Copa São Paulo Junior 1997

Two foreign teams were invited: Cerro Porteño of Asunción, Paraguay,
and China's U-20 national team, touring Brazil.

First Phase

Group A

Participants
América FC (Belo Horizonte-MG)         Cerro Porteño (Asunción-Paraguay)
Botafogo FC (João Pessoa-PB)           SC Corinthians Paulista (São Paulo-SP)

[Jan 5]
Cerro Porteño      1-1  Botafogo-PB
Corinthians        4-2  América-MG

[Jan 8]
Corinthians        6-0  Botafogo-PB
América-MG         4-0  Cerro Porteño

[Jan 12]
América-MG         3-0  Botafogo-PB
Corinthians        0-0  Cerro Porteño

Table
 1.Corinthians                3  2  1  0  10- 2   7  Qualified
 2.América-MG                 3  2  0  1   9- 4   6  Qualified
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 3.Cerro Porteño              3  0  2  1   1- 5   2
 4.Botafogo-PB                3  0  1  2   1-10   1

Group B

Participants
Chinese U-20 national team             São Paulo FC (SP)
A Portuguesa Desp. (São Paulo-SP)      União São João EC (Araras-SP)

[Jan 5]
São Paulo          1-0  China U-20
Portuguesa         2-0  União São João

[Jan 8]
São Paulo          2-1  União São João
Portuguesa         5-2  China U-20

[Jan 12]
China U-20         2-1  União São João
São Paulo          3-1  Portuguesa

Table
 1.São Paulo                  3  3  0  0   6- 2   9  Qualified
 2.Portuguesa                 3  2  0  1   8- 5   6  Qualified
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 3.China U-20 national team   3  1  0  2   4- 7   3
 4.União São João             3  0  0  3   2- 6   0

Group C

Participants
SC Internacional (Porto Alegre-RS)     Sport Club do Recife (PE)
Ituano FC (Itu-SP)                     União Bandeirante FC (Bandeirantes-PR)

[Jan 5]
Sport              2-1  União Bandeirante
Internacional      3-0  Ituano

[Jan 8]
Internacional      1-1  Sport
Ituano             3-2  União Bandeirante

[Jan 12]
Internacional      1-0  União Bandeirante
Sport              3-1  Ituano

Table
 1.Internacional              3  2  1  0   5- 1   7  Qualified
 2.Sport                      3  2  1  0   6- 3   7  Qualified
---------------------------------------------------
 3.Ituano                     3  1  0  2   4- 8   3
 4.União Bandeirante          3  0  0  3   3- 6   0

Group D

Participants
C Atlético Paranaense (Curitiba-PR)    CA Juventus (São Paulo-SP)
Criciúma EC (SC)                       Lousano Paulista FC (Jundiaí-SP)

[Jan 5]
Criciúma           2-1  Juventus
Atlético-PR        3-0  Lousano Paulista

[Jan 9]
Lousano Paulista   2-1  Juventus
Atlético-PR        2-1  Criciúma

[Jan 12]
Atlético-PR        1-1  Juventus
Lousano Paulista   4-1  Criciúma

Table
 1.Atlético-PR                3  2  1  0   6- 2   7  Qualified
 2.Lousano Paulista           3  2  0  1   6- 5   6  Qualified
---------------------------------------------------
 3.Criciúma                   3  1  0  2   4- 7   3
 4.Juventus                   3  0  1  2   3- 5   1

Group E

Participants
Goiás EC (Goiânia-GO)                  Nova Iguaçu FC (RJ)
Marília AC (SP)                        Paraná Clube (Curitiba-PR)

[Jan 6]
Paraná             5-1  Nova Iguaçu
Marília            1-1  Goiás

[Jan 9]
Marília            3-1  Nova Iguaçu
Paraná             1-1  Goiás

[Jan 12]
Goiás              3-2  Nova Iguaçu
Paraná             1-0  Marília

Table
 1.Paraná                     3  2  1  0   7- 2   7  Qualified
---------------------------------------------------
 2.Goiás                      3  1  2  0   5- 4   5
 3.Marília                    3  1  1  1   4- 3   4
 4.Nova Iguaçu                3  0  0  3   4-11   0

Group F

Participants
C Atlético Mineiro (Belo Horizonte-MG) EC Juventude (Caxias do Sul-RS)
Botafogo FC (Ribeirão Preto-SP)        Nacional AC (São Paulo-SP)

