2021 Copa Verde
The 2021 Copa Verde was the 8th edition of the football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 24 clubs, Acre, Amazonas, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Pará have two vacancies; Amapá, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins with one each. The others six berths was set according to CBF ranking.[1]
| Country |  Brazil |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 October – 11 December |
| Teams | 24 |
| Champions |  Remo (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Vila Nova |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 75 (2.5 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Neto Pessoa (9 goals) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
In the finals, Remo defeated Vila Nova 4–2 on penalties after tied 0–0 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the third round of the 2022 Copa do Brasil.[2]
Qualified teams
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[5]
| Stage | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| First round |
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| Round of 16 |
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| Quarter-finals | 27 and 28 October and 12 November 2021 | 3, 4, 10 and 24 November 2021 |
| Semi-finals | 24 November and 1 December 2021 | 2 and 4 December 2021 |
| Finals | 8 December 2021 | 11 December 2021 |
First round
Draw
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|
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In the first round, each tie was played on a single-legged basis. The higher-ranked team hosted the match. If the score was level, the match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Galvez  |
1–1 (4–1 p) |  Ypiranga |
Sinop  |
0–1 |  Porto Velho |
| Real Ariquemes |
0–2 |  Penarol |
| Fast Clube |
0–2 | Castanhal |
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0–1 |  Aquidauanense |
Interporto  |
0–1 |  Rio Branco de Venda Nova |
| Águia Negra |
1–3 | Nova Mutum |
| Brasiliense |
0–0 (5–3 p) | Rio Branco |
Round of 16
In the round of 16, each tie was played on a single-legged basis. The higher-ranked team hosted the match. If the score was level, the match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Remo |
9–0 | Galvez |
| Manaus |
2–0 | Porto Velho |
| Paysandu |
6–0 | Penarol |
São Raimundo  |
1–2 | Castanhal |
| Atlético Acreano |
1–1 (4–5 p) | Aquidauanense |
| Vila Nova |
3–0 | Rio Branco de Venda Nova |
| Rio Branco |
1–4 | Nova Mutum |
| Cuiabá |
0–0 (6–7 p) | Brasiliense |
Bracket
From the quarter-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was level, the second-leg match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Aquidauanense
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Vila Nova
| 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Vila Nova
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Nova Mutum
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Brasiliense
| 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Nova Mutum (p)
| 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Vila Nova
| 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Remo (p)
| 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Paysandu
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Castanhal
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Paysandu
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Remo
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Manaus
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Remo
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Finals
| Remo | 0–0 | Vila Nova |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Neto Pessoa  Raimar Marlon Fredson |
4–2 | Clayton Rafael Donato André Krobel Johnatan Cardoso |
Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Remo won on penalties.
References
- "CBF divulga lista de times classificados à Copa Verde 2021". O Liberal. 13 August 2021.
- "Remo vence o Vila Nova-GO nos pênaltis e conquista título inédito da Copa Verde". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 11 December 2021.
- Luverdense declined their invitation to participate in the Copa Verde and the vacancy was passed on to Sinop.
- Palmas and Tocantinópolis declined their invitation to participate in the Copa Verde and the vacancy was passed on to Interporto.
- "COPA VERDE - TABELA DETALHADA / EDIÇÃO 2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.