Football league season
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
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
3
4 de Julho
6
2
1
3
11
12
−1
7
4
River
6
0
1
5
7
16
−9
1
Group 3
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
3
Vitória-PE
6
1
3
2
5
8
−3
6
4
Fortaleza
6
1
2
3
4
8
−4
5
Group 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
3
Catuense
6
1
4
1
8
8
0
7
4
Galícia
6
0
2
4
7
15
−8
2
Group 7
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
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
3
América-RJ
6
2
1
3
4
6
−2
7
4
Campo Grande
6
0
4
2
1
3
−2
4
Group 10
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
3
Anápolis
6
1
2
3
6
9
−3
5
4
Itumbiara
6
0
2
4
2
11
−9
2
Group 12
Group 13
^ No relation to the present-day team of the same name.
Group 14
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
3
Paulista
6
2
1
3
10
11
−1
7
4
Blumenau
6
2
1
3
4
8
−4
7
Group 16
Second phase
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Final stage
Sources