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:

Copa Cidade de Natal
This tournament was realized to comemore the installation of nocturnal light in the Estádio Juvenal Lamartine. All matches were played in this stadium.

Torneio Campeão dos Campeões do Norte
Triangular tournament. All matches were played in Estádio Santa Izabel, São Luís.

Torneio dos Campeões do Nordeste
Tournament held in Recife.

Torneio dos Campeões do Norte-Nordeste
Tournament held in Recife.

Torneio Paraíba-Pernambuco
Interstate tournament of clubs from Paraíba and Pernambuco. 1967 edition is called Torneio Quadrangular Festival da Bola

Torneio Rio Grande do Norte-Paraíba
Interstate tournament of clubs from Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte.

Torneio Bahia-Pernambuco
Interstate tournament of clubs from Bahia and Pernambuco.

Zona Norte-Nordeste da Taça Brasil
Northern Zone of Taça Brasil. Considered the great predecessor of the current Copa do Nordeste.

Copa dos Campeões do Norte
Tournament held with the previous champions of Zona Norte-Nordeste da Taça Brasil.

Torneio Hexagonal Norte-Nordeste
Competition that brought together champions and runners-up clubs from the states of Ceará, Pará and Pernambuco.

Grupo Norte do Torneio Norte-Nordeste
Part of Torneio Norte-Nordeste. Also called Torneio do Norte.

Zona Norte-Nordeste da Segunda Divisão
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.

Torneio Paraíba-Ceará
Interstate tournament of clubs from Ceará and Paraíba.

Torneio Pará-Maranhão
Interstate tournament of clubs from Maranhão and Pará.

Taça Almir de Albuquerque
Tournament for the clubs from North and Northeast using the results of their matches in the first stage of 1973 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Torneio José Américo de Almeida Filho
Championship that brought together the champion teams of six states in the 1975 edition, and also the runners-up in the 1976 edition.

Torneio Rio Grande do Norte-Pernambuco
Interstate tournament of clubs from Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte.