2025 Copa do Nordeste qualification
{{ infobox football tournament season
| title = Copa do Nordeste qualification
| year = 2025
| other_titles =
| country = Brazil
| dates = {{nowrap|4 – 8 January 2025}}
| num_teams = 16
| winners =
| second =
| continental_cup_title = 2025 Copa do Nordeste
| continental_cup_qualifiers =
| matches = 12
| goals = 19
| scoring_leader = {{nowrap|Thiago Alagoano (2 goals)}}
| prev_season = 2024
| next_season = 2026
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://objectstorage.sa-saopaulo-1.oraclecloud.com/n/grsa9ybqykir/b/portalcbf/o/Tabela%20B%C3%A1sica%20-%20Eliminat%C3%B3ria%20da%20Copa%20do%20Nordeste%202025.pdf |title=ELIMINATÓRIA DA COPA DO NORDESTE TABELA BÁSICA/EDIÇÃO 2025 |publisher=CBF |language=Portuguese}} Sixteen teams competed to decide four places in the Copa do Nordeste.
Format
The teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:{{cite web|url=https://objectstorage.sa-saopaulo-1.oraclecloud.com/n/grsa9ybqykir/b/portalcbf/o/REC%20-%20Eliminat%C3%B3ria%20da%20Copa%20do%20Nordeste%202025.pdf |title=Regulamento Específico da Competição Eliminatória Copa do Nordeste 2025 |publisher=CBF |language=Portuguese}}
- 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/noticias/detalhes/competicoes-copa-nordeste-masculino/cbf-divulga-documentos-tecnicos-da-eliminatoria-da-copa-do-nordeste-de-2025 |title=CBF divulga documentos técnicos da Eliminatória da Copa do Nordeste de 2025 |publisher=CBF |language=Portuguese |date=22 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Association
!Team !Qualification method |
|---|
| rowspan=2|{{flagicon|Alagoas}} Alagoas {{small|2 berths}} |CSA |best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| ASA
|2024 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up |
| rowspan=2|{{flagicon|Bahia}} Bahia {{small|2 berths}} |best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Barcelona de Ilhéus
|2024 Campeonato Baiano 3rd place |
| rowspan=2|{{flagicon|Ceará}} Ceará {{small|2 berths}} |best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Maracanã
|2024 Campeonato Cearense 3rd place |
| rowspan=2|{{flagicon|Maranhão}} Maranhão {{small|2 berths}} |best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Maranhão
|2024 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up |
| rowspan=2|{{flagicon|Paraíba}} Paraíba {{small|2 berths}} |best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Treze
|2024 Campeonato Paraibano 3rd place |
| rowspan=2|{{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Pernambuco {{small|2 berths}} |best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Retrô
|2024 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place |
| {{flagicon|Piauí}} Piauí {{small|1 berth}} |best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| rowspan=2|{{flagicon|Rio Grande do Norte}} Rio Grande do Norte {{small|2 berths}} |ABC |best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Santa Cruz de Natal
|2024 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up |
| {{flagicon|Sergipe}} Sergipe {{small|1 berth}} |best placed team in the 2024 CBF ranking not already qualified |
Schedule
First round
=Draw=
The teams were seeded by their 2024 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses).
