The 2021 Copa do Nordeste was the 18th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region.
Tied on aggregate 2–2, Bahia defeated the defending champions Ceará on penalties in the finals to win their fourth title.
[1] In this season, 12 teams (9 state league champions and best placed teams in the 2020 CBF ranking from Bahia, Ceará and Pernambuco) gained direct entries into the group stage while the other four berths were decided by the Pré-Copa do Nordeste.
[5] The draw was held on 4 November 2020, 10:00, at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.
If tied on aggregate, extra time would not be played and a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.
[7] Santa Cruz, CSA, Botafogo-PB and Altos qualified for 2021 Copa do Nordeste.
[8] The draw for the group stage was held on 4 February 2021, 12:00, at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.
Each team played on a single round-robin tournament against the eight clubs from the other group.
The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stages.
[3] Source:CBF The 2021 Copa do Nordeste team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.