1997 São Paulo FC season

The 1997 São Paulo F.C. season details the competitions entered, matches played and teams faced by the São Paulo Futebol Clube in the 1997 season, showing the result in each event. Both friendly and official events are included. São Paulo Futebol Clube is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league.

São Paulo
1997 season
ChairmanBrazil Fernando Casal de Rey
ManagerBrazil Muricy Ramalho (until April 15)
Uruguay Daryo Pereira
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A12th
Torneio Rio-São PauloSemi-finals
Campeonato PaulistaRunners-up
(in 1998 Copa do Brasil)
Copa do BrasilRound of 16
Supercopa SudamericanaRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Dodô (21)
All: Dodô (54)
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Statistics edit

Scorers edit

Position Nation Playing position Name Torneio Rio-São Paulo Campeonato Paulista Copa do Brasil Campeonato Brasileiro Supercopa Sudamericana Others Total
1   FW Dodô 0 19 3 21 7 4 54
2   FW Víctor Aristizábal 1 16 1 4 4 1 27
3   FW França 0 2 0 3 2 2 9
4   FW Adriano 3 2 0 1 0 1 7
5   MF Denílson 0 2 2 0 1 0 5
=   DF Belletti 0 2 1 1 0 1 5
=   MF Marcelinho Paraíba 0 0 0 4 1 0 5
7   MF Fabiano 0 0 0 2 1 1 4
=   MF Luiz Carlos 0 2 0 0 0 2 4
=   DF Serginho 0 3 0 0 0 1 4
8   DF Edmílson 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
=   FW Marques 0 1 0 0 0 2 3
=   GK Rogério Ceni 0 1 0 2 0 0 3
9   DF Fábio Aurélio 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
=   DF Nem 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
10   DF Picon 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
=   MF Reinaldo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
=   DF Cláudio 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
=   FW Valdir 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 0 0 1 0 3 0 4
Total 4 55 8 41 20 17 145

Overall edit

Games played 79 (4 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 26 Campeonato Paulista, 4 Copa do Brasil, 25 Campeonato Brasileiro, 10 Supercopa Libertadores, 10 Friendly match)
Games won 31 (0 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 12 Campeonato Paulista, 2 Copa do Brasil, 8 Campeonato Brasileiro, 5 Supercopa Libertadores, 4 Friendly match)
Games drawn 28 (2 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 11 Campeonato Paulista, 1 Copa do Brasil, 9 Campeonato Brasileiro, 3 Supercopa Libertadores, 2 Friendly match)
Games lost 20 (2 Torneio Rio-São Paulo, 3 Campeonato Paulista, 1 Copa do Brasil, 8 Campeonato Brasileiro, 2 Supercopa Libertadores, 4 Friendly match)
Goals scored 145
Goals conceded 96
Goal difference +49
Best result 8–1 (H) v JuventusCampeonato Paulista – 1997.04.27
Worst result 1–3 (H) v FlamengoTorneio Rio-São Paulo – 1997.02.01
1–3 (A) v BahiaCampeonato Brasileiro – 1997.08.17
1–3 (H) v VitóriaFriendly match – 1997.11.20
Top scorer Dodô (54)

Source: São Paulo FC

Friendlies edit

June 10 International São Paulo   1–1   Ajax São Paulo
França   81' Wooter   28' Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 7,342
Referee: Oscar Roberto Godói
December 9 International Unión Española   2–1   São Paulo Santiago
Gutiérrez   33'
Tapia   58'
Luís Carlos   15' Stadium: Estadio Santa Laura
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mario Sánchez

Torneo de Club Hermanos edit

January 14 International São Paulo   3–1   Boca Juniors São Paulo
Valdir Bigode   29'
Aristizábal   83'
Serginho   89'
Kily González   88' Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 4,762
Referee: Oscar Roberto Godói

Copa dos Campeões Mundiais edit

June 14 Group stage São Paulo 2–1 Grêmio Campo Grande
Dodô   67', 89' Bordon   58' (o.g.) Stadium: Morenão
Attendance: 5,371
Referee: Sidrack Marinho
June 17 Group stage São Paulo 3–0 Santos Campo Grande
Dodô   16', 77'
Belletti   90'
Stadium: Morenão
Attendance: 11,958
Referee: Oscar Roberto Godói
June 21 Group stage São Paulo 2–2 Flamengo Brasília
Marques   45', 60' Iranildo   54'
Maurinho   66'
Stadium: Estádio Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 9,239
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas
July 1 Final São Paulo 0–1 Flamengo Brasília
Iranildo   40' Stadium: Estádio Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 15,002
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça

