# 2015 Copa do Nordeste

The 2015 Copa do Nordeste was the 12th 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. For the first time, the competition included teams from Maranhão and Piauí.

## Qualified teams

| Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage |
| Alagoas 2 berths | Coruripe | 2014 Campeonato Alagoano champions |
| Alagoas 2 berths | CRB | 2014 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up |
| Bahia 3 berths | Vitória | 2014 Campeonato Baiano runners-up |
| Bahia 3 berths | Bahia | 2014 Campeonato Baiano champions |
| Bahia 3 berths | Serrano | 2014 Campeonato Baiano champions of the first phase |
| Ceará 2 berths | Ceará | 2014 Campeonato Cearense champions |
| Ceará 2 berths | Fortaleza | 2014 Campeonato Cearense runners-up |
| Maranhão 2 berths | Sampaio Corrêa | 2014 Campeonato Maranhense champions |
| Maranhão 2 berths | Moto Club | 2014 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up |
| Paraíba 2 berths | Botafogo | 2014 Campeonato Paraibano champions |
| Paraíba 2 berths | Campinense | 2014 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up |
| Pernambuco 3 berths | Sport | 2014 Campeonato Pernambucano champions |
| Pernambuco 3 berths | Náutico | 2014 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up |
| Pernambuco 3 berths | Salgueiro | 2014 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place |
| Piauí 2 berths | Ríver | 2014 Campeonato Piauiense champions |
| Piauí 2 berths | Piauí | 2014 Campeonato Piauiense runners-up |
| Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths | América | 2014 Campeonato Potiguar champions |
| Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths | Globo | 2014 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up |
| Sergipe 2 berths | Confiança | 2014 Campeonato Sergipano champions |
| Sergipe 2 berths | Socorrense | 2014 Campeonato Sergipano runners-up |

## Knockout phase
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Fortaleza | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | |
| Sport | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| Sport | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | Sport | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Bahia | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Campinense | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bahia | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Bahia | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Bahia | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | Bahia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Ceará | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Salgueiro | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Ceará | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ceará | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ceará | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ceará (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Vitória | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| América | 0 | 2 | 2 | Vitória | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Vitória | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sport | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Fortaleza | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Bahia | 1–0 | Campinense | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Ceará | 4-1 | Salgueiro | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Vitória | 5–2 | América | 1–0 | 4–2 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vitória | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Ceará | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Bahia | 3–2 | Sport | 0–0 | 3–2 |

### Finals

* 2015 Copa do Nordeste Champions
* Ceará 1st title

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Max | América de Natal | 6 |
| 2 | Kieza | Bahia | 5 |
| 2 | Magno Alves | Ceará | 5 |
| 4 | Robert | Sampaio Corrêa | 4 |