The two teams relegated last season, Fluminense and Bragantino, will
be kept in the first division, which will play with 26 teams this
year.  Atletico Paranaense will start with -5 points because of
the corruption scandal.  Teams will play 25 rounds, top-8 will
qualify.Bottom 4 are relegated. The 8 clubs are divided into 2 groups of 4
in the Second Stage. Teams play each other in round robbin inside the
groups. Winners of each group qualify to final. Final in two legs.
Teams (City)                    - State                 - Champions
                           
AMÉRICA (Natal)                 - Rio Grande do Norte   - -
ATLÉTICO (Belo Horizonte)       - Minas Gerais          - 1971
ATLÉTICO PARANAENSE (Curitiba)  - Paraná                - - 
BAHIA (Salvador)                - Bahia                 - 1988
BOTAFOGO (Rio de Janeiro)       - Rio de Janeiro        - 1995        
BRAGANTINO (Bragança Paulista)  - São Paulo             - -
CORINTHIANS (São Paulo)         - São Paulo             - 1990
CORITIBA (Curitiba)             - Paraná                - 1985
CRICIÚMA (Criciúma)             - Santa Catarina        - - 
CRUZEIRO (Belo Horizonte)       - Minas Gerais          - -
FLAMENGO (Rio de Janeiro)       - Rio de Janeiro        - 1980/1982/1983/1992
FLUMINENSE (Rio de Janeiro)     - Rio de Janeiro        - 1984
GOIÁS (Goiânia)                 - Goiás                 - - 
GRÊMIO (Porto Alegre)           - Rio Grande do Sul     - 1983/1996
GUARANI (Campinas)              - São Paulo             - 1978
INTERNACIONAL (Porto Alegre)    - Rio Grande do Sul     - 1975/1976/1979
JUVENTUDE (Caxias do Sul)       - Rio Grande do Sul     - -
PALMEIRAS (São Paulo)           - São Paulo             - 1972/1973/1993/1994
PARANÁ (Curitiba)               - Paraná                - -
PORTUGUESA (São Paulo)          - São Paulo             - -
SANTOS (Santos)                 - São Paulo             - -
SÃO PAULO (São Paulo)           - São Paulo             - 1977/1986/1991
SPORT (Recife)                  - Pernambuco            - 1987
UNIÃO SÃO JOÃO (Araras)         - São Paulo             - - 
VASCO (Rio de Janeiro)          - Rio de Janeiro        - 1974/1989        
VITÓRIA (Salvador)              - Bahia                 - -
First Stage:
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Table:
 1.Vasco da Gama   25 17  3  5 55-32 54  Qualified for Playoffs
 2.Internacional   25 15  6  4 52-21 51  Qualified for Playoffs
 3.Atlético/MG     25 14  5  6 42-33 47  Qualified for Playoffs
 4.Portuguesa      25 12  9  4 45-28 45  Qualified for Playoffs
 5.Flamengo        25 12  6  7 30-24 42  Qualified for Playoffs
 6.Santos          25 12  5  8 39-33 41  Qualified for Playoffs
 7.Palmeiras       25 10 10  5 47-24 40  Qualified for Playoffs
 8.Juventude       25  9 10  6 24-20 37  Qualified for Playoffs
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 9.Vitória         25  9  9  7 44-40 36
10.Botafogo        25  8 10  7 32-32 34
11.Atlético/PR     25  9  6 10 37-41 28  [*]
12.Sport           25  9  6 10 34-32 33
13.São Paulo       25  8  9  8 41-32 33
14.Paraná          25  8  8  9 30-30 32
15.Grêmio          25  7 10  8 34-47 31
16.Coritiba        25  7  9  9 31-32 30
17.América/RN      25  7  9  9 31-40 30
18.Corinthians     25  8  5 12 23-27 29
19.Goiás           25  8  4 13 30-40 28
20.Cruzeiro        25  6 10  9 30-35 28
21.Guarani         25  6 10  9 36-43 28
22.Bragantino      25  7  5 13 27-46 26
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23.Bahia           25  6  8 11 39-49 26  Relegated
24.Criciúma        25  6  7 12 27-35 25  Relegated
25.Fluminense      25  4 10 11 26-41 22  Relegated
26.União São João  25  2  9 14 18-47 15  Relegated
[*] would have 5 points deducted if reach the Final
Round 1 [Jul 5,6]
Gremio         0-0 Sao Paulo       
Palmeiras      4-1 Fluminense       
Parana         2-1 Sport          [Jul 6]
Juventude      0-0 Goias           
Corinthians    1-3 Internacional   
Portuguesa     1-0 Coritiba       [Jul 6]
Bragantino     3-1 Bahia           
Flamengo       2-3 Santos              
Cruzeiro       3-1 Guarani           
Atletico/PR    2-0 Uniao Sao Joao [Jul 6]  
America        1-1 Criciuma            
Vasco          2-0 Atletico/MG    [Nov 4]
  [Pedrinho, ?]
Vitoria        3-2 Botafogo       [Oct 7]
Round 2 [Jul 9,10]
Bahia          1-0 Flamengo
Criciuma       1-1 Corinthians
Fluminense     1-1 Cruzeiro
Internacional  2-1 Portuguesa
Guarani        3-1 Atletico/PR    [Jul 9]
Uniao Sao Joao 0-2 Parana         [Jul 9]
Coritiba       1-1 Vitoria        [Jul 9]
Goias          6-0 Gremio         [Jul 9]
Sport          1-1 America
Atletico/MG    0-1 Palmeiras
Sao Paulo      1-1 Bragantino
Botafogo       0-2 Juventude      [Jul 23]
 
Round 3 [Jul 12,13]
Goias          0-0 Botafogo
Parana         2-0 Santos         [Jul 12]
Coritiba       2-0 Sport          [Jul 12]
Flamengo       2-0 Criciuma
Bragantino     3-1 Fluminense
Palmeiras      1-1 Guarani
Corinthians    1-0 Juventude
Vitoria        4-4 Portuguesa
Gremio         1-1 Uniao Sao Joao
Atletico/PR    4-2 Atletico/MG    [Jul 13]
Cruzeiro       0-0 Internacional
America        1-1 Bahia
Vasco          2-1 Sao Paulo      [Jul 23]
Round 4 [Jul 16,17]
Fluminense     0-0 Vitoria
Juventude      2-1 Palmeiras
Portuguesa     3-0 Gremio
Parana         4-0 Bragantino     [Jul 16]
Bahia          1-1 Coritiba       [Jul 16]
Criciuma       1-3 Guarani
America        3-1 Uniao Sao Joao
Sport          3-1 Atletico/PR    [Jul 16]
Goias          1-4 Flamengo
Corinthians    2-1 Vasco          [Jul 16]
 [? ; Edmundo]
Cruzeiro       0-5 Sao Paulo      [Jul 16]
 [Dodô (5)]
Botafogo       2-0 Atletico/MG
Internacional  2-0 Santos
Round 5 [Jul 19,20]
Portuguesa     3-0 Flamengo
Guarani        2-2 Corinthians
Atletico/PR    4-3 Bahia          [Jul 19]
  [? ; Guga (3)]
Vasco          3-3 Juventude      [Jul 20]
Sao Paulo      2-1 Fluminense
Coritiba       3-3 Botafogo       [Jul 20]
Palmeiras      4-0 America
Santos         3-0 Goias
Bragantino     1-0 Criciuma
Uniao Sao Joao 2-2 Internacional
Atletico/MG    2-1 Cruzeiro
Gremio         1-1 Parana         [Jul 21]
Vitoria        3-1 Sport
 
Moved Match [Jul 23]
Santos         3-0 Gremio
Round 6 [Jul 26,27]
America        0-0 Botafogo
Sport          1-1 Santos
Fluminense     1-1 Coritiba       [Jul 27]
Flamengo       0-1 Vasco          [Jul 26]
Goias          1-2 Atletico/MG
Corinthians    1-0 Uniao Sao Joao
Parana         0-1 Portuguesa     [Jul 27]
Guarani        2-1 Bragantino
Juventude      0-1 Gremio
Cruzeiro       0-0 Atletico/PR    [Jul 27]
Bahia          3-3 Vitoria        [Jul 27]
Criciuma       2-1 Sao Paulo      [Jul 30]
Moved Matches [Jul 30]
Vasco          2-0 Goias
Sport          1-0 Flamengo
Corinthians    0-0 Atletico/MG
 
Round 7 [Aug 2,3,4]
Palmeiras      3-1 Botafogo
Uniao Sao Joao 1-0 Juventude
Bragantino     0-1 Goias
Atletico/PR    2-4 Parana         [Aug 03]
Guarani        1-2 America
Vasco          3-1 Fluminense     [Aug 03]
  [Edmundo, ?, ? ; ?]
