2018 Copa Verde

2018 Copa Verde

Country	Brazil
Dates	21 January – 16 May
Teams	18
Champions	Paysandu (2nd title)
Runners-up	Atlético Itapemirim
Matches played	34
Goals scored	103 (3.03 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Cassiano (9 goals)
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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 will be set according to CBF ranking.^[1]

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.^[2]

Qualified teams[]

Association	Team	Qualification method
Acre 1+1 berths	Atlético Acreano	2017 Campeonato Acriano champions
	Rio Branco	3rd best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
Amapá 1 berth	Santos	2017 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas 1+1 berths	Manaus	2017 Campeonato Amazonense champions
	Princesa do Solimões	4th best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
Distrito Federal 2 berths	Brasiliense	2017 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
	Ceilândia	2017 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo 1 berth	Atlético Itapemirim	2017 Copa Espírito Santo champions
Mato Grosso 1+1 berths	Cuiabá	2017 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
	Luverdense	1st best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths	Corumbaense	2017 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
	Operário	2017 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense 3rd place
Pará 1+1 berths	Paysandu	2017 Campeonato Paraense champions
	Remo	2nd best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
Rondônia 1 berth	Real Ariquemes	2017 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima 1 berth	São Raimundo	2017 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins 2 berths	Interporto	2017 Campeonato Tocantinense champions
	Sparta	2017 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up

Schedule[]

The schedule of the competition is as follows.^[3]

Preliminary round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Interporto	5–2	Princesa do Solimões	3–2	2–0
Corumbaense	3–2	Ceilândia	3–1	0–1

Bracket[]

	Round of 16						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Finals
	Sparta (p)	1	1	2 (4)
	Real Ariquemes	1	1	2 (2)
							Sparta	1	0	1
							Luverdense	0	7	7
	Corumbaense	0	2	2
	Luverdense	2	3	5
													Luverdense	0	1	1
													Atlético Itapemirim	1	1	2
	Operário	1	0	1
	Cuiabá	0	3	3
							Cuiabá	2	1	3
							Atlético Itapemirim	3	3	6
	Atlético Itapemirim	2	3	5
	Brasiliense	1	2	3
																			Atlético Itapemirim	0	1	1
																			Paysandu	2	1	3
	Atlético Acreano	3	1	4
	Santos (a)	2	2	4
							Santos	2	2	4
							Paysandu	3	4	7
	Interporto	0	0	0
	Paysandu	0	4	4
													Paysandu	2	2	4
													Manaus	1	1	2
	Manaus	2	1	3
	Remo	0	1	1
							Manaus (p)	1	1	2 (4)
							Rio Branco	1	1	2 (2)
	São Raimundo	1	2	3
	Rio Branco	2	2	4

Finals[]

All times are Brasília time, BRT.

25 April 2018

21:30 UTC−3

Atlético Itapemirim	0–2	Paysandu
	Report	Cassiano 54', 72'

Estádio Kléber Andrade, Cariacica

Attendance: 6,965

Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

16 May 2018

21:30 UTC−3

Paysandu	1–1	Atlético Itapemirim
Pedro Carmona 72'	Report	Eraldo 39'

Mangueirão, Belém

Attendance: 32,900

Referee: Anderson Daronco

Paysandu won 3–1 on aggregate.

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