2026 Copa do Nordeste
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Dates | 25 March – 7 June |
| Teams | 20 |
The 2026 Copa do Nordeste will be the 23rd edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region. The competition will feature 20 clubs. Bahia and Ceará will have three berths each, while Alagoas, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, and Sergipe will have two each. The Copa do Nordeste will begin on 25 March and will end on 7 June 2026.
Due to the restructuring of Brazilian tournaments by the CBF, teams participating in the 2026 Copa Libertadores and 2026 Copa Sudamericana would not be allowed to participate in regional tournaments. Therefore, Bahia, the defending champions who qualified for the second stage of the 2026 Copa Libertadores, were excluded from the 2026 Copa do Nordeste, despite winning the 2025 Campeonato Baiano.