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 1997
Brazilian Série B
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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
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,
Sergipe
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,
Moto Club,
Central
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and
Goiatuba
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) were relegated to play
Série C in 1998.
Teams
First phase
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Second phase
1Náutico qualified after defeating Londrina on a penalty shoot-out.
Third phase
Group F
Group G
Final phase
Final standings
Sources
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série B seasons
1997 in Brazilian football leagues