2023 Copa do Nordeste qualification

{{ infobox football tournament season

| title = Copa do Nordeste qualification

| year = 2023

| other_titles =

| country = Brazil

| dates = {{nowrap|5 – 8 January 2023}}

| num_teams = 16

| winners =

| second =

| continental_cup_title = 2023 Copa do Nordeste

| continental_cup_qualifiers =

| matches = 12

| goals = 25

| scoring_leader = {{nowrap|Wallace Pernambucano (4 goals)}}

| prev_season = 2022

| next_season = 2024

}}

The 2023 Copa do Nordeste qualification (officially the Eliminatórias Copa do Nordeste 2023) was the qualifying tournament of the 2023 Copa do Nordeste. It was played from 5 to 8 January 2023.{{cite web|url=https://conteudo.cbf.com.br/cdn/202211/20221109223539_837.pdf |title=ELIMINATÓRIAS COPA DO NORDESTE 2023 TABELA BÁSICA/ EDIÇÃO 2023 |publisher=CBF |language=Portuguese}} Sixteen teams competed to decide four places in the Copa do Nordeste.

Format changes

Starting from this season, the following format changes were implemented:

Sixteen teams competed in the tournament. Every federation had a team qualified by the 2022 CBF ranking, while seven teams qualified by participating in their respective state championships.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/pb/futebol/copa-do-nordeste/noticia/2022/10/26/com-direito-a-polemica-cbf-define-criterios-para-copa-do-nordeste-tabela-vai-ser-anunciada-nesta-quarta.ghtml |title=Com direito a polêmica, CBF define critérios para a Copa do Nordeste 2023; tabela sai nesta quarta-feira |publisher=Globo |date=26 October 2022 |language=Portuguese}}
The teams competed in two rounds where the four winners advanced to the Copa do Nordeste.{{cite web|url=https://conteudo.cbf.com.br/cdn/202212/20221206154455_141.pdf |title=Regulamento Específico da Competição Eliminatória Copa do Nordeste - 2023 |publisher=CBF |language=Portuguese}}

Qualified teams

Every federation had a team qualified by the 2022 CBF ranking, while the seven best placed federations in the 2022 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.

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Association !Team !Qualification method
rowspan=2\|{{flagicon\|Alagoas}} Alagoas {{small\|2 berths}} \|CSA \|best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
ASA \|2022 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
rowspan=2\|{{flagicon\|Bahia}} Bahia {{small\|2 berths}} \|Vitória \|best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Jacuipense \|2022 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
rowspan=2\|{{flagicon\|Ceará}} Ceará {{small\|2 berths}} \|Ferroviário \|best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Caucaia \|2022 Campeonato Cearense runners-uo
rowspan=2\|{{flagicon\|Maranhão}} Maranhão {{small\|2 berths}} \|Moto Club{{ref label\|id4\|a\|a}} \|best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Cordino \|2022 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
rowspan=2\|{{flagicon\|Paraíba}} Paraíba {{small\|2 berths}} \|Botafogo-PB \|best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Sousa \|2022 Campeonato Paraibano 3rd place
rowspan=2\|{{flagicon\|Pernambuco}} Pernambuco {{small\|2 berths}} \|Santa Cruz \|best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Retrô \|2022 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
{{flagicon\|Piauí}} Piauí {{small\|1 berth}} \|Altos \|best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
rowspan=2\|{{flagicon\|Rio Grande do Norte}} Rio Grande do Norte {{small\|2 berths}} \|América de Natal \|best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Potiguar de Mossoró \|2022 Campeonato Potiguar 3rd place
{{flagicon\|Sergipe}} Sergipe {{small\|1 berth}} \|Confiança \|best placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified

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Association

!Team

!Qualification method

rowspan=2|{{flagicon|Alagoas}} Alagoas
{{small|2 berths}}

|CSA