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.

「ブラジル コパ・ヴェルデ」とは、ブラジルで開催されるサッカートーナメントです。この大会は、ブラジル国内のクラブチームが参加し、優勝を争います。ブラジルは世界的に有名なサッカー大国であり、この大会はその国内のクラブチームの実力を競う場として注目されています。トーナメントは数週間にわたって行われ、各チームはホーム・アンド・アウェー方式で対戦します。試合は熱狂的なサッカーファンによって埋め尽くされたスタジアムで行われ、熱気溢れる雰囲気が特徴です。優勝チームは栄誉と共に、次のステップとして南米クラブ選手権への出場権を獲得します。ブラジル コパ・ヴェルデは、ブラジルのサッカー文化と情熱を体現した大会であり、サッカーファンにとっては見逃せないイベントです。