2018 Copa Verde

The 2018 Copa Verde was the 5th 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 was set according to CBF ranking.[1]

2018 Copa Verde
Country Brazil
Dates21 January – 16 May
Teams18
Champions Paysandu (2nd title)
Runners-up Atlético Itapemirim
Matches played34
Goals scored103 (3.03 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Cassiano
(9 goals)
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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 Acreano2017 Campeonato Acriano champions
Rio Branco3rd best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
Amapá
1 berth		Santos2017 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas
1+1 berths		Manaus2017 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Princesa do Solimões4th best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
Distrito Federal
2 berths		Brasiliense2017 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Ceilândia2017 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo
1 berth		Atlético Itapemirim2017 Copa Espírito Santo champions
Mato Grosso
1+1 berths		Cuiabá2017 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Luverdense1st best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
Mato Grosso do Sul
2 berths		Corumbaense2017 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Operário2017 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense 3rd place
Pará
1+1 berths		Paysandu2017 Campeonato Paraense champions
Remo2nd best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
Rondônia
1 berth		Real Ariquemes2017 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima
1 berth		São Raimundo2017 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins
2 berths		Interporto2017 Campeonato Tocantinense champions
Sparta2017 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up

Schedule

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

Stage First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 21 January 2018 24 January 2018
Round of 16 31 January and 7, 8 and 9 February 2018 14, 15, 20 and 21 February 2018
Quarter-finals 7 and 8 March 2018 15, 17 and 18 March 2018
Semi-finals 27 and 28 March 2018 11 and 12 April 2018
Finals 25 April 2018 16 May 2018

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
Main article: 2018 Copa Verde Finals
Atlético Itapemirim 0–2 Paysandu
Report Cassiano 54', 72'
Attendance: 6,965
Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques
Paysandu 1–1 Atlético Itapemirim
Pedro Carmona 72' Report Eraldo 39'
Attendance: 32,900

Paysandu won 3–1 on aggregate.

References
  1. "CBF divulga datas e tabela da Copa Verde 2018". Futebol Interior. 22 November 2017.
  2. "Paysandu é campeão da Copa Verde 2018". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 16 May 2018.
  3. "COPA VERDE - TABELA DETALHADA / EDIÇÃO 2018" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
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