2017 Copa do Nordeste

2017 Copa do Nordeste
Tournament details
CountryBrazil
Dates24 January – 24 May
Teams20
Final positions
ChampionsBahia
Runner-upSport
2018 Copa do BrasilBahia
Tournament statistics
Matches played74
Goals scored183 (2.47 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Régis (6 goals)
Best playerRégis
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The 2017 Copa do Nordeste was the 14th 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.[1]

Bahia defeated Sport 2–1 on aggregate to win their third Copa do Nordeste title.[2] After the format changes implemented by CONMEBOL, Bahia did not qualify to Copa Sudamericana. Instead, they had a berth in the Round of 16 of the 2018 Copa do Brasil.

Santa Cruz were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Sport in the semi-finals.

  1. ^ "Conheça os quatro potes do sorteio da Copa do Nordeste-2017" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. May 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "É campeão! Bahia bate o Sport e conquista a Copa do Nordeste 2017" (in Portuguese). Globo. May 24, 2017.