# 2021 Copa do Brasil first round

The 2021 Copa do Brasil first round was the first round of the 2021 Copa do Brasil football competition. It was played from 9 to 27 March 2021. A total of 80 teams competed in the first round to decide 40 places in the second round of the tournament.

## Draw

The draw for the first and second rounds was held on 2 March 2021, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. 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.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Corinthians (7) Cruzeiro (10) Bahia (11) Botafogo (13) Vasco da Gama (16) América Mineiro (17) Fortaleza (18) Atlético Goianiense (19) Sport (20) Goiás (21) | Red Bull Bragantino (22) Vitória (23) Ponte Preta (24) Coritiba (25) Avaí (26) Juventude (27) Cuiabá (28) Paraná (29) CSA (30) CRB (31) | Figueirense (32) Sampaio Corrêa (33) Vila Nova (34) Paysandu (35) Santa Cruz (41) Criciúma (42) Operário Ferroviário (43) Confiança (47) Luverdense (48) Remo (50) | Ypiranga (51) ABC (52) Brusque (53) Tombense (54) Volta Redonda (55) Ferroviário (57) Joinville (58) América de Natal (59) Atlético Acreano (60) Manaus (63) |
| Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
| Salgueiro (64) Treze (65) Moto Club (67) Campinense (72) São Raimundo (79) Juazeirense (81) Caxias (82) Caldense (84) Galvez (92) Boavista (93) | União Rondonópolis (94) Mirassol (98) Palmas (99) Sergipe (102) Cianorte (107) Gama (114) Murici (123) Guarany de Sobral (125) Águia Negra (129) Goianésia (130) | Atlético de Alagoinhas (137) Ypiranga (144) Juventude (150) FC Cascavel (152) Uberlândia (164) Madureira (165) 4 de Julho (194) Rio Branco (230) Marília (no rank) Esportivo (no rank) | Santa Cruz (no rank) Jaraguá (no rank) Retrô (no rank) Nova Mutum (no rank) Castanhal (no rank) Penarol (no rank) Picos (no rank) Real Brasília (no rank) Rio Branco de Venda Nova (no rank) Porto Velho (no rank) |

## Format

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.

## Matches

All times are Brasília summer time, BRT (UTC−3).
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Treze | 0–1 | América Mineiro |
| Porto Velho | 0–1 | Ferroviário |
| Sergipe | 0–0 | Cuiabá |
| 4 de Julho | 1–0 | Confiança |
| Moto Club | 0–5 | Botafogo |
| Rio Branco de Venda Nova | 1–1 | ABC |
| Guarany de Sobral | 1–5 | CSA |
| Esportivo | 0–2 | Remo |
| Campinense | 1–7 | Bahia |
| Jaraguá | 1–4 | Manaus |
| Gama | 1–2 | Ponte Preta |
| Marília | 0–0 | Criciúma |
| Boavista | 3–1 | Goiás |
| Picos | 1–0 | Atlético Acreano |
| Palmas | 0–1 | Avaí |
| FC Cascavel | 2–1 | Figueirense |
| Juazeirense | 3–2 | Sport |
| Castanhal | 0–3 | Volta Redonda |
| Murici | 0–3 | Juventude |
| Atlético de Alagoinhas | 0–3 | Vila Nova |
| Galvez | 1–3 | Atlético Goianiense |
| Santa Cruz | 0–0 | Joinville |
| Águia Negra | 0–1 | Vitória |
| Rio Branco | 2–1 | Sampaio Corrêa |
| Salgueiro | 0–3 | Corinthians |
| Retrô | 1–0 | Brusque |
| Goianésia | 2–3 | CRB |
| Madureira | 0–1 | Paysandu |
| Caldense | 1–1 | Vasco da Gama |
| Nova Mutum | 0–0 | Tombense |
| Cianorte | 1–0 | Paraná |
| Ypiranga | 0–4 | Santa Cruz |
| Caxias | 0–1 | Fortaleza |
| Penarol | 1–1 | Ypiranga |
| Mirassol | 2–3 | Red Bull Bragantino |
| Uberlândia | 1–1 | Luverdense |
| São Raimundo | 1–1 | Cruzeiro |
| Real Brasília | 0–2 | América de Natal |
| União Rondonópolis | 0–1 | Coritiba |
| Juventude Samas | 0–2 | Operário Ferroviário |

### Notes

* ^ Match finished before the stoppage time ended.