2024 Copa do Nordeste qualification

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.^[1] Sixteen teams competed to decide four places in the Copa do Nordeste.

2024 Copa do Nordeste qualification

Tournament details
Country	Brazil
Dates	6 – 14 January 2024
Teams	16
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	28 (2.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Feijão Leandrinho Leandro Amorim (2 goals each)
← 2023 2025 →

Format

The teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:^[2]

• 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Association	Team	Qualification method
Alagoas 2 berths	CSA	best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
	ASA	2023 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
Bahia 2 berths	Juazeirense	best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
	Jacuipense	2023 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
Ceará 2 berths	Ferroviário	best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
	Iguatu	2023 Campeonato Cearense 3rd place
Maranhão 2 berths	Sampaio Corrêa	best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
	Moto Club	2023 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
Paraíba 2 berths	Botafogo-PB	best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
	Sousa	2023 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Pernambuco 2 berths	Santa Cruz	best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
	Retrô	2023 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
Piauí 1 berth	Altos	best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths	ABC	best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified
	Potiguar de Mossoró	2023 Campeonato Potiguar 3rd place
Sergipe 1 berth	Confiança	best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.^[1]

Round	First leg	Second leg
First round	6–7 January 2024
Second round	13–14 January 2024

First round

Draw

The teams were seeded by their 2023 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses).

Pot
CSA (28) Sampaio Corrêa (32) ABC (44) Confiança (47) Ferroviário (54) Botafogo-PB (56) Juazeirense (57) Altos (58)	Santa Cruz (59) Moto Club (66) Jacuipense (67) ASA (87) Retrô (98) Sousa (107) Potiguar de Mossoró (185) Iguatu (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

Team 1	Score	Team 2
CSA	1–1 (3–4 p)	Iguatu
Sampaio Corrêa	2–2 (4–5 p)	Potiguar de Mossoró
ABC	1–0	Sousa
Confiança	1–1 (2–4 p)	Retrô
Ferroviário	1–1 (0–3 p)	ASA
Botafogo-PB	0–0 (3–1 p)	Jacuipense
Juazeirense	1–1 (4–1 p)	Moto Club
Altos	2–2 (11–10 p)	Santa Cruz

Confiança	1–1	Retrô
Fábio Silva 66'	Report	Fernandinho 48'
Penalties
Rafael Furtado Claudinho André Lima Willians Santana	2–4	Jean Radsley Renato Henrique Luisinho

6 January 2024 (2024-01-06)

16:00

Batistão, Aracaju

Referee: Luciano da Silva Miranda Filho (Ceará)

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Ferroviário	1–1	ASA
Soares 50'	Report	Feijão 88'
Penalties
Ciel Wesley Gabryel Martins	0–3	Didira Feijão Iago

6 January 2024 (2024-01-06)

16:00

Estádio Presidente Vargas, Fortaleza

Referee: Paulo José Souza Mourão (Maranhão)

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CSA	1–1	Iguatu
Marquinhos 79'	Report	Willian Anicete 90+3'
Penalties
Kevin Marquinhos Vinícius Popó Pedro Favela Jean Cléber	3–4	Otacílio Marcos Willian Anicete Davi Torres Diego Viana Guto

6 January 2024 (2024-01-06)

19:00

Estádio Rei Pelé, Maceió

Referee: Fábio Augusto Santos Sá Júnior (Sergipe)

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ABC	1–0	Sousa
Daniel Cruz 47'	Report

6 January 2024 (2024-01-06)

19:00

Frasqueirão, Natal

Referee: Rafael Carlos Salgueiro Lima (Alagoas)

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Sampaio Corrêa	2–2	Potiguar de Mossoró
Cláudio Cebolinha 16' Thallyson 74'	Report	Sampaio 52' (pen.) Geovani Silva 90+6'
Penalties
Bruno Cortez Bruno Baio Fábio Aguiar Pimentinha Maurício Pablo Oliveira	4–5	Walber Anderson Júnior Jefinho Paulo Ricardo Fernando Portel Talisson

7 January 2024 (2024-01-07)

16:00

Castelão, São Luís

Referee: Afro Rocha de Carvalho Filho (Paraíba)

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Juazeirense	1–1	Moto Club
Leandrinho 8'	Report	Léo Silva 51'
Penalties
Clébson Janeudo Ian Augusto Patrik	4–1	Geovani Léo Silva Everton

7 January 2024 (2024-01-07)

16:00

Estádio Adauto Moraes, Juazeiro

Referee: Leonilson Fernandes Trigueiro Filho (Rio Grande do Norte)

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Botafogo-PB	0–0	Jacuipense
	Report
Penalties
Wendel Lomar Erick Gabriel Rossetto Igor Souza Rafael Furlan	3–1	Jeam Vítor Salvador Flavinho Eudair

7 January 2024 (2024-01-07)

19:00

Almeidão, João Pessoa

Referee: Gilberto Rodrigues Castro Júnior (Pernambuco)

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Altos	2–2	Santa Cruz
Leandro Amorim 50' Matheus Taumaturgo 80'	Report	Thiaguinho 23' Lucas Siqueira 43'
Penalties
Rhuann Dhonata Ricardo Santana Arthurzinho Matheus Taumaturgo Digão João Pedro Arlan Luis Guilherme Leandro Amorim Careca Rhuann	11–10	Rafael Pereira Carlos Henrique Toty Caio Mello Gabriel Cardoso João Diogo Juan Tavares Felipe Cardoso Paulo César Luis Felipe André Luiz Rafael Pereira

7 January 2024 (2024-01-07)

19:00

Estádio Lindolfo Monteiro, Teresina

Referee: Wagner Francisco Silva Souza (Bahia)

Second round

Draw

The teams were seeded by their 2023 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses).

Pot
ABC (44) Botafogo-PB (56) Juazeirense (57) Altos (58)	ASA (87) Retrô (98) Potiguar de Mossoró (185) Iguatu (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

Team 1	Score	Team 2
ABC	1–1 (4–2 p)	Iguatu
Botafogo-PB	1–1 (4–2 p)	Potiguar de Mossoró
Juazeirense	4–0	Retrô
Altos	2–1	ASA

Juazeirense	4–0	Retrô
Ian Augusto 2' Leandrinho 35' Luís Soares 67' Janeudo 90+3' (pen.)	Report

13 January 2024 (2024-01-13)

16:00

Estádio Adauto Moraes, Juazeiro

Referee: Dênis da Silva Ribeiro Serafim (Alagoas)

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ABC	1–1	Iguatu
Parraguez 84'	Report	Max Oliveira 14'
Penalties
Diego Jardel Léo Guerra Wesley Parraguez Romário	4–2	Max Oliveira Dentinho Guto André Mascena

13 January 2024 (2024-01-13)

19:00

Frasqueirão, Natal

Referee: Antônio Dib Moraes de Sousa (Piauí)

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Botafogo-PB	1–1	Potiguar de Mossoró
Lenon 48'	Report	Talisson 51'
Penalties
Wendel Lomar Gabriel Rossetto Rafael Furlan Sousa Tibiri Kiko	4–2	Sampaio Anderson Júnior Pecel Paulo Ricardo

14 January 2024 (2024-01-14)

16:00

Almeidão, João Pessoa

Referee: Marielson Alves Silva (Bahia)

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Altos	2–1	ASA
Leandro Amorim 62' Rhuann 90+4'	Report	Feijão 53'

14 January 2024 (2024-01-14)

19:00

Estádio Lindolfo Monteiro, Teresina

Referee: Léo Simão Holanda (Ceará)

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

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Feijão	ASA	2
	Leandrinho	Juazeirense
	Leandro Amorim	Altos

Source:CBF