2016 Copa Verde

2016 Copa Verde
Country  Brazil
Dates 6 February – 10 May
Teams 18
Champions Pará Paysandu (1st title)
Runners-up Federal District (Brazil) Gama
Matches played 33
Goals scored 86 (2.61 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Brazil Rafael Grampola
(6 goals)
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The 2016 Copa Verde to be the 3rd edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 18 clubs, Amazonas and Distrito Federal has two vacancies; Acre, Amapá, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins with one each. The others four berths will be set according to CBF ranking.[1]

In the finals, Paysandu defeated Gama 3–2 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the Round of 16 of the 2017 Copa do Brasil.[2]

Qualified teams

Association Team (Berth) Entry stage
Acre (state) Acre
1 berth 		Rio Branco 2015 Campeonato Acriano champions
Amapá Amapá
1 berth 		Santos 2015 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas
2 berths 		Nacional 2015 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Fast Clube 2015 Copa Amazonas champions
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal
2 berths 		Gama 2015 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Brasília 2015 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo
1 berth 		Espírito Santo 2015 Copa Espírito Santo champions
Goiás Goiás
1+1 berths 		Aparecidense 2015 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
Vila Nova Best placed in 2016 CBF ranking
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso
1+1 berths 		Cuiabá 2015 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Luverdense Best placed in 2016 CBF ranking
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul
1 berth 		Comercial 2015 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Pará Pará
1+2 berths 		Remo 2015 Campeonato Paraense champions
Paysandu Best placed in CBF ranking
Águia de Marabá Best placed in CBF ranking
Rondônia Rondônia
1 berth 		Genus 2015 Campeonato Rondoniense 2nd round champions
Roraima Roraima
1 berth 		Náutico 2015 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins Tocantins
1 berth 		Interporto 2015 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fast Clube Amazonas (Brazilian state) 0–4 Pará Águia de Marabá [3] 0–1 0–3
Brasília Federal District (Brazil) 1–2 Goiás Vila Nova 1–1 0–1

Bracket

  First Round Second Round Semi-finals Final
                                             
 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Fast Clube 1 0 1  
 Pará Paysandu 1 3 4  
   Pará Paysandu 1 5 6  
   Acre (state) Rio Branco 0 2 2  
 Rondônia Genus [4] 2 — —
 Acre (state) Rio Branco 1 — —  
   Pará Paysandu 2 4 6  
   Pará Remo 1 2 3  
 Amapá Santos 3 2 5  
 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Nacional 3 4 7  
   Amazonas (Brazilian state) Nacional 1 0 1
   Pará Remo 1 1 2  
 Roraima Náutico 1 0 1
 Pará Remo 3 4 7  
   Pará Paysandu 2 1 3
   Federal District (Brazil) Gama 0 2 2
 Mato Grosso do Sul Comercial 0 0 0  
 Mato Grosso Cuiabá 0 2 2  
   Mato Grosso Cuiabá 1 1 2
   Goiás Aparecidense 3 0 3  
 Espírito Santo Espírito Santo 0 0 0
 Goiás Aparecidense 0 2 2  
   Goiás Aparecidense 1 2 3
   Federal District (Brazil) Gama 3 1 4  
 Goiás Vila Nova 4 1 5  
 Mato Grosso Luverdense 0 0 0  
   Goiás Vila Nova 0 0 0 (3)
   Federal District (Brazil) Gama (p) 0 0 0 (4)  
 Tocantins Interporto 1 0 1
 Federal District (Brazil) Gama 1 3 4  

Finals

May 3, 2016
20:30 UTC−3
Paysandu Pará 2–0 Federal District (Brazil) Gama
Celsinho  9'
Leandro Cearense  90+4'		 Report
Mangueirão, Belém
Attendance: 24,160
Referee: Alisson Sidnei Furtado

May 10, 2016
20:30 UTC−3
Gama Federal District (Brazil) 2–1 Pará Paysandu
Rafael Grampola  73', 78' (pen.) Report Raí  3'
Bezerrão, Gama
Attendance: 9,090
Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha

Paysandu won 3–2 on aggregate.

References

  1. ↑ "CBF divulga regulamento, tabela e plano de ação". CBF.com. 8 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Papão perde para o Gama por 2 a 1, mas fica com o título da Copa Verde". Globo Esporte. 11 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Águia de Marabá was eliminated for using an irregular player.
  4. ↑ Genus was eliminated for using a irregular player.
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