Copa Norte

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Copa Norte
Organising bodyBrazilian Football Confederation
Founded1997
Abolished2002
RegionBrazil's North plus Maranhão and Piauí
Most successful club(s)Amazonas (Brazilian state) São Raimundo
(3 titles)

Copa Norte (English: North Cup) was a Brazilian football competition contested between North region teams. Also with teams from the states of Maranhão and Piauí in the Northeastern.

From 1997 to 1999, the Copa Norte champions granted qualification to Copa CONMEBOL.

From 2000 to 2002, the Copa Norte champions granted qualification to the Copa dos Campeões.

List of champions[edit]

Year Finals Losing semi-finalists1
Winners Score Runners-up
1997 Acre (state)
Rio Branco
0–0
2–1
Aggregate

2–1
Pará
Remo
Maranhão
Imperatriz
Rondônia
Ji-Paraná
1998 Maranhão
Sampaio Corrêa
0–1
2–1
Aggregate

2–2 (3–0 p)
Amazonas (Brazilian state)
São Raimundo
Acre (state)
Rio Branco
Amapá
Ypiranga
1999 Amazonas (Brazilian state)
São Raimundo
0–1
2–1
Aggregate

2–2 (3–1 p)
Maranhão
Sampaio Corrêa
Rondônia
Cruzeiro
Piauí
Flamengo
2000 Amazonas (Brazilian state)
São Raimundo
2–3
2–0
Aggregate

4–3
Maranhão
Maranhão
Pará
Remo
Piauí
River
2001 Amazonas (Brazilian state)
São Raimundo
0–1
1–0
Aggregate

1–12
Pará
Paysandu
Rondônia
Genus
Piauí
River
2002 Pará
Paysandu
1–0
3–0
Aggregate

4–0
Amazonas (Brazilian state)
São Raimundo
Rondônia
Ji-Paraná
Pará
Remo

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

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

Records and statistics[edit]

Finalists[edit]

Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Amazonas (Brazilian state) São Raimundo 3 2 1999, 2000, 2001 1998, 2002
Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa 1 1 1998 1999
Pará Paysandu 1 1 2002 2001
Acre (state) Rio Branco 1 0 1997
Pará Remo 0 1 1997
Maranhão Maranhão 0 1 2000

Performance by State[edit]

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

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