2017 Copa Verde

2017 Copa Verde

Country	Brazil
Dates	29 January – 16 May
Teams	18
Champions	Luverdense (1st title)
Runners-up	Paysandu
Matches played	34
Goals scored	93 (2.74 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Careca (5 goals)
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The 2017 Copa Verde to be the 4th edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 18 clubs, Acre, Distrito Federal and Mato Grosso do Sul have two spots; Amapá, Amazonas, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins with one each. The others four berths will be set according to CBF ranking.^[1]

In the finals, Luverdense defeated Paysandu 4–2 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the Round of 16 of the 2018 Copa do Brasil.^[2]

Qualified teams

Association	Team	Qualification method
Acre 2 berths	Atlético Acreano	2016 Campeonato Acriano champions
	Galvez	2016 Campeonato Acriano 3rd place
Amapá 1 berth	Santos	2016 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas 1+1 berths	Fast Clube	2016 Campeonato Amazonense champions
	Nacional	63rd placed in 2017 CBF ranking
Distrito Federal 2 berths	Luziânia	2016 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
	Ceilândia	2016 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo 1 berth	Rio Branco	2016 Copa Espírito Santo champions
Mato Grosso 1+1 berths	Luverdense	2016 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
	Cuiabá	52nd placed in 2017 CBF ranking
Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths	Sete de Dourados	2016 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
	Operário	2016 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense 3rd place
Pará 1+2 berths	Paysandu	2016 Campeonato Paraense champions
	Remo	57th placed in 2017 CBF ranking
	Águia de Marabá	61st placed in 2017 CBF ranking
Rondônia 1 berth	Rondoniense	2016 Campeonato Rondoniense 2nd round champions
Roraima 1 berth	São Raimundo	2016 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins 1 berth	Tocantins	2016 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up

Preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Galvez	2–1	Nacional	1–1	1–0
Sete de Dourados	1–4	Ceilândia	1–1	0–3

Bracket

	First Round						Second Round						Semi-finals						Final
	Operário	1	0	1
	Luziânia	1	1	2
							Luziânia	3	2	5
							Rondoniense (a)	3	2	5
	Rondoniense (a)	0	1	1
	Cuiabá	0	1	1
													Rondoniense	1	1	2
												Luverdense	2	3	5
	Ceilândia	0	1	1
	Luverdense	1	3	4
							Luverdense	5	2	7
							Rio Branco	0	2	2
	Tocantins	0	2	2
	Rio Branco	2	5	7
																		Luverdense	3	1	4
																			Paysandu	1	1	2
	Atlético Acreano	1	0	1
	Remo	1	4	5
							Remo	2	0	2
							Santos	1	3	4
	Fast Clube	1	1	2
	Santos	0	4	4
													Santos	1	1	2
												Paysandu	1	3	4
	São Raimundo	1	0	1
	Águia de Marabá	0	3	3
							Águia de Marabá	1	0	1
							Paysandu	2	1	3
	Galvez	0	0	0
	Paysandu	0	2	2

Finals

May 4, 201720:30 UTC−3

Luverdense	3–1	Paysandu
Erik  11' Marcos Aurélio  42' Dalton  55'	Report	Daniel Sobralense  6'

Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá

Attendance: 1,853

Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio

May 16, 201720:00 UTC−3

Paysandu	1–1	Luverdense
Leandro Carvalho  4'	Report	Rafael Silva  78' (pen.)

Mangueirão, Belém

Attendance: 26,653

Referee: Rodrigo Batista Raposo

Luverdense won 4–2 on aggregate.

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