Copa Verde

{{infobox football tournament

| name = Copa Verde

| image = 185px

| organiser = Brazilian Football Confederation

| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2014}}

| region = Brazil's North and Central-West plus Espírito Santo

| number of teams = 24

| qualifier for = Copa do Brasil (third round)

| current champions = {{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu (4th title)

| most successful club = {{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu
(4 titles)

| broadcasters =

| website = [https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/noticias/copa-verde Official website]

| current = {{CURRENTYEAR}} Copa Verde

}}

The Copa Verde ({{langx|en|Green Cup}}) is an annual regional knockout football competition in Brazil that started in 2014, and played by 24 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).{{cite news|title=CBF cria "Copa Verde" com times de 11 estados e que dá vaga na Sul-Americana|url=http://esporte.ig.com.br/futebol/2013-10-08/cbf-cria-copa-verde-com-times-de-11-estados-e-que-da-vaga-na-sul-americana.html|access-date=December 1, 2013|newspaper=iG|date=October 8, 2013|language=pt|archive-date=November 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112215511/http://esporte.ig.com.br/futebol/2013-10-08/cbf-cria-copa-verde-com-times-de-11-estados-e-que-da-vaga-na-sul-americana.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Copa Verde une 11 estados, do Amazonas ao Espírito Santo|url=http://trivela.uol.com.br/brasil/copa-verde-une-11-estados-do-amazonas-ao-espirito-santo|access-date=December 1, 2013|newspaper=Trivela|date=October 8, 2013|language=pt|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029215101/http://trivela.uol.com.br/brasil/copa-verde-une-11-estados-do-amazonas-ao-espirito-santo|url-status=dead}}

Initially, the champion of the tournament gained a place in the next year's Copa Sudamericana. With the changes implemented by CONMEBOL in 2016 causes a competition no longer qualify in Copa Sudamericana from edition.{{cite news|title=Conmebol mexe na Sul-Americana, e Brasil fica com menos vagas diretas|url=http://www.lance.com.br/libertadores/conmebol-mexe-sul-americana-brasil-fica-com-menos-vagas-diretas.html|access-date=November 29, 2016|newspaper=Lance|date=October 3, 2016|language=pt}} The champion will now have a spot in the third round of the Copa do Brasil of the following year. The cup is organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), with two-legged playoff games played from between the 24 participating teams.

History

The tournament was created with the purpose of making a version of the Copa do Nordeste for the Northern Region of Brazil, hence the name Verde, meaning green, is an allusion to the Amazon Rainforest. 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).{{cite news|title=Copa Verde com custeio da CBF poderá se tornar realidade com 2 clubes de MT|url=http://futebolmatogrossense.com.br/2013/07/copa-verde-com-custeio-da-cbf-podera-se-tornar-realidade-com-2-clubes-de-mt|access-date=December 1, 2013|newspaper=Futebol Matogrossense|date=July 27, 2013|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205174512/http://futebolmatogrossense.com.br/2013/07/copa-verde-com-custeio-da-cbf-podera-se-tornar-realidade-com-2-clubes-de-mt/|archive-date=December 5, 2013|url-status=dead}} The competition was officially announced in September by the competitions director of the Brazilian Football Confederation.{{cite news|title=Dirigente da CBF confirma Copa Verde em janeiro e fevereiro de 2014|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/ac/noticia/2013/09/dirigente-da-cbf-confirma-copa-verde-em-janeiro-e-fevereiro-de-2014.html|access-date=December 1, 2013|newspaper=Globo Esporte|date=September 26, 2013|language=pt}}

In the community

File:Maquina Copa Verde.jpg machine which allows fans to exchange plastic bottles or aluminum cans for tickets{{Cite web |title=Copa Verde: troca sustentável de ingressos |url=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/noticias/copa-verde/copa-verde-troca-sustentavel-de-ingressos |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=Confederação Brasileira de Futebol |language=pt-BR}}]]

