The 2023 Copa do Nordeste qualification (officially the Eliminatórias Copa do Nordeste 2023) was the qualifying tournament of the 2023 Copa do Nordeste. It was played from 5 to 8 January 2023. Sixteen teams competed to decide four places in the Copa do Nordeste.
Format changes Starting from this season, the following format changes were implemented: Sixteen teams competed in the tournament. Every federation had a team qualified by the 2022 CBF ranking, while seven teams qualified by participating in their respective state championships. The teams competed in two rounds where the four winners advanced to the Copa do Nordeste.
Qualified teams Every federation had a team qualified by the 2022 CBF ranking, while the seven best placed federations in the 2022 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 2022 CBF ranking not already qualifiedASA2022 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up BahiaVitóriabest placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualifiedJacuipense2022 Campeonato Baiano runners-up CearáFerroviáriobest placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualifiedCaucaia2022 Campeonato Cearense runners-uo MaranhãoMoto Clubbest placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualifiedCordino2022 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up ParaíbaBotafogo-PBbest placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualifiedSousa2022 Campeonato Paraibano 3rd place PernambucoSanta Cruzbest placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualifiedRetrô2022 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up PiauíAltosbest placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified Rio Grande do NorteAmérica de Natalbest placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualifiedPotiguar de Mossoró2022 Campeonato Potiguar 3rd place SergipeConfiançabest placed team in the 2022 CBF ranking not already qualified
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows. RoundFirst legSecond legFirst round5 January 2023Second round8 January 2023
Draw The teams were seeded by their 2022 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.
Competition 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 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
2023 Copa do Nordeste qualified teams The following four teams qualified for the 2023 Copa do Nordeste.
State Team Bahia Vitória Pernambuco Santa Cruz Alagoas CSA Ceará Ferroviário
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Wallace Pernambucano América de Natal42 Jeam Jacuipense2 Welder Jacuipense
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