2015 Copa Verde
Tournament details
Country Brazil
Dates8 February – 7 May
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsMato Grosso Cuiabá (1st title)
Runner-upPará Remo
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored74 (2.47 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brazil Raphael Luz
(8 goals)

The 2015 Copa Verde was the 2nd edition of a football competition held in Brazil, featuring 16 clubs. Pará has three clubs; Amazonas, Distrito Federal, and Mato Grosso have two each; and Acre, Amapá, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins each have one.[1]

In the finals, Mato Grosso's team Cuiabá defeated Pará's team Remo 6–5 on aggregate to win their first title and earn the right to play in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.[2]

Qualified teams

Association Team Qualification method
Acre (state) Acre
1 berth
Rio Branco2014 Campeonato Acreano champions
Amapá Amapá
1 berth
Santos2014 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas
2 berths
Nacional2014 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Princesa do Solimões2014 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal
2 berths
Luziânia2014 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Brasília2014 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo
1 berth
Estrela do Norte2014 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso
2 berths
Cuiabá2014 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Luverdense2014 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul
1 berth
CENE2014 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Pará Pará
3 berths
Remo2014 Campeonato Paraense champions
Paysandu2014 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
Independente2014 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
Rondônia Rondônia
1 berth
Vilhena2014 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima Roraima
1 berth
São Raimundo2014 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins Tocantins
1 berth
Tocantinópolis2014 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[3]

Stage First leg Second leg
Round of 16 8 February 2015 21 and 22 February 2015
Quarter-finals 7, 8 and 9 March 2015 21 and 22 March 2015
Semi-finals 4 and 5 April 2015 16 and 18 April 2015
Finals 30 April 2015 7 May 2015

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                
Amapá Santos 1 0 1
Pará Paysandu 1 2 3
Pará Paysandu 4 1 5
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Nacional 1 1 2
Rondônia Vilhena 0 1 1
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Nacional 1 1 2
Pará Paysandu 2 0 2 (4)
Pará Remo (p) 0 2 2 (5)
Roraima São Raimundo 0 0 0
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Princesa do Solimões 2 2 4
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Princesa do Solimões 1 1 2
Pará Remo 2 2 4
Pará Remo 2 2 4
Acre (state) Rio Branco 0 0 0
Pará Remo 4 1 5
Mato Grosso Cuiabá 1 5 6
Tocantins Tocantinópolis 1 2 3
Mato Grosso Luverdense 2 3 5
Mato Grosso Luverdense (a) 1 1 2
Federal District (Brazil) Brasília 0 2 2
Pará Independente 2 0 2
Federal District (Brazil) Brasília 0 4 4
Mato Grosso Luverdense 0 0 0
Mato Grosso Cuiabá 1 0 1
Espírito Santo Estrela do Norte (p) 1 1 2 (4)
Federal District (Brazil) Luziânia 1 1 2 (3)
Espírito Santo Estrela do Norte 0 1 1
Mato Grosso Cuiabá 1 1 2
Mato Grosso do Sul CENE 0 1 1
Mato Grosso Cuiabá 1 3 4

Finals

Remo Pará4–1Mato Grosso Cuiabá
Rafael Paty 21' (pen.), 43'
Ratinho 32'
Warian Santos 87'
Report Kaique 23'
Attendance: 34,973
Referee: Alisson Sidnei Furtado

Cuiabá Mato Grosso5–1Pará Remo
Raphael Luz 24' (pen.), 33', 49' (pen.)
Nino Guerreiro 41', 80'
Report Val Barreto 73'
Attendance: 3,315
Referee: Paulo Henrique Schleich Vollkopf

Cuiabá won 6–5 on aggregate.

References

  1. "Lançamento Copa Verde 2015 é realizado no auditório da sede da CBF". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 27 January 2015.
  2. "Cuiabá reverte vantagem, faz 5 a 1 sobre o Remo e é campeão da Copa Verde". UOL. 8 May 2015.
  3. "Regulamento Específico da Competição / Copa Verde 2015" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
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