Since its creation in 2014, Copa Verde has been committed to sustainable practices and the preservation of the environment. With the legacy of respect for nature already consolidated and a growing reach throughout its editions, it has earned the certificate of Brazil's first Zero Carbon competition. With the trophies made of certified wood, the Brazilian Football Confederation, through its sustainability policy, has already promoted educational contests, tree planting, the use of certified paper, and the exchange of PET bottles for tickets as some of its actions on behalf of the environment.{{cite news|title=SP e CBF assinam protocolo para compensar carbono da Copa Verde|url=https://www.infraestruturameioambiente.sp.gov.br/2016/05/sp-e-cbf-assinam-protocolo-para-compensar-carbono-da-copa-verde/|access-date=23 November 2021|newspaper=Secretaria de Infraestrutura e Meio Ambiente do Estado de São Paulo|date=9 May 2016|language=pt}}

Besides the concern with flora, Copa Verde also looks carefully at the species that make up the Brazilian fauna. Since the 2020 edition, the jaguar and the hyacinth macaw have been printed on the clubs' shirts with special patches. The initiative aims to alert and pay tribute to these two endangered species in the Amazon and Pantanal wetlands, respectively.{{cite news|title=Com viés sustentável, Copa Verde 2021 promove ações de preservação ao meio ambiente|url=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/noticias/copa-verde/com-vies-sustentavel-copa-verde-2021-promove-acoes-de-preservacao-ao|access-date=23 November 2021|newspaper=CBF|date=22 November 2021|language=pt}}

List of champions

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan=2 width=50\|Year !colspan=3\|Finals !colspan=3 rowspan=2 width=200\|Losing semi-finalists¹
width=150\|Winners !width=100\|Score !width=150\|Runners-up
2014 Details \|{{flagicon\|Distrito Federal}} Brasília \|1–2 2–1 Aggregate 3–3 (7–6 p)² \|{{flagicon\|Pará}} Paysandu \| colspan="3" \|{{flagicon\|Distrito Federal}} Brasiliense and {{flagicon\|Pará}} Remo
2015 Details \|{{flagicon\|Mato Grosso}} Cuiabá \|1–4 5–1 Aggregate 6–5 \|{{flagicon\|Pará}} Remo \| colspan="3" \|{{flagicon\|Mato Grosso}} Luverdense and {{flagicon\|Pará}} Paysandu
2016 Details \|{{flagicon\|Pará}} Paysandu \|2–0 1–2 Aggregate 3–2 \|{{flagicon\|Distrito Federal}} Gama \| colspan="3" \|{{flagicon\|Goiás}} Aparecidense and {{flagicon\|Pará}} Remo
2017 Details \|{{flagicon\|Mato Grosso}} Luverdense \|3–1 1–1 Aggregate 4–2 \|{{flagicon\|Pará}} Paysandu \| colspan="3" \|{{flagicon\|Rondônia}} Rondoniense and {{flagicon\|Amapá}} Santos
2018 Details \|{{flagicon\|Pará}} Paysandu \|2–0 1–1 Aggregate 3–1 \|{{flagicon\|Espírito Santo}} Atlético Itapemirim \| colspan="3" \|{{flagicon\|Mato Grosso}} Luverdense and {{flagicon\|Amazonas}} Manaus
2019 Details \|{{flagicon\|Mato Grosso}} Cuiabá \|0–1 1–0 Aggregate 1–1 (5–4 p) \|{{flagicon\|Pará}} Paysandu \| colspan="3" \|{{flagicon\|Goiás}} Goiás and {{flagicon\|Pará}} Remo
2020 Details \|{{flagicon\|Distrito Federal}} Brasiliense \|2–1 1–2 Aggregate 3–3 (5–4 p) \|{{flagicon\|Pará}} Remo \| colspan="3" \|{{flagicon\|Amazonas}} Manaus and {{flagicon\|Goiás}} Vila Nova
2021 Details \|{{flagicon\|Pará}} Remo \|0–0 0–0 Aggregate 0–0 (4–2 p) \|{{flagicon\|Goiás}} Vila Nova \| colspan="3" \|{{flagicon\|Mato Grosso}} Nova Mutum and {{flagicon\|Pará}} Paysandu
2022 Details \|{{flagicon\|Pará}} Paysandu \|0–0 1–1 Aggregate 1–1 (4–3 p) \|{{flagicon\|Goiás}} Vila Nova \| colspan="3" \|{{flagicon\|Distrito Federal}} Brasiliense and {{flagicon\|Amazonas}} São Raimundo
2023 Details \|{{flagicon\|Goiás}} Goiás \|2–0 2–1 Aggregate 4–1 \|{{flagicon\|Pará}} Paysandu \| colspan="3" \|{{flagicon\|Mato Grosso}} Cuiabá and {{flagicon\|Pará}} Remo
2024 Details \|{{flagicon\|Pará}} Paysandu \|6–0 4–0 Aggregate 10–0 \|{{flagicon\|Goiás}} Vila Nova \| colspan="3" \|{{flagicon\|Mato Grosso}} Cuiabá and {{flagicon\|Pará}} Remo

