2018 Copa Verde
{{ infobox football tournament season
| title = Copa Verde
| year = 2018
| country = Brazil
| dates = 21 January – 16 May
| num_teams = 18
| champions = {{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu (2nd title)
| runner-up = {{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Atlético Itapemirim
| matches = 34
| goals = 103
| top goal scorer = {{flagicon|BRA}} Cassiano
(9 goals)
| prevseason = 2017
| nextseason = 2019
}}
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 was set according to CBF ranking.{{cite web|url=https://www.futebolinterior.com.br/futebol/Copa-Verde/Unica/2017/noticias/2017-11/cbf-divulga-datas-e-tabela-da-copa-verde-2018|title=CBF divulga datas e tabela da Copa Verde 2018|publisher=Futebol Interior|date=22 November 2017}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbf.com.br/noticias/campeonato-copa-verde/paysandu-e-campeao-da-copa-verde-2018?ref=more#.Wv4TUkgvyM8|title=Paysandu é campeão da Copa Verde 2018|publisher=Confederação Brasileira de Futebol|date=16 May 2018}}
Qualified teams
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Association
!Team !Qualification method | ||
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rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|Acre}} Acre 1+1 berths | Atlético Acreano | 2017 Campeonato Acriano champions |
Rio Branco | 3rd best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified | |
rowspan="1" | {{flagicon|Amapá}} Amapá 1 berth | Santos | 2017 Campeonato Amapaense champions |
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|Amazonas}} Amazonas 1+1 berths | Manaus | 2017 Campeonato Amazonense champions |
Princesa do Solimões | 4th best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified | |
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|Distrito Federal}} Distrito Federal 2 berths | Brasiliense | 2017 Campeonato Brasiliense champions |
Ceilândia | 2017 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up | |
rowspan="1" | {{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Espírito Santo 1 berth | Atlético Itapemirim | 2017 Copa Espírito Santo champions |
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Mato Grosso 1+1 berths | Cuiabá | 2017 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions |
Luverdense | 1st best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified | |
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|Mato Grosso do Sul}} Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths | Corumbaense | 2017 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions |
Operário | 2017 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense 3rd place | |
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|Pará}} Pará 1+1 berths | Paysandu | 2017 Campeonato Paraense champions |
| Remo | 2nd best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified | |
rowspan="1" | {{flagicon|Rondônia}} Rondônia 1 berth | Real Ariquemes | 2017 Campeonato Rondoniense champions |
rowspan="1" | {{flagicon|Roraima}} Roraima 1 berth | São Raimundo | 2017 Campeonato Roraimense champions |
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|Tocantins}} Tocantins 2 berths | Interporto | 2017 Campeonato Tocantinense champions |
Sparta | 2017 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up |
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.{{cite web|url=https://conteudo.cbf.com.br/cdn/201806/20180606125334_290.pdf |title=COPA VERDE - TABELA DETALHADA / EDIÇÃO 2018 |publisher=CBF |language=Portuguese}}
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Stage
!First leg !Second leg |
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Preliminary round
|21 January 2018 |24 January 2018 |
Round of 16
|31 January and 7, 8 and 9 February 2018 |14, 15, 20 and 21 February 2018 |
Quarter-finals
|7 and 8 March 2018 |15, 17 and 18 March 2018 |
Semi-finals
|27 and 28 March 2018 |11 and 12 April 2018 |
Finals
|25 April 2018 |16 May 2018 |
Preliminary round
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Interporto|Tocantins|5–2|Princesa do Solimões|Amazonas|3–2|2–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|Corumbaense|Mato Grosso do Sul|3–2|Ceilândia|Distrito Federal|3–1|0–1}}
|}
Bracket
{{16TeamBracket|seeds=n|legs=2|aggregate=score|nowrap=y
| RD1= Round of 16
| RD2= Quarter-finals
| RD3= Semi-finals
| RD4= Finals
| RD1-team01= {{flagicon|Tocantins}} Sparta (p)
| RD1-score01-1=1
| RD1-score01-2=1
| RD1-score01-agg=2 (4)
