1997 in Brazilian football

Football in Brazil

Season	1997
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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.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Second Stage

Group A

Group B

Final

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

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

Final Stage

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

Final Stage

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

State championship champions

Other competition champions

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 defeated Lanús	N/A
Cruzeiro	Champions defeated Sporting Cristal	Group stage eliminated finished second in the group	Did not qualify	Runner-up lost to Borussia Dortmund
Flamengo	Did not qualify	Group stage eliminated finished second in the group	Did not qualify	N/A
Grêmio	Quarterfinals eliminated by Cruzeiro	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 Atl. Mineiro	N/A
Rio Branco	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Round of 16 eliminated by Deportes Tolima	N/A
Santos	Did not qualify	Group stage eliminated finished third in the group	Did not qualify	N/A
São Paulo	Did not qualify	Runner-up lost to River Plate	Did not qualify	N/A
Vasco	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 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.

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

Domestic competition champions

References

• Brazilian competitions at RSSSF
• 1997 Brazil national team matches at RSSSF
• 1997-1999 Brazil women's national team matches at RSSSF