Copa Cidade de Natal
This tournament was realized to comemore the installation of nocturnal light in the Estádio Juvenal Lamartine. All matches were played in this stadium. [3]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  Fortaleza |  América de Natal |
Following is the list with the main North-Norweast competitions held before the creation of Copa do Nordeste, in 1994: [1] [2]
This tournament was realized to comemore the installation of nocturnal light in the Estádio Juvenal Lamartine. All matches were played in this stadium. [3]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Fortaleza | América de Natal |
Triangular tournament. All matches were played in Estádio Santa Izabel, São Luís. [4]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  Moto Club |  Paysandu |
Tournament held in Recife. [5]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  Bahia |  Santa Cruz |
Tournament held in Recife. [6]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Náutico | Tuna Luso |
Interstate tournament of clubs from Paraíba and Pernambuco. [7] 1967 edition is called Torneio Quadrangular Festival da Bola [8]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 |  Botafogo | Treze |
| 1961 | Treze | Santa Cruz |
| 1962 | Santa Cruz | Campinense |
| 1967 | Botafogo | América (PE) |
Interstate tournament of clubs from Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte. [9]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Botafogo | Treze |
| 1961 | Riachuelo | ABC |
| 1962 | Campinense | ABC |
| 1964 | Botafogo | Auto Esporte |
| 1980 | Treze | Alecrim |
| 1983 | ABC | Botafogo |
Interstate tournament of clubs from Bahia and Pernambuco. [10]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Santa Cruz | Bahia |
Northern Zone of Taça Brasil. Considered the great predecessor of the current Copa do Nordeste. [11]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Bahia | Sport Recife |
| 1960 | Fortaleza | Bahia |
| 1961 | Bahia | Fortaleza |
| 1962 | Sport Recife | Campinense |
| 1963 | Bahia | Sport Recife |
| 1964 | Ceará | Náutico |
| 1965 | Náutico | Vitória |
| 1966 | Náutico | Vitória |
| 1967 | Náutico | América (CE) |
| 1968 | Fortaleza | Bahia |
Tournament held with the previous champions of Zona Norte-Nordeste da Taça Brasil. [12]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Náutico | Ceará |
Competition that brought together champions and runners-up clubs from the states of Ceará, Pará and Pernambuco. [13]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Santa Cruz | Remo |
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Sport Recife | Remo |
| 1969 | Ceará | Remo |
| 1970 | Fortaleza | Sport Recife |
| 1971 | Remo |  Itabaiana |
Part of Torneio Norte-Nordeste. Also called Torneio do Norte.
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Remo |  Piauí |
| 1969 | Remo | Ferroviário (MA) |
| 1970 |  Fast Clube | Tuna Luso |
According to the regulation, established by the Brazilian Sports Confederation-CBD, the champion teams of the north and northeast regions would decide the title of the North-Northeast Championship in two legs. Thus, the final phase of the North-Northeast Championship, in accordance with the regulations established by the aforementioned confederation, involved the champion teams of the North and Northeast regions. From there would come the winner of the tournament that would make the final of the Second Division with the champion of the Center-South Zone. [14] [15]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Remo | Itabaiana |
| 1972 | Sampaio Corrêa | Campinense |
Interstate tournament of clubs from Ceará and Paraíba. [16]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Icasa | Campinense |
Interstate tournament of clubs from Maranhão and Pará. [17] [18]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Moto Club | Remo |
| 1973 | Sampaio Corrêa | Remo |
Tournament for the clubs from North and Northeast using the results of their matches in the first stage of 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. [19] [20]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | América de Natal | Rio Negro |
Championship that brought together the champion teams of six states in the 1975 edition, [21] and also the runners-up in the 1976 edition. [22] [23]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 |  CRB | Botafogo |
| 1976 | Vitória | América de Natal |
Interstate tournament of clubs from Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte. [24]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | América de Natal | ABC |
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