2015 Copa do Brasil
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| Country |
 Brazil
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| Dates | 8 February – 2 December | ||
| Teams | 87 | ||
| Champions |
 Palmeiras (3rd title)
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| Runners-up |
Santos
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| Matches played | 158 | ||
| Goals scored | 417 (2.64 per match) | ||
| Top goal scorer(s) |
Gabriel (8 goals) |
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The 2015 Copa do Brasil (officially the 2015 Copa Sadia do Brasil for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. The competition was contested by 87 teams, either qualified through participitating their respective state championships (71), by the CBF Rankings (10) or those qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores (5) and the team with the best 2014 Série A record (excluding those qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores). Those 6 clubs entered the competition in the 4th stage. The best six teams of the 2014 Brazilian Championship eliminated until the third round qualified for the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.
The competition was won by Palmeiras, who earned their third title by defeating fellow São Paulo club Santos in a penalty shootout.
The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties. In the first two rounds, if the away team wins the first match by 2 or more goals, it progresses straight to the next round avoiding the second leg. The away goals rule is also used in the Copa do Brasil, but this edition will be the first to not feature that rule in the finals. The winner qualifies for the 2016 Copa Libertadores.
The teams (in bold) are qualified directly for the Fourth Stage (Round of 16).
A draw by CBF for the first round was held on December 16, 2014. The 81 qualified teams were divided in eight pots (A-H) with 10 teams each. They were divided based on the CBF Rankings and the matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A x E; B x F; C x G; D x H. The lower ranked teams of each match will host the first leg. Before the Round of 16 there will be another draw including the six teams directly qualified to the 4th round.
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