# 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, 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. Finally, they qualified for the 2017 Copa do Brasil Round of 16. Ceará were the defending champion, but were eliminated by Santa Cruz in the quarterfinals.

## Qualified teams

| Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage |
| Alagoas 2 berths | CRB | 2015 Campeonato Alagoano champions |
| Alagoas 2 berths | Coruripe | 2015 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up |
| Bahia 3 berths | Bahia | 2015 Campeonato Baiano champions |
| Bahia 3 berths | Vitória da Conquista | 2015 Campeonato Baiano runners-up |
| Bahia 3 berths | Juazeirense | 2015 Campeonato Baiano 3rd place |
| Ceará 2 berths | Fortaleza | 2015 Campeonato Cearense champions |
| Ceará 2 berths | Ceará | 2015 Campeonato Cearense runners-up |
| Maranhão 2 berths | Imperatriz | 2015 Campeonato Maranhense champions |
| Maranhão 2 berths | Sampaio Corrêa | 2015 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up |
| Paraíba 2 berths | Campinense | 2015 Campeonato Paraibano champions |
| Paraíba 2 berths | Botafogo-PB | 2015 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up |
| Pernambuco 3 berths | Santa Cruz | 2015 Campeonato Pernambucano champions |
| Pernambuco 3 berths | Salgueiro | 2015 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up |
| Pernambuco 3 berths | Sport | 2015 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place |
| Piauí 2 berths | Ríver | 2015 Campeonato Piauiense champions |
| Piauí 2 berths | Flamengo-PI | 2015 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up |
| Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths | América de Natal | 2015 Campeonato Potiguar champions |
| Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths | ABC | 2015 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up |
| Sergipe 2 berths | Confiança | 2015 Campeonato Sergipano champions |
| Sergipe 2 berths | Estanciano | 2015 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: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: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: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: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: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 |

## Knockout phase
### Bracket

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

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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

* 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 |
| 3 | Keno | Santa Cruz | 5 |
| 5 | Bill | Ceará | 4 |
| 5 | Juninho | Bahia | 4 |
| 5 | Neto Baiano | CRB | 4 |
| 5 | Piauí | Salgueiro | 4 |
| 5 | Rafael Costa | Ceará | 4 |