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. Sixteen teams competed to decide four places in the Copa do Nordeste.
Format The teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: 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.
AssociationTeamQualification method AlagoasCSAbest placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualifiedASA2024 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up BahiaJuazeirensebest placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualifiedBarcelona de Ilhéus2024 Campeonato Baiano 3rd place CearáFerroviáriobest placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualifiedMaracanã2024 Campeonato Cearense 3rd place MaranhãoMoto Clubbest placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualifiedMaranhão2024 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up ParaíbaBotafogo-PBbest placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualifiedTreze2024 Campeonato Paraibano 3rd place PernambucoSanta Cruzbest placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualifiedRetrô2024 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place PiauíFluminense-PIbest placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified Rio Grande do NorteABCbest placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualifiedSanta Cruz de Natal2024 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up SergipeSergipebest placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows. RoundFirst legSecond legFirst round4 January 2025Second round8 January 2025
First round Draw The teams were seeded by their 2024 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses). Pot
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.
Matches
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.
Matches
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 RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Thiago Alagoano ASA22Seventeen players1
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