2019 Copa do Brasil
| Country |  Brazil |
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| Dates | January - October | ||
| Teams | 91 | ||
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The 2019 Copa do Brasil (The Continental Pneus sponsorship will end in 2018)[1] will be the 31st edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. It will be held between January and October 2019. The competition will be contested by 91 teams, either qualified through participitating their respective state championships (70), by the 2019 CBF ranking (10), by the 2018 Copa do Nordeste (1), by the 2018 Copa Verde (1), by the 2018 Série B (1) or those qualified for 2019 Copa Libertadores (8).
The winners of the 2019 Copa do Brazil will qualify for the 2020 Copa Libertadores Group stage.
Format
The competition will be a single elimination knockout tournament, the first two stages featuring a single match and the other stages featuring two-legged ties. Eleven teams will qualify for the Round of 16 (Teams qualified for 2019 Copa Libertadores (8), Série B champions, Copa Verde champions and Copa do Nordeste champions). The remaining 80 teams will play the first stage. The 40 winners will play the second stage, the 20 winners will play the third stage, the 10 winners will play the fourth stage. Finally, the five fourth-stage winners will qualify for the Round of 16.
Qualified teams
Teams in bold are qualified directly for the round of 16.[2]
