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2021 Copa do Nordeste

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.

2021 Copa do Nordeste
Tournament details
CountryBrazil
Dates27 February – 8 May
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsBahia
Runner-upCeará
2022 Copa do BrasilBahia
Tournament statistics
Matches played72
Goals scored153 (2.13 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Gilberto (8 goals)
Best playerGilberto
← 2020
2022 →

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 edit

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 edit

2021 Pré-Copa do Nordeste edit

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 edit

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 edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Itabaiana   2–4   Santa Cruz 2–2 0–2
Moto Club   0–2   CSA 0–0 0–2
Atlético de Alagoinhas   1–4   Botafogo-PB 1–1 0–3
Altos   2–1   Globo 2–0 0–1

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

Qualified teams edit

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

Schedule edit

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 edit

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 into the same group. Teams were seeded by their 2020 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses).

Group stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Group stage edit

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 edit

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

Group B edit

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

Results edit

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

Final stages edit

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 edit

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

Quarter-finals edit

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

Group C edit

Ceará  3–0  Sampaio Corrêa
Allan Godoi   72' (o.g.)
Saulo Mineiro   75'
Felipe Vizeu   78'		 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marielson Alves Silva (Bahia)

Group D edit

Bahia  4–0  CRB
Matheus Bahia   13'
Thaciano   42'
Gilberto   57'
Rossi   69'		 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antônio Dib Moraes de Sousa (Piauí)

Group E edit

Fortaleza  2–1  CSA
David   17'
Bruno Melo   65'		 Report Dellatorre   42' (pen.)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leandro Bizzio Marinho (Paraíba)

Group F edit

Vitória  2–1  Altos
Samuel   22'
Eduardo   89'		 Report Lucas Campos   26'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Léo Simão Holanda (Ceará)

Semi-finals edit

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

Group G edit

Ceará  2–0  Vitória
Vinícius   20'
Messias   41'		 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zandick Gondim Alves Júnior (Rio Grande do Norte)

Group H edit

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

Finals edit

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

Group I edit

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

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Team Goals
1   Gilberto   Bahia 8
2   Dellatorre   CSA 6
3   Samuel   Vitória 5
4   João Leonardo   Treze 4
  Lucão   CRB
  Saulo Mineiro   Ceará
  Wallyson   ABC
8   Bruninho   Confiança 3
  Ciel   Salgueiro
  Felipe Vizeu   Ceará
  Jael   Ceará
  Jefinho   Sampaio Corrêa
  Marco Túlio   CSA
  Rodriguinho   Bahia

Source:CBF

2021 Copa do Nordeste team edit

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

References edit

  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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