2016 Copa do Nordeste

The 2016 Copa do Nordeste was the 14th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region. The competition featured 20 clubs, with Bahia and Pernambuco having three seeds each, and Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Alagoas, Paraíba, Maranhão and Piauí with two seeds each. Santa Cruz (Pernambuco) qualified to play in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana,[1] after winning the final against Campinense (Paraíba) 3–2 on aggregate.
Santa Cruz also qualified to play in the 2017 Copa Sudamericana but CONMEBOL reduced the Brazilian berths from 8 to 6. Therefore, the champions Santa Cruz (Copa do Nordeste) and Paysandu (Copa Verde) lost their Copa Sudamericana berths.[2] Finally, they qualified for the 2017 Copa do Brasil Round of 16.[3]
Ceará were the defending champion, but were eliminated by Santa Cruz in the quarterfinals.

2016 Copa do Nordeste
Country Brazil
Dates14 February – 1 May
Teams20
ChampionsSanta Cruz
Runners-upCampinense
2016 Copa SudamericanaSanta Cruz
2017 Copa do BrasilSanta Cruz
Matches played74
Goals scored179 (2.42 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Rodrigão (9 goals)
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Qualified teams
Association Team (Berth) Entry stage
Alagoas
2 berths		CRB2015 Campeonato Alagoano champions
Coruripe2015 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up
Bahia
3 berths		Bahia2015 Campeonato Baiano champions
Vitória da Conquista2015 Campeonato Baiano runners-up
Juazeirense2015 Campeonato Baiano 3rd place
Ceará
2 berths		Fortaleza2015 Campeonato Cearense champions
Ceará2015 Campeonato Cearense runners-up
Maranhão
2 berths		Imperatriz2015 Campeonato Maranhense champions
Sampaio Corrêa2015 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up
Paraíba
2 berths		Campinense2015 Campeonato Paraibano champions
Botafogo-PB2015 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up
Pernambuco
3 berths		Santa Cruz2015 Campeonato Pernambucano champions
Salgueiro2015 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up
Sport2015 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place
Piauí
2 berths		Ríver2015 Campeonato Piauiense champions
Flamengo-PI2015 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up
Rio Grande do Norte
2 berths		América de Natal2015 Campeonato Potiguar champions
ABC2015 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up
Sergipe
2 berths		Confiança2015 Campeonato Sergipano champions
Estanciano2015 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up

Group stage
Key to colours in group tables
Advance to the Final stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Campinense 6 5 1 0 13 3 +10 16
2 Salgueiro 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10
3 ABC 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4
4 Imperatriz 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4
Source:

Source:CBF

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 CRB 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
2 América de Natal 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
3 Coruripe 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
4 Estanciano 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5
Source:

Source:CBF

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bahia 6 6 0 0 12 2 +10 18
2 Santa Cruz 6 3 1 2 7 4 +3 10
4 Confiança 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4
3 Juazeirense 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 2
Source:

Source:CBF

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sport 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11
2 Fortaleza 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
3 Ríver 6 1 3 2 8 10 −2 6
4 Botafogo-PB 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5
Source:

Source:CBF

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ceará 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13
2 Sampaio Corrêa 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
3 Vitória da Conquista 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10
4 Flamengo-PI 6 0 1 5 1 14 −13 1
Source:

Source:CBF

Ranking of second placed teams
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Salgueiro 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10
2 Santa Cruz 6 3 1 2 7 4 +3 10
3 Fortaleza 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
4 Sampaio Corrêa 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
5 América de Natal 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
Source:

Knockout phase

Bracket
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                   
Santa Cruz 2 1 3  
Ceará 1 0 1  
  Santa Cruz 2 1 3  
  Bahia 2 0 2  
Fortaleza 1 1 2
Bahia 2 1 3  
  Santa Cruz 2 1 3
  Campinense 1 1 2
CRB 2 0 2  
Sport (a) 1 1 2  
  Sport 1 0 1 (1)
  Campinense (p) 0 1 1 (3)  
Salgueiro 0 2 2
Campinense 2 1 3  

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fortaleza 2–3 Bahia 1–2 1–1
Santa Cruz 3–1 Ceará 2–1 1–0
CRB 2–2 (a) Sport 2–1 0–1
Salgueiro 2–3 Campinense 0–2 2–1

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santa Cruz 3–2 Bahia 2–2 1–0
Sport 1–1 (1–3 p) Campinense 1–0 0–1

Finals
Santa Cruz 2–1 Campinense
Grafite  29'
Bruno Moraes  90+2'		 Report Tiago Sala  71'
Attendance: 36,106
Referee: Arilson Bispo da Anunciação
Replaced by Nielson Nogueira Dias (16')
Campinense 1–1 Santa Cruz
Rodrigão  70' Report Arthur Caíke  78'
Attendance: 19,859
Referee: Jailson Macêdo Freitas
2016 Copa do Nordeste
Champions
Santa Cruz
1st title

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Rodrigão Campinense 9
2 Hernane Bahia 6
3 Grafite Santa Cruz 5
Keno Santa Cruz
5 Bill Ceará 4
Juninho Bahia
Neto Baiano CRB
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References
  1. "Santa Cruz é campeão da Copa do Nordeste 2016". CBF (in Portuguese). 1 May 2016.
  2. "Santa Cruz e Papão não terão vaga na Copa Sul-Americana de 2017". Globo (in Portuguese). 30 November 2016.
  3. "Após perder vaga na 'Sula', Santa entra em oitavas da Copa do Brasil e pode recorrer à Fifa". Super Esportes (in Portuguese). 1 December 2016.
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