Festival Brasileiro de Futebol edit

November 20 National São Paulo 1–3 Vitória Campo Grande
Fabiano   63' Flávio   50'
Uéslei   58'
Petković   84'
Stadium: Morenão
Attendance: 3,409
Referee: Helvécio Zequeto
November 22 National São Paulo 4–0 Rio de Janeiro Campo Grande
França   2'
Picon   23'
Adriano   69'
Luís Carlos   82'
Stadium: Morenão
Attendance: 4,698
Referee: Roberto Colman
November 29 National São Paulo 0–1 Coritiba Campo Grande
Marquinhos   60' Stadium: Morenão
Attendance: 3,118
Referee: Roberto Colman

Official competitions edit

Torneio Rio-São Paulo edit

January 18 Quarter-final São Paulo 2–2 Fluminense São Paulo
Aristizábal   13'
Adriano   86'
Rôni   18'
Jorge Luiz   82'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 7,098
Referee: Jorge Travessos
January 23 Quarter-final Fluminense 1–1
(4–5 p)
São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
Rôni   47' Adriano   51' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 8,609
Referee: Flávio de Carvalho
Penalties
Paulo Roberto  
Barata  
Guilherme  
Jorge Luís  
Bruno Reis  
Serginho  
Adriano  
Catê  
Uéslei  
Valdir Bigode  
January 28 Semi-final Flamengo 1–0 São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
Romário   39' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 39,067
Referee: João Paulo de Araújo
February 1 Semi-final São Paulo 1–3 Flamengo São Paulo
Adriano   71' Sávio   53'
Romário   62', 72'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 31,507
Referee: Léo Feldman

Record edit

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
4th 2 4 0 2 2 4 7 16%

Campeonato Paulista edit

First stage edit

Matches edit
February 9 1 Portuguesa Santista 1–3 São Paulo Santos
Toni   78' Dodô   7'
Adriano   14'
Cláudio   83'
Stadium: Estádio Ulrico Mursa
Attendance: 12,249
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon
February 15 2 União São João 0–2 São Paulo Araras
Rogério Ceni   48'
Serginho   53'
Stadium: Estádio Doutor Hermínio Ometto
Attendance: 5,174
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça
February 19 3 São Paulo 5–1 Rio Branco São Paulo
Nem   18'
Serginho   26'
Dodô   58'
Denílson   68'
França   81'
Charles   22' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 3,619
Referee: Jorge dos Santos Travassos
February 23 4 Corinthians 2–2 São Paulo São Paulo
Túlio   10', 34' Dodô   13'
França   90'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 31,444
Referee: Edílson Pereira de Carvalho
February 27 5 São Paulo 0–0 Internacional São Paulo
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 4,480
Referee: Oscar Roberto de Godói
March 2 6 Mogi Mirim 1–1 São Paulo Mogi Mirim
Lélis   69' Aristizábal   19' Stadium: Wilson Fernandes
Attendance: 11,652
Referee: Alfredo dos Santos Loebling
March 5 7 São Paulo 2–2 Araçatuba São Paulo
Aristizábal   2'
Belletti   62'
Alexandre   25'
Itamar   63'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 2,491
Referee: Carlos Jacques Rodrigues Magno
March 8 8 Botafogo 1–1 São Paulo Ribeirão Preto
Pichetti   6' Marques   51' Stadium: Francisco de Palma Travassos
Attendance: 8,118
Referee: João Paulo Araújo
March 16 9 São Paulo 1–1 Santos São Paulo
Dodô   49' Marcos Assunção   77' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 26,425
Referee: José Mocellin
March 19 10 Juventus 1–2 São Paulo São Paulo
Jajá   84' Denílson   6'
Aristizábal   10'
Stadium: Ícaro de Castro Mello
Attendance: 3,743
Referee: Julio Matto
March 22 11 São Paulo 1–0 América São Paulo
Serginho   60' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 6,035
Referee: Sálvio Spínola Fagundes Filho
March 29 12 Palmeiras 1–0 São Paulo São Paulo
Viola   43' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 23,729
Referee: Claude Colombo
April 5 13 São Paulo 0–0 São José São Paulo
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 4,114
Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira
April 10 14 Portuguesa 1–0 São Paulo São Paulo
Moreno   72' Stadium: Canindé
Attendance: 5,310
Referee: Julio Matto
April 13 15 São Paulo 3–3 Guarani São Paulo
Dodô   13', 58'
Adriano   90'
Aílton   52', 71', 84' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 3,408
Referee: Flávio de Carvalho
April 20 16 São Paulo 2–0 Botafogo São Paulo
Aristizábal   31'
Nem   69'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 3,532
Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira
April 23 17 Santos 2–2 São Paulo Santos
Ânderson   29'
Caíco   42'
Dodô   21', 73' Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 19,815
Referee: Sidrack Marinho dos Santos
April 27 18 São Paulo 8–1 Juventus São Paulo
Dodô   9', 76', 85'
Aristizábal   32', 50', 59'
Belletti   80'
Luís Carlos   88'
Denílson   28' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 4,756
Referee: Oscar Roberto de Godói
May 1 19 América 2–5 São Paulo São José do Rio Preto
Wallace   38'
Marcelo Sergipano   89'
Edmílson   3'
Dodô   14', 73', 87'
Aristizábal   90'
Stadium: Benedito Teixeira
Attendance: 11,838
Referee: Léo Feldman
May 3 20 São Paulo 4–2 Palmeiras São Paulo
Dodô   39', 74'
Aristizábal   67'
Luís Carlos   81'
Djalminha   36'
Marquinhos   86'
Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 15,801
Referee: Flávio de Carvalho
May 11 21 São José 1–1 São Paulo São José dos Campos
Jean Carlo   64' Aristizábal   45' Stadium: Martins Pereira
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Edílson Pereira de Carvalho
May 14 22 São Paulo 5–1 Portuguesa São Paulo
Aristizábal   3', 59', 85'
Dodô   38', 68'
Augusto   12' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 5,471
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon
May 18 23 Guarani 2–0 São Paulo Campinas
Gilson Batata   45'
Paulo Isidoro   65'
Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro
Attendance: 8,117
Referee: Antônio Cláudio Perin

