title: 2014 Copa do Nordeste
text: # 2014 Copa do Nordeste
  
  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. The champions, Sport Recife, earned a berth in the 2014 Copa Sudamericana.
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  | Association | Team (Berth) | Entry stage |
  | - | - | - |
  | Alagoas 2 berths | CRB | 2013 Campeonato Alagoano champions |
  | Alagoas 2 berths | CSA | 2013 Campeonato Alagoano runners-up |
  | Bahia 3 berths | Vitória | 2013 Campeonato Baiano champions |
  | Bahia 3 berths | Bahia | 2013 Campeonato Baiano runners-up |
  | Bahia 3 berths | Vitória da Conquista | 2013 Campeonato Baiano champions of the first phase |
  | Ceará 2 berths | Ceará | 2013 Campeonato Cearense champions |
  | Ceará 2 berths | Guarany | 2013 Campeonato Cearense runners-up |
  | Paraíba 2 berths | Botafogo | 2013 Campeonato Paraibano champions |
  | Paraíba 2 berths | Treze | 2013 Campeonato Paraibano runners-up |
  | Pernambuco 3 berths | Santa Cruz | 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano champions |
  | Pernambuco 3 berths | Sport | 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano runners-up |
  | Pernambuco 3 berths | Náutico | 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano 3rd place |
  | Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths | Potiguar | 2013 Campeonato Potiguar champions |
  | Rio Grande do Norte 2 berths | América | 2013 Campeonato Potiguar runners-up |
  | Sergipe 2 berths | Sergipe | 2013 Campeonato Sergipano champions |
  | Sergipe 2 berths | Confiança | 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.
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AME | VIT | SER | CON |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | América | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
  | Vitória | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 | 0–3 | | 5–1 | 2–1 |
  | Sergipe | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 6 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 2–1 |
  | Confiança | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CSA | STC | BAH | VCO |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | CSA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
  | Santa Cruz | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 3–2 |
  | Bahia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 |
  | Vitória da Conquista | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CEA | CRB | POT | TRZ |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ceará | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 11 | | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
  | CRB | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 10 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 |
  | Potiguar | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
  | Treze | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
  
  ### Group D
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GUA | SPO | NAU | BOT |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Guarany | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
  | Sport | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 |
  | Náutico | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 0–1 |
  | Botafogo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
  
  * ↑ Botafogo deducted four points for fielding an ineligible player.
  * ↑ Botafogo fielded an ineligible player.
  
  ## Knockout phase
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | América | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | CRB | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | CRB | 2 | 0 | 2 | América | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | Ceará | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | |
  | Ceará | 1 | 5 | 6 | Ceará | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | |
  | Vitória | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Vitória | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | Ceará | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | Sport | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | CSA | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Sport | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | Sport | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Sport | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sport | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | Santa Cruz | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | Guarany | 0 | 0 | 0 | Santa Cruz | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | Santa Cruz | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Santa Cruz | 4–0 | Guarany | 3–0 | 1–0 |
  | CRB | 2–4 | América | 2–0 | 0–4 |
  | Sport | 2–1 | CSA | 2–0 | 0–1 |
  | Vitória | 2–6 | Ceará | 1–1 | 1–5 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ceará | 4–2 | América | 4–0 | 0–2 |
  | Sport | 4–1 | Santa Cruz | 2–0 | 2–1 |
  
  ### Finals
  
  * 2014 Copa do Nordeste champions
  * Sport 3rd title
  
  ## Top scorers
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Magno Alves | Ceará | 8 |
  | 2 | Neto Baiano | Sport | 6 |
  | 3 | Bill | Ceará | 4 |
  | 3 | Denilson | CRB | 4 |
  | 3 | Josimar | CSA | 4 |
  