2011 Copa do Brasil Finals
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The 2011 Copa do Brasil Finals was a two-legged Brazilian
Football in Brazil
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazilian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup tournament a record 5 times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every World Cup competition ever held. It is among the favourites to win...

 football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 that determinate the 2011 Copa do Brasil
2011 Copa do Brasil
The 2011 Copa do Brasil was the 23rd edition of the Copa do Brasil, Brazil's national football cup tournament. It began on February 16 and ended on June 8...

 champion. It was played in June 1 and 8. It was contested by Vasco da Gama, the 3rd place in the CBF Club Ranking
Brazilian Football Confederation
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, and Coritiba
Coritiba Foot Ball Club
Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná. It's the state's oldest football team and the best classified in the CBF and FIFA classifications. Coritiba has been champion in Paraná State for 35 times, more times than the sum of all the...

, the 2010 Campeonato Paranaense winners.

Vasco won the finals on away goals rule.

Background

Vasco da Gama and Coritiba
Coritiba Foot Ball Club
Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná. It's the state's oldest football team and the best classified in the CBF and FIFA classifications. Coritiba has been champion in Paraná State for 35 times, more times than the sum of all the...

, two former Brazilian champions, were the last two champions of the Série B
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

 (Vasco da Gama in 2009, Coritiba in 2010
2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
In 2010, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 20 clubs from May 7 to November 27, 2010...

) and were the "teams-sensation" of Brazilian football
2011 in Brazilian football
The following article presents a summary of the 2011 football season in Brazil, which is the 110th season of competitive football in the country.-Campeonato Brasileiro Série A:...

.

Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama, after a poor start in the Campeonato Carioca
2011 Campeonato Carioca
-Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Final:-Group A standings:-Group B:-Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres:-Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Final:- Overall standings:- External links:*...

, has rebounded with the arrival of players like Diego Souza, Alecsandro
Alecsandro
Alecsandro Barbosa Felisbino or simply Alecsandro , is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Vasco da Gama.- Career :In 2006–07, he played on-loan, as a striker, for the Portuguese giants Sporting...

, Bernardo
Bernardo Vieira de Souza
Bernardo Vieira de Souza, better known as Bernardo is a Brazilian footballer who acts as attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Vasco da Gama, on loan from Cruzeiro.-Career:...

, and especially the coming of the coach Ricardo Gomes, which along with players like Fernando Prass, Dedé
Anderson Vital da Silva
Anderson Vital da Silva, known as Dedé , is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a centre back or sweeper for Vasco da Gama and the Brazilian national team.-Club career:...

, Anderson Martins, Felipe, Éder Luís, Eduardo Costa
Eduardo Costa
Eduardo Nascimento Costa , known as Eduardo Costa or simply Eduardo, is a Brazilian professional footballer. He currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Vasco da Gama.- Career :...

 and Rômulo
Rômulo Borges Monteiro
Rômulo Borges Monteiro, better known as Rômulo , is a Brazilian footballer who acts as the steering wheel. He currently plays for Vasco da Gama.-Career statistics:-Honours:Clubs Vasco**Copa do Brasil: 2011...

, not only reaching the Copa do Brasil finals, as well as the Taça Rio Final (on penalties being defeated by archrival
Clássico dos Milhões
Clássico dos Milhões is the name of the classic Brazilian derby between Flamengo and Vasco da Gama, both from Rio de Janeiro city, considered the greatest classic Brazilian football and one of the biggest in football worldwide, both rivalry, as in popularity and history...

, Flamengo).

Vasco da Gama had already played a final before: in 2006, the team lost the competition for his archrival, Flamengo. On this occasion the team cross-Maltin was defeated in both games: 2-0 in the first game and 1-0 in the second.

Coritiba

Coritiba already had an excellent stage for an undefeated title (Campeonato Paranaense
2011 Campeonato Paranaense
-Overall classification:...

) and a record winning streak unprecedented in football worldwide, getting into in the Guinness Book
Guinness World Records
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: 24 wins, being broken in the second game of the quarter-final against Palmeiras. The young team led by players like Rafinha
Rafael da Silva Francisco
Rafael da Silva Francisco or simply Rafinha born August 4, 1983, in Guarulhos) is a Brazilian attacking midfielder who plays for Coritiba.-External links:...

, Davi
Davi Rodrigues de Jesus
Davi Rodrigues de Jesus or simply Davi is a Brazilian midfielder who plays for Coritiba.-Career:David started in the youth of Paulista de Jundiaí, and later transferred to St. Paul, but not received recognition at the club in São Paulo...

, Marcos Aurélio
Marcos Aurélio de Oliveira Lima
Marcos Aurélio de Oliveira Lima or simply Marcos Aurélio , is a Brazilian striker, who plays for Coritiba.- Career :In 2008 Aurélio played for Shimizu S-Pulse after moving from Santos...

, Anderson Aquino and the coach Marcelo Oliveira, who continued the work of Ney Franco
Ney Franco
Ney Franco da Silveira Júnior, better known as Ney Franco is a Brazilian football manager, who was born July 22, 1966 in Ipatinga, MG. On July 11, 2008, he was hired by Botafogo to assume their vacancy as manager. On August 10, 2009 Franco was fired as coach of Botafogo because of bad results...

 (who went to the Brazil U-20
Brazil national under-20 football team
Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção, is considered to be the feeder team for the Brazil national football team.-Competitive record:...

), charmed and surprised Brazil in the first half of 2011.

Before to that final, the Coritiba had never played a Copa do Brasil finals. His best reult in the competition came in 1991, 2001 and 2009, when the team played in the semi-finals in this years.

Road to the Finals

EWLINE
Vasco da Gama
Opponent | Venue | Score
  Comercial (MS)  Away 1-6
Home was not necessary
  ABC
ABC Futebol Clube
ABC Futebol Clube, or ABC, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, founded on June 29, 1915. ABC is the oldest club of Rio Grande do Norte state...

 
Away 0–0
Home 2–1
  Náutico Capibaribe
Clube Náutico Capibaribe
Clube Náutico Capibaribe, also known as Náutico, is a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco....

 
Away 0–3
Home 0-0
  Atlético Paranaense
Clube Atlético Paranaense
Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:...

 
Away 2-2
Home 1-1
  Avaí
Avaí Futebol Clube
Avaí Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, founded on September 1, 1923. Their best known supporter is tennis player Gustavo Kuerten.Their home stadium is the Ressacada stadium, with a capacity 17,800...

 
Home 1-1
Away 0-2
EWLINE
Coritiba
Opponent | Venue | Score
  Ypiranga de Erechim
Ypiranga Futebol Clube
Ypiranga Futebol Clube, known as Ypiranga de Erechim , is a Brazilian football club from Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul state founded on August 18, 1924.-Achievements:* Campeonato Gaúcho Second Level:...

 
Away 0-1
Home 2-0
  Atlético Goianiense
Atlético Clube Goianiense
Atlético Clube Goianiense, usually known as Atlético Goianiense or just Atlético, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Goiânia, Goiás state. Atlético Goianiense is the oldest Goiânia city football club. The club is the first team of its state to win a national competition, which was the...

 
Away 1-2
Home 3–1
  Caxias do Sul
Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul
Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, also known as Caxias, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Together with Juventude, it is one of the biggest teams of Rio Grande do Sul state, losing only the Internacional and Grêmio.-History:Caxias was founded on April...

 
Home 4-0
Away 0–1
  Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...

 
Home 6-0
Away 2-0
  Ceará
Ceará Sporting Club
Ceará Sporting Club, or Ceará as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Fortaleza in Ceará, founded on June 2, 1914....

 
Away 0-0
Home 1-0

First leg

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> VASCO DA GAMA:
GK 1   Fernando Prass
Fernando Buttenbender Prass
Fernando Büttenbender Prass , most known as Fernando Prass or simply Fernando, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for CR Vasco da Gama as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...

 (c)
DF 35   Allan
Allan Marques Loureiro
Allan Marques Loureiro, or simply Allan is a Brazilian footballer who plays as right back and midfielder for Vasco da Gama.-Career:...

DF 25   Anderson Martins
DF 26   Dedé
Anderson Vital da Silva
Anderson Vital da Silva, known as Dedé , is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a centre back or sweeper for Vasco da Gama and the Brazilian national team.-Club career:...

DF 32   Márcio Careca
MF 37   Rômulo
Rômulo Borges Monteiro
Rômulo Borges Monteiro, better known as Rômulo , is a Brazilian footballer who acts as the steering wheel. He currently plays for Vasco da Gama.-Career statistics:-Honours:Clubs Vasco**Copa do Brasil: 2011...

MF 8   Eduardo Costa
MF 6   Felipe 
MF 10   Diego Souza
FW 31   Bernardo
Bernardo Vieira de Souza
Bernardo Vieira de Souza, better known as Bernardo is a Brazilian footballer who acts as attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Vasco da Gama, on loan from Cruzeiro.-Career:...

FW 9   Alecsandro
Alecsandro
Alecsandro Barbosa Felisbino or simply Alecsandro , is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Vasco da Gama.- Career :In 2006–07, he played on-loan, as a striker, for the Portuguese giants Sporting...

 
Substitutes:
G 12   Alessandro
Alessandro Felipe Oltramari
Alessandro Felipe Oltramari , most commonly known as Alessandro, is a Brazilian goalkeeper who currently plays for Vasco da Gama.-External links:...

LD 23   Fagner
Fagner Conserva Lemos
Fagner Conserva Lemos is a Brazilian footballer of who currently plays for Vasco da Gama. His position is right back.-Club career:...

V 18   Jumar
V 21   Fellipe Bastos
Fellipe Ramos Ignez Bastos
Fellipe Ramos Ignez Bastos is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for Vasco da Gama, on loan from Benfica.-Football career:...

 
M 11   Jéferson
A 19   Leandro
A 39   Élton 
Coach:
  Ricardo Gomes
style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> CORITIBA FBC: | G 1   Edson Bastos
Edson Bastos Barreto
Édson Bastos Barreto or simply Édson Bastos , is a Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for Coritiba.-External links: *http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/edson-bastos...

LD 2   Jonas
Jonas Jessue da Silva Júnior
Jonas Jessue da Silva Júnior , or simply Jonas, is a Brazilian football defender, who has contract with Internacional and will play, to loan, for Botafogo-SP in the Campeonato Paulista 2010.-External links:***...

Z 3   Demerson Z 4   Émerson
Émerson Santos da Silva
Emerson Santos da Silva, better known as Emerson , is a Brazilian footballer who acts as a defender. Currently playing for Coritiba.-Career:...

 (c) LE 6   Lucas Mendes V 5   Willian V 8   Léo Gago
Leonardo David de Moura
Leonardo David de Moura, better known asLéo Gago , is a Brazilian footballer who acts as the steering wheel...

M 7   Rafinha
Rafael da Silva Francisco
Rafael da Silva Francisco or simply Rafinha born August 4, 1983, in Guarulhos) is a Brazilian attacking midfielder who plays for Coritiba.-External links:...

M 10   Davi
Davi Rodrigues de Jesus
Davi Rodrigues de Jesus or simply Davi is a Brazilian midfielder who plays for Coritiba.-Career:David started in the youth of Paulista de Jundiaí, and later transferred to St. Paul, but not received recognition at the club in São Paulo...

  A 11   Anderson Aquino  A 9   Bill
Rosimar Amâncio
-Career:Bill started playing in Bragantino where he distinguished himself by doing so many goals and was soon sold to the Chinese Nanchang club where he made a campaign compared to the median Bragantino, shortly after Bill had returned to acting again in Brazil with Bragantino again called...

  Substitutes: G 12   Vanderlei
Vanderlei Farias da Silva
Vanderlei Farias da Silva or simply Vanderlei , is a Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for Coritiba.-Honours: Paranavaí :* Paraná State Championship: 2007 Coritiba:* Brazilian Série B: 2007, 2010...

LD 13   Maranhão
Manuel Messias Barbosa da Silva
Manoel Messias Barbosa da Silva, better known as Maranhão is a Brazilian footballer from Maranhão who plays as a right back for Coritiba on loan from Santos....

Z 14   Jeci V 15   Marcos Paulo  M 16   Tcheco
Anderson Simas Luciano
Anderson Simas Luciano or Tcheco , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder who plays for Coritiba.-Honours:*Paraná State League: 1997, 2003*Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2006, 2007 - Grêmio...

M 17   Geraldo
Hermenegildo da Costa Paulo Bartolomeu
Hermenegildo da Costa Paulo Bartolomeu, better known as Geraldo , is an Angolan international football midfielder who plays for Brazilian Série A club Coritiba.- Career :...

  A 18   Leonardo
Leonardo Gonçalves Silva
Leonardo Gonçalves Silva or simply Leonardo , is a striker. He currently plays for Coritiba.-Honours:*Bahia State League: 2004, 2005*Paraná State League: 2006*Rio State Championship: 2007*Taça Guanabara: 2007...

  Coach:   Marcelo Oliveira

Second leg

|
style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> CORITIBA FBC:
G 1   Edson Bastos
Edson Bastos Barreto
Édson Bastos Barreto or simply Édson Bastos , is a Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for Coritiba.-External links: *http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/edson-bastos...

LD 2   Jonas
Jonas Jessue da Silva Júnior
Jonas Jessue da Silva Júnior , or simply Jonas, is a Brazilian football defender, who has contract with Internacional and will play, to loan, for Botafogo-SP in the Campeonato Paulista 2010.-External links:***...

Z 3   Demerson
Z 4   Émerson
Émerson Santos da Silva
Emerson Santos da Silva, better known as Emerson , is a Brazilian footballer who acts as a defender. Currently playing for Coritiba.-Career:...

 (c)
LE 6   Lucas Mendes 
V 5   Willian
V 8   Léo Gago
Leonardo David de Moura
Leonardo David de Moura, better known asLéo Gago , is a Brazilian footballer who acts as the steering wheel...

