Filled with state and national classics, the popular 16th round of the 2022 Copa du Brazil is starting this Wednesday with a major milestone: This is the second edition of the Brazilian Championship in the history of the competition with more elite clubs. With 14 Serie A teams still in contention, the current tournament has the same number of participants in the 1998, 1999 and 2000 editions and is only behind 1996, with 15 Brasileirão teams in the current round.
If we count from 2006, when Brasileirão started counting with only 20 clubs, The current edition is one with the most elite participants since 1989 Brazil Cup. is he: USA-MG, Atletico-PR, Atletico-GO, Atletico-MG, Botafogo, Ceará, کرنتھیوں, Flamingo, Flumens, power, Goiás, Palm trees, Saints And Sao Paulo. Only two of the 16 teams do not play in Serie A: بہیا And CruiseBoth from Serie B. (Check out the full edition classification below).
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Copa du Brazil enters Round of 16 – Photo: Thais Magelhaz / CBF
Number of elite teams in each edition of Copa do Brazil
| Edition | Number of elite teams |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2002 | 13 |
| 2001 | 13 |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 1999 | 14 |
| 1998 | 14 |
| 1997 | 13 |
| 1996 | 15 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1994 | 9 |
| 1993 | 13 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| Nineteen ninety | 8 |
| 1989 | 13 |
Cruzeiro won, Remo was the only “intruder” in Brazil’s current Serie A squad at the current stage of the 1996 Copa do Brasil. At the time, Mercury’s team was playing in Serie B and the Corinthians were eliminated in the Round of 16. Other clubs competing in this round were: Atletico-PR, Atlético-MG, Botafogo, Corinthians, Coritiba, Criciúma, Cruzeiro, Flamengo, Fluminense, Grêmio, Internacional, Palmeiras, Paraná, São Paulo and Vasco.
In 2022, a large number of elite clubs have also saved a considerable amount of state and national classics in the current phase of the tournament. The return games are scheduled for July 12-14. The quarterfinalist will receive a prize of R $ 3.9 million.
See match details:
- 19h – Atletico-GO X. Goiás – Antonio Ecoli
- 19h – بہیا X. Athletic – Fonte Nova Arena
- 20h – power X. Ceará – Castelão
- 21:30 – Atletico-MG X. Flamingo -. Mineirão n
- 21:30 – کرنتھیوں X. Saints – Nine Chemistry Arena
- 19h – Flumens X. Cruise -.⁇ ماراکان⁇ n
- 20h – Sao Paulo X. Palm trees – Mormbi
- 19h – USA-MG X. Botafogo -.⁇ Freedom⁇ n
- 8:30 a.m. – Atletico-PR X. بہیا – Byxada Arena
- 9pm – Cruise X. Flumens -. Mineirão n
- 19h – Goiás X. Atletico-GO – Seen
- 20h – Ceará X. power – Castelão
- 21:30 – Flamingo X. Atletico-MG -.⁇ ماراکان⁇ n
- 20h – Palm trees X. Sao Paulo – Allianz Park
- 9pm – Botafogo X. USA-MG – Nelton Santos
After the Round of 16, the CBF will hold a new draw, which will explain the quarter-final clashes and draws until a decision is made on October 12 and 19.