# 2016 Copa Verde

The 2016 Copa Verde was the third edition of the Copa Verde football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 18 clubs, Amazonas and Distrito Federal has two vacancies; Acre, Amapá, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins with one each. The others four berths was set according to CBF ranking.
In the finals, Paysandu defeated Gama 3–2 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the Round of 16 of the 2017 Copa do Brasil.

## Qualified teams

| Association | Team | Qualification method |
| Acre 1 berth | Rio Branco | 2015 Campeonato Acreano champions |
| Amapá 1 berth | Santos | 2015 Campeonato Amapaense champions |
| Amazonas 2 berths | Nacional | 2015 Campeonato Amazonense champions |
| Amazonas 2 berths | Fast Clube | 2015 Copa Amazonas champions |
| Distrito Federal 2 berths | Gama | 2015 Campeonato Brasiliense champions |
| Distrito Federal 2 berths | Brasília | 2015 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up |
| Espírito Santo 1 berth | Espírito Santo | 2015 Copa Espírito Santo champions |
| Goiás 1+1 berths | Aparecidense | 2015 Campeonato Goiano runners-up |
| Goiás 1+1 berths | Vila Nova | 3rd best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Mato Grosso 1+1 berths | Cuiabá | 2015 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions |
| Mato Grosso 1+1 berths | Luverdense | 2nd best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Mato Grosso do Sul 1 berth | Comercial | 2015 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions |
| Pará 1+2 berths | Remo | 2015 Campeonato Paraense champions |
| Pará 1+2 berths | Paysandu | 1st best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Pará 1+2 berths | Águia de Marabá | 4th best placed team in the 2016 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Rondônia 1 berth | Genus | 2015 Campeonato Rondoniense 2nd round champions |
| Roraima 1 berth | Náutico | 2015 Campeonato Roraimense champions |
| Tocantins 1 berth | Interporto | 2015 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up |

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.
| Stage | First leg | Second leg |
| Preliminary round | 6 and 18 February 2016 | 17 February and 3 March 2016 |
| Round of 16 | 9, 10 and 24 March 2016 | 16, 17 and 27 March 2016 |
| Quarter-finals | 23 and 24 March and 7 April 2016 | 6, 7, 13 and 14 April 2016 |
| Semi-finals | 20 April 2016 | 23 April 2016 |
| Finals | 3 May 2016 | 10 May 2016 |

## Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Fast Clube | 0–4 | Águia de Marabá | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Brasília | 1–2 | Vila Nova | 1–1 | 0–1 |

## Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Fast Clube | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paysandu | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paysandu | 1 | 3 | 4 | Paysandu | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rio Branco | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Genus | 2 | — | — | Rio Branco | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rio Branco | 1 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rio Branco | 1 | — | — | | | | | Paysandu | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Remo | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| Santos | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Remo | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| Nacional | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nacional | 3 | 4 | 7 | Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Remo | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Náutico | 1 | 0 | 1 | Remo | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Remo | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Remo | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Paysandu | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gama | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Comercial | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gama | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cuiabá | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cuiabá | 0 | 2 | 2 | Cuiabá | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Aparecidense | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Espírito Santo | 0 | 0 | 0 | Aparecidense | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Aparecidense | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aparecidense | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | Aparecidense | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Gama | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Vila Nova | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Gama | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Luverdense | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luverdense | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vila Nova | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Gama (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
| Interporto | 1 | 0 | 1 | Gama (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
| Gama | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Finals

Paysandu won 3–2 on aggregate.