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

rowspan=2 width=50|Year

!colspan=3|Finals

!colspan=3 rowspan=2 width=200|Losing semi-finalists¹

width=150|Winners

!width=100|Score

!width=150|Runners-up

2014
Details

|{{flagicon|Distrito Federal}}
Brasília

|1–2
2–1
Aggregate
3–3 (7–6 p)²

|{{flagicon|Pará}}
Paysandu

| colspan="3" |{{flagicon|Distrito Federal}} Brasiliense and {{flagicon|Pará}} Remo

2015
Details

|{{flagicon|Mato Grosso}}
Cuiabá

|1–4
5–1
Aggregate
6–5

|{{flagicon|Pará}}
Remo

| colspan="3" |{{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Luverdense and {{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu

2016
Details

|{{flagicon|Pará}}
Paysandu

|2–0
1–2
Aggregate
3–2

|{{flagicon|Distrito Federal}}
Gama

| colspan="3" |{{flagicon|Goiás}} Aparecidense and {{flagicon|Pará}} Remo

2017
Details

|{{flagicon|Mato Grosso}}
Luverdense

|3–1
1–1
Aggregate
4–2

|{{flagicon|Pará}}
Paysandu

| colspan="3" |{{flagicon|Rondônia}} Rondoniense and {{flagicon|Amapá}} Santos

2018
Details

|{{flagicon|Pará}}
Paysandu

|2–0
1–1
Aggregate
3–1

|{{flagicon|Espírito Santo}}
Atlético Itapemirim

| colspan="3" |{{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Luverdense and {{flagicon|Amazonas}} Manaus

2019
Details

|{{flagicon|Mato Grosso}}
Cuiabá

|0–1
1–0
Aggregate
1–1 (5–4 p)

|{{flagicon|Pará}}
Paysandu

| colspan="3" |{{flagicon|Goiás}} Goiás and {{flagicon|Pará}} Remo

2020
Details

|{{flagicon|Distrito Federal}}
Brasiliense

|2–1
1–2
Aggregate
3–3 (5–4 p)

|{{flagicon|Pará}}
Remo

| colspan="3" |{{flagicon|Amazonas}} Manaus and {{flagicon|Goiás}} Vila Nova

2021
Details

|{{flagicon|Pará}}
Remo

|0–0
0–0
Aggregate
0–0 (4–2 p)

|{{flagicon|Goiás}}
Vila Nova

| colspan="3" |{{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Nova Mutum and {{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu

2022
Details

|{{flagicon|Pará}}
Paysandu

|0–0
1–1
Aggregate
1–1 (4–3 p)

|{{flagicon|Goiás}}
Vila Nova

| colspan="3" |{{flagicon|Distrito Federal}} Brasiliense and {{flagicon|Amazonas}} São Raimundo

2023
Details

|{{flagicon|Goiás}}
Goiás

|2–0
2–1
Aggregate
4–1

|{{flagicon|Pará}}
Paysandu

| colspan="3" |{{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Cuiabá and {{flagicon|Pará}} Remo

2024
Details

|{{flagicon|Pará}}
Paysandu

|6–0
4–0
Aggregate
10–0

|{{flagicon|Goiás}}
Vila Nova

| colspan="3" |{{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Cuiabá and {{flagicon|Pará}} Remo

