The 2023 Copa Verde was the tenth edition of the football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 24 clubs, Acre, Amazonas, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Pará and Tocantins have two vacancies; Amapá, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia and Roraima with one each. The others five berths was set according to CBF ranking.[1]

2023 Copa Verde
Tournament details
CountryBrazil
Dates17 February – 31 May
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsGoiás Goiás (1st title)
Runner-upPará Paysandu
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored73 (2.43 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brazil Wanderson
(4 goals)
← 2022
2024 →

In the finals, Goiás defeated Paysandu 4–1 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the third round of the 2024 Copa do Brasil.[2]

Qualified teams

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Association Team Qualification method
  Acre
2+2 berths
Humaitá 2022 Campeonato Acreano champions
São Francisco 2022 Campeonato Acreano runners-up
Atlético Acreano 3rd best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
Rio Branco[3] 4th best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Amapá
1 berth
Trem 2022 Campeonato Amapaense champions
  Amazonas
2 berths
Manaus 2022 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Princesa do Solimões 2022 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
  Distrito Federal
2 berths
Brasiliense 2022 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Ceilândia 2022 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
  Espírito Santo
2 berths
Real Noroeste 2022 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Rio Branco 2022 Copa Espírito Santo runners-up
  Goiás
1+1 berths
Goiás 2022 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
Vila Nova 1st best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Mato Grosso
2+1 berths
Cuiabá 2022 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
União Rondonópolis 2022 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
Luverdense 2nd best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Mato Grosso do Sul
1 berth
Operário 2022 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
  Pará
2+1 berths
Remo 2022 Campeonato Paraense champions
Paysandu 2022 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
Castanhal[4] 5th best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Rondônia
1 berth
Real Ariquemes 2022 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
  Roraima
1 berth
São Raimundo 2022 Campeonato Roraimense champions
  Tocantins
2 berths
Tocantinópolis 2022 Campeonato Tocantinense champions
Interporto 2022 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.[5]

Stage First leg Second leg
First round
  • 17, 18 and 19 February 2023
Round of 16
  • 22 and 23 February and 1 March 2023
Quarter-finals 8 and 15 March 2023 22 and 23 March 2023
Semi-finals 26 March 2023 29 March 2023
Finals 17 May 2023 31 May 2023

Bracket

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First roundRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinals
  Manaus0
  Rio Branco0  Princesa do Solimões2
  Princesa do Solimões000 (3)
  Princesa do Solimões1
  Paysandu (p)000 (5)
  Paysandu3
  Castanhal2  Real Ariquemes0
  Paysandu (p)022 (4)
  Real Ariquemes3
  Remo112 (2)
  São Raimundo6
  Atlético Acreano3  São Francisco0
  São Raimundo101
  São Francisco6
  Remo033
  Remo4
  Humaitá2  Humaitá1
  Paysandu011
  Trem0
  Goiás224
  Vila Nova (p)0 (4)
  Luverdense2  Luverdense0 (3)
  Vila Nova011
  Interporto1
  Cuiabá213
  Cuiabá3
  Ceilândia1  Ceilândia0
  Cuiabá101
  Rio Branco0
  Goiás022
  Brasiliense4
  Tocantinópolis (p)1 (5)  Tocantinópolis2
  Brasiliense000
  Operário1 (4)
  Goiás011
  Goiás3
  União Rondonópolis1  União Rondonópolis0
  Real Noroeste0

Finals

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Paysandu  0–2  Goiás
Report Maguinho   55'
Philippe   87'
Attendance: 13,607
Referee: Alisson Sidnei Furtado

Goiás  2–1  Paysandu
Vinícius   6' (pen.)
Matheus Peixoto   38' (pen.)
Report Bruno Melo   54' (o.g.)
Attendance: 11,499
Referee: Dyorgines José Padovani de Andrade

Goiás won 4–1 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "CBF divulga Regulamento Específico e Tabela Básica da Copa Verde 2023". CBF. 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Em edição com premiação recorde, Goiás é campeão da Copa Verde". CBF. 31 May 2023.
  3. ^ Atlético Goianiense declined their invitation to participate in the Copa Verde and the vacancy was passed on to Rio Branco.
  4. ^ Aparecidense declined their invitation to participate in the Copa Verde and the vacancy was passed on to Castanhal.
  5. ^ "COPA VERDE - TABELA BÁSICA / EDIÇÃO 2023" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.