2015 Copa Verde

2015 Copa Verde
Tournament details
CountryBrazil
Dates8 February – 7 May
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Cuiabá (1st title)
Runners-up Remo
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored74 (2.47 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Raphael Luz
(8 goals)

The 2015 Copa Verde was the second edition of a football competition held in Brazil, featuring 16 clubs. Pará has three clubs; Amazonas, Distrito Federal, and Mato Grosso have two each; and Acre, Amapá, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins each have one.[1]

In the finals, Cuiabá defeated Remo 6–5 on aggregate to win their first title and earn the right to play in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.[2]

Qualified teams

Association Team Qualification method
Acre
1 berth
Rio Branco 2014 Campeonato Acreano champions
Amapá
1 berth
Santos 2014 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas
2 berths
Nacional 2014 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Princesa do Solimões 2014 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Distrito Federal
2 berths
Luziânia 2014 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Brasília 2014 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo
1 berth
Estrela do Norte 2014 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Mato Grosso
2 berths
Cuiabá 2014 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Luverdense 2014 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
Mato Grosso do Sul
1 berth
CENE 2014 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Pará
3 berths
Remo 2014 Campeonato Paraense champions
Paysandu 2014 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
Independente 2014 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
Rondônia
1 berth
Vilhena 2014 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima
1 berth
São Raimundo 2014 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins
1 berth
Tocantinópolis 2014 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up

Schedule

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

Stage First leg Second leg
Round of 16 8 February 2015 21 and 22 February 2015
Quarter-finals 7, 8 and 9 March 2015 21 and 22 March 2015
Semi-finals 4 and 5 April 2015 16 and 18 April 2015
Finals 30 April 2015 7 May 2015

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                
Santos 1 0 1
Paysandu 1 2 3
Paysandu 4 1 5
Nacional 1 1 2
Vilhena 0 1 1
Nacional 1 1 2
Paysandu 2 0 2 (4)
Remo (p) 0 2 2 (5)
São Raimundo 0 0 0
Princesa do Solimões 2 2 4
Princesa do Solimões 1 1 2
Remo 2 2 4
Remo 2 2 4
Rio Branco 0 0 0
Remo 4 1 5
Cuiabá 1 5 6
Tocantinópolis 1 2 3
Luverdense 2 3 5
Luverdense (a) 1 1 2
Brasília 0 2 2
Independente 2 0 2
Brasília 0 4 4
Luverdense 0 0 0
Cuiabá 1 0 1
Estrela do Norte (p) 1 1 2 (4)
Luziânia 1 1 2 (3)
Estrela do Norte 0 1 1
Cuiabá 1 1 2
CENE 0 1 1
Cuiabá 1 3 4

Finals

Remo 4–1 Cuiabá
Rafael Paty 21' (pen.), 43'
Ratinho 32'
Warian Santos 87'
Report Kaique 23'
Attendance: 34,973
Referee: Alisson Sidnei Furtado

Cuiabá 5–1 Remo
Raphael Luz 24' (pen.), 33', 49' (pen.)
Nino Guerreiro 41', 80'
Report Val Barreto 73'
Attendance: 3,315
Referee: Paulo Henrique Schleich Vollkopf

Cuiabá won 6–5 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ "Lançamento Copa Verde 2015 é realizado no auditório da sede da CBF". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 27 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Cuiabá reverte vantagem, faz 5 a 1 sobre o Remo e é campeão da Copa Verde". UOL. 8 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição / Copa Verde 2015" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.