Tournament details | |
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Country | Brazil |
Dates | 29 January – 16 May |
Teams | 18 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Luverdense (1st title) |
Runner-up | Paysandu |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 34 |
Goals scored | 93 (2.74 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Careca (5 goals) |
The 2017 Copa Verde was the fourth edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 18 clubs, Acre, Distrito Federal and Mato Grosso do Sul have two spots; Amapá, Amazonas, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins with one each. The others four berths was set according to CBF ranking.[1]
In the finals, Luverdense defeated Paysandu 4–2 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the Round of 16 of the 2018 Copa do Brasil.[2]