Sao Paulo      1-1 Internacional
Vitoria        1-0 Criciuma
Gremio         2-1 Sport
Moved Matches [Aug 6]
Vitoria        1-2 Palmeiras
Portuguesa     3-2 Bahia
 
Round 8 [Aug 9,10]
Internacional  3-1 Vitoria
Botafogo       3-1 Atletico/PR    [Aug 09]
Parana         1-1 Palmeiras      [Aug 09]
America        3-3 Gremio
Fluminense     1-1 Portuguesa
Goias          1-2 Sao Paulo
Bragantino     2-1 Santos
Bahia          1-1 Guarani
Criciuma       0-0 Uniao Sao Joao
Juventude      1-0 Coritiba       [Aug 10]
Moved Match [Aug 12]
Atletico/MG    2-4 Flamengo
Moved Matches [Aug 13]
Internacional  2-1 Palmeiras
Criciuma       1-0 Botafogo
Round 9 [Aug 16,17]
Atletico/PR    2-1 Goias          [Aug 16]
Coritiba       2-0 Corinthians    [Aug 16]
Uniao Sao Joao 1-1 Sport
Internacional  4-1 Fluminense
Vasco          3-0 Bragantino     [Aug 17]
  [Edmundo, ?, ?]
Palmeiras      4-0 Cruzeiro
Bahia          3-1 Sao Paulo
Portuguesa     3-0 America
Guarani        1-2 Parana         [Aug 17]
Atletico/MG    2-1 Juventude
Round 10 [Aug 19,20]
Corinthians    1-2 Atletico/PR    [Aug 19]
America        0-0 Vasco          [Aug 20]
Juventude      1-1 Santos
Botafogo       1-1 Uniao Sao Joao
Fluminense     3-1 Guarani
Sao Paulo      0-2 Atletico/MG
Bragantino     1-1 Portuguesa
Internacional  2-0 Coritiba       [Aug 20]
Sport          2-0 Bahia
Goias          1-0 Parana         [Aug 20]
Cruzeiro       4-3 Criciuma
  [? ; Magno Alves (2), ?]
Round 11 [Aug 23,24]
Bahia          3-3 Fluminense
Atletico/PR    1-1 Sao Paulo      [Aug 23]
Coritiba       4-2 Bragantino     [Aug 24]
  [Cléber (3), ? ; ?]
Santos         3-1 Vasco          [Aug 24]
Gremio         2-5 Internacional
Criciuma       1-0 Parana         [Aug 24]
Juventude      1-0 Vitoria
Atletico/MG    1-1 Sport
Moved Matches [Aug 27]
Botafogo       1-1 Guarani
Parana         0-0 Fluminense
Round 12 [Aug 30,31]
Palmeiras      0-1 Criciuma
Sport          2-3 Vasco          [Aug 30]
  [? ; Edmundo (2), ?]
Fluminense     1-0 Santos
Flamengo       0-0 Botafogo
Internacional  1-1 Atletico/MG
Vitoria        1-1 Gremio
Cruzeiro       3-1 Bahia
Bragantino     3-2 Atletico/PR    [Aug 31]
Uniao Sao Joao 0-1 Coritiba       [Aug 31]
America        1-0 Goias
Portuguesa     5-0 Guarani        [Aug 31]
Parana         1-2 Juventude      [Aug 31]
  [? ; Wallace, ?]
Corinthians    0-1 Sao Paulo
Moved Matches [Sep 3,4]
Atletico/PR    0-0 Fluminense     [Sep 3]
Uniao Sao Joao 0-0 Palmeiras
Round 13 [Sep 6,7]
Botafogo       0-2 Internacional
Gremio         3-1 Vasco          [Sep 7]
Atletico/MG    2-1 Bragantino
Uniao Sao Joao 0-1 Portuguesa
Bahia          1-2 Corinthians
Flamengo       2-0 Cruzeiro
Guarani        3-3 Vitoria
Juventude      3-1 America    
Parana         1-1 Coritiba       [Sep 7]
Santos         2-0 Criciuma
Sao Paulo      0-2 Palmeiras
Sport          1-0 Goias
Round 14 [Sep 11,12]
Fluminense     1-2 Flamengo
Vasco          6-0 Uniao Sao Joao [Sep 11]
  [Edmundo (6)]
Portuguesa     2-1 Sao Paulo
Goias          2-1 Guarani
Bahia          2-1 Parana         [Sep 11]
Coritiba       3-3 Gremio         [Sep 11]
Internacional  0-1 Juventude
Criciuma       2-0 Sport
America        2-1 Cruzeiro
Corinthians    3-1 Vitoria
Atletico/MG    2-1 Santos
Bragantino     1-3 Botafogo       [Oct 15]
 
Round 15 [Sep 13,14]
Sao Paulo      2-2 Botafogo
Bragantino     2-1 Palmeiras
Gremio         2-2 Bahia
Cruzeiro       4-0 Parana         [Sep 14]
Portuguesa     2-1 Corinthians
Vitoria        4-2 Vasco          [Sep 14]
  [Uéslei, ?, ?, ? ; Edmundo, ?]
Flamengo       4-2 America
Atletico/PR    3-1 Juventude      [Sep 14]
Guarani        1-3 Atletico/MG
Santos         2-1 Coritiba       [Sep 14]
Goias          3-2 Criciuma       [Sep 14]
  [Betinho (3) ; ?]
Sport          2-0 Internacional
Round 16 [Sep 17,18]
Guarani        1-1 Flamengo
Santos         2-1 Sao Paulo
Vasco          2-1 Internacional  [Sep 17]
Criciuma       1-1 Juventude
Sport          1-2 Portuguesa
Vitoria        2-0 Bragantino
Cruzeiro       0-1 Uniao Sao Joao
Parana         0-0 America        [Sep 17]
Gremio         3-1 Atletico/PR    [Sep 17]
Goias          1-0 Coritiba       [Sep 17]
Palmeiras      1-1 Bahia
Atletico/MG    1-0 Fluminense
Round 17 [Sep 20,21]
Vasco          4-1 Parana         [Sep 20]
  [Edmundo (2), ?, ? ; ?]
Gremio         2-0 Corinthians
Juventude      0-0 Cruzeiro
Flamengo       0-0 Bragantino
Coritiba       3-2 Criciuma       [Sep 20]
Fluminense     0-3 Sport
Palmeiras      5-0 Santos         [Sep 21]
Sao Paulo      3-1 Vitoria
Botafogo       1-3 Bahia
Internacional  3-1 Goias
Atletico/MG    1-1 Portuguesa
America        2-0 Atletico/PR    [Sep 21]
Moved Matches [Sep 23,24]
Coritiba       0-0 Cruzeiro       [Sep 23]
Uniao Sao Joao 1-1 Fluminense
Botafogo       1-0 Corinthians
Round 18 [Sep 27,28]
Coritiba       3-1 Guarani        [Sep 27]
Santos         1-2 Botafogo
Sao Paulo      0-0 Juventude
Portuguesa     1-2 Vasco          [Sep 28]
  [? ; Edmundo, ?]