Note 1: Losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

Note 2: On July 28, 2014, the 2014 Copa Verde title was awarded to Paysandu, due to irregularities on the squad of Brasília.{{cite web|url=https://br.esporteinterativo.yahoo.com/noticias/caso-copa-verde--justi%C3%A7a-pune-bras%C3%ADlia-e-paysandu-fica-com-t%C3%ADtulo-e-vaga-na-sul-americana-223023747.html|title=Caso Copa Verde: STJD pune Brasília, e Paysandu fica com título e vaga na Sul-Americana|language=pt|publisher=Yahoo! Brasil|date=July 28, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085818/https://br.esporteinterativo.yahoo.com/noticias/caso-copa-verde--justi%C3%A7a-pune-bras%C3%ADlia-e-paysandu-fica-com-t%C3%ADtulo-e-vaga-na-sul-americana-223023747.html|archive-date=August 19, 2014|df=mdy-all}} Brasília appealed against this decision and obtained a suspension which reversed this decision temporarily.{{cite web|url=http://www.mg.superesportes.com.br/app/noticias/futebol/futebol-nacional/1,168,19,89/2014/08/02/noticia_futebol_nacional,57119/brasilia-consegue-reverter-decisao-e-e-novamente-campea-da-copa-verde.shtml|title=Brasília consegue reverter decisão e é, novamente, campeã da Copa Verde|language=pt|publisher=superesportes|date=August 2, 2014}} A final decision by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) declared Brasília as the champion.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/pa/noticia/2014/11/pleno-do-stjd-confirma-brasilia-campeao-da-copa-verde.html|title=Pleno do STJD confirma Brasília campeão da Copa Verde 2014|language=pt|publisher=globo.com|date=27 November 2014}}

Records and statistics

=Finalists=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%"
class="unsortable"\|Club !width=66\|Winners !Runners-up !class="unsortable"\|Years won !class="unsortable"\|Years runner-up
{{flagicon\|Pará}} Paysandu \|align=center\|4 \|align=center\|4 \|2016, 2018, 2022, 2024 \|2014, 2017, 2019, 2023
{{flagicon\|Mato Grosso}} Cuiabá \|align=center\|2 \|align=center\|0 \|2015, 2019 \|align=center\|—
{{flagicon\|Pará}} Remo \|align=center\|1 \|align=center\|2 \|2021 \|2015, 2020
{{flagicon\|Distrito Federal}} Brasília \|align=center\|1 \|align=center\|0 \|2014 \|align=center\|—
{{flagicon\|Mato Grosso}} Luverdense \|align=center\|1 \|align=center\|0 \|2017 \|align=center\|—
{{flagicon\|Distrito Federal}} Brasiliense \|align=center\|1 \|align=center\|0 \|2020 \|align=center\|—
{{flagicon\|Goiás}} Goiás \|align=center\|1 \|align=center\|0 \|2023 \|align=center\|—
{{flagicon\|Goiás}} Vila Nova \|align=center\|0 \|align=center\|3 \|align=center\|— \|2021, 2022, 2024
{{flagicon\|Distrito Federal}} Gama \|align=center\|0 \|align=center\|1 \|align=center\|— \|2016
{{flagicon\|Espírito Santo}} Atlético Itapemirim \|align=center\|0 \|align=center\|1 \|align=center\|— \|2018

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%"

