Campeonato do Nordeste 2003

First Phase

Participants

ABC FC (Natal-RN)
América FC (Natal-RN)
Botafogo FC (Joăo Pessoa-PB)
Ceará SC (Fortaleza-CE)
SC Corinthians Alagoano (Maceió-AL)
AD Confiança (Aracaju-SE)
Clube de Regatas Brasil (Maceió-AL)
Centro Sportivo Alagoano (Maceió-AL)
Fluminense FC (Feira de Santana-BA)
Palmeiras Nordeste (Feira de Santana-BA)
CS Sergipe (Aracaju-SE)
Treze FC (Campina Grande-PB)
EC Vitória (Salvador-BA)

First Phase

byes: Vitória, CSA, CRB, Fluminense

[Feb 13]
América     1-0  Treze
  [Helinho]
[Feb 14]
Ceará       1-0  Corinthians
  [Marciano]
Sergipe     2-0  Palmeiras
  [Kiko, Alex Olinda]
[Feb 15]
ABC         0-0  Botafogo          [pen 4-3]

Second Phase

[Feb 20]
Vitória     4-0  Sergipe
CSA         1-2  América
  [Thiago; Sandro Gaúcho, Deci]
CRB         2-3  ABC
Fluminense  2-0  Ceará
  [Rondney 58', Lulinha 77']
 
Semi-finals
 
First Legs
[Feb 28]
ABC         2-1  Fluminense
  [Márcio Cardoso 39', Leonardo 90+3'; Gilson 37']
América     0-1  Vitória
  [Alecsandro]

Second Legs
[Mar 7]
Fluminense  1-0  ABC
  [Obina 25']
Vitória     3-2  América
  [Dionísio 11', Nadson 82', 88'; Elissandro 57', 79']

Finals

First Leg
[Mar 15]
Fluminense  1-1  Vitória
  [Jean Michel 6'; Nádson 9']

Second Leg
[Mar 22]
Vitória	    0-0  Fluminense 

Venue: Barradăo (Salvador)
Revenue: R$ 22.220,00.
Attendance: 2,222.
Referee: Luiz Alberto Soledade (BA).
Linesmen: Argemiro Carvalho and Adilson Machado Cruz (BA).
Yellow Cards: Xavier, Adailton; Obina, Dada, Lulinha, Márcio.
Red Card: Matarazzo (Flu) 3'.

Vitória: Paulo Musse; Ramalho, Adailton, Aderaldo, Alessandro Azevedo; Xavier, Arivelton,
         Kléber (Dudu Cearense), Samir; Gilmar (Zé Roberto), Nádson. Coach: Joel Santana.
Fluminense: Rafael Córdova; Roberto, Márcio, Anderson, Matarazzo; Dada, Gama, Lulinha, 
            Fábio Lopes (Marquinhos); Jean Michel (Aldari), Obina. Coach: Helinho.
 
Vitória won Copa do Nordeste 2003 due to better record on previous phase.
 
Topscorer:
5 goals: Nádson (Vitória).



2002

list of champions

all-time table

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Prepared and maintained by Marcelo Leme de Arruda for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil

Author: Marcelo Leme de Arruda (mlarruda@terra.com.br)
Last updated: 10 Dec 2003

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