2014 Copa do Nordeste
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| Nordestão | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Dates | 17 January – 9 April |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sport |
| Runners-up | Ceará |
| 2014 Copa Sudamericana | Sport |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 62 |
| Goals scored | 152 (2.45 per match) |
| Attendance | 374,107 (6,034 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Magno Alves (8 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player |  Neto Baiano (Sport)[1] |
The 2014 Copa do Nordeste was the 11th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Nordeste. The competition featured 16 clubs, with Bahia and Pernambuco having three seeds each, and Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Alagoas and Paraíba with two seeds each. The 2014 Copa do Nordeste did not feature teams from the states of Maranhão and Piauí, though they are slated to enter the tournament in its 2015 edition.[2][3] The champions, Sport Recife, earned a berth in the 2014 Copa Sudamericana.
| Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage |
|---|---|---|
 Alagoas2 berths | CRB | 2013 Campeonato Alagoano champions |
| CSA | 2013 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up | |
 Bahia3 berths | Vitória | 2013 Campeonato Baiano champions |
| Bahia | 2013 Campeonato Baiano runners-up | |
| Vitória da Conquista | 2013 Campeonato Baiano champions of the first phase | |
 Ceará2 berths | Ceará | 2013 Campeonato Cearense champions |
| Guarany | 2013 Campeonato Cearense runners-up | |
 Paraíba2 berths | Botafogo | 2013 Campeonato Paraibano champions |
| Treze | 2013 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up | |
 Pernambuco3 berths | Santa Cruz | 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano champions |
| Sport | 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up | |
| Náutico | 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place | |
 Rio Grande do Norte2 berths | Potiguar | 2013 Campeonato Potiguar champions |
| América | 2013 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up | |
 Sergipe2 berths | Sergipe | 2013 Campeonato Sergipano champions |
| Confiança[A] | 2013 Campeonato Sergipano third place |
^ A. River Plate was originally qualified as runners-up of the 2013 Campeonato Sergipano. Because of their request to be absent for 2 two years of the Campeonato Sergiano due to financial problems, Confiança earned their spot.
