2021 Copa do Nordeste

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2021 Copa do Nordeste
Country Brazil
Dates27 February – 8 May
Teams16
ChampionsBahia
Runners-upCeará
2022 Copa do BrasilBahia
Matches played72
Goals scored153 (2.13 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Gilberto (8 goals)
Best playerGilberto
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The 2021 Copa do Nordeste was the 18th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region. The competition featured 16 clubs, with Bahia, Ceará and Pernambuco having two seeds each, and Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Alagoas, Paraíba, Maranhão and Piauí with one seed each. Four teams were decided by a qualifying tournament (Pré-Copa do Nordeste). The Copa do Nordeste began on 27 February and ended on 8 May.

Tied on aggregate 2–2, Bahia defeated the defending champions Ceará on penalties in the finals to win their fourth title. As champions, Bahia qualified for the third round of the 2022 Copa do Brasil.[1]

Format[]

In this season, 12 teams (9 state league champions and best placed teams in the 2020 CBF ranking from Bahia, Ceará and Pernambuco) gained direct entries into the group stage while the other four berths were decided by the Pré-Copa do Nordeste.[2]

For the group stage, the 16 teams were drawn into two groups. Each team played once against the eight clubs from the other group. Top four teams qualified for the final stages. Quarter-finals and semi-finals were played on a single-leg basis and finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.[3]

Teams[]

2021 Pré-Copa do Nordeste[]

The 2021 Pré-Copa do Nordeste was the qualifying tournament of 2021 Copa do Nordeste. It was played from 16 December 2020 to 2 February 2021.[4] Eight teams competed to decide four places in the Copa do Nordeste. Teams from Alagoas, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe qualified as best placed teams in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified, while the team from Bahia qualified through the 2020 Campeonato Baiano (best placed team not already qualified, runners-up Atlético de Alagoinhas).[5]

Draw[]

The draw was held on 4 November 2020, 10:00, at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[6] Teams were seeded by their 2020 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses). The eight teams were drawn into four ties, with the Pot A teams hosting the second leg.

2021 Pré-Copa do Nordeste draw
Pot A Pot B
1 The identity of Piauí team was not known at the time of the draw.

Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, extra time would not be played and a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner. The away goals rule would not be used (Regulations Pré-Copa do Nordeste Article 10).[7]

Matches[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Itabaiana Sergipe 2–4 Pernambuco Santa Cruz 2–2 0–2
Moto Club Maranhão 0–2 Alagoas CSA 0–0 0–2
Atlético de Alagoinhas Bahia 1–4 Paraíba Botafogo-PB 1–1 0–3
Altos Piauí 2–1 Rio Grande do Norte Globo 2–0 0–1

Santa Cruz, CSA, Botafogo-PB and Altos qualified for 2021 Copa do Nordeste.

Qualified teams[]

Association Team Qualification method
Alagoas Alagoas
1 + 1 berths 		CRB 2020 Campeonato Alagoano champions
CSA 2021 Pré-Copa do Nordeste
Bahia Bahia
2 berths 		Bahia 2020 Campeonato Baiano champions
Vitória best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
Ceará Ceará
2 berths 		Fortaleza 2020 Campeonato Cearense champions
Ceará best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
Maranhão Maranhão
1 berth 		Sampaio Corrêa 2020 Campeonato Maranhense champions
Paraíba Paraíba
1 + 1 berths 		Treze 2020 Campeonato Paraibano champions
Botafogo-PB 2021 Pré-Copa do Nordeste
Pernambuco Pernambuco
2 +1 berths 		Salgueiro 2020 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
Sport best placed team in the 2020 CBF ranking not already qualified
Santa Cruz 2021 Pré-Copa do Nordeste
Piauí Piauí
1 + 1 berths 		4 de Julho 2020 Campeonato Piauiense champions
Altos 2021 Pré-Copa do Nordeste
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte
1 berth 		ABC 2020 Campeonato Potiguar champions
Sergipe Sergipe
1 berth 		Confiança 2020 Campeonato Sergipano champions

Schedule[]

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[8]

Stage First leg Second leg
Group Stage Round 1: 27 February–3 March
Round 2: 6–7 March
Round 3: 11–17 March
Round 4: 20–21 March
Round 5: 23 March–7 April
Round 6: 27 March–1 April
Round 7: 3–5 April
Round 8: 10 April
Quarter-finals 17–18 April
Semi-finals 24 April
Finals 1 May 8 May

Draw[]

The draw for the group stage was held on 4 February 2021, 12:00, at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[9] The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight containing two teams from each of the four pots with the restriction that teams from the same federation (except Salgueiro) could not be drawn against each other. Teams were seeded by their 2020 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses).

Group stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Group stage[]

For the group stage, the 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight teams each. Each team played on a single round-robin tournament against the eight clubs from the other group. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stages. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 12).[3]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ceará Ceará 8 4 4 0 14 3 +11 16 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Bahia Bahia 8 4 1 3 16 9 +7 13
3 Alagoas CRB 8 3 4 1 10 6 +4 13
4 Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa 8 2 5 1 8 8 0 11
5 Paraíba Treze 8 2 3 3 7 10 −3 9
6 Sergipe Confiança 8 1 5 2 5 6 −1 8
7 Piauí 4 de Julho 8 1 5 2 8 10 −2 8
8 Pernambuco Santa Cruz 8 1 0 7 3 11 −8 3
Source: CBF

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ceará Fortaleza 8 5 2 1 9 4 +5 17 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Bahia Vitória 8 3 4 1 10 7 +3 13
3 Piauí Altos 8 3 2 3 7 9 −2 11
4 Alagoas CSA 8 2 5 1 10 9 +1 11
5 Rio Grande do Norte ABC 8 2 4 2 9 9 0 10
6 Pernambuco Salgueiro 8 2 2 4 7 11 −4 8
7 Paraíba Botafogo-PB 8 1 5 2 5 6 −1 8
8 Pernambuco Sport 8 1 3 4 6 16 −10 6
Source: CBF

Results[]

Source:CBF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stages[]

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[3]

  • Quarter-finals and semi-finals 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 (Regulations Article 10).
  • Finals were 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 (Regulations Article 16).
  • Extra time would not be played and away goals rule would not be used in final stages.

Starting from the semi-finals, the teams were seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams were ranked according to overall points. If tied on overall points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Overall wins; 2. Overall goal difference; 3. Overall goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards in the tournament; 5. Fewest yellow cards in the tournament; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 17).[3]

Bracket[]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
           
Ceará Fortaleza 2
Alagoas CSA 1
Ceará Fortaleza 0 (2)
Bahia Bahia (p) 0 (4)
Bahia Bahia 4
Alagoas CRB 0
Bahia Bahia (p) 0 2 2 (4)
Ceará Ceará 1 1 2 (2)
Ceará Ceará 3
Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa 0
Ceará Ceará 2
Bahia Vitória 0
Bahia Vitória 2
Piauí Altos 1

Quarter-finals[]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ceará Ceará 3–0 Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa
Bahia Bahia 4–0 Alagoas CRB
Fortaleza Ceará 2–1 Alagoas CSA
Vitória Bahia 2–1 Piauí Altos

Group C[]

Ceará Ceará3–0Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa
Goal 72' (o.g.)
Saulo Mineiro Goal 75'
Felipe Vizeu Goal 78'		 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marielson Alves Silva (Bahia)

Group D[]

Bahia Bahia4–0Alagoas CRB
Matheus Bahia Goal 13'
Thaciano Goal 42'
Gilberto Goal 57'
Rossi Goal 69'		 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antônio Dib Moraes de Sousa (Piauí)

Group E[]

Fortaleza Ceará2–1Alagoas CSA
David Goal 17'
Bruno Melo Goal 65'		 Report Dellatorre Goal 42' (pen.)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho (Paraíba)

Group F[]

Vitória Bahia2–1Piauí Altos
Goal 22'
Goal 89'		 Report Goal 26'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Léo Simão Holanda (Ceará)

