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)

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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