Atletico/PR    0-0 Flamengo       [Sep 28]
Fluminense     2-4 America/RN
Corinthians    2-2 Palmeiras
Bragantino     1-1 Gremio
Parana         0-0 Internacional  [Sep 28]
Criciuma       1-1 Atletico/MG
Sport          4-1 Cruzeiro
Bahia          4-2 Uniao Sao Joao
Goias          1-2 Vitoria
Round 19 [Oct 1,2]
Vasco          2-1 Palmeiras      [Oct 1]
  [Edmundo, ? ; ?]
Juventude      0-1 Flamengo
Botafogo       1-0 Sport
Atletico/PR    2-0 Portuguesa     [Oct 1]
Gremio         0-0 Cruzeiro
Criciuma       0-1 Internacional
Bahia          3-1 Goias
Vitoria        1-1 America
Guarani        0-0 Sao Paulo
Corinthians    2-0 Bragantino
Santos         3-1 Uniao Sao Joao
Atletico/MG    3-1 Coritiba       [Oct 2]
Round 20 [Oct 4,5]
Cruzeiro       4-0 Goias
Parana         1-2 Flamengo       [Oct 4]
America        1-1 Corinthians
Gremio         1-1 Botafogo
Uniao Sao Joao 2-2 Vitoria
Sao Paulo      4-2 Sport
Bahia          0-2 Atletico/MG
Guarani        1-1 Internacional
Portuguesa     1-1 Santos
Vasco          2-1 Atletico/PR    [Oct 5]
  [Edmundo, ? ; ?]
Juventude      2-1 Bragantino     [Nov 5]
Fluminense     2-0 Criciuma       [Oct 29]
Moved Matches [Oct 7,8]
Flamengo       3-2 Gremio
Coritiba       1-1 Palmeiras      [Oct 8]
Cruzeiro       0-0 Vasco          [Oct 8]
Round 21 [Oct 11,12]
Flamengo       1-0 Sao Paulo
Coritiba       1-3 Vasco          [Oct 11]
  [Cléber Araldo ; Edmundo (3)]
Corinthians    0-1 Parana         [Oct 11]
Santos         3-2 Guarani
Botafogo       2-1 Fluminense
Vitoria        3-1 Atletico/PR
Atletico/MG    2-1 Gremio
Sport          1-2 Juventude
Palmeiras      0-0 Portuguesa
Bragantino     0-0 Cruzeiro
Uniao Sao Joao 0-2 Goias
Internacional  1-0 America
Criciuma       2-0 Bahia
Moved Matches [Oct 14]
Santos         1-0 Corinthians
Round 22 [Oct 18,19]
Cruzeiro       1-0 Corinthians
Goias          2-2 Fluminense
Flamengo       0-0 Palmeiras
Juventude      0-0 Portuguesa
Sao Paulo      0-0 Coritiba       [Oct 19]
America        3-2 Bragantino
Gremio         1-0 Criciuma
Parana         1-2 Vitoria        [Oct 19]
Atletico/PR    1-1 Santos         [Oct 19]
Guarani        1-1 Sport
Vasco          1-0 Botafogo       [Oct 19]
Atletico/MG    5-3 Uniao Sao Joao
Moved Matches [Oct 21,22]
Portuguesa     3-2 Cruzeiro       [Oct 21]
  [Rodrigo Fabri (3) ; ?]
Fluminense     1-0 Corinthians
Palmeiras      3-1 Atletico/PR    [Oct 22]
Bahia          1-4 Internacional
Round 23 [Oct 25,26]
Internacional  4-0 Flamengo
Santos         3-1 Bahia
Portuguesa     1-2 Goias
Criciuma       3-4 Vasco          [Oct 26]
  [? ; Edmundo (2), ?, ?]
