# List of Brazilian North-Northeast football champions (1946–1993)

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-up |
| 1946 | 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-up |
| 1948 | 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 (Alexandria [pt]), Bahia (EC Bahia), Ceará (Fortaleza), Paraíba (Botafogo), Pernambuco (Santa Cruz), Rio Grande do Norte (ABC) and Treze, representing Campina Grande.
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
| 1948 | 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-up |
| 1952 | 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-up |
| 1953 | Botafogo | Treze |
| 1961 | Treze | Santa Cruz |
| 1962 | Santa Cruz | Campinense |
| 1967 | Botafogo | América (PE) |

## Torneio Rio Grande do Norte-Paraíba

Interstate tournament of clubs from Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte.
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
| 1954 | Botafogo | Treze |
| 1961 | Riachuelo | ABC |
| 1962 | Campinense | ABC |
| 1964 | Botafogo | Auto Esporte |
| 1980 | Treze | Alecrim |
| 1983 | 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-up |
| 1956 | 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-up |
| 1959 | Bahia | Sport Recife |
| 1960 | Fortaleza | Bahia |
| 1961 | Bahia | Fortaleza |
| 1962 | Sport Recife | Campinense |
| 1963 | Bahia | Sport Recife |
| 1964 | Ceará | Náutico |
| 1965 | Náutico | Vitória |
| 1966 | Náutico | Vitória |
| 1967 | Náutico | América (CE) |
| 1968 | Fortaleza | Bahia |

## Torneio Maranhão-Piauí

Interstate tournament of clubs from Maranhão and Piauí.
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
| 1965 | Maranhão | Moto Club |
| 1980 | Ríver | Flamengo |

## Copa dos Campeões do Norte

Tournament held with the previous champions of Zona Norte-Nordeste da Taça Brasil.
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
| 1966 | 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-up |
| 1967 | Santa Cruz | Remo |

## Torneio Norte-Nordeste

| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
| 1968 | Sport Recife | Remo |
| 1969 | Ceará | Remo |
| 1970 | Fortaleza | Sport Recife |

### Grupo Norte do Torneio Norte-Nordeste

Part of Torneio Norte-Nordeste. Also called Torneio do Norte.
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
| 1968 | Remo | Piauí |
| 1969 | 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-up |
| 1971 | Remo | Itabaiana |
| 1972 | Sampaio Corrêa | Campinense |

## Torneio Paraíba-Ceará

Interstate tournament of clubs from Ceará and Paraíba.
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
| 1972 | Icasa | Campinense |

## Torneio Pará-Maranhão

Interstate tournament of clubs from Maranhão and Pará.
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
| 1972 | Moto Club | Remo |
| 1973 | 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-up |
| 1973 | 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-up |
| 1975 | CRB | Botafogo |
| 1976 | 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-up |
| 1983 | América de Natal | ABC |