| RD1-team02= {{flagicon|Rondônia}} Real Ariquemes
| RD1-score02-1=1
| RD1-score02-2=1
| RD1-score02-agg=2 (2)
| RD1-team03= {{flagicon|Mato Grosso do Sul}} Corumbaense
| RD1-score03-1=0
| RD1-score03-2=2
| RD1-score03-agg=2
| RD1-team04= {{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Luverdense
| RD1-score04-1=2
| RD1-score04-2=3
| RD1-score04-agg=5
| RD1-team05= {{flagicon|Mato Grosso do Sul}} Operário
| RD1-score05-1=1
| RD1-score05-2=0
| RD1-score05-agg=1
| RD1-team06= {{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Cuiabá
| RD1-score06-1=0
| RD1-score06-2=3
| RD1-score06-agg=3
| RD1-team07= {{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Atlético Itapemirim
| RD1-score07-1=2
| RD1-score07-2=3
| RD1-score07-agg=5
| RD1-team08= {{flagicon|Distrito Federal}} Brasiliense
| RD1-score08-1=1
| RD1-score08-2=2
| RD1-score08-agg=3
| RD1-team09= {{flagicon|Acre}} Atlético Acreano
| RD1-score09-1=3
| RD1-score09-2=1
| RD1-score09-agg=4
| RD1-team10= {{flagicon|Amapá}} Santos (a)
| RD1-score10-1=2
| RD1-score10-2=2
| RD1-score10-agg=4
| RD1-team11= {{flagicon|Tocantins}} Interporto
| RD1-score11-1=0
| RD1-score11-2=0
| RD1-score11-agg=0
| RD1-team12= {{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu
| RD1-score12-1=0
| RD1-score12-2=4
| RD1-score12-agg=4
| RD1-team13= {{flagicon|Amazonas}} Manaus
| RD1-score13-1=2
| RD1-score13-2=1
| RD1-score13-agg=3
| RD1-team14= {{flagicon|Pará}} Remo
| RD1-score14-1=0
| RD1-score14-2=1
| RD1-score14-agg=1
| RD1-team15= {{flagicon|Roraima}} São Raimundo
| RD1-score15-1=1
| RD1-score15-2=2
| RD1-score15-agg=3
| RD1-team16= {{flagicon|Acre}} Rio Branco
| RD1-score16-1=2
| RD1-score16-2=2
| RD1-score16-agg=4
| RD2-team01= {{flagicon|Tocantins}} Sparta
| RD2-score01-1=1
| RD2-score01-2=0
| RD2-score01-agg=1
| RD2-team02= {{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Luverdense
| RD2-score02-1=0
| RD2-score02-2=7
| RD2-score02-agg=7
| RD2-team03= {{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Cuiabá
| RD2-score03-1=2
| RD2-score03-2=1
| RD2-score03-agg=3
| RD2-team04= {{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Atlético Itapemirim
| RD2-score04-1=3
| RD2-score04-2=3
| RD2-score04-agg=6
| RD2-team05= {{flagicon|Amapá}} Santos
| RD2-score05-1=2
| RD2-score05-2=2
| RD2-score05-agg=4
| RD2-team06= {{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu
| RD2-score06-1=3
| RD2-score06-2=4
| RD2-score06-agg=7
| RD2-team07= {{flagicon|Amazonas}} Manaus (p)
| RD2-score07-1=1
| RD2-score07-2=1
| RD2-score07-agg=2 (4)
| RD2-team08= {{flagicon|Acre}} Rio Branco
| RD2-score08-1=1
| RD2-score08-2=1
| RD2-score08-agg=2 (2)
| RD3-team01= {{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Luverdense
| RD3-score01-1=0
| RD3-score01-2=1
| RD3-score01-agg=1
| RD3-team02= {{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Atlético Itapemirim
| RD3-score02-1=1
| RD3-score02-2=1
| RD3-score02-agg=2
| RD3-team03= {{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu
| RD3-score03-1=2
| RD3-score03-2=2
| RD3-score03-agg=4
| RD3-team04= {{flagicon|Amazonas}} Manaus
| RD3-score04-1=1
| RD3-score04-2=1
| RD3-score04-agg=2
| RD4-team01= {{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Atlético Itapemirim
| RD4-score01-1=0
| RD4-score01-2=1
| RD4-score01-agg=1
| RD4-team02= {{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu
| RD4-score02-1=2
| RD4-score02-2=1
| RD4-score02-agg=3
}}
Finals
{{main|2018 Copa Verde finals}}
{{Football box
| date = 25 April 2018
| team1 = Atlético Itapemirim {{flagicon|Espírito Santo}}
| score = 0–2
| report = [http://globoesporte.globo.com/es/futebol/copa-verde/jogo/25-04-2018/atletico-es-paysandu/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Cassiano {{goal|54||72}}
| stadium = Estádio Kléber Andrade, Cariacica
| attendance = 6,965
| referee = Rodolpho Toski Marques
}}
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{{Football box
| date = 16 May 2018
| team1 = Paysandu {{flagicon|Pará}}
| score = 1–1
| report = [http://globoesporte.globo.com/pa/futebol/copa-verde/jogo/16-05-2018/paysandu-atletico-es/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Atlético Itapemirim
| goals1 = Pedro Carmona {{goal|72}}
| goals2 = Eraldo {{goal|39}}
| stadium = Mangueirão, Belém
| attendance = 32,900
| referee = Anderson Daronco
}}
Paysandu won 3–1 on aggregate.
References
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{{2018 in Brazilian football}}
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