1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

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.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Season1997
ChampionsAmérica-MG
PromotedAmérica-MG
Ponte Preta
RelegatedMogi Mirim
Sergipe
Moto Club
Central
Goiatuba
Top goalscorerTupãzinho (América-MG) - 13
Biggest home winAmérica-MG 5-0 Tuna Luso (November 9, 1997)
Biggest away winMoto Club 1-4 Gama (August 17, 1997)
Highest scoringTuna Luso 5-3 Moto Club (August 13, 1997)

América-MG finished the final phase group with the most points, and was declared 1997 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.

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