2019 Copa Verde Explained

Copa Verde
Year:2019
Country:Brazil
Dates:24 July – 20 November
Num Teams:24
Champions: Cuiabá (2nd title)
Runner-Up: Paysandu
Matches:46
Goals:117
Top Goal Scorer: Douglas Oliveira
(5 goals)
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020

The 2019 Copa Verde was the sixth edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 24 clubs, Acre, Amazonas, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Pará have two vacancies; Amapá, Rondônia and Roraima with one each. The others five berths was set according to CBF ranking.[1]

In the finals, Cuiabá defeated Paysandu 5–4 on penalties after tied 1–1 on aggregate to win their second title and a place in the Round of 16 of the 2020 Copa do Brasil.[2]

Qualified teams

AssociationTeamQualification method
Acre
2+1 berths
2018 Campeonato Acriano runners-up
Humaitá[3] 2018 Campeonato Acriano 5th place
3rd best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified
Amapá
1+1 berths
2018 Campeonato Amapaense champions
4th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified
Amazonas
2+1 berths
2018 Campeonato Amazonense champions
2018 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Nacional[4] 5th best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified
Distrito Federal
2 berths
2018 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
2018 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo
2 berths
2018 Copa Espírito Santo champions
Real Noroeste[5] 2018 Copa Espírito Santo 4th place
Goiás
2 berths
2018 Campeonato Goiano champions
Iporá[6] 2018 Campeonato Goiano 5th place
Mato Grosso
2+1 berths
2018 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
2018 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
2nd best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified
Mato Grosso do Sul
2 berths
União ABC[7] 2018 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense 7th place
Costa Rica[8] 2018 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense 10th place
Pará
2+1 berths
2018 Campeonato Paraense champions
2018 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
1st best placed team in the 2019 CBF ranking not already qualified
Rondônia
1 berth
Genus[9] 2018 Campeonato Rondoniense 6th place
Roraima
1 berth
2018 Campeonato Roraimense champions

Note: The state of Tocantins, which at the beginning would be represented by Palmas, was without representatives after the same give up, not being replaced by another club.[10]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[11]

StageFirst legSecond leg
First stage24, 25 and 27 July 201931 July and 1 and 2 August 2019
Round of 167, 8, 13 and 14 August 201914, 20 and 21 August 2019
Quarter-finals3, 4 and 11 September 201911, 15 and 18 September 2019
Semi-finals18 and 29 September 20196 and 23 October 2019
Finals14 November 201920 November 2019

Bracket

Finals

See main article: 2019 Copa Verde finals.

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Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Cuiabá won on penalties.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Secretário-geral da CBF confirma edição 2019 da Copa Verde para depois da Copa América. Globo Esporte. 3 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Nos pênaltis, Cuiabá vence o Paysandu e garante título da Copa Verde 2019. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 20 November 2019.
  3. [Rio Branco Football Club|Rio Branco]
  4. Amazonas state won a third spot following the withdrawal of clubs from other federations.
  5. Espírito Santo state won a second spot following the withdrawal of clubs from other federations.
  6. [Clube Atlético Goianiense|Atlético Goianiense]
  7. [Operário Futebol Clube (MS)|Operário]
  8. [Corumbaense Futebol Clube|Corumbaense]
  9. [Rondoniense Social Clube|Rondoniense]
  10. Web site: Palmas desiste de disputar a Copa Verde; competição começa em 24 de julho. Globo Esporte. 4 June 2019.
  11. Web site: COPA VERDE - TABELA DETALHADA / EDIÇÃO 2019 . CBF . Portuguese.