2000 Copa Norte

2000 Copa Norte

Tournament details
Country	Brazil
Dates	6 January – 1 March
Teams	11
Final positions
Champions	São Raimundo (2nd title)
Runners-up	Maranhão
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	77 (2.57 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Paulo César Robenildo (5 goals each)
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The 2000 Copa Norte was the fourth edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 11 clubs, Pará have four vacancies; Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Piauí, Rondônia and Roraima with one each.

In the finals, São Raimundo defeated Maranhão 4–3 on aggregate to win their second title and earn the right to play in the 2000 Copa dos Campeões.

Qualified teams

Association	Team	Qualification method
Acre 1 berth	Vasco de Rio Branco	1999 Campeonato Acreano champions
Amapá 1 berth	Aliança	1999 Campeonato Amapaense runners-up
Amazonas 1 berth	São Raimundo	1999 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Maranhão 1 berth	Maranhão	1999 Campeonato Maranhense champions
Pará 4 berths	Remo	1999 Campeonato Paraense champions
	Paysandu	1999 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
	Castanhal	1999 Campeonato Paraense 3rd place
	Tuna Luso	1999 Campeonato Paraense 4th place
Piauí 1 berth	River	1999 Campeonato Piauiense champions
Rondônia 1 berth	Genus	1999 Campeonato Rondoniense 3rd place
Roraima 1 berth	Rio Negro	1999 Campeonato Roraimense runners-up

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Remo (A)	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6	Advance to Group stage
2	Tuna Luso	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
3	Paysandu	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
4	Castanhal	3	0	0	3	3	5	−2	0

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	São Raimundo (A)	6	4	2	0	12	5	+7	14	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Remo (A)	6	2	3	1	9	6	+3	9
3	Vasco de Rio Branco	6	2	1	3	3	7	−4	7
4	Genus	6	1	0	5	3	9	−6	3

Source: Bola na Área
(A) Advance to a further round

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maranhão (A)	6	3	2	1	12	7	+5	11	Advance to Knockout stage
2	River (A)	6	2	4	0	9	7	+2	10
3	Rio Negro	6	2	1	3	8	7	+1	7
4	Aliança	6	1	1	4	8	16	−8	4

Source: Bola na Área
(A) Advance to a further round

Bracket

	Semi-finals						Finals
	Remo	0	1	1
	Maranhão	2	1	3
							Maranhão	3	0	3
							São Raimundo	2	2	4
	River	1	0	1
	São Raimundo	0	1	1

Finals

26 February 2000

16:00 UTC−3

Maranhão	3–2	São Raimundo
	Report

Estádio Nhozinho Santos, São Luís

1 March 2000

21:40 UTC−3

São Raimundo	2–0	Maranhão
Delmo Marcelo Araxá	Report

Vivaldão, Manaus

São Raimundo won 4–3 on aggregate.

References