2015 Copa do Nordeste

The 2015 Copa do Nordeste was the 12th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region. The competition featured 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 included teams from Maranhão and Piauí.

2015 Copa do Nordeste
Nordestão
Country Brazil
Dates3 February – 29 April
Teams16
ChampionsCeará
Runners-upBahia
2015 Copa SudamericanaCeará
Matches played73
Goals scored173 (2.37 per match)
Attendance506,803 (6,943 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Max
(6 goals)
2014
2016

Qualified teams

Association Team (Berth) Entry stage
Alagoas
2 berths
Coruripe2014 Campeonato Alagoano champions
CRB2014 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
Bahia
3 berths
Vitória2014 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
Bahia2014 Campeonato Baiano champions
Serrano2014 Campeonato Baiano champions of the first phase
Ceará
2 berths
Ceará2014 Campeonato Cearense champions
Fortaleza2014 Campeonato Cearense runners-up
Maranhão
2 berths
Sampaio Corrêa2014 Campeonato Maranhense champions
Moto Club2014 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
Paraíba
2 berths
Botafogo2014 Campeonato Paraibano champions
Campinense2014 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Pernambuco
3 berths
Sport2014 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
Náutico2014 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
Salgueiro2014 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place
Piauí
2 berths
Ríver2014 Campeonato Piauiense champions
Piauí2014 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up
Rio Grande do Norte
2 berths
América2014 Campeonato Potiguar champions
Globo2014 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
Sergipe
2 berths
Confiança2014 Campeonato Sergipano champions
Socorrense2014 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

Bahia0–1Ceará
Report Ricardinho  71'
Attendance: 40,805
Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves

Ceará2–1Bahia
Charles  15'
Gilvan  51'
Report Maxi Biancucchi  88'
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
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