2002 Copa Norte

Tournament details
Country	Brazil
Dates	20 January – 28 April
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Paysandu (1st title)
Runner-up	São Raimundo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	74
Goals scored	214 (2.89 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Lecheva (8 goals)

The 2002 Copa Norte was the sixth and last edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 16 clubs, Amazonas have three vacancies; Amapá, Maranhão, Pará, Piauí, Rondônia and Roraima with two each; and Acre with one. ^[1]

In the finals, Paysandu defeated São Raimundo 4–0 on aggregate to win their first title and earn the right to play in the 2002 Copa dos Campeões.^[2]

Qualified teams

Association	Team	Qualification method
Acre 1 berth	Vasco de Rio Branco	2001 Campeonato Acreano champions
Amapá 2 berths	Independente	2001 Campeonato Amapaense champions
	São José	2001 Campeonato Amapaense runners-up
Amazonas 3 berths	Rio Negro	2001 Campeonato Amazonense champions
	Nacional	2001 Campeonato Amazonense runners-up
	São Raimundo	2001 Campeonato Amazonense 3rd place
Maranhão 2 berths	Moto Club	2001 Campeonato Maranhense champions
	Sampaio Corrêa	2001 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
Pará 2 berths	Paysandu	2001 Campeonato Paraense champions
	Remo	2001 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
Piauí 2 berths	River	2001 Campeonato Piauiense champions
	Oeiras	2001 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up
Rondônia 2 berths	Ji-Paraná	2001 Campeonato Rondoniense champions
	União Cacoalense	2001 Campeonato Rondoniense runners-up
Roraima 2 berths	Atlético Roraima	2001 Campeonato Roraimense champions
	Baré	2001 Campeonato Roraimense 4th place

First stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Roraima (A)	6	4	0	2	9	6	+3	12	Advance to Second stage
2	São Raimundo (A)	6	3	1	2	13	10	+3	10
3	Rio Negro	6	3	0	3	10	13	−3	9
4	Baré	6	1	1	4	6	9	−3	4

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

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Paysandu (A)	6	3	3	0	11	3	+8	12	Advance to Second stage
2	Remo (A)	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11
3	Independente	6	2	1	3	6	14	−8	7
4	São José	6	0	2	4	4	8	−4	2

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

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	River (A)	6	4	2	0	12	6	+6	14	Advance to Second stage
2	Moto Club (A)	6	2	2	2	10	8	+2	8
3	Sampaio Corrêa	6	1	3	2	7	8	−1	6
4	Oeiras	6	1	1	4	3	10	−7	4

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

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ji-Paraná (A)	6	3	2	1	13	7	+6	11	Advance to Second stage
2	Nacional (A)	6	3	1	2	10	6	+4	10
3	União Cacoalense	6	1	4	1	10	14	−4	7
4	Vasco de Rio Branco	6	0	3	3	6	12	−6	3

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

Second stage

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	São Raimundo (A)	6	4	1	1	14	8	+6	13	Advance to the Finals
2	Ji-Paraná	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	10
3	Nacional	6	1	3	2	9	9	0	6
4	Atlético Roraima	6	1	1	4	8	15	−7	4

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

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Paysandu (A)	6	4	0	2	12	6	+6	12	Advance to the Finals
2	Remo	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10
3	Moto Club	6	2	1	3	6	7	−1	7
4	River	6	1	2	3	5	11	−6	5

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

Finals

21 April 2002

16:00 UTC−4

São Raimundo	0–1	Paysandu
	Report	Zé Augusto 12'

Vivaldão, Manaus

Referee: Álvaro Azeredo Quelhas

28 April 2002

16:00 UTC−3

Paysandu	3–0	São Raimundo
Lecheva 20' (pen.), 75' Sandro Goiano 58'	Report

Estádio da Curuzu, Belém

Referee: Wagner Tardelli de Azevedo

Paysandu won 4–0 on aggregate.

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