Does Campinense have a chance of reaching the 2025 Copa do Nordeste? We checked | campinense

Despite having ended his participation in the Paraibano Unipê Championship 2024 a few weeks ago, the Campinense He continues with his fingers crossed in the hope of reaping the benefits of the state championship. It turns out that, with a combination of results, Raposa may still have one more competition on its calendar next year: the Northeast Cup.

Well, in principle, what Campinense can get is a place in the Northeast Pre-Cup, the knockout stage that precedes the Nordestão group stage. With the early elimination in the state, to reach the regional competition next year, Raposa will need to hope that the Botafogo-PB Be champion of Paraíba, regardless of who Belo’s opponent is in the final.

Don’t worry, we’ll explain. Paraíba, according to the regulations that have been followed in recent years, has three places for the Copa do Nordeste, one directly for the group stage, given to the champion, and two others for the preliminary phase, given to the runner-up and the highest ranked team in the CBF National Club Ranking.

If Botafogo-PB, which is the team from Paraíba with the best ranking, is state champion, it will have a direct place in the group stage, and the runner-up will have one of the places in the Pre-Cup of the Northeast. The second place in the preliminary phase, in this scenario, would be inherited by the second highest ranked team, in this case, Campinense.

To find out if they will be entitled to one of the places in the Pre-Cup of the Northeast, Campinense needs to wait for the final whistle of the Paraibano Championship decision. It is worth remembering that the finals are scheduled for April 6th and 13th. It is also important to highlight that, if Belo is champion, Raposa will only be guaranteed in the preliminary phase of Nordestão if the regional competition follows the same regulations as in recent years..