Copa Betano do Brasil
FIFA Region
CONMEBOL
Season
2026
Location
Brazil
Abbreviation
BRACUP1
Summary
The 2026 Copa do Brasil (BRACUP1) is the most prestigious football club tournament in Brazil. In this year's tournament, 148 teams from 26 states and the Distrito Federal (Acre (3), Alagoas (4), Amapá (3), Amazonas (4), Bahia (6), Ceará (4), Distrito Federal (3), Espírto Santo (3), Goiás (4), Maranhão (3), Mato Grosso (4), Mato Grosso do Sul (3), Minas Gerais (7), Pará (6), Paraíba (3), Paraná (7), Pernambuco (4), Piauí (3), Rio de Janeiro (10), Rio Grande do Norte (3), Rio Grande do Sul (7), Rondônia (3), Roraima (3), Santa Catarina (6), São Paulo (13), Sergipe (4) and Tocantins (3)). The winners of 2026 BRACUP1 will receive berths in the 2026 Supercopa do Brasil and the Group Stage of the 2027 Copa Liberatadores.Corinthians (BRA1) is the defending BRACUP1 champion..
The 1st and 2nd Rounds are Knockout matches. If a 1st Round match is tied, the higher seed advances because matches were played at the lower seeds's home venue. If a 2nd Round match is tied, teams go straight to a penalty kick shoot-out. After the 2nd Round, all match-ups are Home/Away, highest aggregate goals advances. If the final aggregate is tied, teams go straight to a penalty shoot-out.
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Leagues Pyramid - Brazil
| Abbrev | League | # Teams |
|---|---|---|
| BRA1 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 20 |
| BRA2 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | 20 |
| BRA3 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C | 20 |
| BRA4 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D | 64 |
Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Round | 28 | 28 | None | 14 Knockout matches (if match is tied, no ET or penalty shoot-out, higher ranked (away) team advances) |
| 2nd Round | 88 | 74 | 14 winners from 1st Round | 44 Knockout matches (if match is tied, no ET, penalty shoot-out winner advances) |
| 3rd Round | 48 | 26 | 22 winners from 2nd Round | 24 Knockout matches (if match is tied, no ET, penalty shoot-out winner advances) |
| 4th Round | 24 | None | 24 winners from 3rd Round | 12 Knockout matches (if match is tied, no ET, penalty shoot-out winner advances) |
| 5th Round | 32 | 20 BRA1 teams | 12 winners from 4th Round | 16 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances |
| Round of 16 | 16 | None | 16 winners from 5th Round | 8 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances |
| Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from Round of 16 | 4 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances |
| Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | 2 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances |
| Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | 1 Knockout match |
2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 24 Feb 2026
 | 23 | Maringá FC (BRA4) | Estádio Elcyr Rezende de Mendonça |
 | 10 | CS Alagoano (BRA3) | Arena Joinville |
 | 30 | GAS (BRA) | Arena das Dunas |
Wed - 25 Feb 2026
 | 11 | Capital CF (BRA4) | Estádio Adauto Morais | |||
| Capital CF advances on PKs (3-1) | ||||||
 | 11 | Guarani FC (BRA3) | Estádio Maximino Porpino Filho | |||
| Castanhal EC advances on PKs (5-3) | ||||||
 | 40 | Nacional FC (BRA) | Estádio Dr Jorge Ismael de Biase |
 | 10 | ABC FC (BRA3) | Estádio Conselheiro Galvão |
 | 01 | Maranhão AC (BRA3) | Estádio 19 de Outubro |
 | 12 | Uberlândia EC (BRA) | Arena Pernambuco |
 | 11 | Oratório RC (BRA) | Estádio Antônio Guimarães de Almeida | |||
| Tombense FC advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
 | 03 | Amazonas FC (BRA3) | Estádio Frei Epifânio D'Abadia |
