CBF reveals prize money for 2026 Copa Betano do Brasil, the most open ever | OneFootball

Brazil Cup Trophy 2025Credits: Rafael Ribeiro/CBF

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced this Wednesday (4th) the prize money for the 2026 Betano Brazil Cup, the most democratic edition in history. In total, the organization will allocate around R$ 500 million in prizes to the participating clubs.

For its 38th edition, the competition has expanded from 92 to 126 clubs, the highest number of participants ever, and from 122 to 155 matches. These changes have increased the number of stages from seven to nine, the number of spots allocated to State Federations from 80 to 102, reduced the number of match dates from one to three for Série A teams, and provided more rest time for these teams.

The 2026 Brazil Cup will, for the first time, feature a single final, aligning with the standard of other international competitions with similar formats and ensuring greater sporting, tourism, and commercial appeal.

In 2027, with the qualification of the champions of the North Cup, Central-West Cup, and South-Southeast Cup, there will be 128 teams, quadrupling the number of participants since the 32 teams in 1989, the year of the first Brazil Cup.

With these changes, the CBF aims to ensure greater national representation, offer more commercial exposure opportunities to sponsors, bring greater economic impact, and provide a more attractive sporting product.

Prize Money

Group I refers to clubs from the 2026 Brazilian Série A Championship, Group II to clubs from Série B 2026, and Group III to clubs from Série C, D, and those coming from State Competitions.

Check out the amounts:

1st Phase (28 clubs) - R$ 400,000 for Group III

2nd Phase (88 clubs) - R$ 1.38 million for Group II and R$ 830,000 for Group III

3rd Phase (48 clubs) - R$ 1.53 million for Group II and R$ 950,000 for Group III

4th Phase (24 clubs) - R$ 1.68 million for Group II and R$ 1.07 million for Group III

5th Phase (32 clubs) - R$ 2 million for the participating clubs

Round of 16 (16 clubs) - R$ 3 million for the participating clubs

Quarterfinals (8 clubs) - R$ 4 million for the participating clubs

Semifinals (4 clubs) - R$ 9 million for the participating clubs

Final (2 clubs) - R$ 34 million for the runner-up and R$ 78 million for the champion

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