2016 Copa do Brasil
| Copa Continental Pneus do Brasil 2016 | |||
| Country |
 Brazil
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| Dates | 16 March – 7 December, 2016 | ||
| Teams | 86 | ||
| Champions |
 Grêmio (5th title)
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| Runners-up |
 Atlético Mineiro
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| Matches played | 151 | ||
| Goals scored | 329 (2.18 per match) | ||
| Top goal scorer(s) | Marinho (6 goals) | ||
| Best player | Douglas (Grêmio) | ||
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| All statistics correct as of (14:06) 11 September 2016 (EST). | |||
The 2016 Copa do Brasil will be the 28th edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. The competition will be contested by 86 teams, either qualified through participitating their respective state championships (70), by the 2016 CBF ranking (10) or those qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores (5) and the team with the best 2015 Série A record (excluding those qualified for 2016 Copa Libertadores). Those 6 clubs will enter the competition in the round of 16. The best six teams of the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A eliminated until the third round will qualify for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.
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, with the exception of finals. The winner qualifies for the 2017 Copa Libertadores.
The teams in bold are qualified directly for the round of 16.
A draw for the first round was held by CBF on January 11, 2016, 14:30 BRST. The 80 qualified teams were divided in eight groups (A-H) with 10 teams each. That division was based on the 2016 CBF ranking and the matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A vs. E; B vs. F; C vs. G; D vs. 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 round of 16. All draws will be held at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.
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