The 2024 Copa do Nordeste qualification (officially the Eliminatória da Copa do Nordeste 2024) was the qualifying tournament of the 2024 Copa do Nordeste. It was played from 6 to 14 January 2024. Sixteen teams competed to decide four places in the Copa do Nordeste.
Format The teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: 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. Format changes Starting from this season, the following format change was implemented: For the second round, the eight qualified teams were seeded by their CBF ranking and they 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 will host the leg.
Qualified teams Every federation had a team qualified by the 2023 CBF ranking, while the seven best placed federations in the 2023 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.
AssociationTeamQualification method AlagoasCSAbest placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualifiedASA2023 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up BahiaJuazeirensebest placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualifiedJacuipense2023 Campeonato Baiano runners-up CearáFerroviáriobest placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualifiedIguatu2023 Campeonato Cearense 3rd place MaranhãoSampaio Corrêabest placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualifiedMoto Club2023 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up ParaíbaBotafogo-PBbest placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualifiedSousa2023 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up PernambucoSanta Cruzbest placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualifiedRetrô2023 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up PiauíAltosbest placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified Rio Grande do NorteABCbest placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualifiedPotiguar de Mossoró2023 Campeonato Potiguar 3rd place SergipeConfiançabest placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows. RoundFirst legSecond legFirst round6–7 January 2024Second round13–14 January 2024
First round Draw The teams were seeded by their 2023 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses). Pot
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
Second round Draw The teams were seeded by their 2023 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses). Pot
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
2024 Copa do Nordeste qualified teams The following four teams qualified for the 2024 Copa do Nordeste.
State Team Rio Grande do Norte ABC Paraíba Botafogo-PB Bahia Juazeirense Piauí Altos
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Feijão ASA2 Leandrinho Juazeirense Leandro Amorim Altos
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