2016 Copa do Nordeste

2016 Copa do Nordeste

Tournament details
Country	Brazil
Dates	14 February – 1 May
Teams	20

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. The champion will earn the spot in the 2017 Copa Sudamericana.

Qualified teams

Association	Team (Berth)	Entry stage
Alagoas 2 berths	CRB	2015 Campeonato Alagoano champions
	Coruripe	2015 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
Bahia 3 berths	Bahia	2015 Campeonato Baiano champions
	Vitória da Conquista	2015 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
	Juazeirense	2015 Campeonato Baiano 3rd place
Ceará 2 berths	Fortaleza	2015 Campeonato Cearense champions
	Ceará	2015 Campeonato Cearense runners-up
Maranhão 2 berths	Imperatriz	2015 Campeonato Maranhense champions
	Sampaio Corrêa	2015 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
Paraíba 2 berths	Campinense	2015 Campeonato Paraibano champions
	Botafogo-PB	2015 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Pernambuco 3 berths	Santa Cruz	2015 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
	Salgueiro	2015 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
	Sport	2015 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place
Piauí 2 berths	Ríver	2015 Campeonato Piauiense champions
	Flamengo-PI	2015 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up
Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths	América de Natal	2015 Campeonato Potiguar champions
	ABC	2015 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
Sergipe 2 berths	Confiança	2015 Campeonato Sergipano champions
	Estanciano	2015 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
	Advance to the Final stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ABC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
2	Campinense	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
3	Imperatriz	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
4	Salgueiro	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CRB	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
2	América de Natal	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
3	Coruripe	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
4	Estanciano	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1	0

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Bahia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
2	Confiança	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
3	Juazeirense	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
4	Santa Cruz	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1	0

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Fortaleza	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
2	Sport	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
3	Botafogo-PB	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1	0
4	Ríver	1	0	0	1	0	3	–3	0

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sampaio Corrêa	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
2	Vitória da Conquista	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
3	Ceará	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1	0
4	Flamengo-PI	1	0	0	1	0	2	–2	0

Ranking of second placed teams

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sport	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
2	Vitória da Conquista	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
3	América de Natal	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
4	Campinense	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
5	Confiança	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1