2016 Copa Verde
The 2016 Copa Verde was the third edition of the Copa Verde football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 18 clubs, Amazonas and Distrito Federal has two vacancies; Acre, Amapá, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins with one each. The others four berths will be set according to CBF ranking.
In the finals, Paysandu defeated Gama 3–2 on aggregate to win their first title and a place in the Round of 16 of the 2017 Copa do Brasil.
Qualified teams
| Association | Team | Qualification method |
 Acre1 berth | Rio Branco | 2015 Campeonato Acriano champions |
 Amapá1 berth | Santos | 2015 Campeonato Amapaense champions |
 Amazonas2 berths | Nacional | 2015 Campeonato Amazonense champions |
| Amazonas 2 berths | Fast Clube | 2015 Copa Amazonas champions |
 Distrito Federal2 berths | Gama | 2015 Campeonato Brasiliense champions |
| Distrito Federal 2 berths | Brasília | 2015 Campeonato Brasiliense runners-up |
 Espírito Santo1 berth | Espírito Santo | 2015 Copa Espírito Santo champions |
 Goiás1+1 berths | Aparecidense | 2015 Campeonato Goiano runners-up |
| Goiás 1+1 berths | Vila Nova | 44th placed in 2016 CBF ranking |
 Mato Grosso1+1 berths | Cuiabá | 2015 Campeonato Mato-Grossense champions |
| Mato Grosso 1+1 berths | Luverdense | 36th placed in 2016 CBF ranking |
 Mato Grosso do Sul1 berth | Comercial | 2015 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense champions |
 Pará1+2 berths | Remo | 2015 Campeonato Paraense champions |
| Pará 1+2 berths | Paysandu | 30th placed in 2016 CBF ranking |
| Pará 1+2 berths | Águia de Marabá | 55th placed in 2016 CBF ranking |
 Rondônia1 berth | Genus | 2015 Campeonato Rondoniense 2nd round champions |
 Roraima1 berth | Náutico | 2015 Campeonato Roraimense champions |
 Tocantins1 berth | Interporto | 2015 Campeonato Tocantinense runners-up |
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.| Stage | First leg | Second leg |
| Preliminary round | 6 and 18 February 2016 | 17 February and 3 March 2016 |
| First stage | 9, 10 and 24 March 2016 | 16, 17 and 27 March 2016 |
| Second stage | 23 and 24 March and 7 April 2016 | 6, 7, 13 and 14 April 2016 |
| Semi-finals | 20 April 2016 | 23 April 2016 |
| Finals | 3 May 2016 | 10 May 2016 |
Preliminary round
Bracket
Finals
----Paysandu won 3–2 on aggregate.