The Copa do Brasil 1997 was the 9th staging of the
Copa do Brasil
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.
The competition started on February 18, 1997, and concluded on May 22, 1997, with the second leg of the final, held at the
Estádio do Maracanã in
Rio de Janeiro
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, in which
Grêmio lifted the trophy for the third time after a 2-2 draw with
Flamengo
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.
Paulo Nunes
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Club career
Flamengo
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, of
Grêmio, with 9 goals, was the competition's topscorer.
Format
The preliminary round was disputed by 26 clubs, while the first stage was disputed by 32 clubs, including the ones qualified from the preliminary stage. The competition was disputed in a
knock-out
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format. In the preliminary stage and in the first round if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least two goals, the second leg was not played and the club automatically qualified to the next round. The following rounds were played over two legs and the
away goals rule
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was used.
Competition stages
Preliminary Round
Knockout Stages
References
Copa do Brasil 1997 at RSSSF*''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
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1997
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1997 in Brazilian football
1997 domestic association football cups