class="unsortable"|Club

!width=66|Winners

!Runners-up

!class="unsortable"|Years won

!class="unsortable"|Years runner-up

{{flagicon|Pará}} Paysandu

|align=center|4

|2016, 2018, 2022, 2024

|2014, 2017, 2019, 2023

{{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Cuiabá

|align=center|2

|align=center|0

|2015, 2019

|align=center|—

{{flagicon|Pará}} Remo

|align=center|1

|align=center|2

|2021

|2015, 2020

{{flagicon|Distrito Federal}} Brasília

|align=center|1

|align=center|0

|2014

|align=center|—

{{flagicon|Mato Grosso}} Luverdense

|align=center|1

|align=center|0

|2017

|align=center|—

{{flagicon|Distrito Federal}} Brasiliense

|align=center|1

|align=center|0

|2020

|align=center|—

{{flagicon|Goiás}} Goiás

|align=center|1

|align=center|0

|2023

|align=center|—

{{flagicon|Goiás}} Vila Nova

|align=center|0

|align=center|3

|align=center|—

|2021, 2022, 2024

{{flagicon|Distrito Federal}} Gama

|align=center|0

|align=center|1

|align=center|—

|2016

{{flagicon|Espírito Santo}} Atlético Itapemirim

|align=center|0

|align=center|1

|align=center|—

|2018

=Performance by State=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
class="unsortable" scope=col\|State !scope=col width=66\|Won !scope=col\|Runner-up
{{flag\|Pará}} \|align=center\|5 \|align=center\|6
{{flag\|Mato Grosso}} \|align=center\|3 \|align=center\|0
{{flag\|Distrito Federal}} \|align=center\|2 \|align=center\|1
{{flag\|Goiás}} \|align=center\|1 \|align=center\|3
{{flag\|Espírito Santo}} \|align=center\|0 \|align=center\|1

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

class="unsortable" scope=col|State

!scope=col width=66|Won

!scope=col|Runner-up

|align=center|5

|align=center|6

|align=center|3

|align=center|0

|align=center|2

|align=center|1

|align=center|3

|align=center|0

|align=center|1

=Top scorers=

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Player (team)

!Goals

2014

|Lima {{small|(Paysandu)}}

|align="center"|7

2015

|Raphael Luz {{small|(Cuiabá)}}

|align="center"|8

2016

|Rafael Grampola {{small|(Gama)}}

|align="center"|6

2017

|Careca {{small|(Rondoniense)}}

|align="center"|5

2018

|Cassiano {{small|(Paysandu)}}

|align="center"|9

2019

|Douglas Oliveira {{small|(Luverdense)}}

|align="center"|5

2020

|Alan Mineiro {{small|(Vila Nova)}}
Diego Rosa {{small|(Aparecidense)}}

|align="center"|5

2021

|Neto Pessoa {{small|(Remo)}}

|align="center"|9

2022

|Marlon {{small|(Paysandu)}}
Yan Philippe {{small|(São Raimundo-AM)}}

|align="center"|3

2023

|Wanderson {{small|(São Francisco-AC)}}

|align="center"|4

2024

|Nicolas {{small|(Paysandu)}}

|align="center"|6

=Winning managers=

class="wikitable" margin-left:1em;"
style="width:50px"\|Year !style="width:180px"\|Manager !style="width:150px"\|Club
2014 \|Luís Carlos Carioca \|Brasília
2015 \|Fernando Marchiori \|Cuiabá
2016 \|Dado Cavalcanti \|Paysandu
2017 \|Júnior Rocha \|Luverdense
2018 \|Dado Cavalcanti \|Paysandu
2019 \|Marcelo Chamusca \|Cuiabá
2020 \|Vilson Tadei \|Brasiliense
2021 \|Eduardo Baptista \|Remo
2022 \|Márcio Fernandes \|Paysandu
2023 \|Emerson Ávila \|Goiás
2024 \|Hélio dos Anjos \|Paysandu

class="wikitable" margin-left:1em;"

style="width:50px"|Year

!style="width:180px"|Manager

!style="width:150px"|Club

2014

|Luís Carlos Carioca

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

=Winning captains=

class="wikitable" margin-left:1em;"
style="width:50px"\|Year !style="width:180px"\|Captain !style="width:150px"\|Club
2014 \|Pedro Ayub \|Brasília
2015 \|Bogé \|Cuiabá
2016 \|Augusto Recife \|Paysandu
2017 \|Paulinho \|Luverdense
2018 \|Diego Ivo \|Paysandu
2019 \|Anderson Conceição \|Cuiabá
2020 \|Zotti \|Brasiliense
2021 \|Vinícius \|Remo
2022 \|Genílson \|Paysandu
2023 \|Lucas Halter \|Goiás
2024 \|Nicolas \|Paysandu

class="wikitable" margin-left:1em;"

style="width:50px"|Year

!style="width:180px"|Captain

!style="width:150px"|Club

2014

|Pedro Ayub

|Brasília

2015

|Bogé

|Cuiabá

2016

|Augusto Recife