The Copa do Brasil 2003 was the 15th staging of the
Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil () is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, ...
.
The competition started on 2 February and concluded on 4 June 2003 with the second leg of the final, held at the
Mineirão Stadium in
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the List of largest cities in Brazil, sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of around 2.3 million, and the third largest metropolitan area, containing a population of 6 million. It is the List of cities in Sout ...
, in which
Cruzeiro lifted the trophy for the fourth time with a 3-1 victory over
Flamengo
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.
Nonato, of
Bahia
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, with nine goals, was the competition's topscorer.
Format
The competition was contested by 65 clubs in a
knock-out
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format where all rounds were played over two legs and the
away goals rule
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was used, with the exception of the preliminary match, which was played in a single match, and in the first two rounds if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least two goals, the second leg was not played and the club automatically qualified to the next round.
Participating teams
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Alegrense (ES)
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América (RN)
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Americano (RJ)
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Anapolina (GO)
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Atlético Cajazeirense (PB)
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Atlético (MG)
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Atlético (PR)
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Bahia (BA)
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Bangu (RJ)
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Botafogo (PB)
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Botafogo (RJ)
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Caldense (MG)
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Ceará (CE)
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CENE (MS)
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CFA (RO)
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CFZ (DF)
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Comercial (MS)
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Confiança (SE)
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Corinthians (AL)
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Coríntians (RN)
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Coritiba (PR)
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Criciúma (SC)
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CRB (AL)
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Cruzeiro (MG)
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Dom Bosco (MT)
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Figueirense (SC)
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Flamengo (PI)
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Flamengo (RJ)
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Fluminense (BA)
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Fluminense (RJ)
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Fortaleza (CE)
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Gama (DF)
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Goiás (GO)
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Guarani/VA (RS)
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Guarani (SP)
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Juventude (RS)
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Internacional (RS)
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Ipatinga (MG)
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Iraty (PR)
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Itabaiana (SE)
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Ituano (SP)
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Moto Club (MA)
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Nacional (AM)
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Náutico (PE)
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Operário (MT)
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Palmeiras (SP)
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Paraná (PR)
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Pelotas (RS)
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Remo (PA)
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Rio Branco (AC)
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Rio Branco (ES)
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River (PI)
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Roraima (RR)
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Sampaio Corrêa (MA)
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Santa Cruz (PE)
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São Caetano (SP)
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São Paulo (SP)
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São Raimundo (AM)
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Sport (PE)
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Tocantinópolis (TO)
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Tuna Luso (PA)
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Vasco (RJ)
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Vila Nova (GO)
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Vitória (BA)
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Ypiranga (AP)
Competition stages
Notes
References
Copa do Brasil 2003 at RSSSF
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2003 domestic association football cups
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2003 in Brazilian football