Botafogo       0-0 Parana         [Oct 26]
Palmeiras      5-1 Gremio
Sao Paulo      7-1 Uniao Sao Joao [Oct 26]
  [Dodô (5), ?, ? ; ?]
Sport          2-1 Bragantino
Guarani        0-0 Juventude
Coritiba       0-2 Atletico/PR    [Oct 26]
Vitoria        1-1 Cruzeiro
Atletico/MG    3-2 America
Moved Match [Oct 30]
Flamengo       1-0 Vitoria
Round 24 [Nov 1,2]
Atletico/PR    2-1 Internacional  [Nov 1]
Corinthians    0-1 Sport
Cruzeiro       2-3 Botafogo
Vitoria        2-0 Santos
Juventude      1-1 Fluminense
Palmeiras      3-3 Goias
Flamengo       1-0 Coritiba       [Nov 1]
Vasco          3-1 Bahia          [Nov 2]
  [Edmundo (2), ? ; ?]
Parana         1-0 Atletico/MG    [Nov 2]
Portuguesa     2-2 Criciuma
  [? ; Magno Alves (2)]
America        1-3 Sao Paulo
Gremio         1-4 Guarani
Bragantino     1-0 Uniao Sao Joao
Moved Matches [Nov 5]
Uniao Sao Joao 0-1 Guarani
Corinthians    1-0 Flamengo
Santos         2-0 America
Round 25 [Nov 8,9]
Guarani        3-2 Vasco          [Nov 8]
Botafogo       3-3 Portuguesa
Fluminense     0-2 Gremio         [Nov 8]
Goias          0-2 Corinthians
Santos         2-2 Cruzeiro
Internacional  7-0 Bragantino     [Nov 8]
Criciuma       1-1 Atletico/PR    [Nov 8]
Coritiba       2-0 America        [Nov 8]
Atletico/MG    3-2 Vitoria
Bahia          0-0 Juventude
Flamengo       0-0 Uniao Sao Joao
Sport          1-1 Palmeiras
Sao Paulo      4-4 Parana         [Nov 8]
Table:
 1.Vasco da Gama   25 17  3  5 55-32 54  Qualified for Playoffs
 2.Internacional   25 15  6  4 52-21 51  Qualified for Playoffs
 3.Atlético/MG     25 14  5  6 42-33 47  Qualified for Playoffs
 4.Portuguesa      25 12  9  4 45-28 45  Qualified for Playoffs
 5.Flamengo        25 12  6  7 30-24 42  Qualified for Playoffs
 6.Santos          25 12  5  8 39-33 41  Qualified for Playoffs
 7.Palmeiras       25 10 10  5 47-24 40  Qualified for Playoffs
 8.Juventude       25  9 10  6 24-20 37  Qualified for Playoffs
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 9.Vitória         25  9  9  7 44-40 36
10.Botafogo        25  8 10  7 32-32 34
11.Atlético/PR     25  9  6 10 37-41 28  [*]
12.Sport           25  9  6 10 34-32 33
13.São Paulo       25  8  9  8 41-32 33
14.Paraná          25  8  8  9 30-30 32
15.Grêmio          25  7 10  8 34-47 31
16.Coritiba        25  7  9  9 31-32 30
17.América/RN      25  7  9  9 31-40 30
18.Corinthians     25  8  5 12 23-27 29
19.Goiás           25  8  4 13 30-40 28
20.Cruzeiro        25  6 10  9 30-35 28
21.Guarani         25  6 10  9 36-43 28
22.Bragantino      25  7  5 13 27-46 26
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23.Bahia           25  6  8 11 39-49 26  Relegated
24.Criciúma        25  6  7 12 27-35 25  Relegated
25.Fluminense      25  4 10 11 26-41 22  Relegated
26.União São João  25  2  9 14 18-47 15  Relegated
[*] would have 5 points deducted if reach the Final
Second Stage:
============
Group A
Table:
 1.Vasco da Gama    6  4  2  0 14- 5 14  Qualified for Final
 2.Flamengo         6  2  2  2  7- 8  8
 3.Juventude        6  2  1  3  6-11  7
 4.Portuguesa       6  1  1  4  5- 8  4
Group B
Table:
 1.Palmeiras        6  5  1  0 10- 4 16  Qualified for Final
 2.Santos           6  2  1  3  9-10  7
 3.Internacional    6  2  0  4  8-10  6
 4.Atlético/MG      6  2  0  4  6- 9  6
Round 1 [Nov 15,16]
Juventude      0-3 Vasco          [Nov 15]
  [Edmundo, ?, ?]
