2020 Copa Verde

2020 Copa Verde

Tournament details
Country	Brazil
Dates	20 January 2021 – 24 February 2021
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	Brasiliense (1st title)
Runner-up	Remo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	109 (3.63 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Alan Mineiro Diego Rosa (5 goals each)
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The 2020 Copa Verde was the seventh 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] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was rescheduled, starting only on 20 January 2021 and ending on 24 February 2021.^[2]

In the finals, Brasiliense defeated Remo 5–4 on penalties after tied 3–3 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the third round of the 2021 Copa do Brasil.^[3]

Qualified teams

Association	Team	Qualification method
Acre 2+1 berths	Atlético Acreano	2019 Campeonato Acriano champions
	Galvez	2019 Campeonato Acriano runners-up
	Rio Branco	4th best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
Amapá 1 berth	Santos	2019 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas 2 berths	Manaus	2019 Campeonato Amazonense champions
	Fast Clube	2019 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Distrito Federal 2 berths	Gama	2019 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
	Brasiliense	2019 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo 2 berths	Real Noroeste	2019 Copa Espírito Santo champions
	Vitória	2019 Copa Espírito Santo runners-up
Goiás 1+2 berths	Atlético Goianiense	2019 Campeonato Goiano champions
	Vila Nova	2nd best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
	Aparecidense	5th best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
Mato Grosso 1+2 berths	Cuiabá	2019 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
	Luverdense	3rd best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
	Sinop	6th best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berths	Águia Negra	2019 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
	Aquidauanense	2019 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up
Pará 2+1 berths	Remo	2019 Campeonato Paraense champions
	Independente	2019 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
	Paysandu	1st best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
Rondônia 1 berth	Ji-Paraná	2019 Campeonato Rondoniense runners-up
Roraima 1 berth	São Raimundo	2019 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins 1 berth	Palmas	2019 Campeonato Tocantinense champions

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.^[4]

Bracket

	First round					Round of 16					Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Finals
						Cuiabá		2
	Aparecidense		7			Aparecidense		1
											Cuiabá		1	0	1
	Aquidauanense		0
											Vila Nova		0	3	3
						Vila Nova		3
	Palmas		2			Palmas		1
																		Vila Nova		0	3	3 (3)
	Real Noroeste		0
																		Brasiliense (p)		2	1	3 (5)
						Atlético Goianiense		5
	Sinop		4			Sinop		1
											Atlético Goianiense		1	1	2
	Águia Negra		0
											Brasiliense		2	3	5
						Luverdense		1
	Brasiliense		4			Brasiliense		2
																									Brasiliense (p)		2	1	3 (5)
	Vitória		0
																									Remo		1	2	3 (4)
						Atlético Acreano		1
	Manaus		5			Manaus		5
											Manaus		1	2	3
	Ji-Paraná		0
											Paysandu		1	1	2
						Paysandu		4
	São Raimundo		3			Galvez		1
																		Manaus		1	2	3
	Galvez		4
																		Remo		1	6	7
						Remo		1
	Santos		0			Gama		0
											Remo (p)		2	1	3 (3)
	Gama		2
											Independente		0	3	3 (0)
						Rio Branco		1
	Fast Clube		0			Independente		3
	Independente		2

Finals

21 February 2021

15:30 BRT (UTC−3)

Brasiliense	2–1	Remo
Sandy 31' Aldo 79'	Report	Wallace 22'

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 0

Referee: Dyorgines José Padovani de Andrade

24 February 2021

16:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Remo	2–1	Brasiliense
Fredson 26' Rafael Jansen 61'	Report	Zé Eduardo 49'
Penalties
Felipe Gedoz Lucas Siqueira Laílson Wallace Rafael Jansen Wellington Silva	4–5	Peu Aldo Sandy Jefferson Maranhão Romarinho Diogo

Mangueirão, Belém

Attendance: 0

Referee: Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Brasiliense won on penalties.

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