The Copa do Brasil 2003 was the 15th staging of the Copa do Brasil.

2003 Copa do Brasil
Copa do Brasil 2003
Tournament details
Country Brazil
Dates2 February – 4 June
Teams65
Final positions
ChampionsCruzeiro (MG)
Runner-upFlamengo (RJ)
Tournament statistics
Matches played118
Goals scored347 (2.94 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Nonato (9)
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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, in which Cruzeiro lifted the trophy for the fourth time with a 3-1 victory over Flamengo.

Nonato, of Bahia, with nine goals, was the competition's topscorer.

Format

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The competition was contested by 65 clubs in a knock-out format where all rounds were played over two legs and the away goals rule 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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Competition stages

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Preliminary match
   
1 Paraná (PR) 0
2 Coritiba (PR) 1
1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
CFZ (DF) 0 0
Fortaleza (CE) 0 1 Fortaleza (CE) 3 0
Americano (RJ) 2 2 Figueirense (SC) 1 2
Figueirense (SC) 1 4 Figueirense (SC) 0 0
São Raimundo (AM) 2 0 São Paulo (SP) 2 1
São Paulo (SP) 0 6 São Paulo (SP) 2 5
Bangu (RJ) 2 0 Gama (DF) 2 1
Gama (DF) 1 2 São Paulo (SP) 0 1
Ituano (SP) 2 0 Goiás (GO) 0 1
Coritiba (PR) 0 1 Ituano (SP) 1 1
Ipatinga (MG) 2 0 Goiás (GO)[2] 1 1
Goiás (GO) 1 1 Goiás (GO) 2 3
CENE (MS) 0 Botafogo (RJ) 1 2
Botafogo (RJ) 2 Botafogo (RJ) 2 2
Sampaio Corrêa (MA) 1 São Caetano (SP) 1 0
São Caetano (SP) 4 Goiás (GO) 2 1
Pelotas (RS) 1 1 Cruzeiro (MG) 3 2
Guarani (SP) 2 1 Guarani (SP) 3 0
Iraty (PR) 0 Vila Nova (GO) [3] 1 1
Vila Nova (GO) 3 Vila Nova (GO) 0 1
Rio Branco (ES) 2 Cruzeiro (MG) 2 2
Cruzeiro (MG) 4 Coríntians (RN) 2 0
Coríntians (RN) 2 1 Cruzeiro (MG) 2 7
Santa Cruz (PE) 0 2 Cruzeiro (MG) 2 1
River (PI) 1 2 Vasco (RJ) 1 1
Moto Club (MA) 0 4 Moto Club (MA) 0
Vasco (RJ) 1 4 Vasco (RJ) 2
Itabaiana (SE) 0 0 Bahia (BA) 2 0
Atlético (PB) 1 1 Vasco (RJ) 1 1
Bahia (BA) 1 4 CF Amazônia (RO) 3 1
CF Amazônia (RO) 3 0 Bahia (BA) 3 4
Rio Branco (AC) 0 2 Cruzeiro (MG) 1 3
Alegrense (ES) 2 1 Flamengo (RJ) 1 1
Criciúma (SC) 3 5 Criciúma (SC) 1 1
Palmeiras (SP) 1 5 Palmeiras (SP) 1 2
Operário (MT) 0 1 Palmeiras (SP) 2 3
Tocantinópolis (TO) 1 1 Vitória (BA) 7 1
Vitória (BA) 2 0 Vitória (BA) 2 5
Atlético (RR) 4 0 Atlético (RR) 1 1
Nacional (AM) 1 2 Vitória (BA) 1 1
Confiança (SE) 1 0 Flamengo (RJ) 2 3
Ceará (CE) 0 2 Ceará (CE) 1 0
Flamengo (RJ) 4 Flamengo (RJ)[4] 0 1
Botafogo (PB) 1 Flamengo (RJ) 4 3
Ypiranga (AP) 1 Remo (PA) 0 2
Remo (PA) 3 Remo (PA) 1 1
Internacional (RS) 2 Internacional (RS) 0 2
Comercial (MS) 0 Flamengo (RJ) 1 0
Corinthians (AL) 0 0 Sport (PE) 0 0
Flamengo (PI) 1 1 Flamengo (PI) 1 0
Fluminense (RJ) 1 4 Fluminense (RJ) 2 2
Fluminense (BA) 1 0 Fluminense (RJ) 0 1
Dom Bosco (MT) 0 Sport (PE) 1 2
Sport (PE) 5 Sport (PE) 3 1
Atlético (PR) 2 1 Atlético (PR) 2 0
Tuna Luso (PA) 2 0 Sport (PE) 4 1
Juventude (RS) 2 1 Atlético (MG) 0 3
Caldense (MG)[1] 1 2 Caldense (MG) 0 0
Atlético (MG) 1 4 Atlético (MG) 1 4
CRB (AL) 0 0 Atlético (MG) 2 3
Anapolina (GO) 1 1 Náutico (PE) 1 1
Náutico (PE) 2 3 Náutico (PE) 1 3
América (RN) 1 1 América (RN) 2 1
Guarani (RS) 2 0


 Copa do Brasil
2003 winners 
 
Cruzeiro
Fourth title

Notes

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  1. ^ Penalties: Juventude (RS) 3-5 Caldense (MG).
  2. ^ Penalties: Goiás (GO) 4-2 Ituano (SP).
  3. ^ Guarani (SP) fielded an ineligible player in the first leg so it lost the points and the classification was awarded to Villa Nova (GO).
  4. ^ Penalties: Flamengo (RJ) 4-3 Ceará (CE).

References

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