Wikipedia - Copa Verde

The Copa Verde (English: Green Cup) is an annual regional knockout football competition in Brazil that started in 2014, and played by 24 teams from the North and Central-West regions, plus Espírito Santo (Espírito Santo state was included because they competed in the old Copa Centro Oeste).

Initially, the champion of the tournament gained a place in the next year's Copa Sudamericana. With the changes implemented by CONMEBOL in 2016 causes a competition no longer qualify in Copa Sudamericana from edition. The champion will now have a spot in the third round of the Copa do Brasil of the following year. The cup is organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), with two-legged playoff games played from between the 24 participating teams.

History

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 Rainforest. 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). The competition was officially announced in September by the competitions director of the Brazilian Football Confederation.

Brasilien - Copa Verde er en regional fodboldturnering, der afholdes i den nordlige og centrale del af Brasilien. Turneringen blev grundlagt i 2014 og er vært for klubber fra delstaterne Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Acre, Amazonas, Roraima, Tocantins og Goiás.

Copa Verde er åben for deltagelse fra statsmestre i de deltagende delstater samt de højst placerede klubber i de regionale mesterskaber. Turneringen er opdelt i to faser: et gruppespil efterfulgt af en knock out-fase.

Vinderen af Copa Verde kvalificerer sig til at repræsentere regionen i den nationale Copa do Brasil-turnering. Copa Verde er en vigtig turnering for klubber i den nordlige og centrale del af Brasilien, da det giver dem en mulighed for at konkurrere på nationalt plan.