Festival Brasileiro de Futebol
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Football tournament season
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Dates | 20 Nov – 6 Dec |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Coritiba |
| Runners-up |  Botafogo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 43 (3.31 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Marquinhos (Coritiba) 5 goals[1] |
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]
Format
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]
First stage
- Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coritiba |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 |  Vitória |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  São Paulo |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on April 23, 2023. Source: RSSSF Brasil and Campeões do Futebol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) head-to-head points.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) head-to-head points.
- Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botafogo |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Paraná |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Corinthians |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Operário |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on April 23, 2023. Source: RSSSF Brasil and Campeões do Futebol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) head-to-head points.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) head-to-head points.
Final match
Coritiba was entitled to hold the final at home due to the better campaign. The attendance revenue were split between the clubs.
| Coritiba | 3–3 | Botafogo |
|---|---|---|
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| Penalties | ||
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7–6 | |
Referee: Getúlio Barbosa de Sousa
References
- ↑ "Coritiba - Confrontos". Futebol80. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ↑ "O Coritiba campeão do Festival Brasileiro de Futebol de 1997". O Curioso do Futebol (in Portuguese). 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ↑ "Coxa e Botafogo decidiram título em 97". Cortiba (official website) (in Portuguese). 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
