This is a competition with little media, and a lot of football, find out here all the details about the Copa do Nordeste and how you can watch it live.

Nordestão is already in the third round, and some clubs are already jumping ahead in the race for the title.

However, there is still a lot of ball rolling, as it is the beginning of the season, some clubs are still in the final adjustments.

So see how this competition works and how you can watch the games live.

Nordestão, or rather, Copa do Nordeste, is a competition that brings together clubs from different states in this region, such as Ceará, Bahia and Pernambuco.

Clubs are selected according to a set of CBF criteria, which define which clubs will compete in the Competition.

The competition began in 1994, and after many changes and gaps between editions, we reached the format in which the competition operates today.

The Copa do Nordeste features the participation of the 12 best clubs from the regions of Ceará, Bahia and Pernambuco.

The competition is divided into a group stage and a knockout stage, see the details below:

Firstly, in the group stage, these 12 teams are divided between group A and Group B, where the teams from the first group will face those from the second group.

All of this follows the rules of running points, therefore, the team that wins gets three points, the one that draws gets only one, and the one that loses gets no points.

At the end of all rounds, the four best teams in each group advance to the knockout stage.

Finally, in the knockout stage, the teams play quarter-finals and semi-finals in single games, and in the final, a round-trip match.

Large clubs participate in this competition, check below which clubs qualified according to the CBF criteria.

A group:

Group B:

The Copa do Nordeste is already in the third round, but Minuto Vip has brought some of the next games for you to keep an eye on and be able to watch live with the apps we're going to show you:

The team that leads the champions table at the moment is Vitória with five titles, however, Bahia is right behind with four winners?

Will Vitória take off this year or will Bahia leave everything the same in terms of the number of victories in this competition?

And to find out even more about this competition, see the last 10 champions:

Now that you know everything about the Copa do Nordeste, see the best options for watching the games live.

Firstly, SBT broadcasts the games on open TV and on its app, being one of the only ways to follow this competition for free.

The other options are up to the Star+ app and the ESPN channel.

Now if you want to know how to download these applications, including the SBT app, check out our complete content below: