# 1997 CR Vasco da Gama season

The 1997 season was Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama's 99th year in existence, the club's 82nd season in existence of football, and the club's 27th season playing in the Brasileirão Série A, the top flight of Brazilian football.

## Competitions

Times from 1 January to 15 February 1997 and from 6 October to 31 December 1997 are UTC–2, from 16 February 1997 to 5 October 1997 UTC–3.

### Brasileirão Série A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 54 | Qualified to Second Phase |
| 2 | Internacional | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 51 | Qualified to Second Phase |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 47 | Qualified to Second Phase |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 45 | Qualified to Second Phase |
| 5 | Flamengo | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 42 | Qualified to Second Phase |

#### Championship phase
##### Group stage
##### Finals

* Brasileirão Série A champion – 1997
* Vasco da Gama

### Torneio Rio de Janeiro – São Paulo
## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

    Last updated on 21 December 1997.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Brasileirão Série A league stage | Brasileirão Série A league stage | Brasileirão Série A final phase | Brasileirão Série A final phase | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Campeonato do Estado Rio de Janeiro | Campeonato do Estado Rio de Janeiro | Other | Other |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||
| | GK | BRA | Caetano | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | BRA | Carlos Germano | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | BRA | Márcio | 17 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||
| | DF | BRA | Alex | 24 | 1 | 12+4 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Cafezinho | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | César Prates | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Felipe | 31 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Filipe Alvim | 12 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Maricá | 17 | 2 | 12+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Mauro Galvão | 29 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Moisés | 10 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Odvan | 22 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Tinho | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Válber | 21 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Alessandro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Joao Luiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BRA | Pimentel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||
| | MF | BRA | Fabiano Eller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Fabrício Carvalho | 15 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Fabrício Eduardo | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Juninho | 21 | 5 | 10+1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Luisinho | 29 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Nasa | 25 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Nélson | 10 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Pedrinho | 29 | 6 | 16+5 | 4 | 1+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Ramon | 31 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Cristiano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Dias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||
| | FW | BRA | Brener | 4 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Edmundo | 29 | 29 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Espíndola | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Evair | 28 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Luiz Cláudio | 6 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Mauricinho | 20 | 4 | 5+10 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Sorato | 4 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Almir | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | George | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Includes appearances in Supercopa Libertadores, Torneio Rio de Janeiro – São Paulo, Trofeo Teresa Herrera and friendlies.