2018 Copa do Brasil

2018 Copa do Brasil
Tournament details
Country Brazil
Dates30 January - 17 October
Teams91
Final positions
ChampionsCruzeiro (6th title)
Runner-upCorinthians
2019 Copa LibertadoresCruzeiro
Tournament statistics
Matches played120
Goals scored253 (2.11 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Gabriel
Neílton
Rômulo
(4 goals each)
Best playerJádson (Corinthians)
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The 2018 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Continental Pneus do Brasil 2018 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 30th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. It was held between 30 January and 17 October 2018. The competition was contested by 91 teams, which qualified either by participating in their respective state championships (70), by the 2018 CBF ranking (10), by the 2017 Copa do Nordeste (1), by the 2017 Copa Verde (1), by the 2017 Série B (1) or by qualifying for the 2018 Copa Libertadores (8).

Cruzeiro were the defending champions. They successfully defended their title, winning the finals 3–1 on aggregate against Corinthians for their 6th title.[2] As champions, Cruzeiro qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores Group stage and the 2019 Copa do Brasil Round of 16.[3]

Jádson (Corinthians) and Cássio (Corinthians) won best player and best goalkeeper awards, respectively.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Continental Pneus patrocina Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Meio & Mensagem. 8 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Cruzeiro vence o Corinthians e é campeão da Copa do Brasil 2018" (in Portuguese). CBF. 17 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Brasil 2018" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
  4. ^ "Jadson é o vencedor do prêmio Bola de Ouro da Copa do Brasil de 2018" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. 17 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Cássio é o vencedor do prêmio Luva de Ouro da Copa do Brasil de 2018" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. 17 October 2018.