# 1997 Santos FC season

The 1997 season was Santos Futebol Clube's eighty-fifth in existence and the club's third-eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.

## Players
### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | BRA | Edinho |
| — | GK | BRA | Marcelo |
| — | GK | BRA | Nando |
| — | GK | BRA | Robson |
| — | GK | BRA | Zetti |
| — | DF | BRA | Ânderson Lima |
| — | DF | BRA | Baiano |
| — | DF | BRA | Cássio |
| — | DF | BRA | Daniel |
| — | DF | BRA | Dutra |
| — | DF | BRA | Jean |
| — | DF | BRA | Michel |
| — | DF | BRA | Rogério Seves |
| — | DF | BRA | Ronaldão |
| — | DF | BRA | Ronaldo Marconato |
| — | DF | BRA | Sandro |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BRA | Alexandre |
| — | MF | BRA | Arinélson |
| — | MF | BRA | Caíco |
| — | MF | BRA | Eduardo Marques |
| — | MF | BRA | Élder |
| — | MF | BRA | Fernando Fumagalli |
| — | MF | BRA | João Santos |
| — | MF | BRA | Marcelo Passos |
| — | MF | BRA | Marcos Assunção |
| — | MF | BRA | Marcos Basílio |
| — | MF | BRA | Narciso |
| — | FW | BRA | Caio |
| — | FW | PAR | Edgar Báez |
| — | FW | BRA | Juari |
| — | FW | BRA | Macedo |
| — | FW | BRA | Müller |
Source: Acervo Santista

### Statistics
#### Appearances and goals

| Pos. | Nat | Name | Brasileiro | Brasileiro | Paulista | Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Rio-São Paulo | Rio-São Paulo | Supercopa | Supercopa | Copa dos Campeões | Copa dos Campeões | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | | Edinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GK | | Marcelo | 8 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| GK | | Zetti | 23 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| DF | | Ânderson Lima | 16 (2) | 0 | 24 (1) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
| DF | | Baiano | 20 (7) | 0 | 9 (7) | 1 | 2 (3) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 2 |
| DF | | Cássio | 5 (4) | 1 | 13 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| DF | | Daniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | | Dutra | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| DF | | Jean | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| DF | | Michel | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | | Rogério Seves | 5 (3) | 0 | 9 (3) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| DF | | Ronaldão | 28 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 4 |
| DF | | Ronaldo Marconato | 5 (1) | 0 | 5 (4) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| DF | | Sandro | 3 (4) | 0 | 7 (4) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| MF | | Alexandre | 8 (10) | 4 | 17 (5) | 4 | 5 (1) | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 9 |
| MF | | Arinélson | 15 (11) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 |
| MF | | Caíco | 27 (3) | 4 | 14 (10) | 5 | 3 (2) | 1 | 0 (3) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 10 |
| MF | | Eduardo Marques | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| MF | | Élder | 8 (4) | 0 | 6 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| MF | | Fernando Fumagalli | 0 (2) | 0 | 2 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| MF | | João Santos | 20 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| MF | | Marcelo Passos | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| MF | | Marcos Assunção | 14 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9 |
| MF | | Marcos Bazílio | 13 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| MF | | Narciso | 27 | 3 | 20 (1) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 3 |
| FW | | Báez | 0 (5) | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| FW | | Caio | 24 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| FW | | Juari | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| FW | | Macedo | 10 (14) | 6 | 22 (1) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 19 |
| FW | | Müller | 27 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 14 |
| Players who left the club during the season |||||||||||||
| DF | | Léo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | | Carlinhos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | | Piá | 0 | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| MF | | Robert | 0 | 0 | 15 (3) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 |
| MF | | Vágner | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| FW | | Alessandro | 1 | 1 | 13 (3) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 2 | 28 | 12 |
| FW | | Careca | 0 | 0 | 1 (8) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| FW | | João Fumaça | 0 | 0 | 4 (4) | 5 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

