# 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 41st edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
It was competed for by 26 teams, and Vasco da Gama won the title.

## First phase

| Pos | Team | 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 |
| 6 | Santos | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 41 | Qualified to Second Phase |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 40 | Qualified to Second Phase |
| 8 | Juventude | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 37 | Qualified to Second Phase |
| 9 | Vitória | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 36 | |
| 10 | Botafogo | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 34 | |
| 11 | Sport | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 33 | |
| 12 | São Paulo | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 33 | |
| 13 | Paraná | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 32 | |
| 14 | Grêmio | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 31 | |
| 15 | Coritiba | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 30 | |
| 16 | América de Natal | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 30 | |
| 17 | Corinthians | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 29 | |
| 18 | Atlético Paranaense | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 28 | |
| 19 | Goiás | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 28 | |
| 20 | Cruzeiro | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 28 | |
| 21 | Guarani | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 28 | |
| 22 | Bragantino | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 26 | |
| 23 | Bahia | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 26 | Relegated to 1998 Série B |
| 24 | Criciúma | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 25 | Relegated to 1998 Série B |
| 25 | Fluminense | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 22 | Relegated to 1998 Série B |
| 26 | União São João | 25 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 15 | Relegated to 1998 Série B |
* ↑ 5 points deducted

## Second phase

Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 14 | Qualified for the final |
| 2 | Flamengo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | |
| 3 | Juventude | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 | |
| 4 | Portuguesa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 16 | Qualified for the final |
| 2 | Santos | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | |

## Final

Vasco da Gama were declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions because the club had scored more points than Palmeiras throughout the year.

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 70 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 33 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 58 |
| 3 | Internacional | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 57 |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 53 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 50 |
| 6 | Portuguesa | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 49 |
| 7 | Santos | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 48 |
| 8 | Juventude | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 44 |
| 9 | Vitória | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 36 |
| 10 | Botafogo | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | Sport | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 33 |
| 12 | São Paulo | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 33 |
| 13 | Paraná | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 32 |
| 14 | Grêmio | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 31 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 30 |
| 16 | América de Natal | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 30 |
| 17 | Corinthians | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 29 |
| 18 | Atlético Paranaense | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 28 |
| 19 | Goiás | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 28 |
| 20 | Cruzeiro | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 28 |
| 21 | Guarani | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 28 |
| 22 | Bragantino | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 26 |
| 23 | Bahia (R) | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 26 |
| 24 | Criciúma (R) | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 25 |
| 25 | Fluminense (R) | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 22 |
| 26 | União São João (R) | 25 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 15 |
* ↑ 5 points deducted

## Top scorers

| Pos. | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Edmundo | Vasco | 29 |
| 2 | Christian | Internacional | 24 |
| 3 | Dodô | São Paulo | 21 |
| 4 | Rodrigo Fabri | Portuguesa | 17 |
| 5 | Valdir | Atlético Mineiro | 16 |
| 6 | Guga | Portuguesa | 13 |
| 7 | Oséas | Palmeiras | 11 |