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| Organiser(s) | Brazilian Football Confederation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 (2014) |
| Region | Brazil's North and Central-West plus Espírito Santo |
| Teams | 2 |
| Related competitions | Copa Centro-Oeste (qualifier) Copa Norte (qualifier) |
| Current champions |  Paysandu (6th title) |
| Most championships | Paysandu (6 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
 2026 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).12
Initially, the champion of the tournament gained a place in the next year's Copa Sudamericana. With the changes implemented by CONMEBOL in 2016, the winners no longer qualify for the Copa Sudamericana.3 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.2
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.1 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).4 The competition was officially announced in September by the competitions director of the Brazilian Football Confederation.5
From 2026 onwards, the Copa Verde will be played in a supercup format between the winners of the Copa Centro-Oeste and the Copa Norte.6
List of champions
Tournament era
| Year | Finals | Losing semi-finalists1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Score | Runners-up | ||||
| 2014 Details |
 Brasília |
1–2 2–1 Aggregate 3–3 (7–6 p)2 |
Paysandu |
Brasiliense and Remo
| ||
| 2015 Details |
 Cuiabá |
1–4 5–1 Aggregate 6–5 |
Remo |
Luverdense and Paysandu
| ||
| 2016 Details |
Paysandu |
2–0 1–2 Aggregate 3–2 |
Gama |
 Aparecidense and Remo
| ||
| 2017 Details |
Luverdense |
3–1 1–1 Aggregate 4–2 |
Paysandu |
 Rondoniense and  Santos
| ||
| 2018 Details |
Paysandu |
2–0 1–1 Aggregate 3–1 |
 Atlético Itapemirim |
Luverdense and  Manaus
| ||
| 2019 Details |
Cuiabá |
0–1 1–0 Aggregate 1–1 (5–4 p) |
Paysandu |
Goiás and Remo
| ||
| 2020 Details |
Brasiliense |
2–1 1–2 Aggregate 3–3 (5–4 p) |
Remo |
Manaus and Vila Nova
| ||
| 2021 Details |
Remo |
0–0 0–0 Aggregate 0–0 (4–2 p) |
Vila Nova |
Nova Mutum and Paysandu
| ||
| 2022 Details |
Paysandu |
0–0 1–1 Aggregate 1–1 (4–3 p) |
Vila Nova |
Brasiliense and São Raimundo
| ||
| 2023 Details |
Goiás |
2–0 2–1 Aggregate 4–1 |
Paysandu |
Cuiabá and Remo
| ||
| 2024 Details |
Paysandu |
6–0 4–0 Aggregate 10–0 |
Vila Nova |
Cuiabá and Remo
| ||
| 2025 Details |
Paysandu |
0–0 1–1 Aggregate 1–1 (5–4 p) |
Goiás |
Brasiliense and  São Raimundo
| ||
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.7 Brasília appealed against this decision and obtained a suspension which reversed this decision temporarily.8 A final decision by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) declared Brasília as the champion.9
Supercup era
| Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Score | Runners-up | |
| 2026 | Paysandu |
1–3 4–0 Aggregate 5–3 |
Anápolis |
Records and statistics
Finalists
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paysandu
|
6 | 4 | 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026 | 2014, 2017, 2019, 2023 |
| Cuiabá
|
2 | 0 | 2015, 2019 | — |
| Remo
|
1 | 2 | 2021 | 2015, 2020 |
| Goiás
|
1 | 1 | 2023 | 2025 |
| Brasília
|
1 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| Luverdense
|
1 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| Brasiliense
|
1 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| Vila Nova
|
0 | 3 | — | 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Gama
|
0 | 1 | — | 2016 |
| Atlético Itapemirim
|
0 | 1 | — | 2018 |
| Anápolis
|
0 | 1 | — | 2026 |
Performance by State
| State | Won | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Pará
|
7 | 6 |
| Mato Grosso
|
3 | 0 |
| Distrito Federal
|
2 | 1 |
| Goiás
|
1 | 5 |
| 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 |
| 2025 | Rossi (Paysandu) | 4 |
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 |
| 2025 | Luizinho Lopes | Paysandu |
| 2026 | Júnior Rocha | Paysandu |
References
References
- "CBF cria "Copa Verde" com times de 11 estados e que dá vaga na Sul-Americana". iG (in Portuguese). October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- "Copa Verde une 11 estados, do Amazonas ao Espírito Santo". Trivela (in Portuguese). October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- "Conmebol mexe na Sul-Americana, e Brasil fica com menos vagas diretas". Lance (in Portuguese). October 3, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- "Copa Verde com custeio da CBF poderá se tornar realidade com 2 clubes de MT". Futebol Matogrossense (in Portuguese). July 27, 2013. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- "Dirigente da CBF confirma Copa Verde em janeiro e fevereiro de 2014". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). September 26, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- "Copa Verde vira "supercopa" da Copa Norte e da Copa Centro-Oeste; entenda". Band (in Portuguese). October 1, 2025.
- "Caso Copa Verde: STJD pune Brasília, e Paysandu fica com título e vaga na Sul-Americana" (in Portuguese). Yahoo! Brasil. July 28, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014.
- "Brasília consegue reverter decisão e é, novamente, campeã da Copa Verde" (in Portuguese). superesportes. August 2, 2014.
- "Pleno do STJD confirma Brasília campeão da Copa Verde 2014" (in Portuguese). globo.com. November 27, 2014.