2015 Copa do Nordeste

2015 Copa do Nordeste

Nordestão
Tournament details
Country	Brazil
Dates	3 February – 29 April
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Ceará
Runner-up	Bahia
2015 Copa Sudamericana	Ceará
Tournament statistics
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 2 berths	Coruripe	2014 Campeonato Alagoano champions
	CRB	2014 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
Bahia 3 berths	Vitória	2014 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
	Bahia	2014 Campeonato Baiano champions
	Serrano	2014 Campeonato Baiano champions of the first phase
Ceará 2 berths	Ceará	2014 Campeonato Cearense champions
	Fortaleza	2014 Campeonato Cearense runners-up
Maranhão 2 berths	Sampaio Corrêa	2014 Campeonato Maranhense champions
	Moto Club	2014 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
Paraíba 2 berths	Botafogo	2014 Campeonato Paraibano champions
	Campinense	2014 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Pernambuco 3 berths	Sport	2014 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
	Náutico	2014 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
	Salgueiro	2014 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place
Piauí 2 berths	Ríver	2014 Campeonato Piauiense champions
	Piauí	2014 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up
Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths	América	2014 Campeonato Potiguar champions
	Globo	2014 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
Sergipe 2 berths	Confiança	2014 Campeonato Sergipano champions
	Socorrense	2014 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up

Knockout phase

Bracket

	Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Finals
	Fortaleza	1	0	1 (2)
	Sport	0	1	1 (4)
							Sport	0	2	2
							Bahia	0	3	3
	Campinense	0	0	0
	Bahia	0	1	1
													Bahia	0	1	1
												Ceará	1	2	3
	Salgueiro	0	1	1
	Ceará	2	2	4
							Ceará (a.e.t.)	0	2	2
							Vitória	0	2	2
	América	0	2	2
	Vitória	1	4	5

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sport	1–1 (4–2 p)	Fortaleza	0–1	1–0
Bahia	1–0	Campinense	0–0	1–0
Ceará	4-1	Salgueiro	2–0	2–1
Vitória	5–2	América	1–0	4–2

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vitória	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Ceará	0–0	2–2
Bahia	3–2	Sport	0–0	3–2

Finals

Bahia v Ceará

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

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Ceará v Bahia

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 1st title

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Max	América de Natal	6
2	Kieza	Bahia	5
	Magno Alves	Ceará
4	Robert	Sampaio Corrêa	4