2025 Copa do Nordeste qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil | 
| Dates | 4 – 8 January 2025 | 
| Teams | 16 | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 | 
| Goals scored | 19 (1.58 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Thiago Alagoano (2 goals) | 
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.[1] Sixteen teams competed to decide four places in the Copa do Nordeste.
Format
The teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]
- 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.[3]
| Association | Team | Qualification method | 
|---|---|---|
|  Alagoas 2 berths | CSA | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified | 
| ASA | 2024 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up | |
|  Bahia 2 berths | Juazeirense | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified | 
| Barcelona de Ilhéus | 2024 Campeonato Baiano 3rd place | |
|  Ceará 2 berths | Ferroviário | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified | 
| Maracanã | 2024 Campeonato Cearense 3rd place | |
|  Maranhão 2 berths | Moto Club | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified | 
| Maranhão | 2024 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up | |
|  Paraíba 2 berths | Botafogo-PB | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified | 
| Treze | 2024 Campeonato Paraibano 3rd place | |
|  Pernambuco 2 berths | Santa Cruz | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified | 
| Retrô | 2024 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place | |
|  Piauí 1 berth | Fluminense-PI | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified | 
|  Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths | ABC | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified | 
| Santa Cruz de Natal | 2024 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up | |
|  Sergipe 1 berth | Sergipe | best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified | 
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[1]
| Round | First leg | Second leg | 
|---|---|---|
| First round | 4 January 2025 | |
| Second round | 8 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.[2]
Matches
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | 
|---|---|---|
| CSA   | 1–0 |  Barcelona de Ilhéus | 
| ABC   | 0–0 (4–5 p) |  Maracanã | 
| Ferroviário   | 0–0 (7–6 p) |  Santa Cruz de Natal | 
| Botafogo-PB   | 1–0 |  Maranhão | 
| Santa Cruz   | 1–2 |  Treze | 
| Juazeirense   | 3–3 (5–4 p) |  Fluminense-PI | 
| Retrô   | 1–1 (5–6 p) |  Moto Club | 
| Sergipe   | 0–2 |  ASA | 
| CSA  | 1–0 |  Barcelona de Ilhéus | 
|---|---|---|
| Guilherme Cachoeira  19' | Report | 
| Santa Cruz  | 1–2 |  Treze | 
|---|---|---|
| Thiaguinho  55' | Report | Wandson  33' Van  69' | 
| Juazeirense  | 3–3 |  Fluminense-PI | 
|---|---|---|
| Guilherme Silveira  11' Jhúnior  36' Tatá Baiano  65' (pen.) | Report | Gabriel Vieira  6' Romarinho  29' João Sala  84' (pen.) | 
| Penalties | ||
| Zé Oliveira  Elivélton  Bruno Oliveira  Tatá Baiano  Júnior Santos  | 5–4 |  João Sala  Everton  Vitor Miguel  Gabriel Biloca  Gabriel Vieira | 
| Sergipe  | 0–2 |  ASA | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Thiago Alagoano  29' (pen.), 43' | 
| ABC  | 0–0 |  Maracanã | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Wallyson  Bismark  Adeílson Maranhão  Robinho  Emanuel  | 4–5 |  Jair Berlitz  Wendel  Willian Fazendinha  Vinícius Canindé  Davi Torres | 
| Ferroviário  | 0–0 |  Santa Cruz de Natal | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Janeudo  Gharib  Pablo Alves  João Cubas  Ciel  Allanzinho  Wesley Junio  Jeffão  | 7–6 |  Bebeto  Felipe Araújo  Pedro Teixeira  Diego Costa  Ewerton Potiguar  Tiago Bettim  David Lopes  Moisés Matias | 
| Botafogo-PB  | 1–0 |  Maranhão | 
|---|---|---|
| Igor Maduro  70' | Report | 
| Retrô  | 1–1 |  Moto Club | 
|---|---|---|
| Mascote  29' | Report | Danilo Pires  57' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Mascote  Samuel Granada  Fernandinho  Franco  Gedeílson  Luiz Henrique  Ericson  Rayan Ribeiro  Claudinho  | 5–6 |  Matheus Silva  Wesley  Danilo Pires  Gustavo Rodrigues  Lopeu  Luís Gustavo  Warllem Mateus  Vítor Carvalho  Allan Thiago | 
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.[2]
Matches
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | 
|---|---|---|
| CSA   | 1–0 |  Maracanã | 
| Ferroviário   | 2–0 |  Treze | 
| Botafogo-PB   | 0–1 |  Moto Club | 
| Juazeirense   | 0–0 (4–3 p) |  ASA | 
| Ferroviário  | 2–0 |  Treze | 
|---|---|---|
| Allanzinho  61' Kiuan  87' | Report | 
| Juazeirense  | 0–0 |  ASA | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Zé Oliveira  Clébson  Tatá Baiano  Bino  Júnior Santos  Bruno Oliveira  | 4–3 |  França  Carlos Santos  Uelber  Fabrício Bigode  Thiago Gabriel  Paulinho | 
| CSA  | 1–0 |  Maracanã | 
|---|---|---|
| Igor Bahia  48' | Report | 
| Botafogo-PB  | 0–1 |  Moto Club | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Danilinho  58' | 
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
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thiago Alagoano |  ASA | 2 | 
| 2 | Seventeen players | 1 | |
Source:CBF
References
- ^ a b "ELIMINATÓRIA DA COPA DO NORDESTE TABELA BÁSICA/EDIÇÃO 2025" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
- ^ a b c "Regulamento Específico da Competição Eliminatória Copa do Nordeste 2025" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
- ^ "CBF divulga documentos técnicos da Eliminatória da Copa do Nordeste de 2025" (in Portuguese). CBF. 22 November 2024.