2014 Copa Verde
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Dates | 11 February – 21 April |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Federal District (Brazil) Brasília (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Pará Paysandu |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 82 (2.73 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Brazil 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]
Qualified teams
Bracket
Finals
| Paysandu Pará | 2–1 | Federal District (Brazil) Brasília |
|---|---|---|
| Héverton File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Lima File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' |
Report | Gilmar File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' |
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Brasília won on penalties.
References
- ↑ Copa Verde will be played from February 12 to April 9, 2014 Archived December 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, 4 December 2013
- ↑ "Copa Verde é lançada pela CBF e dará vaga na Copa Sul-americana". Gazeta Esportiva. 28 November 2013.
- ↑ "Caso Copa Verde: STJD pune Brasília, e Paysandu fica com título e vaga na Sul-Americana" (in Portuguese). Yahoo! Brasil. July 28, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Brasília consegue reverter decisão e é, novamente, campeã da Copa Verde" (in Portuguese). superesportes. August 2, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Pleno do STJD confirma Brasília campeão da Copa Verde 2014" (in Portuguese). globo.com. 27 November 2014.
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