The 1997 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 was the 96th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Corinthians won the championship for the 22nd time. América and Botafogo were relegated.[1]
Championship
First phase
In the first phase, the sixteen teams of the championship were divided into two groups of eight, with each team playing once against the teams of its own group and twice against the other group's teams. The two best teams of each group qualified into the Final Group and the two teams with the fewest points out of the sixteen were relegated.
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 48 | Qualified to Final group |
| 2 | Santos | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 46 | |
| 3 | Portuguesa | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 43 | |
| 4 | Guarani | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 29 | |
| 5 | Juventus | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 21 | |
| 6 | São José | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 21 | |
| 7 | Botafogo | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 20 | Relegated |
| 8 | América | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 17 |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 1997. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 45 | Qualified to Final group |
| 2 | São Paulo | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 40 | |
| 3 | União São João | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 33 | |
| 4 | Inter de Limeira | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 29 | |
| 5 | Rio Branco | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Araçatuba | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 26 | |
| 7 | Portuguesa Santista | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 26 | |
| 8 | Mogi Mirim | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 25 |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 1997. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Final Playoffs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Champions |
| 2 | São Paulo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Santos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 1997. Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Best season record
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Best season record
References
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