2025 Copa do Brasil finals
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| Date | 17 December 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Neo Química Arena, São Paulo | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Andrés Gómez (Vasco da Gama) | ||||||
| Referee | Rafael Klein (Rio Grande do Sul) | ||||||
| Attendance | 47,339 | ||||||
| Weather | Mostly Cloudy 16 °C (61 °F) 72% humidity[1] | ||||||
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| Date | 21 December 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Yuri Alberto (Corinthians) | ||||||
| Referee | Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Goiás) | ||||||
| Attendance | 67,111 | ||||||
| Weather | Partly Cloudy 28 °C (82 °F) 74% humidity[2] | ||||||
The 2025 Copa do Brasil Finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the 2025 Copa do Brasil, the 37th season of the Copa do Brasil, Brazil's national cup football tournament organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation.
The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Corinthians, from São Paulo, and Vasco da Gama, from Rio de Janeiro.[3] Corinthians and Vasco da Gama reached the Copa do Brasil finals for the eighth and third time, respectively.
The finals took place on 17 and 21 December 2025.[4] A draw by CBF was held on 22 October 2025 to determine the home-and-away teams for the semi-finals and finals.[5] The first leg was hosted by Corinthians at Neo Química Arena in São Paulo, while the second leg was hosted by Vasco da Gama at Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.[6]
Corinthians defeated Vasco da Gama 2–1 on aggregate to win their fourth title. As the winners, they qualified for the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage and the 2026 Supercopa do Brasil.
Teams
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Corinthians | 7 (1995, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2018, 2022) |
| Vasco da Gama | 2 (2006, 2011) |
Road to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Corinthians | Round | Vasco da Gama | ||||
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| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | |
| Bye | First round | União Rondonópolis | Away | 0–3 | ||
| Second round | Nova Iguaçu | Away | 0–3 | |||
| Novorizontino (won 2–0 on aggregate) |
Away | 0–1 | Third round | Operário Ferroviário (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won 7–6 on penalties) |
Away | 1–1 |
| Home | 1–0 | Home | 1–1 | |||
| Palmeiras (won 3–0 on aggregate) |
Home | 1–0 | Round of 16 | CSA (won 3–1 on aggregate) |
Away | 0–0 |
| Away | 0–2 | Home | 3–1 | |||
| Athletico Paranaense (won 3–0 on aggregate) |
Away | 0–1 | Quarter-finals | Botafogo (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won 5–3 on penalties) |
Home | 1–1 |
| Home | 2–0 | Away | 1–1 | |||
| Cruzeiro (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won 5–4 on penalties) |
Away | 0–1 | Semi-finals | Fluminense (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won 4–3 on penalties) |
Home | 2–1 |
| Home | 1–2 | Away | 1–0 | |||
Format
In the finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[7]
- The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The home-and-away teams for both legs were determined by a draw held on 22 October 2025 at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule and extra time would not be used and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners. (Regulations Article 20).
Matches
First leg
Corinthians
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Assistant referees:
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Second leg
| Vasco da Gama | 1–2 | Corinthians |
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Corinthians
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Man of the Match:
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See also
References
- ^ "São Paulo, Brazil Weather History". Weather Underground. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Weather History". Weather Underground. 21 December 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Corinthians e Vasco vão decidir o título da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). cbf.com.br. 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Corinthians x Vasco pela final da Copa do Brasil 2025: veja datas e horários" (in Portuguese). ge.globo.com. 14 December 2025.
- ^ "CBF confirma data de sorteio de mandos para final da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). cbf.com.br. 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Vasco x Corinthians: segundo jogo da final da Copa do Brasil será no Maracanã" (in Portuguese). ge.globo.com. 14 December 2025.
- ^ "CBF divulga documentos técnicos da Copa Betano do Brasil 2025" (in Portuguese). cbf.com.br.
- ^ "Corinthians registra maior renda da história da arena em final da Copa do Brasil". ge.globo.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "Vasco x Corinthians: saiba público e renda da final da Copa do Brasil". cnnbrasil.com.br. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. December 21, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.