2015 Copa do Nordeste

2015 Copa do Nordeste
Nordestão
Country  Brazil
Dates 3 February – 29 April
Teams 16
Champions Ceará
Runners-up Bahia
2015 Copa Sudamericana Ceará
Matches played 73
Goals scored 173 (2.37 per match)
Attendance 506,803 (6,943 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Max
(6 goals)

The 2015 Copa do Nordeste will be the 12th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region. The competition will feature 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 will include 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. 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. 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

22 April 2015
22:00 UTC−3
Bahia 0–1 Ceará
Report Ricardinho  71'
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 40,805
Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves

29 April 2015
22:00 UTC−3
Ceará 2–1 Bahia
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
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