2015 Copa Verde
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | Brazil |
Dates | 8 February – 7 May |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cuiabá (1st title) |
Runner-up | Remo |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 30 |
Goals scored | 74 (2.47 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Raphael Luz (8 goals) |
The 2015 Copa Verde was the second edition of a football competition held in Brazil, featuring 16 clubs. Pará has three clubs; Amazonas, Distrito Federal, and Mato Grosso have two each; and Acre, Amapá, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins each have one.[1]
In the finals, Mato Grosso's team Cuiabá defeated Pará's team Remo 6–5 on aggregate to win their first title and earn the right to play in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.[2]
Qualified teams
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[3]
Stage | First leg | Second leg |
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First stage | 8 February 2015 | 21 and 22 February 2015 |
Second stage | 7, 8 and 9 March 2015 | 21 and 22 March 2015 |
Semi-finals | 4 and 5 April 2015 | 16 and 18 April 2015 |
Finals | 30 April 2015 | 7 May 2015 |
Bracket
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Finals
Remo | 4–1 | Cuiabá |
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Rafael Paty 21' (pen.), 43' Ratinho 32' Warian Santos 87' |
Report | Kaique 23' |
Cuiabá | 5–1 | Remo |
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Raphael Luz 24' (pen.), 33', 49' (pen.) Nino Guerreiro 41', 80' |
Report | Val Barreto 73' |
Cuiabá won 6–5 on aggregate.
References
- ^ "Lançamento Copa Verde 2015 é realizado no auditório da sede da CBF". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 27 January 2015.
- ^ "Cuiabá reverte vantagem, faz 5 a 1 sobre o Remo e é campeão da Copa Verde". UOL. 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição / Copa Verde 2015" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.