Festival Brasileiro de Futebol


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.

Participants

ClubCity
BotafogoRio de Janeiro
CorinthiansSão Paulo
CoritibaCuritiba
OperárioCampo Grande
ParanáCuritiba
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro
São PauloSão Paulo
VitóriaSalvador

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.

First stage

;Group A
;Group B

Final match

Coritiba was entitled to hold the final at home due to the better campaign. The attendance revenue were split between the clubs.