The 2018 Copa Verde was the fifth 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]

2018 Copa Verde
Tournament details
CountryBrazil
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)
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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

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Association Team Qualification method
  Acre
1+1 berths
Atlético Acreano 2017 Campeonato Acriano champions
Rio Branco 3rd best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Amapá
1 berth
Santos 2017 Campeonato Amapaense champions
  Amazonas
1+1 berths
Manaus 2017 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Princesa do Solimões 4th best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Distrito Federal
2 berths
Brasiliense 2017 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Ceilândia 2017 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
  Espírito Santo
1 berth
Atlético Itapemirim 2017 Copa Espírito Santo champions
  Mato Grosso
1+1 berths
Cuiabá 2017 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Luverdense 1st best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Mato Grosso do Sul
2 berths
Corumbaense 2017 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Operário 2017 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense 3rd place
  Pará
1+1 berths
Paysandu 2017 Campeonato Paraense champions
Remo 2nd best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Rondônia
1 berth
Real Ariquemes 2017 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
  Roraima
1 berth
São Raimundo 2017 Campeonato Roraimense champions
  Tocantins
2 berths
Interporto 2017 Campeonato Tocantinense champions
Sparta 2017 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 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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Interporto   5–2   Princesa do Solimões 3–2 2–0
Corumbaense   3–2   Ceilândia 3–1 0–1

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                
  Sparta (p) 1 1 2 (4)
  Real Ariquemes 1 1 2 (2)
  Sparta 1 0 1
  Luverdense 0 7 7
  Corumbaense 0 2 2
  Luverdense 2 3 5
  Luverdense 0 1 1
  Atlético Itapemirim 1 1 2
  Operário 1 0 1
  Cuiabá 0 3 3
  Cuiabá 2 1 3
  Atlético Itapemirim 3 3 6
  Atlético Itapemirim 2 3 5
  Brasiliense 1 2 3
  Atlético Itapemirim 0 1 1
  Paysandu 2 1 3
  Atlético Acreano 3 1 4
  Santos (a) 2 2 4
  Santos 2 2 4
  Paysandu 3 4 7
  Interporto 0 0 0
  Paysandu 0 4 4
  Paysandu 2 2 4
  Manaus 1 1 2
  Manaus 2 1 3
  Remo 0 1 1
  Manaus (p) 1 1 2 (4)
  Rio Branco 1 1 2 (2)
  São Raimundo 1 2 3
  Rio Branco 2 2 4

Finals

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Atlético Itapemirim  0–2  Paysandu
Report Cassiano   54', 72'
Attendance: 6,965
Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques

Paysandu  1–1  Atlético Itapemirim
Pedro Carmona   72' Report Eraldo   39'
Attendance: 32,900

Paysandu won 3–1 on aggregate.

References

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  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.