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | Vasco da Gama | 2 | 1 | | | |
| Atlético Paranaense | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | Atlético Paranaense † | 2 | 1 | | | |
| Rio Branco (AC) † | 2 | 1 | Atlético Paranaense | 2 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| Paulista | 0 | 3 | Paulista † | 0 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| São José (RS) † | 1 | 0 | | | | Atlético Paranaense | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Bahia | 0 | 5 | | | | Bahia † | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| São Domingos † | 0 | 1 | Bahia | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Paysandu | 3 | 2 | Paysandu † | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Penarol † | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Vasco da Gama † | 1 | 2 |
| Botafogo | 0 | 1(4) | | | | | | | | | | Avaí | 1 | 0 |
| River Plate † | 1 | 0(1) | Botafogo | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Paraná | 1 | 3 | Paraná † | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Gurupi † | 1 | 0 | | | | Botafogo † | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Avaí | 3 | - | | | | Avaí | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Vilhena † | 0 | - | Avaí | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ipatinga | 1 | 3 | Ipatinga † | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rio Branco (ES) † | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | Avaí | 0 | 3 | | | |
| São Paulo | 3 | - | | | | | | | São Paulo † | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Treze † | 0 | - | São Paulo | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Cruz | 4 | - | Santa Cruz † | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Corintians † | 1 | - | | | | São Paulo | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Goiás | 4 | - | | | | Goiás † | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Vitória (ES) † | 1 | - | Goiás | 3 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| Ponte Preta | 1 | - | Ponte Preta † | 0 | - | | | | | | | | | |
| Baré † | 0 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First phase

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

### Group 1

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

### Group 2

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

### Group 3

Tied on points 2–2 and equal on goal difference, Guarani advanced on away goals.

### Group 4

ASA advanced on points 4–1.

### Group 5

Atlético Mineiro advanced on points 6–0.

### Group 6

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

### Group 7

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

### Group 8

Brasiliense advanced on points 4–1.

### Group 9

Botafogo (PB) advanced on points 4–1.

### Group 10

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

### Group 11

Coritiba advanced on points 6–0.

### Group 12

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

### Group 13

Palmeiras advanced on points 6–0.

### Group 14

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

### Group 15

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

### Group 16

Santo André advanced on points 6–0.

### Group 17

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

### Group 18

ABC advanced on points 4–1.

### Group 19

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

### Group 20

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

### Group 21

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

### Group 22

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

### Group 23

Bahia advanced on points 4–1.

### Group 24

Paysandu advance on points 4–1.

### Group 25

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

### Group 26

Paraná advanced on points 4–1.

### Group 27

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

### Group 28

Ipatinga advanced on points 6–0.

### Group 29

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

### Group 30

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

### Group 31

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

### Group 32

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

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

### Group 34

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

### Group 35

Grêmio Prudente advanced on points 4–1.

### Group 36

Ceará advanced on points 4–1.

### Group 37

Caxias advanced on points 6–0.

### Group 38

Coritiba advance on points 6–0.

### Group 39

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

### Group 40

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

### Group 41

Vasco da Gama advanced on points 4–1.

### Group 42

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

### Group 43

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

### Group 44

Bahia advance on points 4–1.

### Group 45

Botafogo advanced on points 6–0.

### Group 47

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

### Group 48

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

Flamengo advanced on points 4–1.

### Group 50

Ceará advanced on points 6–0.

### Group 51

Coritiba advanced on points 6–0.

### Group 52

Palmeiras advanced on points 6–0.

### Group 53

Vasco da Gama advanced on points 4–1.

### Group 54

Atlético Paranaense advanced on points 4–1.

### Group 55

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

### Group 56

São Paulo advanced on points 6–0.

## Quarterfinals

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

### Group 57

Ceará advanced on points 4–1.

### Group 58

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

### Group 59

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

### Group 60

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

Coritiba advanced on points 4–1.

### Group 62

Vasco da Gama advanced on points 4–1.

## Finals

The Finals was played on June 1 and June 8.

### Group 63

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 |
| 1 | Alecsandro | Vasco da Gama | 5 |
| 1 | Kléber | Palmeiras | 5 |
| 1 | Rafael Coelho | Avaí | 5 |
| 1 | William | Avaí | 5 |