1997 in Brazilian football

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Football in Brazil
Season1997
  1996 Flag of Brazil.svg 1998  

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

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Second phase

Group A
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Vasco da Gama 6420145+914Qualified for the final
2 Flamengo 62227818
3 Juventude 621361157
4 Portuguesa 61145834
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Palmeiras 6510104+616Qualified for the final
2 Santos 621391017
3 Internacional 620481026
4 Atlético Mineiro 62046936
Source: [ citation needed ]

Final

Palmeiras 0–0 Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama 0–0 Palmeiras

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion AMG PON NAU VIL
1 América-MG 641171+613Promoted to Série A 1998 0–02–01–0
2 Ponte Preta 6321660111–01–11–0
3 Náutico 622296+380–23–04–0
4 Vila Nova 6015312910–22–31–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts SMC JUV FRA TUP
1 Sampaio Corrêa (P)6330115+6121–13–13–0
2 Juventus (P)622298+182–22–13–1
3 Francana 621368271–11–01–2
4 Tupi 6204510560–12–10–1
Source: rsssf.com
(P) Promoted to 1998 Série B

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 Grêmio and Flamengo.


Grêmio 00 Flamengo

Flamengo 22 Grêmio

Grêmio declared as the cup champions on the away goal rule by aggregate score of 2-2.

Regional and state championship champions

Regional championship champions

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

State championship champions

StateChampionStateChampion
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

Other competition champions

CompetitionChampion
Copa dos Campeões Mundiais Flamengo
Copa Pernambuco Recife
Festival Brasileiro de Futebol Coritiba
Torneio Maria Quitéria Palmeiras

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 1997 Supercopa Sudamericana 1997 Copa CONMEBOL 1997 Intercontinental Cup 1997
Atlético Mineiro Did not qualifyDid not qualifyChampions
defeated
Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús
N/A
Cruzeiro Champions
defeated
Flag of Peru.svg Sporting Cristal
Group stage
eliminated
finished second in the group
Did not qualifyRunner-up
lost to
Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
Flamengo Did not qualifyGroup stage
eliminated
finished second in the group
Did not qualifyN/A
Grêmio Quarterfinals
eliminated by
Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro
Group stage
eliminated
finished fourth in the group
Did not qualifyN/A
Portuguesa Did not qualifyDid not qualifyRound of 16
eliminated by
Flag of Brazil.svg Atl. Mineiro
N/A
Rio Branco Did not qualifyDid not qualifyRound of 16
eliminated by
Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Tolima
N/A
Santos Did not qualifyGroup stage
eliminated
finished third in the group
Did not qualifyN/A
São Paulo Did not qualifyRunner-up
lost to
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
Did not qualifyN/A
Vasco Did not qualifyGroup stage
eliminated
finished second in the group
Did not qualifyN/A
Vitória Did not qualifyDid not qualifyQuarterfinals
eliminated by
Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús
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.

DateOppositionResultScoreBrazil scorersCompetition
February 26, 1997Flag of Poland.svg  Poland W4-2 Giovanni (2), Ronaldo (2) International Friendly
April 2, 1997Flag of Chile.svg  Chile W4-0 Ronaldo (2), Romário (2) International Friendly
April 30, 1997Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico W4-0 Leonardo, Romário (3) International Friendly
May 30, 1997Flag of Norway.svg  Norway L2-4 Djalminha, Romário International Friendly
June 3, 1997Flag of France.svg  France D1-1 Roberto Carlos Tournoi de France
June 8, 1997Flag of Italy.svg  Italy D3-3 Lombardo (own goal), Ronaldo, Romário Tournoi de France
June 10, 1997Flag of England.svg  England W1-0 Romário Tournoi de France
June 13, 1997Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica W5-0 Djalminha, González (own goal), Ronaldo (2), Romário Copa América
June 16, 1997Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico W3-2 Aldair, Romero (own goal), Leonardo Copa América
June 19, 1997Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia W2-0 Dunga, Edmundo Copa América
June 22, 1997Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay W2-0 Ronaldo (2) Copa América
June 26, 1997Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru W7-0 Denílson, Flávio Conceição, Romário (2), Leonardo (2), Djalminha Copa América
June 29, 1997Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia W3-1 Denílson, Ronaldo, Zé Roberto Copa América
August 10, 1997Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea W2-1 Ronaldo, Sonny Anderson International Friendly
August 13, 1997Flag of Japan.svg  Japan W3-0 Flávio Conceição (2), Júnior Baiano International Friendly
September 10, 1997Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador W4-2 Denílson, Dodô (2), Emerson International Friendly
October 9, 1997Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco W2-0 Denílson (2) International Friendly
November 11, 1997Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales W3-0 Zinho, Rivaldo, Rodrigo Fabri International Friendly
December 7, 1997Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa W2-1 Romário, Bebeto International Friendly
December 12, 1997Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia W3-0 César Sampaio, Romário (2) Confederations Cup
December 14, 1997Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia D0-0- Confederations Cup
December 16, 1997Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico W3-2 Romário, Denílson, Júnior Baiano Confederations Cup
December 19, 1997Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic W2-0 Romário, Ronaldo Confederations Cup
December 21, 1997Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia W6-0 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.

DateOppositionResultScoreBrazil scorersCompetition
June 6, 1997Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands W21unavailable International Friendly
June 7, 1997Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands L01- International Friendly
December 11, 1997Flag of the United States.svg  United States L12 Pretinha International Friendly
December 13, 1997Flag of the United States.svg  United States W10Roseli International Friendly

Domestic competition champions

CompetitionChampion
Campeonato Brasileiro São Paulo
Campeonato Carioca Vasco (FFERJ)
Campo Grande (LIDERJ)
Campeonato Paulista São Paulo

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