The 2015 Copa do Nordeste was the 12th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region. 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 AssociationTeam Entry stage Alagoas2 berths Coruripe 2014 Campeonato Alagoano champions CRB 2014 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up Bahia3 berths Vitória 2014 Campeonato Baiano runners-up Bahia 2014 Campeonato Baiano champions Serrano 2014 Campeonato Baiano champions of the first phase Ceará2 berths Ceará 2014 Campeonato Cearense champions Fortaleza 2014 Campeonato Cearense runners-up Maranhão2 berths Sampaio Corrêa 2014 Campeonato Maranhense champions Moto Club 2014 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up Paraíba2 berths Botafogo 2014 Campeonato Paraibano champions Campinense 2014 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up Pernambuco3 berths Sport 2014 Campeonato Pernambucano champions Náutico 2014 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up Salgueiro 2014 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place Piauí2 berths Ríver 2014 Campeonato Piauiense champions Piauí 2014 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up Rio Grande do Norte2 berths América 2014 Campeonato Potiguar champions Globo 2014 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up Sergipe2 berths Confiança 2014 Campeonato Sergipano champions Socorrense 2014 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up
Knockout phase
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
2015 Copa do NordesteChampionsCeará1st title
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 MaxAmérica de Natal62 KiezaBahia5 Magno AlvesCeará4 RobertSampaio Corrêa4
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