 
V 11   Marcos Paulo 
M 7   Rafinha
Rafael da Silva Francisco
Rafael da Silva Francisco or simply Rafinha born August 4, 1983, in Guarulhos) is a Brazilian attacking midfielder who plays for Coritiba.-External links:...

M 10   Davi
Davi Rodrigues de Jesus
Davi Rodrigues de Jesus or simply Davi is a Brazilian midfielder who plays for Coritiba.-Career:David started in the youth of Paulista de Jundiaí, and later transferred to St. Paul, but not received recognition at the club in São Paulo...

A 9   Bill
Rosimar Amâncio
-Career:Bill started playing in Bragantino where he distinguished himself by doing so many goals and was soon sold to the Chinese Nanchang club where he made a campaign compared to the median Bragantino, shortly after Bill had returned to acting again in Brazil with Bragantino again called...

 
Substitutes:
G 12   Vanderlei
Vanderlei Farias da Silva
Vanderlei Farias da Silva or simply Vanderlei , is a Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for Coritiba.-Honours: Paranavaí :* Paraná State Championship: 2007 Coritiba:* Brazilian Série B: 2007, 2010...

Z 13   Jeci
LE 14   Eltinho 
M 15   Tcheco
Anderson Simas Luciano
Anderson Simas Luciano or Tcheco , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder who plays for Coritiba.-Honours:*Paraná State League: 1997, 2003*Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2006, 2007 - Grêmio...

M 17   Geraldo
Hermenegildo da Costa Paulo Bartolomeu
Hermenegildo da Costa Paulo Bartolomeu, better known as Geraldo , is an Angolan international football midfielder who plays for Brazilian Série A club Coritiba.- Career :...

A 16   Marcos Aurélio
Marcos Aurélio de Oliveira Lima
Marcos Aurélio de Oliveira Lima or simply Marcos Aurélio , is a Brazilian striker, who plays for Coritiba.- Career :In 2008 Aurélio played for Shimizu S-Pulse after moving from Santos...

 
A 18   Leonardo
Leonardo Gonçalves Silva
Leonardo Gonçalves Silva or simply Leonardo , is a striker. He currently plays for Coritiba.-Honours:*Bahia State League: 2004, 2005*Paraná State League: 2006*Rio State Championship: 2007*Taça Guanabara: 2007...

 
Coach:
  Marcelo Oliveira
style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> VASCO DA GAMA: | G 1   Fernando Prass
Fernando Buttenbender Prass
Fernando Büttenbender Prass , most known as Fernando Prass or simply Fernando, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for CR Vasco da Gama as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...

 (c) LD 35   Allan
Allan Marques Loureiro
Allan Marques Loureiro, or simply Allan is a Brazilian footballer who plays as right back and midfielder for Vasco da Gama.-Career:...

Z 25   Anderson Martins Z 26   Dedé
Anderson Vital da Silva
Anderson Vital da Silva, known as Dedé , is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a centre back or sweeper for Vasco da Gama and the Brazilian national team.-Club career:...

LE 33   Ramon V 37   Rômulo
Rômulo Borges Monteiro
Rômulo Borges Monteiro, better known as Rômulo , is a Brazilian footballer who acts as the steering wheel. He currently plays for Vasco da Gama.-Career statistics:-Honours:Clubs Vasco**Copa do Brasil: 2011...

V 8   Eduardo Costa  M 6   Felipe  M 10   Diego Souza  A 7   Éder Luís
Éder Luís de Oliveira
Éder Luís de Oliveira , simply known as Éder Luís, is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Vasco da Gama, on loan from Benfica.-Career:...

A 9   Alecsandro
Alecsandro
Alecsandro Barbosa Felisbino or simply Alecsandro , is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Vasco da Gama.- Career :In 2006–07, he played on-loan, as a striker, for the Portuguese giants Sporting...

Substitutes: G 12   Alessandro
Alessandro Felipe Oltramari
Alessandro Felipe Oltramari , most commonly known as Alessandro, is a Brazilian goalkeeper who currently plays for Vasco da Gama.-External links:...

LD 23   Fagner
Fagner Conserva Lemos
Fagner Conserva Lemos is a Brazilian footballer of who currently plays for Vasco da Gama. His position is right back.-Club career:...

LE 32   Márcio Careca V 18   Jumar  V 21   Fellipe Bastos
Fellipe Ramos Ignez Bastos
Fellipe Ramos Ignez Bastos is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for Vasco da Gama, on loan from Benfica.-Football career:...

M 31   Bernardo
Bernardo Vieira de Souza
Bernardo Vieira de Souza, better known as Bernardo is a Brazilian footballer who acts as attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Vasco da Gama, on loan from Cruzeiro.-Career:...

  A 39   Élton Coach:   Ricardo Gomes

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