Corinthians boast strong Copa do Brasil semi-final record, recent run aside | OneFootball

Corinthians and Cruzeiro begin to decide who will advance to the final of the 2025 Copa do Brasil on Wednesday night (10th), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at Mineirão. This will be the 11th time in history that Timão will play in a semifinal of the national competition, and the record at this stage is encouraging for the black-and-white fans: there have been seven qualifications and only three eliminations.

Corinthians reached the Copa do Brasil semifinals in the editions of 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2018, 2022, 2023, and 2024. The club only failed to reach the final in 1997, 2023, and 2024, when they were eliminated by Grêmio, São Paulo, and Flamengo, respectively. In the other years, they always advanced to the final and ended up champions three times (1995, 2002, and 2009), in addition to four runner-up finishes (2001, 2008, 2018, and 2022).

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In 1995, when they won their first Copa do Brasil title in history, Corinthians faced Vasco in the semifinal and advanced with a 6-0 aggregate win, including a 5-0 thrashing in the second leg at Pacaembu. In 1997, the first black-and-white elimination happened after a 3-2 aggregate defeat to Grêmio – see the record below.

Corinthians returned to the Copa do Brasil semifinals in 2001, when they eliminated Ponte Preta with ease, winning both matches comfortably. The following season, Timão faced their rival this Tuesday, São Paulo, and advanced to the final after a 3-2 aggregate victory.

After a few years away from the semifinals, Corinthians returned to the stage in 2008. The club faced Botafogo and even lost the first leg 2-1, but matched the score in São Paulo and reached the national final after a 5-4 win on penalties. The following year, Ronaldo Fenômeno’s Timão eliminated Vasco by the away goals rule, which no longer exists in the competition.

Almost a decade later, Corinthians reached another Copa do Brasil semifinal in the 2018 edition. Then coached by Jair Ventura, they held Flamengo to a goalless draw at Maracanã and won 2-1 at Neo Química Arena, with Pedrinho shining. Later, in 2022, Timão got past Fluminense with a 5-2 aggregate win.

The team then reached two more consecutive semifinals, but saw their positive record take a hit. In 2023, they beat São Paulo 2-1 at Neo Química Arena in the first leg, but were eliminated after a 2-0 loss at Morumbi. The following year, they lost 1-0 to Flamengo at Maracanã and only managed a goalless draw in Itaquera, even after playing with a man advantage from the start of the match.

Now, Corinthians seeks to extend this good record in Copa do Brasil semifinals to reach the final for the eighth time in their history. The club knows the importance of a good result in the first leg this Wednesday, to eliminate Cruzeiro at Neo Química Arena, in a match scheduled for next Sunday (14th).

See Corinthians’ record in Copa do Brasil semifinals:

1995 (year of the first title)Vasco 0 x 1 CorinthiansCorinthians 5 x 0 Vasco

1997Corinthians 1 x 2 GrêmioGrêmio 1 x 1 Corinthians

2001Ponte Preta 0 x 2 CorinthiansCorinthians 3 x 0 Ponte Preta

2002 (year of the second title)São Paulo 0 x 2 CorinthiansCorinthians 1 x 2 São Paulo

2008Botafogo 2 x 1 CorinthiansCorinthians 2 x 1 Botafogo (won 5×4 on penalties)

2009 (year of the third title)Vasco 1 x 1 CorinthiansCorinthians 0 x 0 Vasco (qualified by away goals rule)

2018Flamengo 0 x 0 CorinthiansCorinthians 2 x 1 Flamengo

2022Fluminense 2 x 2 CorinthiansCorinthians 3 x 0 Fluminense

2023Corinthians 2 x 1 São PauloSão Paulo 2 x 0 Corinthians

2024Flamengo 1 x 0 CorinthiansCorinthians 0 x 0 Flamengo

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