2014 Copa Verde

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]

2014 Copa Verde
Country Brazil
Dates11 February – 21 April
Teams16
Champions Brasília (1st title)
Runners-up Paysandu
Matches played30
Goals scored82 (2.73 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Lima
(7 goals)
2015 →

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

Bracket
  First stage Second stage Semi-finals Finals
                                             
Náutico 2 0 2  
Paysandu 7 4 11  
  Paysandu 6 2 8  
  Princesa do Solimões 1 1 2  
Princesa do Solimões 1 2 3
Santos 0 2 2  
  Paysandu 1 0 1  
  Remo 0 0 0  
Paragominas 1 2 3  
Remo 2 4 6  
  Remo (a) 1 2 3
  Nacional 1 2 3  
Plácido de Castro 0 0 0
Nacional 0 1 1  
  Paysandu 2 1 3 (6)
  Brasília (p) 1 2 3 (7)
Brasília 0 2 2  
CENE 0 0 0  
  Brasília 1 0 1
  Cuiabá 0 0 0  
Desportiva Ferroviária 0 1 1
Cuiabá 0 2 2  
  Brasília 0 3 3
  Brasiliense 2 0 2  
Interporto 0 0 0  
Brasiliense 2 2 4  
  Brasiliense 1 4 5
  Vilhena 0 3 3  
Vilhena 4 1 5
Mixto 1 2 3  

Finals
Main article: 2014 Copa Verde Finals
Paysandu 2–1 Brasília
Héverton  14'
Lima  53'		 Report Gilmar  8'
Mangueirão, Belém
Attendance: 18,256
Referee: Wagner Reway
Brasília 2–1 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 Archived December 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine 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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