The 2017 Copa Verde was the fourth edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 18 clubs, Acre, Distrito Federal and Mato Grosso do Sul have two spots; Amapá, Amazonas, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins with one each. The others four berths was set according to CBF ranking.[1]

2017 Copa Verde
Tournament details
CountryBrazil
Dates29 January – 16 May
Teams18
Final positions
ChampionsMato Grosso Luverdense (1st title)
Runner-upPará Paysandu
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored93 (2.74 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brazil Careca
(5 goals)
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In the finals, Luverdense defeated Paysandu 4–2 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the Round of 16 of the 2018 Copa do Brasil.[2]

Qualified teams

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Association Team Qualification method
  Acre
2 berths
Atlético Acreano 2016 Campeonato Acriano champions
Galvez 2016 Campeonato Acriano 3rd place
  Amapá
1 berth
Santos 2016 Campeonato Amapaense champions
  Amazonas
1+1 berths
Fast Clube 2016 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Nacional 4th best placed team in the 2017 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Distrito Federal
2 berths
Luziânia 2016 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Ceilândia 2016 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
  Espírito Santo
1 berth
Rio Branco 2016 Copa Espírito Santo champions
  Mato Grosso
1+1 berths
Luverdense 2016 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Cuiabá 1st best placed team in the 2017 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Mato Grosso do Sul
2 berths
Sete de Dourados 2016 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Operário 2016 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense 3rd place
  Pará
1+2 berths
Paysandu 2016 Campeonato Paraense champions
Remo 2nd best placed team in the 2017 CBF ranking not already qualified
Águia de Marabá 3rd best placed team in the 2017 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Rondônia
1 berth
Rondoniense 2016 Campeonato Rondoniense 2nd round champions
  Roraima
1 berth
São Raimundo 2016 Campeonato Roraimense champions
  Tocantins
1 berth
Tocantins de Miracema 2016 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up

Schedule

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

Stage First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 29 January 2017 11 and 12 February 2017
Round of 16 4 and 5 March 2017 16, 17 and 19 March 2017
Quarter-finals 29, 30 and 31 March 2017 1, 3, 4 and 5 April 2017
Semi-finals 15 April 2017 18 and 20 April 2017
Finals 4 May 2017 16 May 2017

Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Galvez   2–1   Nacional 1–1 1–0
Sete de Dourados   1–4   Ceilândia 1–1 0–3

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                
  Operário 1 0 1
  Luziânia 1 1 2
  Luziânia 3 2 5
  Rondoniense (a) 3 2 5
  Rondoniense (a) 0 1 1
  Cuiabá 0 1 1
  Rondoniense 1 1 2
  Luverdense 2 3 5
  Ceilândia 0 1 1
  Luverdense 1 3 4
  Luverdense 5 2 7
  Rio Branco 0 2 2
  Tocantins de Miracema 0 2 2
  Rio Branco 2 5 7
  Luverdense 3 1 4
  Paysandu 1 1 2
  Atlético Acreano 1 0 1
  Remo 1 4 5
  Remo 2 0 2
  Santos 1 3 4
  Fast Clube 1 1 2
  Santos 0 4 4
  Santos 1 1 2
  Paysandu 1 3 4
  São Raimundo 1 0 1
  Águia de Marabá 0 3 3
  Águia de Marabá 1 0 1
  Paysandu 2 1 3
  Galvez 0 0 0
  Paysandu 0 2 2

Finals

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Luverdense  3–1  Paysandu
Erik   11'
Marcos Aurélio   42'
Dalton   55'
Report Daniel Sobralense   6'
Attendance: 1,853
Referee: Sávio Pereira Sampaio

Paysandu  1–1  Luverdense
Leandro Carvalho   4' Report Rafael Silva   78' (pen.)
Attendance: 26,653
Referee: Rodrigo Batista Raposo

Luverdense won 4–2 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "CBF lança Copa Verde 2017 e anuncia novidades". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 17 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Luverdense arranca empate e conquista a Copa Verde". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 16 May 2017.
  3. ^ "COPA VERDE - TABELA BÁSICA DAS FASES SEGUINTES / EDIÇÃO DE 2017" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.