Brazil · Football economics
How the 2026 Copa do Brasil pays clubs at each stage
The Brazilian football federation set aside about BRL 500 million in prizes for the expanded 2026 Copa do Brasil. Its schedule lists BRL 78 million for the champion and BRL 34 million for the runner-up at the final.
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The chart shows the published per-club quotas from the fifth phase onward.
Early payments depend on a club’s division
The CBF’s Group II covers Série B clubs. Group III covers clubs from Série C, Série D and state competitions. In the second phase the Group II quota was BRL 1.38 million and the Group III quota was BRL 830,000. Both categories appeared in the same round. Source 1
Quotas converge from the fifth phase
The schedule lists a single BRL 2 million amount per participating club in the fifth phase. That rises to BRL 3 million in the round of 16, BRL 4 million in the quarter-finals and BRL 9 million in the semi-finals. The final splits its quotas by result. Source 1
The format expanded from 92 to 126 clubs
The CBF said the new edition went from seven phases to nine and from 122 matches to 155. Places allocated to state federations rose from 80 to 102. The federation also introduced a one-match final. These changes help explain the uneven number of clubs in successive early phases. Source 1 Source 2
A quota is a stage-specific figure
The champion and runner-up figures apply to the final. A club’s eventual competition receipts depend on its path through the draw and its applicable early-stage categories. The headline BRL 500 million describes the federation’s budgeted prize pool across participating clubs. Source 1