# 2024 Copa do Nordeste qualification

The 2024 Copa do Nordeste qualification (officially the Eliminatória da Copa do Nordeste 2024) was the qualifying tournament of the 2024 Copa do Nordeste. It was played from 6 to 14 January 2024. Sixteen teams competed to decide four places in the Copa do Nordeste.

## Format

The teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:
* The tournament was played on a single-leg basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the leg.
** If tied, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winners.
* Extra time would not be played and away goals rule would not be used during the tournament.

### Format changes

Starting from this season, the following format change was implemented:
* For the second round, the eight qualified teams were seeded by their CBF ranking and they were drawn into four ties, with the best seeded team playing against the eighth seeded team, the second-best seeded team facing the seventh-best, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. The higher-seeded team will host the leg.

## Qualified teams

Every federation had a team qualified by the 2023 CBF ranking, while the seven best placed federations in the 2023 CBF state ranking (Ceará, Bahia, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte and Paraíba) earned an extra berth in the tournament by participating in their respective state championships.
| Association | Team | Qualification method |
| Alagoas 2 berths | CSA | best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Alagoas 2 berths | ASA | 2023 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up |
| Bahia 2 berths | Juazeirense | best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Bahia 2 berths | Jacuipense | 2023 Campeonato Baiano runners-up |
| Ceará 2 berths | Ferroviário | best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Ceará 2 berths | Iguatu | 2023 Campeonato Cearense 3rd place |
| Maranhão 2 berths | Sampaio Corrêa | best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Maranhão 2 berths | Moto Club | 2023 Campeonato Maranhense runners-up |
| Paraíba 2 berths | Botafogo-PB | best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Paraíba 2 berths | Sousa | 2023 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up |
| Pernambuco 2 berths | Santa Cruz | best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Pernambuco 2 berths | Retrô | 2023 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up |
| Piauí 1 berth | Altos | best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths | ABC | best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified |
| Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths | Potiguar de Mossoró | 2023 Campeonato Potiguar 3rd place |
| Sergipe 1 berth | Confiança | best placed team in the 2023 CBF ranking not already qualified |

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
| First round | 6–7 January 2024 | 6–7 January 2024 |
| Second round | 13–14 January 2024 | 13–14 January 2024 |

## First round
### Draw

The teams were seeded by their 2023 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses).
Pot :
| CSA (28) Sampaio Corrêa (32) ABC (44) Confiança (47) Ferroviário (54) Botafogo-PB (56) Juazeirense (57) Altos (58) | Santa Cruz (59) Moto Club (66) Jacuipense (67) ASA (87) Retrô (98) Sousa (107) Potiguar de Mossoró (185) Iguatu (no rank) |
For the first round, the sixteen teams were drawn into eight ties, with the best seeded team playing against the sixteenth seeded team, while the second-best seeded team facing the fifteenth-best, third against fourteenth, fourth against thirteenth, etc. The higher-seeded team hosted the leg.

### Matches

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| CSA | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Iguatu |
| Sampaio Corrêa | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Potiguar de Mossoró |
| ABC | 1–0 | Sousa |
| Confiança | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Retrô |
| Ferroviário | 1–1 (0–3 p) | ASA |
| Botafogo-PB | 0–0 (3–1 p) | Jacuipense |
| Juazeirense | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Moto Club |
| Altos | 2–2 (11–10 p) | Santa Cruz |

## Second round
### Draw

The teams were seeded by their 2023 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses).
Pot :
| ABC (44) Botafogo-PB (56) Juazeirense (57) Altos (58) | ASA (87) Retrô (98) Potiguar de Mossoró (185) Iguatu (no rank) |
For the second round, the eight teams were drawn into four ties, with the best seeded team playing against the eighth seeded team, the second-best seeded team facing the seventh-best, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. The higher-seeded team hosted the leg.

### Matches

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| ABC | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Iguatu |
| Botafogo-PB | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Potiguar de Mossoró |
| Juazeirense | 4–0 | Retrô |
| Altos | 2–1 | ASA |

## 2024 Copa do Nordeste qualified teams

The following four teams qualified for the 2024 Copa do Nordeste.
| State | Team |
| Rio Grande do Norte | ABC |
| Paraíba | Botafogo-PB |
| Bahia | Juazeirense |
| Piauí | Altos |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Feijão | ASA | 2 |
| 1 | Leandrinho | Juazeirense | 2 |
| 1 | Leandro Amorim | Altos | 2 |
Source:CBF