2022 Copa do Nordeste qualification

The 2022 Copa do Nordeste qualification was the qualifying tournament of the 2022 Copa do Nordeste. It was played from 12 October to 18 November 2021. Twenty-four teams competed to decide four places in the Copa do Nordeste.

Format changes

The tournament was renamed from Pré-Copa do Nordeste to Eliminatórias Copa do Nordeste. Starting from this season, the following format changes were implemented:

The tournament was expanded from eight to twenty-four teams. The teams either qualified by participating in their respective state championships or by the 2021 CBF ranking.
The teams competed in three rounds where the four winners advanced to the Copa do Nordeste.

Qualified teams

The three best placed federations in the 2021 CBF state ranking earned three berths in the tournament, while the remaining six federations earned two. Additionally, it also qualified the three best placed teams in the CBF 2021 ranking not already qualified regardless of the federation.

Association

Team

Qualification method

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 2 September 2021, 12:00, at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The teams were seeded by their 2021 CBF ranking and divided in four pots.

Pot I

Pot II

Pot III A

Pot III B

Imperatriz

Competition format

The teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:

The first and second rounds were played on a single-leg basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the leg.
* If tied, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners.
The third round was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg.
* If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners.
Extra time would not be played and away goals rule would not be used during the tournament.

2022 Copa do Nordeste qualified teams

The following four teams qualified for the 2022 Copa do Nordeste.

State

Team