The 2022 Copa do Nordeste qualification (officially the Eliminatórias Copa do Nordeste 2022) was the qualifying tournament of the 2022 Copa do Nordeste. It was played from 12 October to 18 November 2021. Twenty-four teams competed to decide four places in the Copa do Nordeste.
Format changes The tournament was renamed from Pré-Copa do Nordeste to Eliminatórias Copa do Nordeste. Starting from this season, the following format changes were implemented: The tournament was expanded from eight to twenty-four teams. The teams either qualified by participating in their respective state championships or by the 2021 CBF ranking. The teams competed in three rounds where the four winners advanced to the Copa do Nordeste (initially 8 teams would compete in one round).
Qualified teams The three best placed federations in the 2021 CBF state ranking (Ceará, Bahia, and Pernambuco) earned three berths in the tournament, while the remaining six federations earned two. Additionally, it also qualified the three best placed teams in the CBF 2021 ranking not already qualified regardless of the federation. AssociationTeamQualification method AlagoasCRB2021 Campeonato Alagoano runners-upASAbest placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified BahiaBahia de Feira2021 Campeonato Baiano runners-upJuazeirense2021 Campeonato Baiano 3rd placeVitóriabest placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualifiedJacuipensebest placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified CearáFerroviário2021 Campeonato Cearense 3rd placeAtlético Cearense2021 Campeonato Cearense 4th placeFlorestabest placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified MaranhãoMoto Club2021 Campeonato Maranhense runners-upImperatrizbest placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified ParaíbaSousa2021 Campeonato Paraibano runners-upBotafogo-PBbest placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualifiedTrezebest placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified PernambucoSanta Cruz2021 Campeonato Pernambucano 4th placeRetrô2021 Campeonato Pernambucano 7th placeCentralbest placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified PiauíFluminense-PI2021 Campeonato Piauiense runners-upRiverbest placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified Rio Grande do NorteABC2021 Campeonato Potiguar runners-upAmérica de Natalbest placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified SergipeLagarto2021 Campeonato Sergipano runners-upConfiançabest placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualifiedItabaianabest placed team in the 2021 CBF ranking not already qualified
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows. RoundFirst legSecond legFirst round12–16 October 2021Second round19–21 October 2021Third round26–30 October 20212–18 November 2021
Draw The draw for the group stage was held on 2 September 2021, 12:00, at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The teams were seeded by their 2021 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses) and divided in four pots. Pot IPot IIPot III APot III B
For the first round, the sixteen teams from the Pots I and II were drawn into eight ties, with the teams from the Pot I hosting the leg. For the second round, the eight teams from the Pots III A and III B were drawn into eight ties, while the eight winners of the first round were allocated without any draw into the ties. For the third round, the eight winners of the second round were allocated without any draw into the following four ties, with the team in each tie with the higher CBF ranking hosting the second leg. Teams from the Pot III A could not be drawn into the same tie.
Competition format The teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: The first and second rounds were played on a single-leg basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the leg. If tied, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners. The third round was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners. Extra time would not be played and away goals rule would not be used during the tournament.
First round
Second round
Third round
2022 Copa do Nordeste qualified teams The following four teams qualified for the 2022 Copa do Nordeste.
State Team Alagoas CRB Ceará Floresta Paraíba Sousa Paraíba Botafogo-PB
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Negueba ABC31 Arthur Sousa2 Éderson Botafogo-PB Edson Cariús Ferroviário Emerson Negueba CRB Fabio Alves Floresta Igor Bádio River Maílson Floresta Pipico Santa Cruz Wallace Lima Moto Club Wallyson ABC
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