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=2|Pot |
|---|
| valign=top|{{unbulleted list
|{{flagicon|Alagoas}} CSA (31) |{{flagicon|Rio Grande do Norte}} ABC (40) |{{flagicon|Ceará}} Ferroviário (53) |{{flagicon|Paraíba}} Botafogo-PB (54) |{{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Santa Cruz (58) |{{flagicon|Bahia}} Juazeirense (63) |{{flagicon|Pernambuco}} Retrô (73) |{{flagicon|Sergipe}} Sergipe (82) }} |valign=top|{{unbulleted list |{{flagicon|Alagoas}} ASA (83) |{{flagicon|Maranhão}} Moto Club (86) |{{flagicon|Piauí}} Fluminense-PI (91) |{{flagicon|Paraíba}} Treze (107) |{{flagicon|Maranhão}} Maranhão (135) |{{flagicon|Rio Grande do Norte}} Santa Cruz de Natal (217) |{{flagicon|Ceará}} Maracanã (no rank) |{{flagicon|Bahia}} Barcelona de Ilhéus (no rank) }} |
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=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|CSA|Alagoas|1–0|Barcelona de Ilhéus|Bahia|}}
{{OneLegResult|ABC|Rio Grande do Norte|{{nowrap|0–0 (4–5 p)}}|Maracanã|Ceará|}}
{{OneLegResult|Ferroviário|Ceará|0–0 (7–6 p)|Santa Cruz de Natal|Rio Grande do Norte|}}
{{OneLegResult|Botafogo-PB|Paraíba|1–0|Maranhão|Maranhão|}}
{{OneLegResult|Santa Cruz|Pernambuco|1–2|Treze|Paraíba|}}
{{OneLegResult|Juazeirense|Bahia|3–3 (5–4 p)|Fluminense-PI|Piauí|}}
{{OneLegResult|Retrô|Pernambuco|1–1 (5–6 p)|Moto Club|Maranhão|}}
{{OneLegResult|Sergipe|Sergipe|0–2|ASA|Alagoas|}}
|}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2025|01|4|df=y}}
|time=16:00
|team1=CSA {{fbaicon|Alagoas}}
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/jogos/copa-do-nordeste/Csa-x-Barcelona%20de%20Ilh%C3%A9us/828834
|team2={{fbaicon|Bahia}} Barcelona de Ilhéus
|goals1=Guilherme Cachoeira {{goal|19}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Estádio Rei Pelé, Maceió
|attendance=
|referee=Afro Rocha de Carvalho Filho (Paraíba)
}}
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2025|01|4|df=y}}
|time=16:00
|team1=Santa Cruz {{fbaicon|Pernambuco}}
|score=1–2
|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/jogos/copa-do-nordeste/Santa%20Cruz-x-Treze/828838
|team2={{fbaicon|Paraíba}} Treze
|goals1=Thiaguinho {{goal|55}}
|goals2=Wandson {{goal|33}}
Van {{goal|69}}
|stadium=Estádio do Arruda, Recife
|attendance=
|referee=Antônio Dib Moraes de Sousa (Piauí)
}}
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2025|01|4|df=y}}
|time=16:00
|team1=Juazeirense {{fbaicon|Bahia}}
|score=3–3
|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/jogos/copa-do-nordeste/Juazeirense-x-Fluminense/828839
|team2={{fbaicon|Piauí}} Fluminense-PI
|goals1=Guilherme Silveira {{goal|11}}
Jhúnior {{goal|36}}
Tatá Baiano {{goal|65|pen.}}
|goals2=Gabriel Vieira {{goal|6}}
Romarinho {{goal|29}}
João Sala {{goal|84|pen.}}
|penalties1=Zé Oliveira {{pengoal}}
Elivélton {{pengoal}}
Bruno Oliveira {{pengoal}}
Tatá Baiano {{pengoal}}
Júnior Santos {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore=5–4
|penalties2={{pengoal}} João Sala
{{pengoal}} Everton
{{pengoal}} Vitor Miguel
{{pengoal}} Gabriel Biloca
{{penmiss}} Gabriel Vieira
|stadium=Estádio Adauto Moraes, Juazeiro
|attendance=
|referee=Márcio dos Santos Oliveira (Alagoas)
}}
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2025|01|4|df=y}}
|time=16:00
|team1=Sergipe {{fbaicon|Sergipe}}
|score=0–2