[Jan 5]
Nacional           2-0  Juventude
Atlético-MG        4-1  Botafogo-SP

[Jan 8]
Atlético-MG        2-0  Nacional
Juventude          4-1  Botafogo-SP

[Jan 12]
Juventude          0-0  Atlético-MG
Nacional           3-1  Botafogo-SP

Table
 1.Atlético-MG             3  2  1  0   6- 1   7  Qualified
------------------------------------------------
 2.Nacional-SP             3  2  0  1   5- 3   6
 3.Juventude               3  1  1  1   4- 3   4
 4.Botafogo-SP             3  0  0  3   3-11   0

Group G

Participants
EC Bahia (Salvador-BA)
AA Ponte Preta (Campinas-SP)
Santos FC (SP)
União Agrícola Barbarense FC (Santa Bárbara d'Oeste-SP)

[Jan 5]
Santos             1-1  Ponte Preta
Bahia              2-0  União Agrícola

[Jan 8]
União Agrícola     1-0  Ponte Preta
Bahia              1-1  Santos

[Jan 12]
Ponte Preta        3-1  Bahia
Santos             4-0  União Agrícola

Table
 1.Santos                     3  1  2  0   6- 2   5  Qualified
---------------------------------------------------
 2.Ponte Preta                3  1  1  1   4- 3   4
 3.Bahia                      3  1  1  1   4- 4   4
 4.União Agrícola Barbarense  3  1  0  2   1- 6   3

Group H

Participants
América FC (São José do Rio Preto-SP)  Santo André EC (SP)
Cruzeiro EC (Belo Horizonte-MG)        Santa Cruz FC (Recife-PE)

[Jan 5]
Cruzeiro           2-0  Santa Cruz
América-SP         2-1  Santo André

[Jan 8]
Cruzeiro           5-3  América-SP
Santo André        2-1  Santa Cruz

[Jan 12]
Santa Cruz         3-2  América-SP
Santo André        1-0  Cruzeiro

Table
 1.Cruzeiro                   3  2  0  1   7- 4   6  Qualified
 2.Santo André                3  2  0  1   4- 3   6  Qualified
---------------------------------------------------
 3.Santa Cruz                 3  1  0  2   4- 6   3
 4.América-SP                 3  1  0  2   7- 9   3

Group I

Participants
Coritiba FC (Curitiba-PR)              Guarani FC (Campinas-SP)
Grêmio FBPA (Porto Alegre-RS)          CA Paulistano (São Roque-SP)

[Jan 5]
Guarani            3-2  Coritiba
Grêmio             4-1  Paulistano

[Jan 8]
Grêmio             2-2  Guarani
Coritiba           5-1  Paulistano

[Jan 12]
Grêmio             3-3  Coritiba
Guarani            4-1  Paulistano

Table
 1.Guarani                    3  2  1  0   9- 5   7  Qualified
---------------------------------------------------
 2.Grêmio                     3  1  2  0   9- 6   5
 3.Coritiba                   3  1  1  1  10- 7   4
 4.Paulistano                 3  0  0  3   3-13   0

Group J

Participants
C Atlético Sorocaba (SP)               CR Vasco da Gama (Rio de Janeiro-RJ)
SE Palmeiras (São Paulo-SP)            EC Vitória (Salvador-BA)

Table
[Jan 5]
Vasco da Gama      3-2  Vitória
Atlético Sorocaba  0-0  Palmeiras

[Jan 8]
Vitória            3-2  Palmeiras
Vasco da Gama      3-2  Atlético Sorocaba

[Jan 12]
Palmeiras          2-2  Vasco da Gama
Vitória            3-1  Atlético Sorocaba

Table
 1.Vasco da Gama              3  2  1  0   8- 6   7  Qualified
 2.Vitória                    3  2  0  1   8- 6   6  Qualified
 3.Palmeiras                  3  0  2  1   4- 5   2
 4.Atlético Sorocaba          3  0  1  2   3- 6   1  

1/8 Finals

[Jan 15]
Corinthians        1-0  Vitória
Lousano Paulista   3-2  Atlético-PR
Sport              4-1  Vasco da Gama
[Jan 16]
São Paulo          2-1  Cruzeiro
Santo André        2-1  Internacional
Santos             5-2  Portuguesa
Guarani            2-0  América-MG
Paraná             1-1  Atlético-MG        [pen 3-2]

Quarterfinals

[Jan 20]
Corinthians        5-0  Santo André
Lousano Paulista   3-2  São Paulo
Santos             5-2  Sport
Guarani            3-2  Paraná

Semifinals

[Jan 22]
Corinthians        2-1  Guarani
Lousano Paulista   2-1  Santos

3rd Place Match

[Jan 25]
Santos             2-1  Guarani

Final

[Jan 25]
Lousano Paulista   1-1  Corinthians        [pen 4-3]

Lousano Paulista (Jundiaí) wins 1997 Copa São Paulo de Juniores.

1996.

1998.

list of champions.


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