Torneio Norte-Nordeste

Torneio Norte-Nordeste
Founded 1968
Abolished 1971
Region North and Northeast brazilian regions
Most successful club(s) Ceará Ceará
Ceará Fortaleza
Pará Remo
Pernambuco Sport
(1 title each)

The Torneio Norte-Nordeste (English: North-Northeast Tournament) it was a football competition held between 1968 and 1971. In 1968 and 1969, it was played exclusively by North Tournament champion and the Northeast Tournament. In 1970, the tournament was played on a quadrangular involving four clubs.

In 1971 the fourth edition of the tournament would be held, but with the start of the Campeonato Brasileiro, which was attended some of the most important Northeast clubs, the 4th edition of the Torneio Norte-Nordeste was renamed Campeonato Nacional Norte-Nordeste (English: National North-Northeast Tournament).

The competition received the designation of "National North-Northeast" to aggregate the clubs of the two regions, which were not in dispute elite division of the national championship. Giving the 1971 North-Northeast champion (Clube do Remo) the right to dispute the first National Final of the 1st division (current Campeonato Brasileiro Série B).[1]

Results

Year Winner Score Runner-up Comments
1968 Pernambuco Sport 3−1
2−1
Pará Remo
1969 Ceará Ceará 1−2
3−2
3–0
Pará Remo Best of three
1970 Ceará Fortaleza Pernambuco Sport Quadrangular
1971 Pará Remo 0–0
2–0
Sergipe Itabaiana

References

  1. Campeões do Torneio Norte-Nordeste Campeões do Futebol, 27 September 2010
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