# Copa Verde

The Copa Verde (English: 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).
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. 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). The competition was officially announced in September by the competitions director of the Brazilian Football Confederation.

## In the community

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.
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.

## List of champions

| Year | Finals | Finals | Finals | Losing semi-finalists | Losing semi-finalists | Losing semi-finalists |
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Losing semi-finalists | Losing semi-finalists | Losing semi-finalists |
| 2014 Details | Brasília | 1–2 2–1 Aggregate 3–3 (7–6 p) | Paysandu | Brasiliense and Remo | Brasiliense and Remo | Brasiliense and Remo |
| 2015 Details | Cuiabá | 1–4 5–1 Aggregate 6–5 | Remo | Luverdense and Paysandu | Luverdense and Paysandu | Luverdense and Paysandu |
| 2016 Details | Paysandu | 2–0 1–2 Aggregate 3–2 | Gama | Aparecidense and Remo | Aparecidense and Remo | Aparecidense and Remo |
| 2017 Details | Luverdense | 3–1 1–1 Aggregate 4–2 | Paysandu | Rondoniense and Santos | Rondoniense and Santos | Rondoniense and Santos |
| 2018 Details | Paysandu | 2–0 1–1 Aggregate 3–1 | Atlético Itapemirim | Luverdense and Manaus | Luverdense and Manaus | Luverdense and Manaus |
| 2019 Details | Cuiabá | 0–1 1–0 Aggregate 1–1 (5–4 p) | Paysandu | Goiás and Remo | Goiás and Remo | Goiás and Remo |
| 2020 Details | Brasiliense | 2–1 1–2 Aggregate 3–3 (5–4 p) | Remo | Manaus and Vila Nova | Manaus and Vila Nova | Manaus and Vila Nova |
| 2021 Details | Remo | 0–0 0–0 Aggregate 0–0 (4–2 p) | Vila Nova | Nova Mutum and Paysandu | Nova Mutum and Paysandu | Nova Mutum and Paysandu |
| 2022 Details | Paysandu | 0–0 1–1 Aggregate 1–1 (4–3 p) | Vila Nova | Brasiliense and São Raimundo | Brasiliense and São Raimundo | Brasiliense and São Raimundo |
| 2023 Details | Goiás | 2–0 2–1 Aggregate 4–1 | Paysandu | Cuiabá and Remo | Cuiabá and Remo | Cuiabá and Remo |
| 2024 Details | Paysandu | 6–0 4–0 Aggregate 10–0 | Vila Nova | Cuiabá and Remo | Cuiabá and Remo | Cuiabá and 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. Brasília appealed against this decision and obtained a suspension which reversed this decision temporarily. A final decision by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) declared Brasília as the champion.

## Records and statistics
### Finalists

| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
| Paysandu | 4 | 4 | 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024 | 2014, 2017, 2019, 2023 |
| Cuiabá | 2 | 0 | 2015, 2019 | — |
| Remo | 1 | 2 | 2021 | 2015, 2020 |
| Brasília | 1 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| Luverdense | 1 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| Brasiliense | 1 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| Goiás | 1 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| Vila Nova | 0 | 3 | — | 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Gama | 0 | 1 | — | 2016 |
| Atlético Itapemirim | 0 | 1 | — | 2018 |

### Performance by State

| State | Won | Runner-up |
| Pará | 5 | 6 |
| Mato Grosso | 3 | 0 |
| Distrito Federal | 2 | 1 |
| Goiás | 1 | 3 |
| Espírito Santo | 0 | 1 |

### Top scorers

| Year | Player (team) | Goals |
| 2014 | Lima (Paysandu) | 7 |
| 2015 | Raphael Luz (Cuiabá) | 8 |
| 2016 | Rafael Grampola (Gama) | 6 |
| 2017 | Careca (Rondoniense) | 5 |
| 2018 | Cassiano (Paysandu) | 9 |
| 2019 | Douglas Oliveira (Luverdense) | 5 |
| 2020 | Alan Mineiro (Vila Nova) Diego Rosa (Aparecidense) | 5 |
| 2021 | Neto Pessoa (Remo) | 9 |
| 2022 | Marlon (Paysandu) Yan Philippe (São Raimundo-AM) | 3 |
| 2023 | Wanderson (São Francisco-AC) | 4 |
| 2024 | Nicolas (Paysandu) | 6 |

### Winning managers

| Year | Manager | 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 |

### Winning captains

| Year | Captain | 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 |