Copa Verde
| File:Copa Verde logo.png | |
| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Region | Brazil |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Current champions |  Cuiabá (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Brasília Cuiabá (1 title each) |
| Television broadcasters | TV Esporte Interativo |
| Website | Official website |
 2016 Copa Verde | |
The Copa Verde (English: Green Cup) is an annual knockout football annual regional competition that started in 2014 and played by 16 teams from the North and Central-West regions, plus Espírito Santo (Espírito Santo state was included because they competed in the old Copa Centro Oeste). The winner will compete in the next year's Copa Sudamericana.[1][2] The cup will be organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), adopting the same format as the Copa do Brasil, with two-legged playoff games played from February to May between the 18 participating teams.[2]
History
The tournament was created with the purpose of making a North Region version of the Copa do Nordeste, hence the name Verde, meaning green, is an allusion to the Amazon Forest.[1] The competition was expanded to include clubs from the Central-West Region and from Espírito Santo state (as the state competed in the defunct Copa Centro-Oeste).[3] The competition was officially announced in September by the competitions director of the Brazilian Football Confederation.[4]
Initially the state of Goiás did not participate in the competition. They only entered the competition in 2016, increasing from 16 to 18 the number of participating teams.[5]
Costs
The Brazilian Sports Ministry and the television channel TV Esporte Interativo, who will broadcast the cup, will pay the traveling costs for the participating clubs.[1][2]
List of champions
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Attendance | Losing semi-finalists1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Brasília
|
1–2 |  Paysandu
|
Estádio Olímpico do Pará, Belém | 18,256 | Brasiliense and Remo
|
| Brasília
|
2–1 | Paysandu
|
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília | 51,701 | ||
| 3–3 on aggregate; Brasília won 7–6 in a penalty shootout.2 | ||||||
| 2015 | Cuiabá
|
1–4 | Remo
|
Estádio Olímpico do Pará, Belém | 34,973 | Luverdense and Paysandu
|
| Cuiabá
|
5–1 | Remo
|
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá | — | ||
| Cuiabá won 6–5 on aggregate. | ||||||
| 2016 | Estádio Olímpico do Pará, Belém |  Aparecidense and Remo
| ||||
| Estádio Walmir Campelo Bezerra, Gama | ||||||
References
- ^ a b c "CBF cria "Copa Verde" com times de 11 estados e que dá vaga na Sul-Americana". iG (in Portuguese). October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Copa Verde une 11 estados, do Amazonas ao Espírito Santo". Trivela (in Portuguese). October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Copa Verde com custeio da CBF poderá se tornar realidade com 2 clubes de MT". Futebol Matogrossense (in Portuguese). July 27, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Dirigente da CBF confirma Copa Verde em janeiro e fevereiro de 2014". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). September 26, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Com GO e outras mudanças, CBF divulga tabela da Copa Verde 2016". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Caso Copa Verde: STJD pune Brasília, e Paysandu fica com título e vaga na Sul-Americana" (in Portuguese). Yahoo! Brasil. July 28, 2014.
- ^ "Brasília consegue reverter decisão e é, novamente, campeã da Copa Verde" (in Portuguese). superesportes. August 2, 2014.
- ^ "Pleno do STJD confirma Brasília campeão da Copa Verde 2014" (in Portuguese). globo.com. November 27, 2014.
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