1997 in Brazilian football
The following article presents a summary of the 1997 football season in Brazil, which was the 96th season of competitive football in the country.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Second phaseFinal
Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Bahia, Criciúma, Fluminense and União São João, were relegated to the following year's second level.Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.Promotion
The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are América-MG and Ponte Preta, were promoted to the following year's first level.Relegation
The worst placed team in each one of the five groups in the first stage, which are Moto Club, Central, Sergipe, Giatuba and Mogi Mirim, were relegated to the following year's third level.Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.Promotion
The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Sampaio Corrêa and Juventus, were promoted to the following year's second level.Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil final was played between Grêmio and Flamengo.----
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Grêmio declared as the cup champions on the away goal rule by aggregate score of 2-2.
Regional and state championship champions
Regional championship champions| Competition | Champion |
| Campeonato do Nordeste | Vitória |
| Copa Centro-Oeste | Rio Branco |
| Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Santos |
State championship champions
| State | Champion | State | Champion | |
| Acre | Rio Branco | Paraíba | Confiança-PB | |
| Alagoas | CSA | Paraná | Paraná | |
| Amapá | Ypiranga | Pernambuco | Sport Recife | |
| Amazonas | São Raimundo | Piauí | Picos | |
| Bahia | Vitória | Rio de Janeiro | Botafogo | |
| Ceará | Ceará | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC | |
| Distrito Federal | Gama | Rio Grande do Sul | Internacional | |
| Espírito Santo | Linhares EC | Rondônia | Ji-Paraná | |
| Goiás | Goiás | Roraima | Baré | |
| Maranhão | Sampaio Corrêa | Santa Catarina | Avaí | |
| Mato Grosso | Operário | São Paulo | Corinthians | |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | Operário | Sergipe | Itabaiana | |
| Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro | Tocantins | Gurupi | |
| Pará | Remo |
Other competition champions
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Brazil national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1997.| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| February 26, 1997 | W | 4-2 | Giovanni, Ronaldo | International Friendly | |
| April 2, 1997 | W | 4-0 | Ronaldo, Romário | International Friendly | |
| April 30, 1997 | W | 4-0 | Leonardo, Romário | International Friendly | |
| May 30, 1997 | L | 2-4 | Djalminha, Romário | International Friendly | |
| June 3, 1997 | D | 1-1 | Roberto Carlos | Tournoi de France | |
| June 8, 1997 | D | 3-3 | Lombardo, Ronaldo, Romário | Tournoi de France | |
| June 10, 1997 | W | 1-0 | Romário | Tournoi de France | |
| June 13, 1997 | W | 5-0 | Djalminha, González, Ronaldo, Romário | Copa América | |
| June 16, 1997 | W | 3-2 | Aldair, Romero, Leonardo | Copa América | |
| June 19, 1997 | W | 2-0 | Dunga, Edmundo | Copa América | |
| June 22, 1997 | W | 2-0 | Ronaldo | Copa América | |
| June 26, 1997 | W | 7-0 | Denílson, Flávio Conceição, Romário, Leonardo, Djalminha | Copa América | |
| June 29, 1997 | W | 3-1 | Denílson, Ronaldo, Zé Roberto | Copa América | |
| August 10, 1997 | W | 2-1 | Ronaldo, Sonny Anderson | International Friendly | |
| August 13, 1997 | W | 3-0 | Flávio Conceição, Júnior Baiano | International Friendly | |
| September 10, 1997 | W | 4-2 | Denílson, Dodô, Emerson | International Friendly | |
| October 9, 1997 | W | 2-0 | Denílson | International Friendly | |
| November 11, 1997 | W | 3-0 | Zinho, Rivaldo, Rodrigo Fabri | International Friendly | |
| December 7, 1997 | W | 2-1 | Romário, Bebeto | International Friendly | |
| December 12, 1997 | W | 3-0 | César Sampaio, Romário | Confederations Cup | |
| December 14, 1997 | D | 0-0 | - | Confederations Cup | |
| December 16, 1997 | W | 3-2 | Romário, Denílson, Júnior Baiano | Confederations Cup | |
| December 19, 1997 | W | 2-0 | Romário, Ronaldo | Confederations Cup | |
| December 21, 1997 | W | 6-0 | Ronaldo, Romário | Confederations Cup |
Women's football
Brazil women's national football team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1997.| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| June 6, 1997 | W | 2-1 | unavailable | International Friendly | |
| June 7, 1997 | L | 0-1 | - | International Friendly | |
| December 11, 1997 | L | 1-2 | Pretinha | International Friendly | |
| December 13, 1997 | W | 1-0 | Roseli | International Friendly |