2022 Copa Verde

The 2022 Copa Verde was the ninth edition of the football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 17 clubs, Acre, Mato Grosso, Pará and Roraima have two vacancies; Amazonas, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia and Tocantins with one each. The others two berths was set according to CBF ranking.^[2] Initially, the competition was to be formed by 24 clubs, but seven dropped out.

2022 Copa Verde

Tournament details
Country	Brazil
Dates	25 October – 19 November
Teams	17[1]
Final positions
Champions	Paysandu (3rd title)
Runners-up	Vila Nova
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	47 (2.47 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Marlon Yan Philippe (3 goals each)
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In the finals, Paysandu defeated Vila Nova 4–3 on penalties after tied 1–1 on aggregate to win their third title and a place in the third round of the 2023 Copa do Brasil.^[3]

Qualified teams

Association	Team	Qualification method
Acre 2 berths	Rio Branco	2021 Campeonato Acreano champions
	Humaitá	2021 Campeonato Acreano runners-up
Amazonas 1 berth	São Raimundo	2021 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
Distrito Federal 1 berth	Brasiliense	2021 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Espírito Santo 1 berth	Real Noroeste	2021 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Goiás 2 berths	Vila Nova	2021 Campeonato Goiano runners-up
	Goiás	1st best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Mato Grosso 2+1 berths	Cuiabá	2021 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
	CEOV	2021 Campeonato Mato-Grossense runners-up
	Luverdense	2nd best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Mato Grosso do Sul 1 berth	Costa Rica	2021 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Pará 2 berths	Paysandu	2021 Campeonato Paraense champions
	Tuna Luso	2021 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
Rondônia 1 berth	Real Ariquemes	2021 Campeonato Rondoniense runners-up
Roraima 2 berths	São Raimundo	2021 Campeonato Roraimense champions
	Náutico	2021 Campeonato Roraimense runners-up
Tocantins 1 berth	Tocantinópolis	2021 Campeonato Tocantinense champions

Note: Atlético Goianiense, Ceilândia, Grêmio Anápolis, Manaus, Nova Venécia, Remo and Trem were qualified, but dropped out.^[4]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.^[5]

Stage	First leg	Second leg
First round	25 October 2022
Round of 16	27, 28 and 29 October 2022
Quarter-finals	1 and 2 November 2022
Semi-finals	8 and 9 November 2022	12 November 2022
Finals	15 November 2022	19 November 2022

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Humaitá	3–0	Náutico

Bracket

	Round of 16					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals							Finals
	Rio Branco		1 (4)
	Tuna Luso (p)		1 (5)
						Tuna Luso		0
						São Raimundo		3
	São Raimundo		1
	São Raimundo		2
											São Raimundo		2	0	2
											Paysandu		2	3	5
	Paysandu		3
	Humaitá		0
						Paysandu		2
						Tocantinópolis		0
	Real Ariquemes		0
	Tocantinópolis		4
																		Paysandu (p)		0	1	1 (4)
																		Vila Nova		0	1	1 (3)
	Cuiabá		2
	Costa Rica		0
						Cuiabá		0
						Brasiliense		3
	Luverdense		0
	Brasiliense		1
											Brasiliense		1	1	2
											Vila Nova		1	2	3
	Vila Nova		2
	CEOV		1
						Vila Nova (p)		0 (3)
						Real Noroeste		0 (2)
	Goiás		2 (4)
	Real Noroeste (p)		2 (5)

Finals

Main article: 2022 Copa Verde finals

15 November 2022

18:30 BRT (UTC−3)

Paysandu	0–0	Vila Nova
	Report

Estádio da Curuzu, Belém

Attendance: 11,384

Referee: Paulo Henrique de Melo Salmazio

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19 November 2022

19:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Vila Nova	1–1	Paysandu
Matheuzinho 26'	Report	João Vieira 90+5'
Penalties
Wágner Sousa Alex Silva Diego Tavares Rafael Donato	3–4	Marlon Ricardinho Gabriel Davis João Vieira Patrick Brey

Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia

Attendance: 24,591

Referee: Paulo Henrique Schleich Vollkopf

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Paysandu won on penalties.