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.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Second phase
Final
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
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
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 declared as the cup champions on the away goal rule by aggregate score of 2-2.
Regional and state championship champions
Regional championship champions CompetitionChampionCampeonato do NordesteVitóriaCopa Centro-OesteRio BrancoTorneio Rio-São PauloSantos
State championship champions StateChampionStateChampionAcreRio BrancoParaíbaConfiança-PBAlagoasCSAParanáParanáAmapáYpirangaPernambucoSport RecifeAmazonasSão RaimundoPiauíPicosBahiaVitóriaRio de JaneiroBotafogoCearáCearáRio Grande do NorteABCDistrito FederalGamaRio Grande do SulInternacionalEspírito SantoLinhares ECRondôniaJi-ParanáGoiásGoiásRoraimaBaréMaranhãoSampaio CorrêaSanta CatarinaAvaíMato GrossoOperário (VG)São PauloCorinthiansMato Grosso do SulOperárioSergipeItabaianaMinas GeraisCruzeiroTocantinsGurupiParáRemo
Other competition champions CompetitionChampionCopa dos Campeões MundiaisFlamengoCopa PernambucoRecifeFestival Brasileiro de FutebolCoritibaTorneio Maria QuitériaPalmeiras
Brazilian clubs in international competitions TeamCopa Libertadores 1997Supercopa Sudamericana 1997Copa CONMEBOL 1997Intercontinental Cup 1997Atlético MineiroDid not qualifyDid not qualifyChampionsdefeated LanúsN/ACruzeiroChampionsdefeated Sporting CristalGroup stageeliminatedfinished second in the groupDid not qualifyRunner-uplost to Borussia DortmundFlamengoDid not qualifyGroup stageeliminatedfinished second in the groupDid not qualifyN/AGrêmioQuarterfinalseliminated by CruzeiroGroup stageeliminatedfinished fourth in the groupDid not qualifyN/APortuguesaDid not qualifyDid not qualifyRound of 16eliminated by Atl. MineiroN/ARio BrancoDid not qualifyDid not qualifyRound of 16eliminated by Deportes TolimaN/ASantosDid not qualifyGroup stageeliminatedfinished third in the groupDid not qualifyN/ASão PauloDid not qualifyRunner-uplost to River PlateDid not qualifyN/AVascoDid not qualifyGroup stageeliminatedfinished second in the groupDid not qualifyN/AVitóriaDid not qualifyDid not qualifyQuarterfinalseliminated by LanúsN/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 scorersCompetitionFebruary 26, 1997W4-2Giovanni (2), Ronaldo (2)International FriendlyApril 2, 1997W4-0Ronaldo (2), Romário (2)International FriendlyApril 30, 1997W4-0Leonardo, Romário (3)International FriendlyMay 30, 1997L2-4Djalminha, RomárioInternational FriendlyJune 3, 1997D1-1Roberto CarlosTournoi de FranceJune 8, 1997D3-3Lombardo (own goal), Ronaldo, RomárioTournoi de FranceJune 10, 1997W1-0RomárioTournoi de FranceJune 13, 1997W5-0Djalminha, González (own goal), Ronaldo (2), RomárioCopa AméricaJune 16, 1997W3-2Aldair, Romero (own goal), LeonardoCopa AméricaJune 19, 1997W2-0Dunga, EdmundoCopa AméricaJune 22, 1997W2-0Ronaldo (2)Copa AméricaJune 26, 1997W7-0Denílson, Flávio Conceição, Romário (2), Leonardo (2), DjalminhaCopa AméricaJune 29, 1997W3-1Denílson, Ronaldo, Zé RobertoCopa AméricaAugust 10, 1997W2-1Ronaldo, Sonny AndersonInternational FriendlyAugust 13, 1997W3-0Flávio Conceição (2), Júnior BaianoInternational FriendlySeptember 10, 1997W4-2Denílson, Dodô (2), EmersonInternational FriendlyOctober 9, 1997W2-0Denílson (2)International FriendlyNovember 11, 1997W3-0Zinho, Rivaldo, Rodrigo FabriInternational FriendlyDecember 7, 1997W2-1Romário, BebetoInternational FriendlyDecember 12, 1997W3-0César Sampaio, Romário (2)Confederations CupDecember 14, 1997D0-0-Confederations CupDecember 16, 1997W3-2Romário, Denílson, Júnior BaianoConfederations CupDecember 19, 1997W2-0Romário, RonaldoConfederations CupDecember 21, 1997W6-0Ronaldo (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 scorersCompetitionJune 6, 1997W2–1unavailableInternational Friendly June 7, 1997L0–1-International FriendlyDecember 11, 1997L1–2PretinhaInternational FriendlyDecember 13, 1997W1–0RoseliInternational Friendly
Domestic competition champions CompetitionChampionCampeonato BrasileiroSão PauloCampeonato CariocaVasco (FFERJ)Campo Grande (LIDERJ)Campeonato PaulistaSão Paulo
References
Brazilian competitions at RSSSF 1997 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF 1997-1999 Brazil women's national team matches at RSSSF