List_of_Brazilian_North-Northeast_football_champions_(1946-1993)
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]
Triangular tournament. All matches were played in Estádio Santa Izabel, São Luís.[4]
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]
Interstate tournament of clubs from Bahia and Pernambuco.[10]
Northern Zone of Taça Brasil. Considered the great predecessor of the current Copa do Nordeste.[11]
Tournament held with the previous champions of Zona Norte-Nordeste da Taça Brasil.[12]
Competition that brought together champions and runners-up clubs from the states of Ceará, Pará and Pernambuco.[13]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Sport Recife |
 Remo |
| 1969 |  Ceará |
Remo |
| 1970 | Fortaleza |
Sport Recife |
| 1971 | Remo |
 Itabaiana |
Grupo Norte do Torneio Norte-Nordeste
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 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]
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]
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- "Torneio dos Campeões do Norte-Nordeste 1952". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- "Torneio Paraíba-Pernambuco". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- "Torneio Quadrangular Festival da Bola 1967". Futebol Nacional. RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- "Torneio Rio Grande do Norte-Paraíba - List of Champions". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- "TORNEIO BAHIA-PERNAMBUCO 1956". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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- "TORNEIO HEXAGONAL NORTE-NORDESTE 1967". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- "Campeões do Torneio Norte-Nordeste". Campeões do Futebol (in Portuguese). 7 September 2010.
- "Há 50 anos, Remo dava início a conquista da Taça Norte-Nordeste, quarto título regional do clube". O Liberal (in Portuguese). 5 December 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- José Ricardo Caldas e Almeida (15 Feb 2008). "Torneio paraíba-ceará 1972". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- José Ricardo Caldas e Almeida (15 Feb 2008). "Torneio Pará-maranhão 1972". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- José Ricardo Caldas e Almeida (6 Feb 2008). "Torneio Pará-maranhão 1973". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- Marcelo Leme de Arruda (5 Aug 2005). "Taça Almir de Albuquerque 1973". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- Galvão, Klênyo (8 June 2015). "Taça Almir de 73: campeões lembram primeiro título regional do América-RN". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- José Ricardo Caldas e Almeida (29 Jul 2005). "Torneio Jose Américo De Almeida Filho 1975". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- Alexandro Ribeiro; Marcelo Ludwig; José Ricardo Caldas e Almeida; Ricardo Amaral (23 Jul 2005). "Torneio Jose Américo De Almeida Filho 1976". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- Caldas, Matheus; Guerra, Glauber (14 September 2017). "Vitória e CRB esperam da CBF reconhecimento de títulos nordestinos da década de 70". Bahia Notícia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- "Torneio Rio Grande do Norte-Pernambuco 1983". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 21 May 2023.