Copa do Nordeste
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| Founded | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Region | Brazil's Northeast |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Current champions | Sampaio Corrêa (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Vitória (4 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | SBT |
| Website | Official website |
Copa do Nordeste (English: Cup of the North-East), also known as Campeonato do Nordeste (English: Championship of the North-East) or Copa Nordeste (English: Northeastern Cup), is a Brazilian football competition among Northeastern region teams.
History
The competition was first played in 1976, as Torneio José Américo de Almeida Filho. It was played, as Campeonato do Nordeste for first time, in 1994. From 1997 to 1999, the Campeonato do Nordeste champions granted qualification to Copa Conmebol.
From 2000 to 2002, the Campeonato do Nordeste champions granted qualification to the Copa dos Campeões.
The competition returned in 2010, after being defunct since 2003.[1] Copa do Nordeste returned again in 2013.
From 2014 to 2016, the winner got a spot in the Copa Sudamericana. The Copa do Nordeste champion now qualifies to the Copa do Brasil.
Competition format
Since 2018 a qualifying stage has been played. In this stage, eight teams compete in a single-elimination tournament where the four winners advance to the group stage. The group stage has four groups. 12 teams gain direct entries into the group stage while the other four berths are decided by the qualifying stage.
In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and the runners-up of each group advance to the quarter-finals.
The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals are played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the best tournament team hosting the second leg.
List of champions
| Year | Finals | Semifinalists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Score | Runners-up | |||||
| 1994 Details |
 Sport |
0 – 0 (3–2 p) |
 CRB |
 Bahia |
Cruzeiro | ||
| 1995–1996 | Not held | ||||||
| 1997 Details |
Vitória |
3 – 0 1 – 2 Aggregate 4 – 2 |
Bahia |
Sport |
 Ceará | ||
| 1998 Details |
 América |
1 – 2 3 – 1 Aggregate 4 – 3 |
Vitória |
Bahia |
Santa Cruz | ||
| 1999 Details |
Vitória |
2 – 0 0 – 1 Aggregate 2 – 1 |
Bahia |
CSA |
Sport | ||
| 2000 Details |
Sport |
2 – 2 2 – 2 Aggregate 4 – 4 |
Vitória |
Poções |
 Sergipe | ||
| 2001 Details |
Bahia |
3 – 1 | Sport |
Náutico |
Fortaleza | ||
| 2002 Details |
Bahia |
3 – 1 2 – 2 Aggregate 5 – 3 |
Vitória |
Náutico |
Santa Cruz | ||
| 2003 Details |
Vitória |
1 – 1 0 – 0 Aggregate 1 – 1 |
Fluminense de Feira |
ABC |
América | ||
| 2004–2009 | Not held | ||||||
| 2010 Details |
Vitória |
2 – 1 | ABC |
CSA |
 Treze | ||
| 2011–2012 | Not held | ||||||
| 2013 Details |
Campinense |
2 – 1 2 – 0 Aggregate 4 – 1 |
ASA |
Ceará |
Fortaleza | ||
| 2014 Details |
Sport |
2 – 0 1 – 1 Aggregate 3 – 1 |
Ceará |
América |
Santa Cruz | ||
| 2015 Details |
Ceará |
1 – 0 2 – 1 Aggregate 3 – 1 |
Bahia |
Vitória |
Sport | ||
| 2016 Details |
Santa Cruz |
2 – 1 1 – 1 Aggregate 3 – 2 |
Campinense |
Bahia |
Sport | ||
| 2017 Details |
Bahia |
1 – 1 1 – 0 Aggregate 2 – 1 |
Sport |
Vitória |
Santa Cruz | ||
| 2018 Details |
 Sampaio Corrêa |
1 – 0 0 – 0 Aggregate 1 – 0 |
Bahia |
ABC |
Ceará | ||
Performances
By club
| Club | Won | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | 3 | 1997, 1999, 2003, 2010 | 1998, 2000, 2002 |
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3 | 4 | 2001, 2002, 2017 | 1997, 1999, 2015, 2018 |
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3 | 2 | 1994, 2000, 2014 | 2001, 2017 |
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1 | 1 | 2013 | 2016 |
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1 | 1 | 2015 | 2014 |
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1 | 0 | 1998 | & —
|
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1 | 0 | 2018 | & —
|
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1 | 0 | 2016 | & —
|
|
0 | 1 | & —
|
2010 |
|
0 | 1 | & —
|
2013 |
|
0 | 1 | & —
|
1994 |
|
0 | 1 | & —
|
2003 |
By state
| State | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
|
7 | 8 |
|
4 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 0 |
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0 | 2 |
 |
0 | 0 |
|
0 | 0 |
References
- ↑ LigadoNordeste.com.br (April 8, 2010). "Regulamento da competição" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on May 20, 2011.
