2014 Copa Verde

2014 Copa Verde

Country	Brazil
Dates	11 February – 21 April
Teams	16
Champions	Brasília (1st title)
Runners-up	Paysandu
Matches played	30
Goals scored	82 (2.73 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Lima (7 goals)
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The 2014 Copa Verde was the 1st edition of a football competition held in the Brazil. Featuring 16 clubs, with Pará has three vacancies; Amazonas, Distrito Federal and Mato Grosso with two each and Acre, Amapá, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins. The champion earned the spot in the 2015 Copa Sudamericana.^[1][2]

Brasília won the final over Paysandu. However, on July 28, 2014, the title was awarded to Paysandu, due to irregularities of the squad of Brasília.^[3] Brasília appealed against this decision, and obtained a suspension which reversed this decision temporarily.^[4] A final decision by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) declared Brasília as the champion.^[5]

Qualified teams

Association	Team (Berth)	Entry stage
Acre 1 berth	Plácido de Castro	2013 Campeonato Acriano champions
Amapá 1 berth	Santos	2013 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas 2 berths	Princesa do Solimões	2013 Campeonato Amazonense champions
	Nacional	2013 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Distrito Federal 2 berths	Brasiliense	2013 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
	Brasília	2013 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo 1 berth	Desportiva Ferroviária	2013 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Mato Grosso 2 berths	Cuiabá	2013 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
	Mixto	2013 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
Mato Grosso do Sul 1 berth	CENE	2013 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Pará 3 berths	Paysandu	2013 Campeonato Paraense champions
	Paragominas	2013 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
	Remo	2013 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
Rondônia 1 berth	Vilhena	2013 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Roraima 1 berth	Náutico	2013 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins 1 berth	Interporto	2013 Campeonato Tocantinense champions

Bracket

	First Round						Second Round						Semi-finals						Finals
	Náutico	2	0	2
	Paysandu	7	4	11
							Paysandu	6	2	8
							Princesa do Solimões	1	1	2
	Princesa do Solimões	1	2	3
	Santos	0	2	2
													Paysandu	1	0	1
												Remo	0	0	0
	Paragominas	1	2	3
	Remo	2	4	6
							Remo (a)	1	2	3
							Nacional	1	2	3
	Plácido de Castro	0	0	0
	Nacional	0	1	1
																		Paysandu	2	1	3 (6)
																			Brasília (p)	1	2	3 (7)
	Brasília	0	2	2
	CENE	0	0	0
							Brasília	1	0	1
							Cuiabá	0	0	0
	Desportiva Ferroviária	0	1	1
	Cuiabá	0	2	2
													Brasília	0	3	3
												Brasiliense	2	0	2
	Interporto	0	0	0
	Brasiliense	2	2	4
							Brasiliense	1	4	5
							Vilhena	0	3	3
	Vilhena	4	1	5
	Mixto	1	2	3

Finals

Paysandu v Brasília

April 8, 2014 21:00 UTC−3

Paysandu	2–1	Brasília
Héverton  14' Lima  53'	Report	Gilmar  8'

Mangueirão, Belém Attendance: 18,256 Referee: Wagner Reway

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Brasília v Paysandu

April 21, 2014 17:00 UTC−3

Brasília	2–1	Paysandu
Gilmar  39' (pen.) Alekito  54'	Report	Leandro Carvalho  84'
	Penalties
Mateuzinho Natan Daniel Renan Claudecir Índio Alekito Fernando	7–6	Augusto Recife Yago Pikachu João Paulo Leandro Carvalho Lima Bruninho Djalma Heliton

Mané Garrincha, Brasília Attendance: 51,701 Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves

References

1. Copa Verde will be played from February 12 to April 9, 2014 CBF.com, 4 December 2013
2. "Copa Verde é lançada pela CBF e dará vaga na Copa Sul-americana". Gazeta Esportiva. 28 November 2013.
3. "Caso Copa Verde: STJD pune Brasília, e Paysandu fica com título e vaga na Sul-Americana" (in Portuguese). Yahoo! Brasil. July 28, 2014.
4. "Brasília consegue reverter decisão e é, novamente, campeã da Copa Verde" (in Portuguese). superesportes. August 2, 2014.
5. "Pleno do STJD confirma Brasília campeão da Copa Verde 2014" (in Portuguese). globo.com. 27 November 2014.