2025 Copa do Nordeste qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Dates | 4 – 8 January 2025 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 19 (1.58 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Thiago Alagoano (2 goals) |
The 2025 Copa do Nordeste qualification (officially the Eliminatória da Copa do Nordeste 2025) was the qualifying tournament of the 2025 Copa do Nordeste. It was played from 4 to 8 January 2025.[1] Sixteen teams competed to decide four places in the Copa do Nordeste.
Format
The teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]
- The tournament was played on a single-leg basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the leg.
- If tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winners.
- Extra time would not be played and away goals rule would not be used during the tournament.
Qualified teams
Every federation had a team qualified by the 2024 CBF ranking, while the seven best placed federations in the 2024 CBF state ranking (Ceará, Bahia, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte and Paraíba) earned an extra berth in the tournament by participating in their respective state championships.[3]
| Association | Team | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|
| Alagoas 2 berths |
CSA | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| ASA | 2024 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up | |
| Bahia 2 berths |
Juazeirense | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Barcelona de Ilhéus | 2024 Campeonato Baiano 3rd place | |
| Ceará 2 berths |
Ferroviário | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Maracanã | 2024 Campeonato Cearense 3rd place | |
| Maranhão 2 berths |
Moto Club | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Maranhão | 2024 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up | |
| Paraíba 2 berths |
Botafogo-PB | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Treze | 2024 Campeonato Paraibano 3rd place | |
| Pernambuco 2 berths |
Santa Cruz | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Retrô | 2024 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place | |
| Piauí 1 berth |
Fluminense-PI | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths |
ABC | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Santa Cruz de Natal | 2024 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up | |
| Sergipe 1 berth |
Sergipe | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[1]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 4 January 2025 | |
| Second round | 8 January 2025 | |
First round
Draw
The teams were seeded by their 2024 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses).
| Pot | |
|---|---|
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For the first round, the sixteen teams were drawn into eight ties, with the best seeded team playing against the sixteenth seeded team, while the second-best seeded team facing the fifteenth-best, third against fourteenth, fourth against thirteenth, etc. The higher-seeded team hosted the leg.[2]
Matches
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| CSA | 1–0 | Barcelona de Ilhéus |
| ABC | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Maracanã |
| Ferroviário | 0–0 (7–6 p) | Santa Cruz de Natal |
| Botafogo-PB | 1–0 | Maranhão |
| Santa Cruz | 1–2 | Treze |
| Juazeirense | 3–3 (5–4 p) | Fluminense-PI |
| Retrô | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Moto Club |
| Sergipe | 0–2 | ASA |
| CSA | 1–0 | Barcelona de Ilhéus |
|---|---|---|
| Guilherme Cachoeira 19' | Report |
| Santa Cruz | 1–2 | Treze |
|---|---|---|
| Thiaguinho 55' | Report | Wandson 33' Van 69' |
| Juazeirense | 3–3 | Fluminense-PI |
|---|---|---|
| Guilherme Silveira 11' Jhúnior 36' Tatá Baiano 65' (pen.) |
Report | Gabriel Vieira 6' Romarinho 29' João Sala 84' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
| Zé Oliveira Elivélton Bruno Oliveira Tatá Baiano Júnior Santos |
5–4 | João Sala Everton Vitor Miguel Gabriel Biloca Gabriel Vieira |
| Sergipe | 0–2 | ASA |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Thiago Alagoano 29' (pen.), 43' |
| ABC | 0–0 | Maracanã |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Wallyson Bismark Adeílson Maranhão Robinho Emanuel |
4–5 | Jair Berlitz Wendel Willian Fazendinha Vinícius Canindé Davi Torres |
| Ferroviário | 0–0 | Santa Cruz de Natal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Janeudo Gharib Pablo Alves João Cubas Ciel Allanzinho Wesley Junio Jeffão |
7–6 | Bebeto Felipe Araújo Pedro Teixeira Diego Costa Ewerton Potiguar Tiago Bettim David Lopes Moisés Matias |
| Botafogo-PB | 1–0 | Maranhão |
|---|---|---|
| Igor Maduro 70' | Report |
| Retrô | 1–1 | Moto Club |
|---|---|---|
| Mascote 29' | Report | Danilo Pires 57' |
| Penalties | ||
| Mascote Samuel Granada Fernandinho Franco Gedeílson Luiz Henrique Ericson Rayan Ribeiro Claudinho |
5–6 | Matheus Silva Wesley Danilo Pires Gustavo Rodrigues Lopeu Luís Gustavo Warllem Mateus Vítor Carvalho Allan Thiago |
Second round
Draw
The teams were seeded by their 2024 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses).
| Pot | |
|---|---|
|
|
For the second round, the eight teams were drawn into four ties, with the best seeded team playing against the eighth seeded team, the second-best seeded team facing the seventh-best, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. The higher-seeded team hosted the leg.[2]
Matches
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| CSA | 1–0 | Maracanã |
| Ferroviário | 2–0 | Treze |
| Botafogo-PB | 0–1 | Moto Club |
| Juazeirense | 0–0 (4–3 p) | ASA |
| Ferroviário | 2–0 | Treze |
|---|---|---|
| Allanzinho 61' Kiuan 87' |
Report |
| Juazeirense | 0–0 | ASA |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Zé Oliveira Clébson Tatá Baiano Bino Júnior Santos Bruno Oliveira |
4–3 | França Carlos Santos Uelber Fabrício Bigode Thiago Gabriel Paulinho |
| CSA | 1–0 | Maracanã |
|---|---|---|
| Igor Bahia 48' | Report |
| Botafogo-PB | 0–1 | Moto Club |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Danilinho 58' |
2025 Copa do Nordeste qualified teams
The following four teams qualified for the 2025 Copa do Nordeste.
| State | Team |
|---|---|
| Alagoas | CSA |
| Ceará | Ferroviário |
| Maranhão | Moto Club |
| Bahia | Juazeirense |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiago Alagoano | ASA | 2 |
| 2 | Seventeen players | 1 | |
Source:CBF
References
- ^ a b "ELIMINATÓRIA DA COPA DO NORDESTE TABELA BÁSICA/EDIÇÃO 2025" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
- ^ a b c "Regulamento Específico da Competição Eliminatória Copa do Nordeste 2025" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
- ^ "CBF divulga documentos técnicos da Eliminatória da Copa do Nordeste de 2025" (in Portuguese). CBF. 22 November 2024.