#### Goalscorers

| Ran | Pos | Name | Brasileiro | Paulistão | Copa do Brasil | Rio-SP | Supercopa | C. Campeões | Total |
| 1 | FW | Macedo | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | FW | Müller | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | FW | Alessandro | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | MF | Caíco | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | MF | Alexandre | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | MF | Marcos Assunção | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | MF | Arinélson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | MF | Robert | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | FW | Caio | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | MF | Vágner | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | João Fumaça | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | DF | Ronaldão | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | FW | Báez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | MF | Narciso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | DF | Ânderson Lima | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | Baiano | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | Jean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | Fernando Fumagalli | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | Careca | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | Cássio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | Dutra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | Ronaldo Marconato | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | Sandro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Élder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | João Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Marcelo Passos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | Juari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Carlinhos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Name | Moving from | Notes |
| LB | Dutra | Mogi Mirim | |
| GK | Zetti | São Paulo | |
| CB | Ronaldão | Flamengo | |
| FW | Macedo | Vasco da Gama | |
| MF | Caíco | Internacional | |
| MF | Alexandre | União São João | On loan |
| MF | Eduardo Marques | Youth system | Promoted |
| FW | João Fumaça | Youth system | Promoted |
| GK | Marcelo | Bragantino | |
| LB | Cássio | Vasco da Gama | On loan |
| RB | Michel | Youth system | Promoted |
| RB | Léo | Desportiva | |
| FW | Müller | Perugia | |
| FW | Careca | Kashiwa Reysol | |
| MF | Fernando Fumagalli | Ferroviária | |
| MF | Arinélson | Iraty | |
| MF | Marcelo Passos | Flamengo | Loan return |
| LB | Marcos Adriano | Atlético Mineiro | Loan return |
| FW | Caio | Inter Milan | |
| MF | João Santos | Bragantino | On loan |

### Out

| Pos. | Name | Moving to | Notes |
| GK | Sérgio Guedes | São José | |
| FW | Otavio Augusto | Ferroviária | Loan return |
| FW | Jamelli | Kashiwa Reysol | |
| MF | Carlinhos | Guarani | |
| MF | Gallo | Guarani | |
| MF | Ranielli | Cruz Azul | |
| LB | Marcos Adriano | Atlético Mineiro | |
| MF | Marcelo Passos | Flamengo | On loan |
| FW | Andradina | Mogi Mirim | |
| FW | Camanducaia | Portuguesa Santista | On loan |
| LB | Gustavo Nery | Coritiba | On loan |
| MF | Piá | Coritiba | On loan |
| FW | Careca | Campinas | |
| MF | Robert | Grêmio | |
| FW | Alessandro | Júbilo Iwata | On loan |
| MF | Vágner | Roma | |
| FW | João Fumaça | Remo | On loan |

## Competitions
### Campeonato Brasileiro
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Acervo Santista

#### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 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 |

##### Matches
#### Second stage

Group B :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

##### Matches
### Campeonato Paulista
#### First stage
##### Group 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 48 | Qualified to Final group |
| 2 | Santos | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 46 | Qualified to Final group |
| 3 | Portuguesa | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 43 | |
| 4 | Guarani | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 29 | |
| 5 | Juventus | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 21 | |
| 6 | São José | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 21 | |
| 7 | Botafogo | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 20 | Relegated |
| 8 | América | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 17 | Relegated |

##### Matches
#### Final stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Corinthians | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Champions |
| 2 | São Paulo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Santos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |

##### Matches
### Copa dos Campeões Mundiais
#### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | São Paulo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Qualified to Final |
| 2 | Flamengo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Qualified to Final |
| 3 | Santos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Grêmio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 | |

##### Matches
### Supercopa Libertadores
#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 15 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 10 | |
| 3 | Santos | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Racing | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 2 | |
| Home \ Away | RAC | RIV | SAN | VAS |
| Racing | | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| River Plate | 3–2 | | 3–2 | 5–1 |
| Santos | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 1–2 |
| Vasco da Gama | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |