A Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) changed the regulations for the first phase of Brazilian Cup for 2025 and removed the draw advantage for the visiting clubs from the first game.
Previously, these top-ranked clubs played for equality to advance to the next stage. With the change, in the event of a draw, classification for the second phase will be defined after penalty kicks. The old rule has been used for the last eight editions.
The second phase remains the same. In other words, it will also be a single game and also decided on penalties in the event of a draw. From the third phase onwards, the clashes will be round-trip.
The first phase games of the Copa do Brasil are scheduled for the weeks of February 19th and 26th. The CBF has not yet set the date for the draw, but it should take place this January.
Another rule changed by the entity in 2025 was that A player may play for a new team in the knockout stage if he entered the field before the start of the third phase. Clubs will be able to register up to three players who meet the standard throughout the competition.
Paranaenses in the dispute and crosses
Athletico e Coritiba, Maringá, Worker e Rattlesnake They are the representatives from Paraná in the 2025 Copa do Brasil.
According to the regulations, the crossing of the pots is defined: A x E, B x F, C x G e D x H. The division of clubs into pots was made according to the teams’ positioning in the 2025 National Club Ranking (RNC).
Athletico is in Pot A and will face an opponent from Pot E, which includes, for example, Maringá and Cascavel. Coritiba is part of Pot C, as is Operário, and will face a rival that is in Pot G.
It is also worth remembering that 12 clubs – Botafogo, Palmeiras, Flamengo, Fortaleza, Internacional, São Paulo, Corinthians, Bahia, Cruzeiro, Santos, CRB and Paysandu – enter directly into the third phase of the tournament.
See the pots for the 2025 Copa do Brasil:
Buddy A x Buddy E
A: Atlético-MG, AthleticoFluminense, Grêmio, América-MG, Bragantino, Vasco, Atlético-GO, Juventude and Cuiabá.
E: Sousa, Tocantinópolis, São Raimundo-RR, Maringá, FC Cascavel, Pouso Alegre, Asa, União Rondonópolis, Porto Velho and Águia de Marabá.
Pote B x Pote F
B: Ceará, Vitória, CoritibaSport, Criciúma, Vila Nova, Operário-PR, Ponte Preta, Brusque and Sampaio Corrêa.
F: Humaitá, Trem, Ceilândia, Inter de Limeira, Maranhão, Operário VG, Tuna Luso, Operário-MS, Concórdia and Sergipe.
Pote C x Pote G
C: Novorizontino, Tombense, CSA, ABC, Remo, Náutico, Confiança, Ferroviário, Botafogo-PB and Amazonas.
G: Boavista, Parnahyba, Maracanã-CE, Santa Cruz-RN, GAS-RR, Rio Branco-ES, Rio Branco VN-ES, Olaria, Portuguesa and CSE.
Mate D x Mate H
D: Caxias, América-RN, Manaus, São José-RS, Aparecidense, Altos-PI, Retrô, Athletic, Nova Iguaçu and Portuguesa-RJ
H: Guarany de Bagé, Jequié, Barcelona de Ilhéus-BA, Votuporanguense, Capital-DF, Independência-AC, União-TO, Dourados-MS, Barcelona-RO and Oratório-AP.