2014 Copa Verde

2014 Copa Verde

Tournament details
Country	Brazil
Dates	11 February – 21 April
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Brasília (1st title)
Runner-up	Paysandu
Tournament statistics
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 first 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 the 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]

Association	Team	Qualification method
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

	Round of 16						Quarter-finals						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

8 April 2014

21:00 BRT (UTC−3)

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

Mangueirão, Belém

Attendance: 18,256

Referee: Wagner Reway

21 April 2014

17:00 BRT (UTC−3)

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

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 51,701

Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves

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