Brazil - Copa Nordeste 1998

[winners qualify for Copa Conmebol 1998]

First Phase (4 groups of 4 teams, top 2 qualify)

Group A
Bahia (Salvador-BA)
Confiança (Aracaju-SE)
Ceará (Fortaleza-CE)
CSA (Maceió-AL)

[Feb 4]
Ceara        3-2 CSA
[Feb 11]
CSA          0-2 Bahia
[Feb 13]
Confianca    1-1 Ceara
[Feb 26]
Ceara        1-0 Bahia
Confianca    1-3 CSA
[Mar 3]
Bahia        0-1 Confianca
[Mar 5]
Confianca    1-3 Bahia
CSA          3-3 Ceara
[Mar 12]
Bahia        2-0 CSA
Ceara        3-0 Confianca
[Mar 19]
Bahia        2-0 Ceara
CSA          3-2 Confianca

Table

 1.Bahia            6  4  0  2  9- 3 12  Qualified
 2.Ceará            6  3  2  1 11- 8 11  Qualified
 3.CSA              6  2  1  3 11-13  7
 4.Confiança        6  1  1  4  6-13  4

Group B
CRB (Maceió-AL)
Santa Cruz (Recife-PE)
Sergipe (Aracaju-SE)
Vitória (Salvador-BA)

[Feb 4]
CRB          0-2 Santa Cruz
[Feb 11]
Santa Cruz   3-0 Sergipe
[Feb 18]
Sergipe      0-0 CRB
Santa Cruz   3-1 Vitoria
[Feb 26[
CRB          3-2 Sergipe
Vitoria      5-2 Santa Cruz
[Mar 5]
Vitoria      7-1 CRB
[Mar 10]
Sergipe      0-6 Vitoria
[Mar 12]
Sergipe      2-0 Santa Cruz
CRB          1-0 Vitoria
[Mar 18]
Vitoria      0-0 Sergipe
[Mar 19]
Santa Cruz   3-0 CRB

Table
  
 1.Santa Cruz       6  4  0  2 13- 8 12  Qualified
 2.Vitória          6  3  1  2 19- 7 10  Qualified
 3.CRB              6  2  1  3  5-14  7
 4.Sergipe          6  1  2  3  4-12  5

Group C
América (Natal-RN)
Botafogo (João Pessoa-PB)
Fluminense (Feira de Santana-BA)
Náutico (Recife-PE)

[Feb 5]
Nautico      0-1 America
[Feb 6]
Botafogo     1-0 Fluminense
[Feb 11]
Fluminense   1-2 Nautico
[Feb 26]
Nautico      0-0 Botafogo
Fluminense   1-1 America
[Mar 3]
America      3-2 Botafogo
[Mar 5]
America      0-1 Fluminense
Botafogo     2-1 Nautico
[Mar 12]
Botafogo     3-1 America
Nautico      1-3 Fluminense
[Mar 19]
Fluminense   1-2 Botafogo
America      5-0 Nautico

Table

 1.Botafogo         6  4  1  1 10- 6 13  Qualified
 2.América          6  3  1  2 11- 7 10  Qualified
 3.Fluminense       6  2  1  3  7- 7  7
 4.Náutico          6  1  1  4  4-12  4

Group D
ABC (Natal-RN)
Fortaleza (Fortaleza-CE)
Sport (Recife-PE)
Treze (Campina Grande-PB)

[Feb 6]
ABC          4-0 Treze
[Feb 11]
Fortaleza    0-0 ABC
Treze        2-5 Sport
[Feb 18]
Fortaleza    4-1 Treze
[Feb 26]
Sport        4-1 ABC
Treze        1-3 Fortaleza
[Mar 6]
ABC          2-1 Sport
[Mar 10]
Sport        0-0 Fortaleza
[Mar 12]
ABC          2-0 Fortaleza
Sport        6-0  Treze
[Mar 19]
Treze        1-2 ABC
Fortaleza    2-1 Sport

Table

 1.ABC              6  4  1  1 11- 6 13  Qualified
 2.Fortaleza        6  3  2  1  9- 5 11  Qualified
 3.Sport            6  3  1  2 17- 7 10
 4.Treze            6  0  0  6  5-24  0


Second Phase (2 groups of 4 teams, winners qualify to final]

Group E

[Mar 26]
Fortaleza    1-2 Vitória
Botafogo     2-2 Bahia
[Mar 31]
Bahia        3-1 Botafogo
[Apr 2]
Vitória      awd Botafogo        [abd at 1-1 in 79' since Botafogo had only 6
[Apr 9]                           players left; match awarded 1-0 to Vitória]
Fortaleza    1-2 Bahia
[Apr 19]
Vitória      3-1 Bahia
[Apr 21]
Botafogo     3-0 Fortaleza
[Apr 23]
Vitória      4-0 Fortaleza
[Apr 26]
Bahia        2-2 Vitória
[Apr 28]
Fortaleza    1-4 Botafogo
[May 7]
Bahia        7-1 Fortaleza
Botafogo     1-0 Vitória

Table

 1.Vitória          6  4  1  1 12- 5 13  Qualified
 2.Bahia            6  3  2  1 17-10 11
 3.Botafogo         6  3  1  2 11- 7 10
 4.Fortaleza        6  0  0  6  4-22  0

Group F

[Mar 26]
ABC          0-4 América
[Apr 2]
América      3-0 Santa Cruz
Ceará        1-0 ABC
[Apr 9]
Santa Cruz   2-1 ABC
América      2-0 Ceará
[Apr 16]
ABC          2-2 Santa Cruz
Ceará        1-2 América
[Apr 23]
Santa Cruz   1-0 Ceará
[Apr 30]
Ceará        2-0 Santa Cruz
América      2-1 ABC
[May 7]
Santa Cruz   3-1 América
ABC          1-1 Ceará

Table

 1.América          6  5  0  1 14- 5 15  Qualified
 2.Santa Cruz       6  3  1  2  8- 9 10
 3.Ceará            6  2  1  3  5- 6  7
 4.ABC              6  0  2  4  5-12  2


Final

First Leg [May 20]
Vitória      2-1 América

Second Leg [Jun 4]
América      3-1 Vitória

América FC (Natal-RN) wins the 1998 Copa Nordeste

1997

1999

list of champions


About this document

Prepared and maintained by Ricardo Pontes for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Ricardo Pontes (rffp@sti.com.br)
Last updated: 11 Jan 2000

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