The 2021 Copa Verde was the eighth edition of the football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 24 clubs, Acre, Amazonas, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Pará have two vacancies; Amapá, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins with one each. The others six berths was set according to CBF ranking.

In the finals, Remo defeated Vila Nova 4–2 on penalties after tied 0–0 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the third round of the 2022 Copa do Brasil.

Qualified teams

AssociationTeamQualification method
Acre (state) Acre 1+2 berthsGalvez2020 Campeonato Acreano champions
Rio Branco5th best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
Atlético Acreano3rd best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
Amapá Amapá 1 berthYpiranga2020 Campeonato Amapaense champions
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Amazonas 2+1 berthsPenarol2020 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Fast Clube2020 Campeonato Amazonense 3rd place
Manaus4th best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
Federal District (Brazil) Distrito Federal 2 berthsGama2020 Campeonato Brasiliense champions
Brasiliense2020 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo 2 berthsRio Branco de Venda Nova2020 Campeonato Capixaba champions
Rio Branco2020 Campeonato Capixaba runners-up
Goiás Goiás 1 berthVila Nova2020 Campeonato Goiano 7th place
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso 1+2 berthsNova Mutum2020 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions
Cuiabá1st best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
Sinop6th best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul 2 berthsÁguia Negra2020 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions
Aquidauanense2020 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense runners-up
Pará Pará 2+1 berthsPaysandu2020 Campeonato Paraense champions
Castanhal2020 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
Remo2nd best placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
Rondônia Rondônia 2 berthsPorto Velho2020 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
Real Ariquemes2020 Campeonato Rondoniense runners-up
Roraima Roraima 1 berthSão Raimundo2020 Campeonato Roraimense champions
Tocantins Tocantins 1 berthInterporto2020 Campeonato Tocantinense 3rd place

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.

StageFirst legSecond leg
First round13 and 14 October 2021
Round of 1619, 20 and 21 October 2021
Quarter-finals27 and 28 October and 12 November 20213, 4, 10 and 24 November 2021
Semi-finals24 November and 1 December 20212 and 4 December 2021
Finals8 December 202111 December 2021

Bracket

First roundRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinals
Acre (state) Atlético Acreano1 (4)
Federal District (Brazil) Gama0Mato Grosso do Sul Aquidauanense (p)1 (5)
Mato Grosso do Sul Aquidauanense000
Mato Grosso do Sul Aquidauanense1
Goiás Vila Nova178
Goiás Vila Nova3
Tocantins Interporto0Espírito Santo Rio Branco de Venda Nova0
Goiás Vila Nova314
Espírito Santo Rio Branco de Venda Nova1
Mato Grosso Nova Mutum011
Mato Grosso Cuiabá0 (6)
Federal District (Brazil) Brasiliense (p)0 (5)Federal District (Brazil) Brasiliense (p)0 (7)
Federal District (Brazil) Brasiliense101 (2)
Espírito Santo Rio Branco0 (3)
Mato Grosso Nova Mutum (p)011 (3)
Acre (state) Rio Branco1
Mato Grosso do Sul Águia Negra1Mato Grosso Nova Mutum4
Goiás Vila Nova000 (2)
Mato Grosso Nova Mutum3
Pará Remo (p)000 (4)
Pará Paysandu6
Rondônia Real Ariquemes0Amazonas (Brazilian state) Penarol0
Pará Paysandu134
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Penarol2
Pará Castanhal112
Roraima São Raimundo1
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Fast Clube0Pará Castanhal2
Pará Paysandu202
Pará Castanhal2
Pará Remo224
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Manaus2
Mato Grosso Sinop0Rondônia Porto Velho0
Amazonas (Brazilian state) Manaus101
Rondônia Porto Velho1
Pará Remo134
Pará Remo9
Acre (state) Galvez (p)1 (4)Acre (state) Galvez0
Amapá Ypiranga1 (1)

Finals

Vila Nova Goiás0–0Pará Remo
Remo Pará0–0Goiás Vila Nova
Penalties
Neto Pessoa Raimar Marlon Fredson4–2Clayton Rafael Donato André Krobel Johnatan Cardoso

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Remo won on penalties.