 | 31 | Cianorte FC (BRA4) | Estádio Jonas Duarte |
 | 11 | EC Jacuipense (BRA4) | Abadião | |||
| EC Jacuipense advances on PKs (4-1) | ||||||
 | 20 | Alagoinhas Atlético Clube (BRA) | Estádio Primeiro de Maio |
 | 01 | Guarany de Bagé (BRA) | Centenarário |
 | 12 | Operário FC( MS) (BRA) | Fumeirão |
 | 20 | Independência FC (BRA) | Estádio Municipal Zinho de Oliveira |
 | 22 | Goiás EC (BRA2) | Bezarrão | |||
| Goiás EC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 20 | Ji-Paraná FC (BRA) | Estádio Olímpico Colosso da Lagoa |
 | 11 | Botafogo (PB) (BRA3) | Arena Pantanal | |||
| Mixto EC advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
Thu - 26 Feb 2026
 | 11 | Porto Velho EC (BRA4) | Estádio Dito Souza | |||
| Porto Velho EC advances on PKs (3-1) | ||||||
 | 51 | AE de Altos (BRA4) | Estádio Canindé |
Tue - 3 Mar 2026
 | 10 | Azuriz FC (BRA) | Estádio Orlando Scarpelli |
Wed - 4 Mar 2026
 | 11 | Largarto FC (BRA) | Estádio Jãnio | |||
| Nova Iguaçu FC advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 41 | Tocantinópolis EC (BRA) | Estádio Francisco Vasques |
 | 11 | Manaus FC (BRA4) | Estádio Nílton Santos (Palmas) | |||
| Manaus FC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 11 | Athletic Club MG (BRA2) | Estádio Kléber Andrade | |||
| Athletic Club MG advances on PKs (6-5) | ||||||
 | 24 | Volta Redonda FC (BRA3) | Estádio Luis Saraiva Vieira |
 | 31 | AO de Itabaiana (BRA4) | Estádio Municipal Carlos Zamith |
Thu - 5 Mar 2026
 | 00 | Fluminense-PI (BRA4) | Zerão | |||
| Fluminense-PI advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 10 | Maracanã EC (BRA4) | Estádio Luso Brasileiro |
 | 00 | Sport Recife (BRA2) | Engenheiro Araripe | |||
| Sport Recife advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 00 | Sousa EC (BRA4) | Estádio José do Arruda | |||
| Sousa EC advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
Tue - 10 Mar 2026
| 11 | Avaí (BRA2) | Estádio Canindé | |||
| Portuguesa advances on PKs (4-1) | ||||||
| 01 | São Bernardo FC (BRA2) | Arena Joinville |
 | 10 | Guarany de Bagé (BRA) | Estádio Moisés Lucarelli |
Wed - 11 Mar 2026
 | 20 | Tombense FC (BRA3) | Batistão |
| 32 | Uberlândia EC (BRA) | Estádio Conselheiro Galvão |
| 20 | Ypiranga FC (Erechim) (BRA3) | Estádio Joaquim Portugal |
| 01 | Fortaleza EC (BRA2) | Estádio Municipal Carlos Zamith |
| 00 | América FC (RN) (BRA4) | Estádio Municipal Carlos Zamith | |||
| Volta Redonda FC advances on PKs (5-3) | ||||||
| 30 | Fluminense-PI (BRA4) | Estádio de Hailé Pinheiro |
| 04 | Nova Iguaçu FC (BRA4) | Estádio Maximino Porpino Filho |
| 01 | Goianiense (BRA2) | Estádio Aluízio Ferreira |
| 00 | Londrina EC (BRA2) | Arena da Amazônia | |||
| Londrina EC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 31 | AA Portuguesa (RJ) (BRA4) | Estádio da Curuzú |
Thu - 12 Mar 2026
| 01 | Águia de Marabá FC (BRA) | Estádio Conselheiro Galvão |
 | 11 | Operário FC( MS) (BRA) | Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga | |||
| Vila Nova FC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
| 01 | Ceará (BRA2) | Castelão (Maranhão) |
 | 20 | Capital CF (BRA4) | Estádio Germano Krüger |
| 01 | Figueirense FC (BRA3) | Estádio Municipal Carlos Zamith |
| 03 | GE Novorizontino (BRA2) | Arena Pantanal |
| 11 | Anápolis FC (BRA4) | Estádio Ilha do Retiro | |||
| Sport Recife advances on PKs (5-3) | ||||||
| 11 | EC Juventude (BRA2) | Estádio Francisco Vasques | |||
| EC Juventude advances on PKs (4-1) | ||||||
1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 17 Feb 2026
 | 11 | Desportiva Ferroviária (BRA) | Estádio Lourival Gomes de Almeida | |||
| Desportiva Ferroviária advances on PKs (3-1) | ||||||