|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/jogos/copa-do-nordeste/Sergipe-x-Asa/828841
|team2={{fbaicon|Alagoas}} ASA
|goals1=
|goals2=Thiago Alagoano {{goal|29|pen.|43}}
|attendance=
|referee=Marcelo de Lima Henrique (Ceará)
}}
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2025|01|4|df=y}}
|time=19:30
|team1=ABC {{fbaicon|Rio Grande do Norte}}
|score=0–0
|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/jogos/copa-do-nordeste/Abc-x-Maracana/828835
|team2={{fbaicon|Ceará}} Maracanã
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=Wallyson {{pengoal}}
Bismark {{pengoal}}
Adeílson Maranhão {{pengoal}}
Robinho {{penmiss}}
Emanuel {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore=4–5
|penalties2={{pengoal}} Jair Berlitz
{{pengoal}} Wendel
{{pengoal}} Willian Fazendinha
{{pengoal}} Vinícius Canindé
{{pengoal}} Davi Torres
|stadium=Frasqueirão, Natal
|attendance=
|referee=Wallas Martins Lopes (Maranhão)
}}
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2025|01|4|df=y}}
|time=19:30
|team1=Ferroviário {{fbaicon|Ceará}}
|score=0–0
|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/jogos/copa-do-nordeste/Ferrovi%C3%A1rio-x-Santa%20Cruz%20de%20Natal/828836
|team2={{fbaicon|Rio Grande do Norte}} Santa Cruz de Natal
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=Janeudo {{pengoal}}
Gharib {{pengoal}}
Pablo Alves {{penmiss}}
João Cubas {{pengoal}}
Ciel {{pengoal}}
Allanzinho {{pengoal}}
Wesley Junio {{pengoal}}
Jeffão {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore=7–6
|penalties2={{pengoal}} Bebeto
{{pengoal}} Felipe Araújo
{{penmiss}} Pedro Teixeira
{{pengoal}} Diego Costa
{{pengoal}} Ewerton Potiguar
{{pengoal}} Tiago Bettim
{{pengoal}} David Lopes
{{penmiss}} Moisés Matias
|stadium=Estádio Presidente Vargas, Fortaleza
|attendance=
|referee=Marcel Phillipe Santos Martins (Sergipe)
}}
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2025|01|4|df=y}}
|time=19:30
|team1=Botafogo-PB {{fbaicon|Paraíba}}
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/jogos/copa-do-nordeste/Botafogo-x-Maranh%C3%A3o/828837
|team2={{fbaicon|Maranhão}} Maranhão
|goals1=Igor Maduro {{goal|70}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Almeidão, João Pessoa
|attendance=
|referee=Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos (Bahia)
}}
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2025|01|4|df=y}}
|time=19:30
|team1=Retrô {{fbaicon|Pernambuco}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/jogos/copa-do-nordeste/Retr%C3%B4-x-Moto%20Club/828840
|team2={{fbaicon|Maranhão}} Moto Club
|goals1=Mascote {{goal|29}}
|goals2=Danilo Pires {{goal|57}}
|penalties1=Mascote {{pengoal}}
Samuel Granada {{pengoal}}
Fernandinho {{penmiss}}
Franco {{pengoal}}
Gedeílson {{penmiss}}
Luiz Henrique {{penmiss}}
Ericson {{pengoal}}
Rayan Ribeiro {{pengoal}}
Claudinho {{penmiss}}
|penaltyscore=5–6
|penalties2={{penmiss}} Matheus Silva
{{pengoal}} Wesley
{{pengoal}} Danilo Pires
{{penmiss}} Gustavo Rodrigues
{{pengoal}} Lopeu
{{penmiss}} Luís Gustavo
{{pengoal}} Warllem Mateus
{{pengoal}} Vítor Carvalho
{{pengoal}} Allan Thiago
|stadium=Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata
|attendance=
|referee=José Magno Teixeira do Nascimento (Rio Grande do Norte)
}}
Second round
=Draw=
The teams were seeded by their 2024 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses).