Atletico/MG    2-0 Santos
Flamengo       1-0 Portuguesa
Palmeiras      1-0 Internacional
Round 2 [Nov 23]
Portuguesa     2-0 Juventude
Vasco          1-1 Flamengo
Internacional  2-0 Atletico/MG
Santos         3-3 Palmeiras
Round 3 [Nov 26]
Juventude      3-2 Flamengo
Atletico/MG    0-1 Palmeiras
Vasco          2-1 Portuguesa     [Nov 26]
  [Edmundo, ? ; ?]
Santos         4-0 Internacional
Round 4 [Nov 29,30]
Portuguesa     1-3 Vasco          [Nov 29]
Internacional  4-1 Santos
Flamengo       2-0 Juventude
Palmeiras      3-1 Atletico/MG
Round 5 [Dec 3]
Flamengo       1-4 Vasco
  [? ; Edmundo (3), ?]
Juventude      2-1 Portuguesa
Palmeiras      1-0 Santos
Atletico/MG    3-2 Internacional
Round 6 [Dec 6,7]
Portuguesa     0-0 Flamengo
Vasco          1-1 Juventude      [Dec 7]
Santos         1-0 Atletico/MG
Internacional  0-1 Palmeiras
Group A
Table:
 1.Vasco da Gama    6  4  2  0 14- 5 14  Qualified for Final
 2.Flamengo         6  2  2  2  7- 8  8
 3.Juventude        6  2  1  3  6-11  7
 4.Portuguesa       6  1  1  4  5- 8  4
Group B
Table:
 1.Palmeiras        6  5  1  0 10- 4 16  Qualified for Final
 2.Santos           6  2  1  3  9-10  7
 3.Internacional    6  2  0  4  8-10  6
 4.Atlético/MG      6  2  0  4  6- 9  6
Final [Dec 14,21]
Palmeiras      0-0 Vasco
Vasco          0-0 Palmeiras
VASCO 0X0 PALMEIRAS 21 de dezembro de 1997 Local: Maracanã (Rio de Janeiro); Juiz: Sidrack Marinho dos Santos (SE); Público Presente: 89.200 espectadores; Cartões Amarelos: Carlos Germano, Zinho e Edmundo. VASCO: Carlos Germano, Válber, Odvan, Mauro Galvão e Felipe; Luisinho, Nasa, Juninho Pernambucano (Pedrinho) e Ramón; Edmundo e Evair (Nélson). Técnico: Antônio Lopes. PALMEIRAS: Velloso, Pimentel, Roque Júnior, Cléber e Júnior; Galeano (Marquinhos), Rogério, Alex (Oséas) e Zinho; Euller e Viola (Chris). Técnico: Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Vasco champions due to better season record. Topscorer: Edmundo (Vasco) 29 goals. Vasco qualified to Copa Libertadores 1998
list of 2nd and 3rd division champions.
Thanks to Venício Stasun (vstasun@rondonesportes.com) and Carlos Alberto Franco Jr. (bananachips4@hotmail.com).
Prepared and maintained by Marcelo Leme de Arruda, Miguel Alvim Gonzalez and Julio Bovi Diogo for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil
Authors: Marcelo Leme de Arruda (marcelo.leme.arruda@gmail.com),
Miguel Alvim Gonzalez (miguelgonzalez@openlink.com.br)
and Julio Bovi Diogo (juliodiogo@atribuna.com.br)
Last updated: 14 Sep 2008
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