2014 Copa do Nordeste explained

Copa do Nordeste
Year:2014
Other Titles:Nordestão
Country:Brazil
Dates:17 January – 9 April
Num Teams:16
Champions:Sport
Runner-Up:Ceará
Continentalcup1:2014 Copa Sudamericana
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Sport
Matches:62
Goals:152
Attendance:374107
Top Goal Scorer:Magno Alves
(8 goals)
Player: Neto Baiano (Sport)[1]
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015

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

AssociationTeam Entry stage
Alagoas
2 berths
2013 Campeonato Alagoano champions
2013 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
Bahia
3 berths
2013 Campeonato Baiano champions
2013 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
2013 Campeonato Baiano champions of the first phase
Ceará
2 berths
2013 Campeonato Cearense champions
Guarany2013 Campeonato Cearense runners-up
Paraíba
2 berths
2013 Campeonato Paraibano champions
2013 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Pernambuco
3 berths
2013 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
2013 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
2013 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place
Rio Grande do Norte
2 berths
Potiguar2013 Campeonato Potiguar champions
América2013 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
Sergipe
2 berths
2013 Campeonato Sergipano champions
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

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout phase

Finals

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Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Magno AlvesCeará8
2 Neto BaianoSport6
3 BillCeará4
DenilsonCRB
JosimarCSA

Notes and References

  1. News: Neto Baiano é eleito o Craque da Copa do Nordeste de 2014 . br.esporteinterativo.yahoo.com . Yahoo Esporte Interativo . 18 September 2014 . 18 September 2014 . https://archive.today/20140920005446/https://br.esporteinterativo.yahoo.com/noticias/neto-baiano-%C3%A9-eleito-o-craque-da-copa-do-nordeste-de-2014-015921338.html . 20 September 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. http://globoesporte.globo.com/pb/noticia/2013/03/copa-do-nordeste-2014-pode-abrir-vaga-para-clubes-do-maranhao-e-piaui.html Teams of Maranhão and Piauí Cup may be in the 2014 Copa do Nordeste
  3. http://globoesporte.globo.com/pi/noticia/2013/04/reuniao-define-inclusao-de-piaui-e-maranhao-na-copa-do-nordeste-2015.html Meeting defines inclusion of Piauí and Maranhão in the 2015 Copa do Nordeste