2018 Copa Verde

2018 Copa Verde
Country  Brazil
Dates 21 January – 16 May
Teams 18
Champions Pará Paysandu (2nd title)
Runners-up Espírito Santo Atlético Itapemirim
Matches played 34
Goals scored 103 (3.03 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Brazil Cassiano
(9 goals)
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The 2018 Copa Verde was the fifth edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 18 clubs, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul and Tocantins has two vacancies; Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia and Roraima with one each. The others four berths will be set according to CBF ranking.[1]

In the finals, Paysandu defeated Atlético Itapemirim 3–1 on aggregate to win their second title and a place in the Round of 16 of the 2019 Copa do Brasil.[2]

Qualified teams

Association Team Qualification method
Acre (state) Acre
1+1 berths		Atlético Acreano2017 Campeonato Acriano champions
Rio Branco67th placed in 2018 CBF ranking
Amapá Amapá
1 berth		Santos2017 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas
1+1 berths		Manaus2017 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Princesa do Solimões78th placed in 2018 CBF ranking
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal
2 berths		Brasiliense2017 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Ceilândia2017 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo
1 berth		Atlético Itapemirim2017 Copa Espírito Santo champions
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso
1+1 berths		Cuiabá2017 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Luverdense35th placed in 2018 CBF ranking
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul
2 berths		Corumbaense2017 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Operário2017 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense 3rd place
Pará Pará
1+1 berths		Paysandu2017 Campeonato Paraense champions
Remo57th placed in 2018 CBF ranking
Rondônia Rondônia
1 berth		Real Ariquemes2017 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima Roraima
1 berth		São Raimundo2017 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins Tocantins
2 berths		Interporto2017 Campeonato Tocantinense champions
Sparta2017 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Interporto Tocantins 5–2 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Princesa do Solimões 3–2 2–0
Corumbaense Mato Grosso do Sul 3–2 Federal District (Brazil) Ceilândia 3–1 0–1

Bracket

  First Round Second Round Semi-finals Final
                                             
Tocantins Sparta (p) 1 1 2 (4)  
Rondônia Real Ariquemes 1 1 2 (2)  
  Tocantins Sparta 1 0 1  
  Mato Grosso Luverdense 0 7 7  
Mato Grosso do Sul Corumbaense 0 2 2
Mato Grosso Luverdense 2 3 5  
  Mato Grosso Luverdense 0 1 1  
  Espírito Santo Atlético Itapemirim 1 1 2  
Mato Grosso do Sul Operário 1 0 1  
Mato Grosso Cuiabá 0 3 3  
  Mato Grosso Cuiabá 2 1 3
  Espírito Santo Atlético Itapemirim 3 3 6  
Espírito Santo Atlético Itapemirim 2 3 5
Federal District (Brazil) Brasiliense 1 2 3  
  Espírito Santo Atlético Itapemirim 0 1 1
  Pará Paysandu 2 1 3
Acre (state) Atlético Acreano 3 1 4  
Amapá Santos (a) 2 2 4  
  Amapá Santos 2 2 4
  Pará Paysandu 3 4 7  
Tocantins Interporto 0 0 0
Pará Paysandu 0 4 4  
  Pará Paysandu 2 2 4
  Amazonas (Brazilian state) Manaus 1 1 2  
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Manaus 2 1 3  
Pará Remo 0 1 1  
  Amazonas (Brazilian state) Manaus (p) 1 1 2 (4)
  Acre (state) Rio Branco 1 1 2 (2)  
Roraima São Raimundo 1 2 3
Acre (state) Rio Branco 2 2 4  

Finals

Atlético Itapemirim Espírito Santo 0–2 Pará Paysandu
Report Cassiano  54', 72'
Attendance: 6,965
Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques
Paysandu Pará 1–1 Espírito Santo Atlético Itapemirim
Pedro Carmona  72' Report Eraldo  39'
Attendance: 32,900
Referee: Anderson Daronco

Paysandu won 3–1 on aggregate.

References

  1. ↑ "CBF divulga datas e tabela da Copa Verde 2018". Futebol Interior. 22 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Paysandu é campeão da Copa Verde 2018". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 16 May 2018.
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