All teams except Confiança and Itabaiana are split in two groups. Each team plays twice against the other teams in the same group. The two best teams in each group advances to the semifinal. The teams who win the semifinals then advance to the final. The team who wins the final is the champion of the first stage, which is called Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe.
On the second stage, the eight teams are joined by Confiança and Itabaiana, who were playing in the 2013 Copa do Nordeste. The ten teams play against each other in a double round-robin. The four best teams advance to the semifinals. The semifinals and the finals are played in two legs. The two worst teams in this stage are relegated.[3]