| Country: | Brazil |
| Soccer: | no |
| Season: | 1997 |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 1998 |
| Flagicon: | yes |
The following article presents a summary of the 1997 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 96th season of competitive football in the country.
See main article: 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Second phaseFinal
The four worst placed teams, which are Bahia, Criciúma, Fluminense and União São João, were relegated to the following year's second level.
See main article: 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. América Mineiro declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.
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.
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.
See main article: 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. Sampaio Corrêa declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions.
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.
See main article: Copa do Brasil 1997.
The Copa do Brasil final was played between Grêmio and Flamengo.------------
Grêmio declared as the cup champions on the away goal rule by aggregate score of 2-2.
Regional championship champions
| Competition | Champion | |
|---|---|---|
| Campeonato do Nordeste | Vitória | |
| Copa Centro-Oeste | Rio Branco | |
| Torneio Rio-São Paulo | Santos |
State championship champions
| Competition | Champion | |
|---|---|---|
| Copa dos Campeões Mundiais | Flamengo | |
| Copa Pernambuco | Recife | |
| Festival Brasileiro de Futebol | Coritiba | |
| Torneio Maria Quitéria | Palmeiras |
| width= 20% | Team | width= 20% | Copa Libertadores 1997 | width= 20% | Supercopa Sudamericana 1997 | width= 20% | Copa CONMEBOL 1997 | width= 20% | Intercontinental Cup 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Mineiro | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Champions defeated  Lanús | N/A | |||||
| Cruzeiro | Champions defeated  Sporting Cristal | Group stage eliminated finished second in the group | Did not qualify | Runner-up lost to Borussia Dortmund | |||||
| Flamengo | Did not qualify | Group stage eliminated finished second in the group | Did not qualify | N/A | |||||
| Grêmio | Quarterfinals eliminated by  Cruzeiro | Group stage eliminated finished fourth in the group | Did not qualify | N/A | |||||
| Portuguesa | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Round of 16 eliminated by Atl. Mineiro | N/A | |||||
| Rio Branco | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Round of 16 eliminated by  Deportes Tolima | N/A | |||||
| Santos | Did not qualify | Group stage eliminated finished third in the group | Did not qualify | N/A | |||||
| São Paulo | Did not qualify | Runner-up lost to River Plate | Did not qualify | N/A | |||||
| Vasco | Did not qualify | Group stage eliminated finished second in the group | Did not qualify | N/A | |||||
| Vitória | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Quarterfinals eliminated by Lanús | N/A |
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1997.
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1997.
| width=12% | Date | width=12% | Opposition | width=1% | Result | width=7% | Score | width=26% | Brazil scorers | width=18% | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 1997 | W | 2 - 1 | unavailable | ||||||||
| 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 |
| Competition | Champion | |
|---|---|---|
| Campeonato Brasileiro | São Paulo | |
| Campeonato Carioca | Vasco (FFERJ) Campo Grande (LIDERJ) | |
| Campeonato Paulista | São Paulo |