The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) holds this Friday (7), at 15h (Brasília time), the draw of clashes of the first phase of the Brazilian Cup 2025.
in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, with the presence of representatives of 80 clubs from all regions of the country. The ceremony will define the initial duels of the tournament, which will distribute about $ 500 million in awards.
How the pots work
They were divided into eight pots, following technical and geographical criteria. The clashes will be determined by pre-established crossings:
- Pote A x Pot E
- Pote B x Pote F
- Pote C x Pote G
- Pote D x Pote H
See distribution of pots
- Pot A: Atletico, Athletico-PR, Fluminense, Grêmio, America, RB Bragantino, Vasco, Atlético-GO, Youth and Cuiabá;
- Pot B: Ceará, Vitória, Coritiba, Sport, Criciúma, Vila Nova-GO, Operário-PR, Ponte Preta, Brusque and Sampaio Corrêa-MA;
- Pot C: Novorizontino, Tombense, CSA, ABC, Remo, Nautical, Amazonas, Confidence, Rail and Botafogo-PB;
- Pot D: America-RN, Manaus, Sao Jose-RS, Aparecidense, Altos, Retro, Caxias, Athletic, Nova Iguaçu and Portuguesa-RJ;
- Pot E: Sousa, Tocantinópolis, Sao Raimundo-RR, Maringá, FC Cascavel, Pouso Alegre, Asa, União Rondonópolis, Porto Velho and Marabá Eagle;
- Pot F: Sergipe, Humaitá, Train, Ceilândia, Inter de Limeira, Maranhão, Operário-MT, Tuna Luso, Operário-MS and Concordia;
- Pot G: CSE, Boavista-RJ, PARNAHYBA, Maracanã-CE, Santa Cruz-RN, Gas-RR, Rio Branco-ES, VN-ES, Pottery and Portuguese-SP;
- Pot H: Votuporanguense, Guarany de Bagé, Jequié, Barcelona de Ilhéus, San Francisco-PA, Capital-DF, Independence, Union-TO, Dourados, Barcelona-RO and oratory.
News in the regulation
The 2025 edition brings significant changes.
Now there is the end of the advantage of the draw for visitors. If the unique first phase game is equaled, the classification will be decided on penalties. And the field command will be from the club with the worst position in the CBF ranking, prioritizing smaller teams.
Shorter path for 12 clubs
While the 80 teams compete for the first phase in February, another 12 are waiting in the third stage, guaranteed for performance last season. These are the teams: Botafogo, Flamengo, Palmeiras, Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Santos, Inter, Fortaleza, Cruzeiro, CRB, Bahia and Paysandu.
The early stages will take place in the weeks of February 19 and 26, with the winners advancing to face the big names of Brazilian football. The Brazilian Cup thus consolidates itself as one of the main gates of access to continental competitions and millionaire figures.
