2021 Copa Verde
Tournament details
Country Brazil
Dates13 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)

The 2021 Copa Verde was the 8th 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]

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

Association Team Qualification method
Acre (state) Acre
1+2 berths		Galvez2020 Campeonato Acreano champions
Rio Branco5th best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
Atlético Acreano3rd best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
Amapá Amapá
1 berth		Ypiranga2020 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas
2+1 berths		Penarol2020 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Fast Clube2020 Campeonato Amazonense 3rd place
Manaus4th best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal
2 berths		Gama2020 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Brasiliense2020 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo
2 berths		Rio Branco de Venda Nova2020 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Rio Branco2020 Campeonato Capixaba runners-up
Goiás Goiás
1 berth		Vila Nova2020 Campeonato Goiano 7th place
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso
1+2 berths		Nova Mutum2020 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Cuiabá1st 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 Mato Grosso do Sul
2 berths		Águia Negra2020 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Aquidauanense2020 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up
Pará Pará
2+1 berths		Paysandu2020 Campeonato Paraense champions
Castanhal2020 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
Remo2nd best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
Rondônia Rondônia
2 berths		Porto Velho2020 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Real Ariquemes2020 Campeonato Rondoniense runners-up
Roraima Roraima
1 berth		São Raimundo2020 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins Tocantins
1 berth		Interporto[4]2020 Campeonato Tocantinense 3rd place

Schedule

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

In the first round and round of 16, each tie was played on a single-legged basis. The higher-ranked team hosted the match. If the score was level, the match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. From the quarter-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was level, the second-leg match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

Finals

Vila Nova Goiás0–0Pará Remo
Report
Attendance: 8,120
Referee: Rodrigo Batista Raposo
Remo Pará0–0Goiás Vila Nova
Report
Penalties
Neto Pessoa soccer ball with check mark
Raimar soccer ball with check mark
Marlon soccer ball with check mark
Fredson soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with check mark Clayton
soccer ball with check mark Rafael Donato
soccer ball with red X André Krobel
soccer ball with red X Johnatan Cardoso
Attendance: 12,702
Referee: Dyorgines José Padovani de Andrade

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

References

  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.
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