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football competition. The competition was contested by 87 teams, which qualified either by participating in their respective state championships (71), by the CBF Rankings (10), by qualifying for the

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(5) or having the best 2014 Série A record (excluding those qualified for

). The latter 6 clubs entered the competition in the 4th stage. The best six teams of the 2014 Brazilian Championship eliminated until the

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qualified for the

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. The competition was won by

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, which earned their third title by defeating fellow

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club Santos in a

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Format

The competition was a

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featuring

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s. In the first two rounds, if the away team won the first match by two or more goals, it progressed straight to the next round avoiding the second leg. The

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was also used in the Copa do Brasil, but not for the finals. The winner qualifies for the

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Qualified Teams

The teams (in bold) were qualified directly for the fourth stage (round of 16).

Draw

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 pots: A x E; B x F; C x G; D x H. The lower ranked teams of each match hosted the first leg. Before the round of 16 there was another draw including the six teams directly qualified to the 4th round. * CBF ranking shown in brackets.

Preliminary round

Preliminary match

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First round

Second round

Third round

Copa Sudamericana qualification

The best six teams eliminated before the round of 16 with the best 2014 Série A or 2014 Série B record (excluding those directly qualified for the Round of 16) qualified for

Knockout stages

The draw for the knockout stages was held by CBF on 4 August 2015. The 16 qualified teams were divided in two pots. Teams from pot 1 were the six teams directly qualified to the round of 16, the five teams that competed at the

and the best placed team in the 2014 Brazilian Série A not taking part in the 2015 Copa Libertadores, plus the two highest CBF ranked teams qualified via the third round. Pot 2 was composed of the other teams that qualified through the third round. Each pot was divided into 4 pairs according to the CBF ranking. For the remaining stages of the tournament another draw was held on 31 August 2015.

Seeding

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

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Top goalscorers

References

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