1997 in Brazilian football
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The following article presents a summary of the 1997
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Second phase
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 14 | Qualified for the final |
2 | Flamengo
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | |
3 | Juventude | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 | |
4 | Portuguesa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Palmeiras
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 16 | Qualified for the final |
2 | Santos | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | |
3 | Internacional
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
4 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 |
Final
Palmeiras | 0–0 | Vasco da Gama |
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Vasco da Gama were declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions because the club had scored more points than Palmeiras throughout the year.
Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Bahia, Criciúma, Fluminense and União São João, were relegated to the following year's second level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | AMG | PON | NAU | VIL | |
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1 | América-MG | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 13 | Promoted to Série A 1998 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
2 | Ponte Preta | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||
3 | Náutico | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |||
4 | Vila Nova | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
América Mineiro declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.
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.
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.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SMC | JUV | FRA | TUP | |
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1 | Sampaio Corrêa (P) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||
2 | Juventus (P) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
3 | Francana | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||
4 | Tupi | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Sampaio Corrêa declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.
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.
Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil final was played between
Flamengo | ||
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Grêmio | ||
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Regional and state championship champions
Regional championship champions
Competition | Champion |
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Campeonato do Nordeste
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Vitória |
Copa Centro-Oeste | Rio Branco |
Torneio Rio-São Paulo
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Santos
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State championship champions
State | Champion | State | Champion | |
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Acre | Rio Branco | Paraíba | Confiança-PB | |
Alagoas | CSA | Paraná | Paraná | |
Amapá | Ypiranga | Pernambuco | Sport Recife | |
Amazonas | São Raimundo | Piauí | Picos
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Bahia | Vitória | Rio de Janeiro | Botafogo | |
Ceará | Ceará | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC | |
Distrito Federal | Gama | Rio Grande do Sul | Internacional
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Espírito Santo | Linhares EC | Rondônia | Ji-Paraná | |
Goiás | Goiás | Roraima | Baré | |
Maranhão | Sampaio Corrêa | Santa Catarina | Avaí
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Mato Grosso
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Operário (VG)
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São Paulo | Corinthians | |
Mato Grosso do Sul
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Operário | Sergipe | Itabaiana | |
Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro | Tocantins | Gurupi | |
Pará | Remo |
Other competition champions
Competition | Champion |
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Copa dos Campeões Mundiais | Flamengo
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Copa Pernambuco | Recife
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Festival Brasileiro de Futebol | Coritiba |
Torneio Maria Quitéria | Palmeiras
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Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Team | Copa Libertadores 1997
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Supercopa Sudamericana 1997
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Copa CONMEBOL 1997 | Intercontinental Cup 1997 |
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Atlético Mineiro | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Champions defeated ![]() |
N/A |
Cruzeiro | Champions defeated ![]() |
Group stage eliminated finished second in the group |
Did not qualify | Runner-up lost to ![]() |
Flamengo
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Did not qualify | Group stage eliminated finished second in the group |
Did not qualify | N/A |
Grêmio
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Quarterfinals eliminated by ![]() |
Group stage eliminated finished fourth in the group |
Did not qualify | N/A |
Portuguesa | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Round of 16 eliminated by ![]() |
N/A |
Rio Branco | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Round of 16 eliminated by ![]() |
N/A |
Santos
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Did not qualify | Group stage eliminated finished third in the group |
Did not qualify | N/A |
São Paulo
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Did not qualify | Runner-up lost to ![]() |
Did not qualify | N/A |
Vasco
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Did not qualify | Group stage eliminated finished second in the group |
Did not qualify | N/A |
Vitória | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Quarterfinals eliminated by ![]() |
N/A |
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 |
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February 26, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 4-2 | Giovanni (2), Ronaldo (2) |
International Friendly |
April 2, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 4-0 | Ronaldo (2), Romário (2) | International Friendly |
April 30, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 4-0 | Leonardo, Romário (3) | International Friendly |
May 30, 1997 | ![]() |
L | 2-4 | Djalminha, Romário | International Friendly |
June 3, 1997 | ![]() |
D | 1-1 | Roberto Carlos |
Tournoi de France |
June 8, 1997 | ![]() |
D | 3-3 | Lombardo (own goal), Ronaldo, Romário | Tournoi de France |
June 10, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 1-0 | Romário | Tournoi de France |
June 13, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 5-0 | Copa América
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June 16, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 3-2 | Aldair, Romero (own goal), Leonardo | Copa América
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June 19, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 2-0 | Dunga, Edmundo | Copa América
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June 22, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 2-0 | Ronaldo (2) | Copa América
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June 26, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 7-0 | Copa América
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June 29, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 3-1 | Zé Roberto |
Copa América
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August 10, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 2-1 | Ronaldo, Sonny Anderson | International Friendly |
August 13, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 3-0 | Flávio Conceição (2), Júnior Baiano | International Friendly |
September 10, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 4-2 | Emerson |
International Friendly |
October 9, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 2-0 | Denílson (2) |
International Friendly |
November 11, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 3-0 | Zinho, Rivaldo, Rodrigo Fabri |
International Friendly |
December 7, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 2-1 | Romário, Bebeto | International Friendly |
December 12, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 3-0 | César Sampaio, Romário (2) | Confederations Cup |
December 14, 1997 | ![]() |
D | 0-0 | - | Confederations Cup |
December 16, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 3-2 | Denílson, Júnior Baiano |
Confederations Cup |
December 19, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 2-0 | Romário, Ronaldo | Confederations Cup |
December 21, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 6-0 | Ronaldo (3), Romário (3) | Confederations Cup |
Women's football
Brazil women's national football team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1997.
Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
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June 6, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 2–1 | unavailable | International Friendly |
June 7, 1997 | ![]() |
L | 0–1 | - | International Friendly |
December 11, 1997 | ![]() |
L | 1–2 | Pretinha |
International Friendly |
December 13, 1997 | ![]() |
W | 1–0 | Roseli | International Friendly |
Domestic competition champions
Competition | Champion |
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Campeonato Brasileiro
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São Paulo
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Campeonato Carioca | Vasco (FFERJ) (LIDERJ)
Campo Grande |
Campeonato Paulista
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São Paulo
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