Season: | 1997 |
League Topscorer: | Tupãzinho (América-MG) - 13 |
Biggest Home Win: | América-MG 5-0 Tuna Luso (November 9, 1997) |
Biggest Away Win: | Moto Club 1-4 Gama (August 17, 1997) |
Highest Scoring: | Tuna Luso 5-3 Moto Club (August 13, 1997) |
Nextseason: | Série B 1998 |
The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1997, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 9 to December 7, 1997. The competition had 25 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and five were relegated to Série C. The competition was won by América-MG.
América-MG finished the final phase group with the most points, and was declared 1997 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 1998 Série A along with Ponte Preta, the runners-up. The five worst ranked teams in each group (Mogi Mirim, Sergipe, Moto Club, Central and Goiatuba) were relegated to play Série C in 1998.
Team | City | Stadium | 1996 Season |
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22nd in Série B | |||
5th in Série B | |||
13th in Série B | |||
12th in Série B | |||
2nd in Série C | |||
19th in Série B | |||
25th in Série B | |||
20th in Série B | |||
11th in Série B | |||
17th in Série B | |||
23rd in Série B | |||
15th in Série B | |||
4th in Série B | |||
6th in Série B | |||
8th in Série B | |||
3rd in Série B | |||
21st in Série B | |||
18th in Série B | |||
7th in Série B | |||
9th in Série B | |||
16th in Série B | |||
24th in Série B | |||
1st in Série C | |||
14th in Série B | |||
10th in Série B | |||
Teams | Scores | ||||||
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Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | Agg. | |
1:7 | Gama | 2:2 | 0:3 | 1:3 | 3:8 | ||
Vila Nova | 4:4 | Ceará | 2:0 | 1:1 | 0:1 | 3:2 | |
3:6 | CRB | 2:1 | 0:2 | 1:5 | 3:8 | ||
1:7 | Ponte Preta | 1:1 | 1:2 | 0:1 | 2:4 | ||
Náutico1 | 4:4 | Londrina | 2:1 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 3:3 | |
América-MG | 7:1 | Desportiva | 2:0 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 5:2 | |
4:4 | Tuna Luso | 2:1 | 0:0 | 0:4 | 2:5 | ||
0:6 | Joinville | 1:2 | 1:2 | — | 2:4 |
1Náutico qualified after defeating Londrina on a penalty shoot-out.