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=2|Pot |
|---|
| valign=top|{{unbulleted list
|{{flagicon|Alagoas}} CSA (31) |{{flagicon|Ceará}} Ferroviário (53) |{{flagicon|Paraíba}} Botafogo-PB (54) |{{flagicon|Bahia}} Juazeirense (63) }} |valign=top|{{unbulleted list |{{flagicon|Alagoas}} ASA (83) |{{flagicon|Maranhão}} Moto Club (86) |{{flagicon|Paraíba}} Treze (107) |{{flagicon|Ceará}} Maracanã (no rank) }} |
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=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|CSA|Alagoas|1–0|Maracanã|Ceará|}}
{{OneLegResult|Ferroviário|Ceará|2–0|Treze|Paraíba|}}
{{OneLegResult|Botafogo-PB|Paraíba|0–1|Moto Club|Maranhão|}}
{{OneLegResult|Juazeirense|Bahia|{{nowrap|0–0 (4–3 p)}}|ASA|Alagoas|}}
|}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2025|01|8|df=y}}
|time=16:00
|team1=Ferroviário {{fbaicon|Ceará}}
|score=2–0
|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/jogos/copa-do-nordeste/Ferrovi%C3%A1rio-x-Treze/828844
|team2={{fbaicon|Paraíba}} Treze
|goals1=Allanzinho {{goal|61}}
Kiuan {{goal|87}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Estádio Presidente Vargas, Fortaleza
|attendance=
|referee=Paulo Belence Alves dos Prazeres Filho (Pernambuco)
}}
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2025|01|8|df=y}}
|time=16:00
|team1=Juazeirense {{fbaicon|Bahia}}
|score=0–0
|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/jogos/copa-do-nordeste/Juazeirense-x-Asa/828846
|team2={{fbaicon|Alagoas}} ASA
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=Zé Oliveira {{penmiss}}
Clébson {{pengoal}}
Tatá Baiano {{pengoal}}
Bino {{pengoal}}
Júnior Santos {{penmiss}}
Bruno Oliveira {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore=4–3
|penalties2={{pengoal}} França
{{pengoal}} Carlos Santos
{{pengoal}} Uelber
{{penmiss}} Fabrício Bigode
{{penmiss}} Thiago Gabriel
{{penmiss}} Paulinho
|stadium=Estádio Adauto Moraes, Juazeiro
|attendance=
|referee=Jurandy Ribeiro da Silva (Bahia)
}}
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2025|01|8|df=y}}
|time=20:00
|team1=CSA {{fbaicon|Alagoas}}
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/jogos/copa-do-nordeste/Csa-x-Maracana/828843
|team2={{fbaicon|Ceará}} Maracanã
|goals1=Igor Bahia {{goal|48}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Estádio Rei Pelé, Maceió
|attendance=
|referee=Nairon Pereira de Lira (Pernambuco)
}}
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2025|01|8|df=y}}
|time=20:00
|team1=Botafogo-PB {{fbaicon|Paraíba}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/jogos/copa-do-nordeste/Botafogo-x-Moto%20Club/828845
|team2={{fbaicon|Maranhão}} Moto Club
|goals1=
|goals2=Danilinho {{goal|58}}
|stadium=Almeidão, João Pessoa
|attendance=
|referee=Rafael Carlos Salgueiro Lima (Alagoas)
}}
2025 Copa do Nordeste qualified teams
The following four teams qualified for the 2025 Copa do Nordeste.
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
| State
! Team | |
|---|---|
| {{flagicon|Alagoas}} Alagoas | CSA |
| {{flagicon|Ceará}} Ceará | Ferroviário |
| {{flagicon|Maranhão}} Maranhão | Moto Club |
| {{flagicon|Bahia}} Bahia | Juazeirense |
Top goalscorers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |
| Rank
!Player !Team !Goals |
|---|
| align=center|1
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Thiago Alagoano |{{flagicon|Alagoas}} ASA |align=center|2 |
| align=center|2
|align=center colspan=2|Seventeen players |align=center|1 |
{{small|Source:[https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/tabelas/copa-do-nordeste/eliminatorias/2025 CBF]}}
References
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