Semi-finals[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
2 Ceará Ceará 9 5 4 0 17 3 +14 19 Host
4 Bahia Vitória 9 4 4 1 12 8 +4 16
1 Ceará Fortaleza 9 6 2 1 11 5 +6 20 Host
3 Bahia Bahia 9 5 1 3 20 9 +11 16
Source: CBF
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ceará Ceará 2–0 Bahia Vitória
Fortaleza Ceará 0–0 (2–4 p) Bahia Bahia

Group G[]

Ceará Ceará2–0Bahia Vitória
Vinícius Goal 20'
Messias Goal 41'		 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zandick Gondim Alves Júnior (Rio Grande do Norte)

Group H[]

Fortaleza Ceará0–0Bahia Bahia
Report
Penalties
Bruno Melo Penalty missed
Lucas Crispim Penalty scored
Éderson Penalty scored
Robson Penalty missed		 2–4 Penalty scored Gilberto
Penalty scored Matheus Galdezani
Penalty scored Rodriguinho
Penalty missed Juninho Capixaba
Penalty scored Conti
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dênis da Silva Ribeiro Serafim (Alagoas)

Finals[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 Ceará Ceará 10 6 4 0 19 3 +16 22 2nd leg
2 Bahia Bahia 10 5 2 3 20 9 +11 17 1st leg
Source: CBF
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bahia Bahia 2–2 (4–2 p) Ceará Ceará 0–1 2–1

Group I[]

Bahia Bahia0–1Ceará Ceará
Report Jael Goal 90+3'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antônio Dib Moraes de Sousa (Piauí)
Ceará Ceará1–2Bahia Bahia
Jael Goal 83' Report Rodriguinho Goal 63' (pen.)
Gilberto Goal 69'
Penalties
Lima Penalty scored
Jorginho Penalty missed
Marlon Penalty missed
Fernando Sobral Penalty scored		 2–4 Penalty scored Rodriguinho
Penalty scored Matheus Galdezani
Penalty missed Thonny Anderson
Penalty scored Lucas Araújo
Penalty scored Conti
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dênis da Silva Ribeiro Serafim (Alagoas)
2021 Copa do Nordeste
Champions
Bahia
Bahia
4th title

Top goalscorers[]

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Brazil Gilberto Bahia Bahia 8
2 Brazil Dellatorre Alagoas CSA 6
3 Brazil Bahia Vitória 5
4 Brazil João Leonardo Paraíba Treze 4
Brazil Lucão Alagoas CRB
Brazil Saulo Mineiro Ceará Ceará
Brazil Wallyson Rio Grande do Norte ABC
8 Brazil Bruninho Sergipe Confiança 3
Brazil Ciel Pernambuco Salgueiro
Brazil Felipe Vizeu Ceará Ceará
Brazil Jael Ceará Ceará
Brazil Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa
Brazil Marco Túlio Alagoas CSA
Brazil Rodriguinho Bahia Bahia

Source:CBF

2021 Copa do Nordeste team[]

The 2021 Copa do Nordeste team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nos pênaltis, Bahia supera o Ceará e conquista Copa do Nordeste 2021" (in Portuguese). CBF. 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Definida a fase preliminar do Nordestão 2021, com o Santa Cruz indo até Sergipe" (in Portuguese). Cassio Zirpoli. 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Nordeste –2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
  4. ^ "ELIMINATÓRIA - COPA DO NORDESTE TABELA DETALHADA / EDIÇÃO 2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
  5. ^ "REGULAMENTO Campeonato Baianão 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). FBF. 17 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Sorteio define os confrontos das eliminatórias da Copa do Nordeste" (in Portuguese). CBF. 4 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Pré-Copa do Nordeste 2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
  8. ^ "COPA DO NORDESTE – TABELA DETALHADA / EDIÇÃO 2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
  9. ^ "Sorteio define grupos da Copa do Nordeste 2021" (in Portuguese). CBF. 4 February 2021.
  10. ^ "A seleção do Nordestão 2021, com 7 jogadores do Bahia, 3 do Ceará e 1 do Confiança" (in Portuguese). Cassio Zirpoli. 10 May 2021.
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