The 2008 Recopa Sul-Brasileira was the 2nd staging of this Brazilian football

Recopa Sul-Brasileira

The Recopa Sul-Brasileira is a Brazilian football competition reuniting the champions of four other competitions, which are the Copa FPF, the Copa Paraná, the Copa Santa Catarina and the Copa FGF, respectively played by teams of São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. It is...

 knockout competition. All matches of the competition were played at Estádio Augusto Bauer

Estádio Augusto Bauer

Estádio Augusto Bauer is a football stadium located in Brusque city, Santa Catarina state, Brazil. It hosted the home games of Clube Atlético Carlos Renaux from 1931 to 1987 and currently hosts the games of Brusque Futebol Clube...

, Brusque

Brusque

Brusque may refer to:* Brusque, Aveyron, France* Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil* Nicolas Brusque , French rugby union footballer* Brusque Futebol Clube, Brazilian football club...

, Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina (state)

Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...

. Four clubs participated of the competition: Pelotas

Esporte Clube Pelotas

Esporte Clube Pelotas, usually known simply as Pelotas, is a Brazilian football club in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. The club competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, and won the Campeonato Gaúcho in 1930...

, of Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

 (champion of Copa FGF

Copa FGF

The Copa FGF , is a cup competition organized by the Rio Grande do Sul state football federation for clubs that are in the first and second divisions of the Campeonato Gaúcho. It is held in the second half of the year and usually clubs participating in the higher levels of the Campeonato Brasileiro...

), Londrina

Londrina Esporte Clube

Londrina Esporte Clube, or Londrina as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Londrina in Paraná, founded on April 5, 1956. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 1980, won the state championship three times, and competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro...

 of Paraná

Paraná (state)

Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...

 (champion of Copa Paraná

Copa Paraná

The Copa Paraná is a Brazilian football tournament played in the second semester of the year, along with other cups played in other states, participating clubs according to their performances in the state championships played during the first semester. A spot in the Copa do Brasil and in the...

), Atlético Sorocaba

Clube Atlético Sorocaba

Clube Atlético Sorocaba, usually known as Atlético Sorocaba, is a Brazilian football club from Sorocaba. They play in the Campeonato Paulista league. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C several times.The club is owned by Rev...

 of São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

 (champion of Copa Paulista de Futebol), and Brusque

Brusque Futebol Clube

Brusque Futebol Clube, usually known just as Brusque, is a football club from Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded on October 12, 1987...

 of Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina (state)

Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...

 (champion of Copa Santa Catarina

Copa Santa Catarina

The Copa Santa Catarina is a tournament organized by the Santa Catarina State Football Federation every second half of the season. It is played by Santa Catarina state teams. The competition's winner gains the right to compete in the same year's Recopa Sul-Brasileira and in the following year's...

).

Prize money

The winner of the competition was awarded a prize money amount of R$

Brazilian real

The real is the present-day currency of Brazil. Its sign is R$ and its ISO code is BRL. It is subdivided into 100 centavos ....

30,000, and the runner-up was awarded a prize money amount of R$10,000.

Competition format

The competition is a one legged knockout tournament played in two stages, semifinals and the final.

Competition stages

Semifinals

Final

Champion

Recopa Sul-Brasileira 2008 Winners
Brusque Brusque Futebol Clube Brusque Futebol Clube, usually known just as Brusque, is a football club from Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded on October 12, 1987... First Title

Top goalscorers

Player	Club	Goals
Leandro Diniz	Sorocaba Clube Atlético Sorocaba Clube Atlético Sorocaba, usually known as Atlético Sorocaba, is a Brazilian football club from Sorocaba. They play in the Campeonato Paulista league. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C several times.The club is owned by Rev...	2
Rafael Bitencourt	Brusque Brusque Futebol Clube Brusque Futebol Clube, usually known just as Brusque, is a football club from Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded on October 12, 1987...	1
Rodrigo	Londrina Londrina Esporte Clube Londrina Esporte Clube, or Londrina as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Londrina in Paraná, founded on April 5, 1956. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 1980, won the state championship three times, and competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro...	1
Tom	Brusque Brusque Futebol Clube Brusque Futebol Clube, usually known just as Brusque, is a football club from Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded on October 12, 1987...	1

External links

• Recopa Sul-Brasileira 2008 at RSSSF
  Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation is an international amateur organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football...