2020 Copa Verde

The 2020 Copa Verde will be 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 will be 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]

2020 Copa Verde
Country Brazil
Dates20 January 2021 – 24 February 2021
Teams24
Matches played17
Goals scored68 (4 per match)
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The champion will have a spot in the third round of the 2021 Copa do Brasil.

Qualified teams
Association Team Qualification method
Acre
2+1 berths		Atlético Acreano2019 Campeonato Acriano champions
Galvez2019 Campeonato Acriano runners-up
Rio Branco4th best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
Amapá
1 berth		Santos2019 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas
2 berths		Manaus2019 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Fast Clube2019 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Distrito Federal
2 berths		Gama2019 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Brasiliense2019 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo
2 berths		Real Noroeste2019 Copa Espírito Santo champions
Vitória2019 Copa Espírito Santo runners-up
Goiás
1+2 berths		Atlético Goianiense2019 Campeonato Goiano champions
Vila Nova2nd best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
Aparecidense5th best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
Mato Grosso
1+2 berths		Cuiabá2019 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Luverdense3rd best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
Sinop6th best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
Mato Grosso do Sul
2 berths		Águia Negra2019 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Aquidauanense2019 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up
Pará
2+1 berths		Remo2019 Campeonato Paraense champions
Independente2019 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
Paysandu1st best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
Rondônia
1 berth		Ji-Paraná2019 Campeonato Rondoniense runners-up
Roraima
1 berth		São Raimundo2019 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins
1 berth		Palmas2019 Campeonato Tocantinense champions

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[3]

Stage First leg Second leg
First round
  • 20, 21 and 24 January 2021
Round of 16
  • 24, 25, 27 and 28 January 2021 and 2 February 2021
Quarter-finals 3, 4 and 5 February 2021 7 and 8 February 2021
Semi-finals 13 February 2021 17 February 2021
Finals 21 February 2021 24 February 2021

First round

Draw
Group 1 Group 2

In the first round, each tie was played on a single-legged basis. The higher-ranked team hosted the match. If the score was level, the match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
São Raimundo 3–4 Galvez
Manaus 5–0 Ji-Paraná
Santos 0–2 Gama
Fast Clube 0–2 Independente
Palmas 2–0 Real Noroeste
Aparecidense 7–0 Aquidauanense
Brasiliense 4–0 Vitória
Sinop 4–0 Águia Negra

Round of 16
8 best placed teams in the CBF ranking

In the round of 16, each tie was played on a single-legged basis. The higher-ranked team hosted the match. If the score was level, the match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Paysandu 4–1 Galvez
Atlético Acreano 1–5 Manaus
Remo 1–0 Gama
Rio Branco 1–3 Independente
Vila Nova 3–1 Palmas
Cuiabá 2–1 Aparecidense
Luverdense 1–2 Brasiliense
Atlético Goianiense 5–1 Sinop

Bracket
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                   
Manaus 1      
Paysandu 1      
           
           
Remo 2    
Independente 0      
         
         
Cuiabá 1      
Vila Nova 0      
         
           
Atlético Goianiense 1    
Brasiliense 2      

References
  1. "Vice-presidente da CBF, Marcus Vicente garante a Copa Verde em 2020". Globo Esporte. 14 October 2019.
  2. "Secretário-geral da CBF projeta início da Copa Verde 2020 para janeiro do ano que vem". Globo Esporte. 15 October 2020.
  3. "COPA VERDE - TABELA DETALHADA / EDIÇÃO 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
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