2014 Copa do Nordeste
Nordestão
Tournament details
CountryBrazil
Dates17 January – 9 April
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsSport
Runner-upCeará
2014 Copa SudamericanaSport
Tournament statistics
Matches played62
Goals scored152 (2.45 per match)
Attendance374,107 (6,034 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Magno Alves
(8 goals)
Best playerBrazil Neto Baiano (Sport)[1]
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The 2014 Copa do Nordeste was the 11th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Nordeste. The competition featured 16 clubs, with Bahia and Pernambuco having three seeds each, and Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Alagoas and Paraíba with two seeds each. The 2014 Copa do Nordeste did not feature teams from the states of Maranhão and Piauí, though they are slated to enter the tournament in its 2015 edition.[2] [3] The champions, Sport Recife, earned a berth in the 2014 Copa Sudamericana.

Qualified teams

Association Team (Berth) Entry stage
Alagoas Alagoas
2 berths		 CRB 2013 Campeonato Alagoano champions
CSA 2013 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
Bahia Bahia
3 berths		 Vitória 2013 Campeonato Baiano champions
Bahia 2013 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
Vitória da Conquista 2013 Campeonato Baiano champions of the first phase
Ceará Ceará
2 berths		 Ceará 2013 Campeonato Cearense champions
Guarany 2013 Campeonato Cearense runners-up
Paraíba Paraíba
2 berths		 Botafogo 2013 Campeonato Paraibano champions
Treze 2013 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Pernambuco Pernambuco
3 berths		 Santa Cruz 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
Sport 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
Náutico 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte
2 berths		 Potiguar 2013 Campeonato Potiguar champions
América 2013 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
Sergipe Sergipe
2 berths		 Sergipe 2013 Campeonato Sergipano champions
Confiança[A] 2013 Campeonato Sergipano third place

^ A. River Plate was originally qualified as runners-up of the 2013 Campeonato Sergipano. Because of their request to be absent for 2 two years of the Campeonato Sergiano due to financial problems, Confiança earned their spot.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts AME VIT SER CON
América 6 3 3 0 10 2 +8 12 0–0 3–0 2–0
Vitória 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11 0–3 5–1 2–1
Sergipe 6 1 3 2 8 14 −6 6 1–1 2–2 2–1
Confiança 6 0 2 4 6 12 −6 2 1–1 1–3 2–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CSA STC BAH VCO
CSA 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 1–1 4–1 2–1
Santa Cruz 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 0–1 2–1 3–2
Bahia 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10 1–0 1–1 1–0
Vitória da Conquista 6 0 1 5 6 11 −5 1 2–2 0–1 1–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts CEA CRB POT TRZ
Ceará 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11 5–0 1–1 2–0
CRB 6 3 1 2 7 10 −3 10 2–0 1–1 2–1
Potiguar 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9 1–1 1–2 2–1
Treze 6 1 0 5 5 9 −4 3 0–1 2–0 1–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts GUA SPO NAU BOT
Guarany 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9 1–0 1–1 2–1
Sport 6 2 2 2 5 3 +2 8 0–0 0–1 1–0
Náutico 6 1 3 2 4 7 −3 6 1–1 0–3 0–1
Botafogo 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 4[a] 1–0 1–1[b] 1–1
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Botafogo deducted four points for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. ^ Botafogo fielded an ineligible player.

Knockout phase

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
            
América 0 4 4
CRB 2 0 2
América 0 2 2
Ceará 4 0 4
Ceará 1 5 6
Vitória 1 1 2
Ceará 0 1 1
Sport 2 1 3
CSA 0 1 1
Sport 2 0 2
Sport 2 2 4
Santa Cruz 0 1 1
Guarany 0 0 0
Santa Cruz 3 1 4

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santa Cruz Pernambuco 4–0 Ceará Guarany 3–0 1–0
CRB Alagoas 2–4 Rio Grande do Norte América 2–0 0–4
Sport Pernambuco 2–1 Alagoas CSA 2–0 0–1
Vitória Bahia 2–6 Ceará Ceará 1–1 1–5

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ceará Ceará 4–2 Rio Grande do Norte América 4–0 0–2
Sport Pernambuco 4–1 Pernambuco Santa Cruz 2–0 2–1

Finals

Sport2–0Ceará
Neto Baiano 11'
Danilo 85'		 Report
Ilha do Retiro, Recife
Attendance: 25,545
Referee: Cláudio Francisco Lima e Silva
Ceará1–1Sport
Magno Alves 42' Report Neto Baiano 51' (pen.)
Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 60,068
Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas


 2014 Copa do Nordeste
champions 
Pernambuco
Sport
3rd title

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Magno Alves Ceará 8
2 Brazil Neto Baiano Sport 6
3 Brazil Bill Ceará 4
Brazil Denilson CRB
Brazil Josimar CSA

References

  1. ^ "Neto Baiano é eleito o Craque da Copa do Nordeste de 2014". br.esporteinterativo.yahoo.com. Yahoo Esporte Interativo. 18 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ^ Teams of Maranhão and Piauí Cup may be in the 2014 Copa do Nordeste, Globoesporte.com, 18 March 2013
  3. ^ Meeting defines inclusion of Piauí and Maranhão in the 2015 Copa do Nordeste Globoesporte.com, 19 April 2013
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