# 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 1997, the third level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 30 to November 30, 1997. The competition had 64 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série B.

## Stages of the competition
### First phase
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | São Raimundo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Ji-Paraná | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Atlético Roraima | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Baré | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sampaio Corrêa | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 16 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Santa Rosa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | 4 de Julho | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | River | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 1 | |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Quixadá | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Ferroviário | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 11 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Picos | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Potiguar de Mossoró | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | |

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | CSA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Porto | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Vitória-PE | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5 | |

#### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ASA | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 16 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Juazeiro | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Centro Limoeirense | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Flamengo de Arcoverde | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | |

#### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Confiança | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Itabaiana | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Catuense | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Galícia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 2 | |

#### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Goiânia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Operário-MS | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 9 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Operário-MT | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 | |
| 4 | União Rondonópolis | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 5 | |

#### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Palmas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 9 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Brasília | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Tocantinópolis | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Ceilandense | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | |

#### Group 9

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tupi | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Rio Branco-ES | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | América-RJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Campo Grande | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 | |

#### Group 10

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Juventus | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 14 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Atlético Sorocaba | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Portuguesa Santista | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Rio Branco-SP | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | |

#### Group 11

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Uberlândia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 16 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Montes Claros | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 10 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Anápolis | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Itumbiara | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | |

#### Group 12

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Internacional de Limeira | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Social | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | São José-SP | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | |
| 4 | Villa Nova | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | |

#### Group 13

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Francana | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | União Bandeirante | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | América-SP | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Maringá | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | |
* ↑ No relation to the present-day team of the same name.

#### Group 14

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ponta Grossa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 12 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Internacional de Santa Maria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Chapecoense | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | 15 de Novembro | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | |

#### Group 15

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Caxias | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 12 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | Avaí | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Paulista | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Blumenau | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 7 | |

#### Group 16

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Figueirense | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 13 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 2 | São José-RS | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | Qualified for the second phase |
| 3 | Brasil de Pelotas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Tubarão | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 | |

### Second phase

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Sorocaba | 1–2 | Montes Claros | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Francana | 6–2 | Ponta Grossa | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Internacional de Limeira | 3–5 | Uberlândia | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Internacional de Santa Maria | 1–2 | União Bandeirante | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Ferroviário | 3–1 | Porto | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Rio Branco-ES | 0–3 | Confiança | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| São Raimundo | 0–2 | Santa Rosa | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Sampaio Corrêa | 2–1 | Quixadá | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| CSA | 2–1 | Juazeiro | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Itabaiana | 4–1 | ASA | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Tupi | 4–1 | Brasília | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| São José-RS | 1–5 | Avaí | 0–1 | 1–4 |
| Figueirense | 0–3 | Caxias | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Social | 1–5 | Juventus | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Ji-Paraná | 1–0 | Operário-MS | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Tocantinópolis | 1–4 | Goiânia | 0–1 | 1–3 |

### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Montes Claros | 2–2(p) | Francana | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| União Bandeirante | 2–2(p) | Uberlândia | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Confiança | 4–4(p) | Ferroviário | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Santa Rosa | 2–3 | Sampaio Corrêa | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| CSA | 5–4 | Itabaiana | 3–3 | 2–1 |
| Tupi | 8–5 | Avaí | 8–1 | 0–4 |
| Juventus | 3–0 | Caxias | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Goiânia | 0–1 | Ji-Paraná | 0–0 | 0–1 |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Francana | 4–3 | Uberlândia | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Ferroviário | 0–5 | Sampaio Corrêa | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Tupi | 2–1 | CSA | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Ji-Paraná | 2–7 | Juventus | 0–3 | 2–4 |

### Final stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SMC | JUV | FRA | TUP |
| 1 | Sampaio Corrêa (P) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Juventus (P) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Francana | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–2 |
| 4 | Tupi | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |

## Sources

* "Brazil Third Level 1997". rsssfbrasil.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2020-01-04.