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2015 Copa do Nordeste
Nordestão
Tournament details
Country Brazil
Dates3 February – 29 April
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsCeará
Runner-upBahia
2015 Copa SudamericanaCeará
Tournament statistics
Matches played73
Goals scored173 (2.37 per match)
Attendance506,803 (6,943 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Max
(6 goals)
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The 2015 Copa do Nordeste was the 12th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region.[1] The competition featured 20 clubs, with Bahia and Pernambuco having three seeds each, and Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Alagoas, Paraíba, Maranhão and Piauí with two seeds each. For the first time, the competition included teams from Maranhão and Piauí.

Qualified teams

Association Team (Berth) Entry stage
Alagoas Alagoas
2 berths		 Coruripe 2014 Campeonato Alagoano champions
CRB 2014 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
Bahia Bahia
3 berths		 Vitória 2014 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
Bahia 2014 Campeonato Baiano champions
Serrano 2014 Campeonato Baiano champions of the first phase
Ceará Ceará
2 berths		 Ceará 2014 Campeonato Cearense champions
Fortaleza 2014 Campeonato Cearense runners-up
Maranhão Maranhão
2 berths		 Sampaio Corrêa 2014 Campeonato Maranhense champions
Moto Club 2014 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
Paraíba Paraíba
2 berths		 Botafogo 2014 Campeonato Paraibano champions
Campinense 2014 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Pernambuco Pernambuco
3 berths		 Sport 2014 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
Náutico 2014 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
Salgueiro 2014 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place
Piauí Piauí
2 berths		 Ríver 2014 Campeonato Piauiense champions
Piauí 2014 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte
2 berths		 América 2014 Campeonato Potiguar champions
Globo 2014 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
Sergipe Sergipe
2 berths		 Confiança 2014 Campeonato Sergipano champions
Socorrense 2014 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up

Knockout phase

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
            
Ceará Fortaleza 1 0 1 (2)
Pernambuco Sport 0 1 1 (4)
Pernambuco Sport 0 2 2
Bahia Bahia 0 3 3
Paraíba Campinense 0 0 0
Bahia Bahia 0 1 1
Bahia Bahia 0 1 1
Ceará Ceará 1 2 3
Pernambuco Salgueiro 0 1 1
Ceará Ceará 2 2 4
Ceará Ceará (a.e.t.) 0 2 2
Bahia Vitória 0 2 2
Rio Grande do Norte América 0 2 2
Bahia Vitória 1 4 5

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sport Pernambuco 1–1 (4–2 p) Ceará Fortaleza 0–1 1–0
Bahia Bahia 1–0 Paraíba Campinense 0–0 1–0
Ceará Ceará 4-1 Pernambuco Salgueiro 2–0 2–1
Vitória Bahia 5–2 Rio Grande do Norte América 1–0 4–2

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vitória Bahia 2–2 (a.e.t.) Ceará Ceará 0–0 2–2
Bahia Bahia 3–2 Pernambuco Sport 0–0 3–2

Finals

Bahia0–1Ceará
Report Ricardinho 71'
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 40,805
Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves
Ceará2–1Bahia
Charles 15'
Gilvan 51'		 Report Maxi Biancucchi 88'
Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 63,399
Referee: Ítalo Medeiros de Azevedo
2015 Copa do Nordeste
Champions
Ceará
Ceará
1st title

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Max América de Natal 6
2 Brazil Kieza Bahia 5
Brazil Magno Alves Ceará
4 Brazil Robert Sampaio Corrêa 4

References

  1. ^ "Copa do Nordeste 2015" [2015 Northeast Cup]. Federação Norte-rio-grandense de Futebol. September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
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