2018 Copa Verde
Tournament details
Country Brazil
Dates21 January – 16 May
Teams18
Final positions
ChampionsPará Paysandu (2nd title)
Runner-upEspírito Santo Atlético Itapemirim
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored103 (3.03 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brazil Cassiano
(9 goals)

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]

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 (state) Acre
1+1 berths		Atlético Acreano2017 Campeonato Acriano champions
Rio Branco3rd best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
Amapá Amapá
1 berth		Santos2017 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas
1+1 berths		Manaus2017 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Princesa do Solimões4th best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal
2 berths		Brasiliense2017 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Ceilândia2017 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo
1 berth		Atlético Itapemirim2017 Copa Espírito Santo champions
Mato Grosso 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 Mato Grosso do Sul
2 berths		Corumbaense2017 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Operário2017 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense 3rd place
Pará Pará
1+1 berths		Paysandu2017 Campeonato Paraense champions
Remo2nd best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
Rondônia Rondônia
1 berth		Real Ariquemes2017 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima Roraima
1 berth		São Raimundo2017 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins 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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Interporto Tocantins 5–2 Amazonas (Brazilian state) Princesa do Solimões 3–2 2–0
Corumbaense Mato Grosso do Sul 3–2 Federal District (Brazil) Ceilândia 3–1 0–1

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                
Tocantins Sparta (p) 1 1 2 (4)
Rondônia Real Ariquemes 1 1 2 (2)
Tocantins Sparta 1 0 1
Mato Grosso Luverdense 0 7 7
Mato Grosso do Sul Corumbaense 0 2 2
Mato Grosso Luverdense 2 3 5
Mato Grosso Luverdense 0 1 1
Espírito Santo Atlético Itapemirim 1 1 2
Mato Grosso do Sul Operário 1 0 1
Mato Grosso Cuiabá 0 3 3
Mato Grosso Cuiabá 2 1 3
Espírito Santo Atlético Itapemirim 3 3 6
Espírito Santo Atlético Itapemirim 2 3 5
Federal District (Brazil) Brasiliense 1 2 3
Espírito Santo Atlético Itapemirim 0 1 1
Pará Paysandu 2 1 3
Acre (state) Atlético Acreano 3 1 4
Amapá Santos (a) 2 2 4
Amapá Santos 2 2 4
Pará Paysandu 3 4 7
Tocantins Interporto 0 0 0
Pará Paysandu 0 4 4
Pará Paysandu 2 2 4
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Manaus 1 1 2
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Manaus 2 1 3
Pará Remo 0 1 1
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Manaus (p) 1 1 2 (4)
Acre (state) Rio Branco 1 1 2 (2)
Roraima São Raimundo 1 2 3
Acre (state) Rio Branco 2 2 4

Finals

Atlético Itapemirim Espírito Santo0–2Pará Paysandu
Report Cassiano 54', 72'
Attendance: 6,965
Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques
Paysandu Pará1–1Espírito Santo 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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