1997 in Brazilian football

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The following article presents a summary of the 1997 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 96th season of competitive football in the country.

Contents

[edit] Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Second Stage

Teams advanced to the final

Group A

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Vasco 14 6 4 2 0 14 5 9
2 Flamengo 8 6 2 2 2 7 8 -1
3 Juventude 7 6 2 1 3 6 11 -5
4 Portuguesa 4 6 1 1 4 5 8 -3

Group B

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Palmeiras 16 6 5 1 0 10 4 6
2 Santos 7 6 2 1 3 9 10 -1
3 Internacional 6 6 2 0 4 8 10 -2
4 Atlético-MG 6 6 2 0 4 6 9 -3

Final

December 14, 1997 Palmeiras 0–0 Vasco Morumbi
December 21, 1997 Vasco 0–0 Palmeiras Maracanã

Vasco declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 0-0.

[edit] Relegation

The four worst placed teams, which are Bahia, Criciúma, Fluminense and União São João, were relegated to the following year's second level.

[edit] Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Final Stage

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 América-MG 13 6 4 1 1 7 1 6
2 Ponte Preta 11 6 3 2 1 6 6 0
3 Náutico 8 6 2 2 2 9 6 3
4 Vila Nova 1 6 0 1 5 3 12 -9

América-MG declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.

[edit] Promotion

The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are América-MG and Ponte Preta, were promoted to the following year's first level.

[edit] Relegation

The worst placed team in each one of the five groups in the first stage, which are Moto Club, Central, Sergipe, Giatuba and Mogi Mirim, were relegated to the following year's third level.

[edit] Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Final Stage

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Sampaio Corrêa 12 6 3 3 0 11 5 7
2 Juventus 8 6 2 2 2 9 8 1
3 Francana 7 6 2 1 3 6 8 -2
3 Tupi 6 6 2 0 4 5 10 -5

Sampaio Corrêa declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.

[edit] Promotion

The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Sampaio Corrêa and Juventus, were promoted to the following year's second level.

[edit] Copa do Brasil

Main article: Copa do Brasil 1997

The Copa do Brasil final was played between Grêmio and Flamengo.

May 20, 1997 Grêmio 0–0 Flamengo Olímpico
May 22, 1997 Flamengo 2–2 Grêmio Maracanã

Grêmio declared as the cup champions by aggregate score of 2-2.

[edit] Regional and state championship champions

Regional championship champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato do Nordeste Vitória
Copa Centro-Oeste Rio Branco
Torneio Rio-São Paulo Santos

State championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Rio Branco Paraíba Confiança-PB
Alagoas CSA Paraná Paraná
Amapá Ypiranga Pernambuco Sport Recife
Amazonas São Raimundo Piauí Picos
Bahia Vitória Rio de Janeiro Botafogo
Ceará Ceará Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Distrito Federal Gama Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Espírito Santo Linhares EC Rondônia Ji-Paraná
Goiás Goiás Roraima Baré
Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa Santa Catarina Avaí
Mato Grosso Operário-VG São Paulo Corinthians
Mato Grosso do Sul Operário Sergipe Itabaiana
Minas Gerais Cruzeiro Tocantins Gurupi
Pará Remo

[edit] Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 1997 Supercopa Sudamericana 1997 Copa CONMEBOL 1997 Intercontinental Cup 1997
Atlético Mineiro Did not qualify Did not qualify Champions N/A
Cruzeiro Champions Group stage Did not qualify Runner-up
Flamengo Did not qualify Group stage Did not qualify N/A
Grêmio Quarterfinals Group stage Did not qualify N/A
Portuguesa Did not qualify Did not qualify Round of 16 N/A
Rio Branco Did not qualify Did not qualify Round of 16 N/A
Santos Did not qualify Group stage Did not qualify N/A
São Paulo Did not qualify Runner-up Did not qualify N/A
Vasco Did not qualify Group stage Did not qualify N/A
Vitória Did not qualify Did not qualify Quarterfinals N/A

[edit] Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1997.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
February 26, 1997 Flag of Poland Poland W 4-2 Giovanni (2), Ronaldo (2) International Friendly
April 2, 1997 Flag of Chile Chile W 4-0 Ronaldo (2), Romário (2) International Friendly
April 30, 1997 Flag of Mexico Mexico W 4-0 Leonardo, Romário (3) International Friendly
May 30, 1997 Flag of Norway Norway L 2-4 Djalminha, Romário International Friendly
June 3, 1997 Flag of France France D 1-1 Roberto Carlos Tournoi de France
June 8, 1997 Flag of Italy Italy D 3-3 Lombardo (own goal), Ronaldo, Romário Tournoi de France
June 10, 1997 Flag of England England W 1-0 Romário Tournoi de France
June 13, 1997 Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica W 5-0 Djalminha, González (own goal), Ronaldo (2), Romário Copa América
June 16, 1997 Flag of Mexico Mexico W 3-2 Aldair, Romero (own goal), Leonardo Copa América
June 19, 1997 Flag of Colombia Colombia W 2-0 Dunga, Edmundo Copa América
June 22, 1997 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay W 2-0 Ronaldo (2) Copa América
June 26, 1997 Flag of Peru Peru W 7-0 Denílson, Flávio Conceição, Romário (2), Leonardo (2), Djalminha Copa América
June 29, 1997 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia W 3-1 Denílson, Ronaldo, Zé Roberto Copa América
August 10, 1997 Flag of South Korea Korea Republic W 2-1 Ronaldo, Sonny Anderson International Friendly
August 13, 1997 Flag of Japan Japan W 3-0 Flávio Conceição (2), Júnior Baiano International Friendly
September 10, 1997 Flag of Ecuador Ecuador W 4-2 Denílson, Dodô (2), Emerson International Friendly
October 9, 1997 Flag of Morocco Morocco W 2-0 Denílson (2) International Friendly
November 11, 1997 Flag of Wales Wales W 3-0 Zinho, Rivaldo, Rodrigo Fabri International Friendly
December 7, 1997 Flag of South Africa South Africa W 2-1 Romário, Bebeto International Friendly
December 12, 1997 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia W 3-0 César Sampaio, Romário (2) Confederations Cup
December 14, 1997 Flag of Australia Australia D 0-0 - Confederations Cup
December 16, 1997 Flag of Mexico Mexico W 3-2 Romário, Denílson, Júnior Baiano Confederations Cup
December 19, 1997 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic W 2-0 Romário, Ronaldo Confederations Cup
December 21, 1997 Flag of Australia Australia W 6-0 Ronaldo (3), Romário (3) Confederations Cup

[edit] Women's football

[edit] Domestic competition champions

Competition Champion
Campeonato Brasileiro São Paulo
Campeonato Carioca Vasco
Campeonato Paulista São Paulo

[edit] References

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