| Festival Brasileiro de Futebol | |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Dates: | 20 Nov – 6 Dec |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Matches: | 13 |
| Goals: | 43 |
| Scoring Leader: | Marquinhos (Coritiba) 5 goals[1] |
| Winners: | Coritiba |
| Second: | Botafogo |
The Festival Brasileiro de Futebol was a friendly football competition organized in the year of 1997, bringing together teams that did not qualify for the final phase of the Brazilian Championship that year. The tournament organized by the Brazilian television network Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT).[2]
| Club | City | |
|---|---|---|
| Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro | |
| Corinthians | São Paulo | |
| Coritiba | Curitiba | |
| Operário | Campo Grande | |
| Paraná | Curitiba | |
| Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | |
| São Paulo | São Paulo | |
| Vitória | Salvador |
The championship was disputed with two groups in a single round-robin format. The two group winners qualified for the final match. All matches in the first stage were played in the Morenão stadium.[3]
Coritiba was entitled to hold the final at home due to the better campaign. The attendance revenue were split between the clubs.