The Copa Norte () 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.
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.
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.
List of champions YearFinalsLosing semi-finalists1WinnersScoreRunners-up1997Rio Branco0–02–1Aggregate2–1Remo Imperatriz and Ji-Paraná1998Sampaio Corrêa0–12–1Aggregate2–2 (3–0 p)São Raimundo Rio Branco and Ypiranga1999São Raimundo0–12–1Aggregate2–2 (3–1 p)Sampaio Corrêa Cruzeiro and Flamengo2000São Raimundo2–32–0Aggregate4–3Maranhão Remo and River2001São Raimundo0–11–0Aggregate1–12Paysandu Genus and River2002Paysandu1–03–0Aggregate4–0São Raimundo Ji-Paraná and Remo Tournament was not held between 2003 and 2025.2026DetailsPaysandu1–04–2Aggregate5–2Nacional Águia de Marabá and Porto Velho
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
ClubWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up São Raimundo321999, 2000, 20011998, 2002 Paysandu212002, 20262001 Sampaio Corrêa1119981999 Rio Branco101997— Remo01—1997 Maranhão01—2000 Nacional01—2026
Performance by State StateWonRunner-up33221210
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