Copa Verde

The tournament was created with the purpose of making a North Region version of the Copa do Nordeste, hence the name Verde, meaning green, is an allusion to the Amazon Forest.[1] The competition was expanded to include clubs from the Central-West Region and from Espírito Santo state (as the state competed in the defunct Copa Centro-Oeste).[4] The competition was officially announced in September by the competitions director of the Brazilian Football Confederation.[5]

Since its creation in 2014, Copa Verde has been committed to sustainable practices and the preservation of the environment. With the legacy of respect for nature already consolidated and a growing reach throughout its editions, it has earned the certificate of Brazil's first Zero Carbon competition. With the trophies made of certified wood, the Brazilian Football Confederation, through its sustainability policy, has already promoted educational contests, tree planting, the use of certified paper, and the exchange of PET bottles for tickets as some of its actions on behalf of the environment.[6]

Besides the concern with flora, Copa Verde also looks carefully at the species that make up the Brazilian fauna. Since the 2020 edition, the jaguar and the hyacinth macaw have been printed on the clubs' shirts with special patches. The initiative aims to alert and pay tribute to these two endangered species in the Amazon and Pantanal wetlands, respectively.[7]

List of Copa Verde finals

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue	Attendance	Losing semi-finalists1
2014 Details	Brasília	1–2	Paysandu	Mangueirão, Belém	18,256	Brasiliense and Remo
	Brasília	2–1	Paysandu	Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília	51,701
	3–3 on aggregate; Brasília won 7–6 in a penalty shootout.2
2015 Details	Cuiabá	1–4	Remo	Mangueirão, Belém	34,973	Luverdense and Paysandu
	Cuiabá	5–1	Remo	Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá	3,315
	Cuiabá won 6–5 on aggregate.
2016 Details	Paysandu	2–0	Gama	Mangueirão, Belém	26,610	Aparecidense and Remo
	Paysandu	1–2	Gama	Bezerrão, Gama	9,090
	Paysandu won 3–2 on aggregate.
2017 Details	Luverdense	3–1	Paysandu	Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá	1,853	Rondoniense and Santos
	Luverdense	1–1	Paysandu	Mangueirão, Belém	26,653
	Luverdense won 4–2 on aggregate.
2018 Details	Paysandu	2–0	Atlético Itapemirim	Estádio Kléber Andrade, Cariacica	6,965	Luverdense and Manaus
	Paysandu	1–1	Atlético Itapemirim	Mangueirão, Belém	32,900
	Paysandu won 3–1 on aggregate.
2019 Details	Cuiabá	0–1	Paysandu	Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá	11,973	Goiás and Remo
	Cuiabá	1–0	Paysandu	Mangueirão, Belém	28,145
	1–1 on aggregate; Cuiabá won 5–4 in a penalty shootout.
2020 Details	Brasiliense	2–1	Remo	Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília	0	Manaus and Vila Nova
	Brasiliense	1–2	Remo	Mangueirão, Belém	0
	3–3 on aggregate; Brasiliense won 5–4 in a penalty shootout.
2021 Details	Remo	0–0	Vila Nova	Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga, Goiânia	8,120	Nova Mutum and Paysandu
	Remo	0–0	Vila Nova	Baenão, Belém	12,702
	0–0 on aggregate; Remo won 4–2 in a penalty shootout.

Note 1: Losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

Note 2: On July 28, 2014, the 2014 Copa Verde title was awarded to Paysandu, due to irregularities on the squad of Brasília.[8] Brasília appealed against this decision and obtained a suspension which reversed this decision temporarily.[9] A final decision by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) declared Brasília as the champion.[10]