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2017 Copa do Nordeste

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Country
  
Brazil

Teams
  
20

Goals scored
  
81 (2.19 per match)

Dates
  
24 January – 24 May

Matches played
  
37

Top goal scorer(s)
  
Viola (4 goals)

The 2017 Copa do Nordeste is the 12th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region. The competition will feature 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. After the format changes implemented by CONMEBOL, the 2017 Copa do Nordeste champion will not qualify to Copa Sudamericana. Instead, they will have a berth in the Round of 16 of the 2018 Copa do Brasil. Santa Cruz are the defending champions.

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Format

  • In the Group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and the top three runners-up of each group will advance to the Quarterfinals.
  • In the final stages, the 8 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the best tournament team hosting the second leg. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.

    • Tiebreakers

    The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss).

  • To select the top four group winners and the top three runners-up.

    • If two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

    1. Higher number of wins;
    2. Superior goal difference;
    3. Higher number of goals scored;
    4. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation.
  • To rank same group teams.

    • If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

    1. Higher number of wins;
    2. Superior goal difference;
    3. Higher number of goals scored;
    4. Head-to-head result between tied teams (only applicable for a 2 teams tiebreak). If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used unless the teams play in the same stadium;
    5. Fewest red cards received;
    6. Fewest yellow cards received;
    7. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation.
  • To select Semifinals and Finals second leg host team

    • If two or more teams are equal on points, the following criteria are applied to determine the host team:

    1. Higher number of wins in the tournament;
    2. Superior goal difference in the tournament;
    3. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation.

    Knockout phase

    A draw by CBF will be held to set the matches for the Quarterfinals. The 8 qualified teams will be divided in two pots (1-2). Teams from pot 1 will be the top four group winners. Pot 2 will be composed of the other group winner and the top three runners-up.

    Top scorers

    Players in bold are still active in the competition.

    References

    2017 Copa do Nordeste Wikipedia
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