2014 Copa Verde

2014 Copa Verde
Country  Brazil
Dates 11 February – 21 April
Teams 16
Champions Federal District (Brazil) Brasília (1st title)
Runners-up Pará Paysandu
Matches played 30
Goals scored 82 (2.73 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Brazil Lima
(7 goals)
2015 →

The 2014 Copa Verde was the 1st edition of a football competition held in the Brazil. Featuring 16 clubs, with Pará has three vacancies; Amazonas, Distrito Federal and Mato Grosso with two each and Acre, Amapá, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins. The champion earned the spot in the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.[1][2]

Brasília won the final over Paysandu. However, on July 28, 2014, the title was awarded to Paysandu, due to irregularities of the squad of Brasília.[3] Brasília appealed against this decision, and obtained a suspension which reversed this decision temporarily.[4] A final decision by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) declared Brasília as the champion.[5]

Qualified teams

Association Team Qualification method
Acre (state) Acre
1 berth		Plácido de Castro2013 Campeonato Acriano champions
Amapá Amapá
1 berth		Santos2013 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas
2 berths		Princesa do Solimões2013 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Nacional2013 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal
2 berths		Brasiliense2013 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Brasília2013 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo
1 berth		Desportiva Ferroviária2013 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso
2 berths		Cuiabá2013 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Mixto2013 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul
1 berth		CENE2013 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Pará Pará
3 berths		Paysandu2013 Campeonato Paraense champions
Paragominas2013 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
Remo2013 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
Rondônia Rondônia
1 berth		Vilhena2013 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima Roraima
1 berth		Náutico2013 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins Tocantins
1 berth		Interporto2013 Campeonato Tocantinense champions

Bracket

  First Round Second Round Semi-finals Finals
                                             
Roraima Náutico 2 0 2  
Pará Paysandu 7 4 11  
  Pará Paysandu 6 2 8  
  Amazonas (Brazilian state) Princesa do Solimões 1 1 2  
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Princesa do Solimões 1 2 3
Amapá Santos 0 2 2  
  Pará Paysandu 1 0 1  
  Pará Remo 0 0 0  
Pará Paragominas 1 2 3  
Pará Remo 2 4 6  
  Pará Remo (a) 1 2 3
  Amazonas (Brazilian state) Nacional 1 2 3  
Acre (state) Plácido de Castro 0 0 0
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Nacional 0 1 1  
  Pará Paysandu 2 1 3 (6)
  Federal District (Brazil) Brasília (p) 1 2 3 (7)
Federal District (Brazil) Brasília 0 2 2  
Mato Grosso do Sul CENE 0 0 0  
  Federal District (Brazil) Brasília 1 0 1
  Mato Grosso Cuiabá 0 0 0  
Espírito Santo Desportiva Ferroviária 0 1 1
Mato Grosso Cuiabá 0 2 2  
  Federal District (Brazil) Brasília 0 3 3
  Federal District (Brazil) Brasiliense 2 0 2  
Tocantins Interporto 0 0 0  
Federal District (Brazil) Brasiliense 2 2 4  
  Federal District (Brazil) Brasiliense 1 4 5
  Rondônia Vilhena 0 3 3  
Rondônia Vilhena 4 1 5
Mato Grosso Mixto 1 2 3  

Finals

Paysandu Pará 2–1 Federal District (Brazil) Brasília
Héverton  14'
Lima  53'		 Report Gilmar  8'
Attendance: 18,256
Referee: Wagner Reway
Brasília Federal District (Brazil) 2–1 Pará Paysandu
Gilmar  39' (pen.)
Alekito  54'		 Report Leandro Carvalho  84'
Penalties
Matheuzinho
Natan
Daniel
Rennan
Claudecir
Índio
Alekito
Fernando 		7–6 Augusto Recife
Yago Pikachu
João Paulo
Leandro Carvalho
Lima
Bruninho
Djalma
Heliton
Attendance: 51,701
Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Brasília won on penalties.

References

  1. ↑ Copa Verde will be played from February 12 to April 9, 2014 Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, 4 December 2013
  2. ↑ "Copa Verde é lançada pela CBF e dará vaga na Copa Sul-americana". Gazeta Esportiva. 28 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Caso Copa Verde: STJD pune Brasília, e Paysandu fica com título e vaga na Sul-Americana" (in Portuguese). Yahoo! Brasil. July 28, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Brasília consegue reverter decisão e é, novamente, campeã da Copa Verde" (in Portuguese). superesportes. August 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Pleno do STJD confirma Brasília campeão da Copa Verde 2014" (in Portuguese). globo.com. 27 November 2014.
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