2016 Copa Verde

2016 Copa Verde

Country	Brazil
Dates	6 February – 10 May
Teams	18
Champions	Paysandu (1st title)
Runners-up	Gama
Matches played	33
Goals scored	86 (2.61 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Rafael Grampola (6 goals)
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The 2016 Copa Verde to be the 3rd edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 18 clubs, Amazonas and Distrito Federal has two vacancies; Acre, Amapá, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins with one each. The others four berths will be set according to CBF ranking.^[1]

In the finals, Paysandu defeated Gama 3–2 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the Round of 16 of the 2017 Copa do Brasil.^[2]

Qualified teams

Association	Team (Berth)	Entry stage
Acre 1 berth	Rio Branco	2015 Campeonato Acriano champions
Amapá 1 berth	Santos	2015 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas 2 berths	Nacional	2015 Campeonato Amazonense champions
	Fast Clube	2015 Copa Amazonas champions
Distrito Federal 2 berths	Gama	2015 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
	Brasília	2015 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo 1 berth	Espírito Santo	2015 Copa Espírito Santo champions
Goiás 1+1 berths	Aparecidense	2015 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
	Vila Nova	Best placed in 2016 CBF ranking
Mato Grosso 1+1 berths	Cuiabá	2015 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
	Luverdense	Best placed in 2016 CBF ranking
Mato Grosso do Sul 1 berth	Comercial	2015 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Pará 1+2 berths	Remo	2015 Campeonato Paraense champions
	Paysandu	Best placed in CBF ranking
	Águia de Marabá	Best placed in CBF ranking
Rondônia 1 berth	Genus	2015 Campeonato Rondoniense 2nd round champions
Roraima 1 berth	Náutico	2015 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins 1 berth	Interporto	2015 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up

Preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Fast Clube	0–4	Águia de Marabá [3]	0–1	0–3
Brasília	1–2	Vila Nova	1–1	0–1

Bracket

	First Round						Second Round						Semi-finals						Final
	Fast Clube	1	0	1
	Paysandu	1	3	4
							Paysandu	1	5	6
							Rio Branco	0	2	2
	Genus [4]	2	—	—
	Rio Branco	1	—	—
													Paysandu	2	4	6
												Remo	1	2	3
	Santos	3	2	5
	Nacional	3	4	7
							Nacional	1	0	1
							Remo	1	1	2
	Náutico	1	0	1
	Remo	3	4	7
																		Paysandu	2	1	3
																			Gama	0	2	2
	Comercial	0	0	0
	Cuiabá	0	2	2
							Cuiabá	1	1	2
							Aparecidense	3	0	3
	Espírito Santo	0	0	0
	Aparecidense	0	2	2
													Aparecidense	1	2	3
												Gama	3	1	4
	Vila Nova	4	1	5
	Luverdense	0	0	0
							Vila Nova	0	0	0 (3)
							Gama (p)	0	0	0 (4)
	Interporto	1	0	1
	Gama	1	3	4

Finals

Paysandu v Gama

May 3, 2016 20:30 UTC−3

Paysandu	2–0	Gama
Celsinho  9' Leandro Cearense  90+4'	Report

Mangueirão, Belém Attendance: 24,160 Referee: Alisson Sidnei Furtado

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Gama v Paysandu

May 10, 2016 20:30 UTC−3

Gama	2–1	Paysandu
Rafael Grampola  73', 78' (pen.)	Report	Raí  3'

Bezerrão, Gama Attendance: 9,090 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha

Paysandu won 3–2 on aggregate.

References

1. "CBF divulga regulamento, tabela e plano de ação". CBF.com. 8 December 2015.
2. "Papão perde para o Gama por 2 a 1, mas fica com o título da Copa Verde". Globo Esporte. 11 May 2016.
3. Águia de Marabá was eliminated for using an irregular player.
4. Genus was eliminated for using a irregular player.