The 2018 Copa do Nordeste was the 15th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region.
[1] Sampaio Corrêa defeated the defending champions Bahia 1–0 on aggregate to win their first Copa do Nordeste title.
[5][6] The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 3 July 2017, 11:00, at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.
The draw for the group stage was held on 6 September 2017, 21:00, at the Auditório da Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Maranhão (FIEMA) in São Luís.
Teams were seeded by their 2017 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses) excluding the winners of the qualifying stage, which were allocated to Pot 4.
If still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12).
Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 10).
Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 15).
Source:CBF[11] The 2018 Copa do Nordeste team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.