The 2021 Copa Verde was the eighth edition of the football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 24 clubs, Acre, Amazonas, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Pará have two vacancies; Amapá, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins with one each. The others six berths was set according to CBF ranking.[1]

2021 Copa Verde
Tournament details
CountryBrazil
Dates3 October – 11 December
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsPará Remo (1st title)
Runner-upGoiás Vila Nova
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored75 (2.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brazil Neto Pessoa
(9 goals)
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2022 →

In the finals, Remo defeated Vila Nova 4–2 on penalties after tied 0–0 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the third round of the 2022 Copa do Brasil.[2]

Qualified teams

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Association Team Qualification method
  Acre
1+2 berths
Galvez 2020 Campeonato Acreano champions
Rio Branco 5th best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
Atlético Acreano 3rd best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Amapá
1 berth
Ypiranga 2020 Campeonato Amapaense champions
  Amazonas
2+1 berths
Penarol 2020 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Fast Clube 2020 Campeonato Amazonense 3rd place
Manaus 4th best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Distrito Federal
2 berths
Gama 2020 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Brasiliense 2020 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
  Espírito Santo
2 berths
Rio Branco de Venda Nova 2020 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Rio Branco 2020 Campeonato Capixaba runners-up
  Goiás
1 berth
Vila Nova 2020 Campeonato Goiano 7th place
  Mato Grosso
1+2 berths
Nova Mutum 2020 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Cuiabá 1st best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
Sinop[3] 6th best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Mato Grosso do Sul
2 berths
Águia Negra 2020 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Aquidauanense 2020 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up
  Pará
2+1 berths
Paysandu 2020 Campeonato Paraense champions
Castanhal 2020 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
Remo 2nd best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
  Rondônia
2 berths
Porto Velho 2020 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Real Ariquemes 2020 Campeonato Rondoniense runners-up
  Roraima
1 berth
São Raimundo 2020 Campeonato Roraimense champions
  Tocantins
1 berth
Interporto[4] 2020 Campeonato Tocantinense 3rd place

Schedule

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

Stage First leg Second leg
First round
  • 13 and 14 October 2021
Round of 16
  • 19, 20 and 21 October 2021
Quarter-finals 27 and 28 October and 12 November 2021 3, 4, 10 and 24 November 2021
Semi-finals 24 November and 1 December 2021 2 and 4 December 2021
Finals 8 December 2021 11 December 2021

Bracket

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First roundRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinals
  Atlético Acreano1 (4)
  Gama0  Aquidauanense (p)1 (5)
  Aquidauanense000
  Aquidauanense1
  Vila Nova178
  Vila Nova3
  Interporto0  Rio Branco de Venda Nova0
  Vila Nova314
  Rio Branco de Venda Nova1
  Nova Mutum011
  Cuiabá0 (6)
  Brasiliense (p)0 (5)  Brasiliense (p)0 (7)
  Brasiliense101 (2)
  Rio Branco0 (3)
  Nova Mutum (p)011 (3)
  Rio Branco1
  Águia Negra1  Nova Mutum4
  Vila Nova000 (2)
  Nova Mutum3
  Remo (p)000 (4)
  Paysandu6
  Real Ariquemes0  Penarol0
  Paysandu134
  Penarol2
  Castanhal112
  São Raimundo1
  Fast Clube0  Castanhal2
  Paysandu202
  Castanhal2
  Remo224
  Manaus2
  Sinop0  Porto Velho0
  Manaus101
  Porto Velho1
  Remo134
  Remo9
  Galvez (p)1 (4)  Galvez0
  Ypiranga1 (1)

Finals

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Vila Nova  0–0  Remo
Report
Attendance: 8,120
Referee: Rodrigo Batista Raposo

Remo  0–0  Vila Nova
Report
Penalties
Neto Pessoa  
Raimar  
Marlon  
Fredson  
4–2   Clayton
  Rafael Donato
  André Krobel
  Johnatan Cardoso
Attendance: 12,702
Referee: Dyorgines José Padovani de Andrade

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Remo won on penalties.

References

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  1. ^ "CBF divulga lista de times classificados à Copa Verde 2021". O Liberal. 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Remo vence o Vila Nova-GO nos pênaltis e conquista título inédito da Copa Verde". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ Luverdense declined their invitation to participate in the Copa Verde and the vacancy was passed on to Sinop.
  4. ^ Palmas and Tocantinópolis declined their invitation to participate in the Copa Verde and the vacancy was passed on to Interporto.
  5. ^ "COPA VERDE - TABELA DETALHADA / EDIÇÃO 2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.