Following is the list with the main North-Norweast competitions held before the creation of Copa do Nordeste, in 1994:
Copa Cidade de Natal
This tournament was realized to comemore the installation of nocturnal light in the Estádio Juvenal Lamartine. All matches were played in this stadium.
Year Champion Runners-up1946 Fortaleza América de Natal
Torneio Campeão dos Campeões do Norte
Triangular tournament (which also included the participation of Fortaleza EC). All matches were played in Estádio Santa Izabel, São Luís.
Year Champion Runners-up1948 Moto Club Paysandu
Torneio dos Campeões do Nordeste
Tournament held in Recife, organized by the Federação Pernambucana de Futebol and Santa Cruz FC. The tournament included the participation of 1947 state champions from Alagoas (), Bahia (EC Bahia), Ceará (Fortaleza), Paraíba (Botafogo), Pernambuco (Santa Cruz), Rio Grande do Norte (ABC) and Treze, representing Campina Grande.
Year Champion Runners-up1948 Bahia Santa Cruz
Torneio dos Campeões do Norte-Nordeste
Tournament held in Recife, organized by the Federação Pernambucana de Futebol and Clube Náutico Capibaribe. The tournament included the participation of 1951 state champions from Alagoas (CRB), Bahia (Ypiranga), Ceará (Ceará SC), Paraíba (Treze), Pernambuco (Náutico), Rio Grande do Norte (América), Sergipe (Confiança) and Pará (Tuna Luso).
Year Champion Runners-up1952 Náutico Tuna Luso
Torneio Paraíba-Pernambuco
Interstate tournament of clubs from Paraíba and Pernambuco. 1967 edition is called "Torneio Quadrangular Festival da Bola".
Year Champion Runners-up1953 Botafogo Treze1961 Treze Santa Cruz1962 Santa Cruz Campinense1967 Botafogo América (PE)
Torneio Rio Grande do Norte-Paraíba
Interstate tournament of clubs from Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte.
Year Champion Runners-up1954 Botafogo Treze1961 Riachuelo ABC1962 Campinense ABC1964 Botafogo Auto Esporte1980 Treze Alecrim1983 ABC Botafogo
Torneio Bahia-Pernambuco
Interstate tournament of clubs from Bahia and Pernambuco. The tournament featured the participation of eight teams (EC Bahia, Botafogo, Galícia and Vitória from Bahia and América, Náutico, Santa Cruz and Sport Recife from Pernambuco).
Year Champion Runners-up1956 Santa Cruz Bahia
Zona Norte-Nordeste da Taça Brasil
Northern Zone of Taça Brasil. Considered the great predecessor of the current Copa do Nordeste.
Year Champion Runners-up1959 Bahia Sport Recife1960 Fortaleza Bahia1961 Bahia Fortaleza1962 Sport Recife Campinense1963 Bahia Sport Recife1964 Ceará Náutico1965 Náutico Vitória1966 Náutico Vitória1967 Náutico América (CE)1968 Fortaleza Bahia
Torneio Maranhão-Piauí Interstate tournament of clubs from Maranhão and Piauí.
Torneio Marinho Rodrigues Year Champion Runners-up1964 Sampaio Corrêa Flamengo1965 Maranhão Moto Club
Torneio Integração Year Champion Runners-up1980 Ríver Flamengo
Copa dos Campeões do Norte
Tournament held with the previous champions of Zona Norte-Nordeste da Taça Brasil.
Year Champion Runners-up1966 Náutico Ceará
Torneio Hexagonal Norte-Nordeste
Competition that brought together champions and runners-up clubs from the states of Ceará, Pará and Pernambuco.
Year Champion Runners-up1967 Santa Cruz Remo
Torneio Norte-Nordeste
Year Champion Runners-up1968 Sport Recife Remo1969 Ceará Remo1970 Fortaleza Sport Recife
Grupo Norte do Torneio Norte-Nordeste
Part of Torneio Norte-Nordeste. Also called Torneio do Norte.
Year Champion Runners-up1968 Remo Piauí1969 Remo Ferroviário (MA)1970 Fast Clube Tuna Luso
Zona Norte-Nordeste da Segunda Divisão
According to the regulation, established by the Brazilian Sports Confederation-CBD, the champion teams of the north and northeast regions would decide the title of the North-Northeast Championship in two legs. Thus, the final phase of the North-Northeast Championship, in accordance with the regulations established by the aforementioned confederation, involved the champion teams of the North and Northeast regions. From there would come the winner of the tournament that would make the final of the Second Division with the champion of the Center-South Zone.
Year Champion Runners-up1971 Remo Itabaiana1972 Sampaio Corrêa Campinense
Torneio Paraíba-Ceará
Interstate tournament of clubs from Ceará and Paraíba.
Year Champion Runners-up1972 Icasa Campinense
Torneio Pará-Maranhão
Interstate tournament of clubs from Maranhão and Pará.
Year Champion Runners-up1972 Moto Club Remo1973 Sampaio Corrêa Remo
Taça Almir de Albuquerque
Tournament for the clubs from North and Northeast using the results of their matches in the first stage of 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Year Champion Runners-up1973 América de Natal Rio Negro
Torneio José Américo de Almeida Filho
Championship that brought together the champion teams of six states in the 1975 edition, and also the runners-up in the 1976 edition.
Year Champion Runners-up1975 CRB Botafogo1976 Vitória América de Natal
Torneio Rio Grande do Norte-Pernambuco
Interstate tournament of clubs from Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte. All matches held in Castelão (Natal).
Year Champion Runners-up1983 América de Natal ABC
See also
Copa Alagipe Copa Integração Taça Asa Branca
References