2014 Copa do Nordeste

2014 Copa do Nordeste
Nordestão
Country  Brazil
Dates 17 January – 9 April
Teams 16
Champions Sport
Runners-up Ceará
2014 Copa Sudamericana Sport
Matches played 62
Goals scored 152 (2.45 per match)
Attendance 374,107 (6,034 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Magno Alves
(8 goals)
Best player Brazil Neto Baiano (Sport)[1]
← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Copa do Nordeste was the 11th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Nordeste. The competition featured 16 clubs, with Bahia and Pernambuco having three seeds each, and Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Alagoas and Paraíba with two seeds each. The 2014 Copa do Nordeste did not feature teams from the states of Maranhão and Piauí, though they are slated to enter the tournament in its 2015 edition.[2] [3] The champions, Sport Recife, earned a berth in the 2014 Copa Sudamericana.

Qualified teams

Association Team (Berth) Entry stage
Alagoas Alagoas
2 berths 		CRB 2013 Campeonato Alagoano champions
CSA 2013 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
Bahia Bahia
3 berths 		Vitória 2013 Campeonato Baiano champions
Bahia 2013 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
Vitória da Conquista 2013 Campeonato Baiano champions of the first phase
Ceará Ceará
2 berths 		Ceará 2013 Campeonato Cearense champions
Guarany 2013 Campeonato Cearense runners-up
Paraíba Paraíba
2 berths 		Botafogo 2013 Campeonato Paraibano champions
Treze 2013 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Pernambuco Pernambuco
3 berths 		Santa Cruz 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
Sport 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
Náutico 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte
2 berths 		Potiguar 2013 Campeonato Potiguar champions
América 2013 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
Sergipe Sergipe
2 berths 		Sergipe 2013 Campeonato Sergipano champions
Confiança[A] 2013 Campeonato Sergipano third place

^ A. River Plate was originally qualified as runners-up of the 2013 Campeonato Sergipano. Because of their request to be absent for 2 two years of the Campeonato Sergiano due to financial problems, Confiança earned their spot.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
América 6 3 3 0 10 2 +8 12
Vitória 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11
Sergipe 6 1 3 2 8 14 −6 6
Confiança 6 0 2 4 6 12 −6 2
  AME CON SER VIT
América — 2–0 3–0 0–0
Confiança 1–1 — 2–2 1–3
Sergipe 1–1 2–1 — 2–2
Vitória 0–3 2–1 5–1 —

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
CSA 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
Santa Cruz 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11
Bahia 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10
Vitória da Conquista 6 0 1 5 6 11 −5 1
  BAH CSA STC VCO
Bahia — 1–0 1–1 1–0
CSA 4–1 — 1–1 2–1
Santa Cruz 2–1 0–1 — 3–2
Vitória da Conquista 1–2 2–2 0–1 —

Group C

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Ceará 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
CRB 6 3 1 2 7 10 −3 10
Potiguar 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9
Treze 6 1 0 5 5 9 −4 3
  CEA CRB POT TRZ
Ceará — 5–0 1–1 2–0
CRB 2–0 — 1–1 2–1
Potiguar 1–1 1–2 — 2–1
Treze 0–1 2–0 1–2 —

Group D

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Guarany 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9
Sport 6 2 2 2 5 3 +2 8
Náutico 6 1 3 2 4 7 −3 6
Botafogo 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 04†
  BOT GUA NAU SPO
Botafogo — 1–0 1–1 1–1†
Guarany 2–1 — 1–1 1–0
Náutico 0–1 1–1 — 0–3
Sport 1–0 0–0 0–1 —

† Botafogo deducted four points for fielding an ineligible player.

Knockout phase

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                     
 América 0 4 4  
 CRB 2 0 2  
   América 0 2 2  
   Ceará 4 0 4  
 Ceará 1 5 6
 Vitória 1 1 2  
   Ceará 0 1 1
   Sport 2 1 3
 CSA 0 1 1  
 Sport 2 0 2  
   Sport 2 2 4
   Santa Cruz 0 1 1
 Guarany 0 0 0
 Santa Cruz 3 1 4

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santa Cruz Pernambuco 4–0 Ceará Guarany 3–0 1–0
CRB Alagoas 2–4 Rio Grande do Norte América 2–0 0–4
Sport Pernambuco 2–1 Alagoas CSA 2–0 0–1
Vitória Bahia 2–6 Ceará Ceará 1–1 1–5

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ceará Ceará 4–2 Rio Grande do Norte América 4–0 0–2
Sport Pernambuco 4–1 Pernambuco Santa Cruz 2–0 2–1

Finals

2 April 2014
22:00 UTC−3
Sport 2–0 Ceará
Neto Baiano  11'
Danilo  85'		 Report
Ilha do Retiro, Recife
Attendance: 25,545
Referee: Cláudio Francisco Lima e Silva

9 April 2014
22:00 UTC−3
Ceará 1–1 Sport
Magno Alves  42' Report Neto Baiano  51' (pen.)
Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 60,068
Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas
2014 Copa do Nordeste
Champions
Pernambuco
Sport
3rd title

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Magno Alves Ceará 8
2 Brazil Neto Baiano Sport 6
3 Brazil Bill Ceará 4
Brazil Denilson CRB
Brazil Josimar CSA

References

  1. ↑ "Neto Baiano é eleito o Craque da Copa do Nordeste de 2014". br.esporteinterativo.yahoo.com. Yahoo Esporte Interativo. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Teams of Maranhão and Piauí Cup may be in the 2014 Copa do Nordeste, Globoesporte.com, 18 March 2013
  3. ↑ Meeting defines inclusion of Piauí and Maranhão in the 2015 Copa do Nordeste Globoesporte.com, 19 April 2013
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