The 2014 Copa Verde was the first edition of a football competition held in the Brazil. Featuring 16 clubs, with Pará has three vacancies; Amazonas, Distrito Federal and Mato Grosso with two each and Acre, Amapá, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins. The champion earned the spot in the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.[1][2]

2014 Copa Verde
Tournament details
CountryBrazil
Dates11 February – 21 April
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsFederal District (Brazil) Brasília (1st title)
Runner-upPará Paysandu
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored82 (2.73 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brazil Lima
(7 goals)
2015 →

Brasília won the final over Paysandu. However, on July 28, 2014, the title was awarded to Paysandu, due to irregularities of the squad of Brasília.[3] Brasília appealed against this decision, and obtained a suspension which reversed this decision temporarily.[4] A final decision by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) declared Brasília as the champion.[5]

Qualified teams edit

Association Team Qualification method
  Acre
1 berth
Plácido de Castro 2013 Campeonato Acriano champions
  Amapá
1 berth
Santos 2013 Campeonato Amapaense champions
  Amazonas
2 berths
Princesa do Solimões 2013 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Nacional 2013 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
  Distrito Federal
2 berths
Brasiliense 2013 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Brasília 2013 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
  Espírito Santo
1 berth
Desportiva Ferroviária 2013 Campeonato Capixaba champions
  Mato Grosso
2 berths
Cuiabá 2013 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Mixto 2013 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
  Mato Grosso do Sul
1 berth
CENE 2013 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
  Pará
3 berths
Paysandu 2013 Campeonato Paraense champions
Paragominas 2013 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
Remo 2013 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
  Rondônia
1 berth
Vilhena 2013 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
  Roraima
1 berth
Náutico 2013 Campeonato Roraimense champions
  Tocantins
1 berth
Interporto 2013 Campeonato Tocantinense champions

Bracket edit

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                
  Náutico 2 0 2
  Paysandu 7 4 11
  Paysandu 6 2 8
  Princesa do Solimões 1 1 2
  Princesa do Solimões 1 2 3
  Santos 0 2 2
  Paysandu 1 0 1
  Remo 0 0 0
  Paragominas 1 2 3
  Remo 2 4 6
  Remo (a) 1 2 3
  Nacional 1 2 3
  Plácido de Castro 0 0 0
  Nacional 0 1 1
  Paysandu 2 1 3 (6)
  Brasília (p) 1 2 3 (7)
  Brasília 0 2 2
  CENE 0 0 0
  Brasília 1 0 1
  Cuiabá 0 0 0
  Desportiva Ferroviária 0 1 1
  Cuiabá 0 2 2
  Brasília 0 3 3
  Brasiliense 2 0 2
  Interporto 0 0 0
  Brasiliense 2 2 4
  Brasiliense 1 4 5
  Vilhena 0 3 3
  Vilhena 4 1 5
  Mixto 1 2 3

Finals edit

Paysandu  2–1  Brasília
Héverton   14'
Lima   53'
Report Gilmar   8'
Attendance: 18,256
Referee: Wagner Reway

Brasília  2–1  Paysandu
Gilmar   39' (pen.)
Alekito   54'
Report Leandro Carvalho   84'
Penalties
Matheuzinho  
Natan  
Daniel  
Rennan  
Claudecir  
Índio  
Alekito  
Fernando  
7–6   Augusto Recife
  Yago Pikachu
  João Paulo
  Leandro Carvalho
  Lima
  Bruninho
  Djalma
  Heliton
Attendance: 51,701
Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Brasília won on penalties.

References edit

  1. ^ Copa Verde will be played from February 12 to April 9, 2014 Archived December 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, 4 December 2013
  2. ^ "Copa Verde é lançada pela CBF e dará vaga na Copa Sul-americana". Gazeta Esportiva. 28 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Caso Copa Verde: STJD pune Brasília, e Paysandu fica com título e vaga na Sul-Americana" (in Portuguese). Yahoo! Brasil. July 28, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014.
  4. ^ "Brasília consegue reverter decisão e é, novamente, campeã da Copa Verde" (in Portuguese). superesportes. August 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "Pleno do STJD confirma Brasília campeão da Copa Verde 2014" (in Portuguese). globo.com. 27 November 2014.