2023 Copa Verde Explained

Copa Verde
Year:2023
Country:Brazil
Num Teams:24
Winners: Goiás (1st title)
Second: Paysandu
Matches:30
Goals:73
Scoring Leader: Wanderson
(4 goals)
Prev Season:2022
Next Season:2024

The 2023 Copa Verde was the tenth edition of the football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 24 clubs, Acre, Amazonas, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Pará and Tocantins have two vacancies; Amapá, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia and Roraima with one each. The others five berths was set according to CBF ranking.[1]

In the finals, Goiás defeated Paysandu 4–1 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the third round of the 2024 Copa do Brasil.[2]

Qualified teams

AssociationTeamQualification method
Acre
2+2 berths
2022 Campeonato Acreano champions
2022 Campeonato Acreano runners-up
3rd best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
Rio Branco[3] 4th best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
Amapá
1 berth
2022 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas
2 berths
2022 Campeonato Amazonense champions
2022 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Distrito Federal
2 berths
2022 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
2022 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo
2 berths
2022 Campeonato Capixaba champions
2022 Copa Espírito Santo runners-up
Goiás
1+1 berths
2022 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
1st best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
Mato Grosso
2+1 berths
2022 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
2022 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
2nd best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
Mato Grosso do Sul
1 berth
2022 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Pará
2+1 berths
2022 Campeonato Paraense champions
2022 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
Castanhal[4] 5th best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
Rondônia
1 berth
2022 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima
1 berth
2022 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins
2 berths
2022 Campeonato Tocantinense champions
2022 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[5]

StageFirst legSecond leg
First round
Round of 16
Quarter-finals8 and 15 March 202322 and 23 March 2023
Semi-finals26 March 202329 March 2023
Finals17 May 202331 May 2023

Bracket

Finals

See main article: 2023 Copa Verde finals.

----Goiás won 4–1 on aggregate.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CBF divulga Regulamento Específico e Tabela Básica da Copa Verde 2023. CBF. 15 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Em edição com premiação recorde, Goiás é campeão da Copa Verde. CBF. 31 May 2023.
  3. [Atlético Clube Goianiense|Atlético Goianiense]
  4. [Associação Atlética Aparecidense|Aparecidense]
  5. Web site: COPA VERDE - TABELA BÁSICA / EDIÇÃO 2023 . CBF . Portuguese.