Copa Norte

Copa Norte

Organiser(s)	Brazilian Football Confederation
Founded	1997;28 years ago (1997)
Region	Brazil's North
Teams	12
Qualifier for	Copa do Brasil (third round) Copa Verde
Current champions	Paysandu (1st title)
Most championships	São Raimundo (3 titles)
2026 Copa Norte

The Copa Norte (English: North Cup) is a Brazilian football competition contested between North region teams, with the exception of Tocantins. The champion secures a place in the third round of the following year's Copa do Brasil, as well as competing for the Copa Verde trophy against the winner of the Copa Centro-Oeste.

History

At the end of the 1960s and beginning of the 1970s, the first regional tournaments began to emerge in Brazilian football. However, it was in 1997 that the Copa Norte came into being. Teams from the northern region of Brazil participated, with the exception of Tocantins, along with teams from Maranhão and Piauí, in the northeast region. From 1997 to 1999, the winner of the Copa Norte qualified for the Copa CONMEBOL. From 2000 to 2002, the champion went on to compete in the Copa dos Campeões ^[1] .

Following changes to the Brazilian football calendar, the tournament was discontinued in 2003. However, in October 2025, the CBF announced the return of the competition after 24 years. ^[2]

Format

The twelve clubs are divided into two groups of six clubs each. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage. The semi-finals will be single matches, while the finals will be two-legged ties. ^[3]

List of champions

Year	Finals			Losing semi-finalists 1
	Winners	Score	Runners-up
1997	Rio Branco	0–0 2–1 Aggregate 2–1	Remo	Imperatriz and Ji-Paraná
1998	Sampaio Corrêa	0–1 2–1 Aggregate 2–2 (3–0 p)	São Raimundo	Rio Branco and Ypiranga
1999	São Raimundo	0–1 2–1 Aggregate 2–2 (3–1 p)	Sampaio Corrêa	Cruzeiro and Flamengo
2000	São Raimundo	2–3 2–0 Aggregate 4–3	Maranhão	Remo and River
2001	São Raimundo	0–1 1–0 Aggregate 1–1 2	Paysandu	Genus and River
2002	Paysandu	1–0 3–0 Aggregate 4–0	São Raimundo	Ji-Paraná and Remo
Tournament was not held between 2003 and 2025.
2026 Details

Note 1: Losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

Note 2: São Raimundo won for having made the best campaign.

Records and statistics

Finalists

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runner-up
São Raimundo	3	2	1999, 2000, 2001	1998, 2002
Sampaio Corrêa	1	1	1998	1999
Paysandu	1	1	2002	2001
Rio Branco	1	0	1997	—
Remo	0	1	—	1997
Maranhão	0	1	—	2000

Performance by State

State	Won	Runner-up
Amazonas	3	2
Maranhão	1	2
Pará	1	2
Acre	1	0

References

1. "História da Copa Norte" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bola Amarela Futebol Clube. May 12, 2024.
2. "CBF oficializa retorno da Copa Norte como classificatória para Copa Verde" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Roma News. October 1, 2025.
3. "CBF anuncia novo calendário do futebol profissional masculino" (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. October 1, 2025.