Season 1997 Promoted América-MG
Ponte Preta | Champions América-MG Champion América Futebol Clube | |
Top goalscorer Tupãzinho (América-MG) - 13 Biggest home win América-MG 5-0 Tuna Luso (November 9, 1997) Biggest away win Moto Club 1-4 Gama (August 17, 1997) Relegated Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube, Club Sportivo Sergipe Similar 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro | ||
The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1997, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 9 to December 7, 1997. The competition had 25 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and five were relegated to Série C. The competition was won by América-MG.
América-MG finished the final phase group with the most points, and was declared 1999 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 1998 Série A along with Ponte Preta, the runners-up. The five worst ranked teams in each group (Mogi Mirim, Sergipe, Moto Club, Central and Goiatuba) were relegated to play Série C in 1998.
Second phase
1Náutico qualified after defeating Londrina on a penalty shoot-out.
References
1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA