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

class="wikitable"
Association

!Team

!Qualification method

rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|Acre}} Acre
1+1 berths
Atlético Acreano2017 Campeonato Acriano champions
Rio Branco3rd best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
rowspan="1" | {{flagicon|Amapá}} Amapá
1 berth
Santos2017 Campeonato Amapaense champions
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|Amazonas}} Amazonas
1+1 berths
Manaus2017 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Princesa do Solimões4th best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|Distrito Federal}} Distrito Federal
2 berths
Brasiliense2017 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Ceilândia2017 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
rowspan="1" | {{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Espírito Santo
1 berth
Atlético Itapemirim2017 Copa Espírito Santo champions
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Mato Grosso
1+1 berths
Cuiabá2017 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Luverdense1st best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|Mato Grosso do Sul}} Mato Grosso do Sul
2 berths
Corumbaense2017 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Operário2017 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense 3rd place
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|Pará}} Pará
1+1 berths
Paysandu2017 Campeonato Paraense champions
| Remo2nd best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
rowspan="1" | {{flagicon|Rondônia}} Rondônia
1 berth
Real Ariquemes2017 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
rowspan="1" | {{flagicon|Roraima}} Roraima
1 berth
São Raimundo2017 Campeonato Roraimense champions
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|Tocantins}} Tocantins
2 berths
Interporto2017 Campeonato Tocantinense champions
Sparta2017 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

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

| time = 21:30 BRT (UTC−3)

| 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

| time = 21:30 BRT (UTC−3)

| 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.

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