Second round edit

Matches edit
May 25 Palmeiras 1–4 São Paulo São Paulo
Roque Júnior   90' Aristizábal   24', 60', 77'
Dodô   69'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 35,556
Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira
May 31 São Paulo 1–0 Santos São Paulo
Dodô   81' Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 30,030
Referee: Hellmut Krug
June 5 São Paulo 1–1 Corinthians São Paulo
Fábio Aurélio   46' André Luiz   45' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl

Record edit

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
2nd 47 26 12 11 3 56 28 60%

Copa do Brasil edit

Round of 32 edit

March 11 1 Vila Nova 2–3 São Paulo Goiânia
Moisés   17'
Luciano   61'
Denílson   16'
Belletti   56'
Aristizábal   60'
Stadium: Serra Dourada
Attendance: 16,058
Referee: Luciano Almeida
March 25 2 São Paulo 2–0 Vila Nova São Paulo
Batista   21' (o.g.)
Dodô   50'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 1,931
Referee: Getúlio Barbosa

Eightfinals edit

April 3 1 Vitória 2–1 São Paulo Salvador
Chiquinho   14', 17' Denílson   78' Stadium: Barradão
Attendance: 16,061
Referee: Alberto de Carvalho
April 8 2 São Paulo 2–2 Vitória São Paulo
Dodô   65', 68' Agnaldo   6', 50' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 6,914
Referee: Carlos Elias Pimentel

Record edit

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
13th 7 4 2 1 1 8 6 58%

Campeonato Brasileiro edit

First phase edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Botafogo 25 8 10 7 32 32 0 34
11 Sport 25 9 6 10 34 32 +2 33
12 São Paulo 25 8 9 8 41 32 +9 33
13 Paraná 25 8 8 9 30 30 0 32
14 Grêmio 25 7 10 8 34 47 −13 31
Matches edit
July 5 Grêmio 0–0 São Paulo Porto Alegre
Stadium: Olímpico
Attendance: 10,731
Referee: Carlos Jacques Rodrigues Magno
July 10 São Paulo 1–1 Bragantino São Paulo
Dodô   38' Paulinho   58' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Silas Santana
July 16 Cruzeiro 0–5 São Paulo Belo Horizonte
Dodô   33', 38', 43', 50', 54' Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 9,224
Referee: Francisco Dacildo Mourão Albuquerque
July 20 São Paulo 2–1 Fluminense São Paulo
Fabiano   8'
Dodô   29'
Roni   27' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 13,968
Referee: César Gilberto Pastro
July 23 Vasco da Gama 2–1 São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
Evair   69'
Pedrinho   89'
Dodô   2' Stadium: São Januário
Attendance: 3,371
Referee: Sidrack Marinho dos Santos
July 30 Criciúma 2–1 São Paulo Criciúma
Alex   14'
Marcão   27'
Belletti   65' Stadium: Heriberto Hulse
Attendance: 7,390
Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva
August 3 São Paulo 1–1 Internacional São Paulo
Dodô   76' Marcelo   67' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 9,083
Referee: Marco Antônio da Cunha
August 10 Goiás 1–2 São Paulo Goiânia
Aloísio   23' Reinaldo   31'
França   40'
Stadium: Serra Dourada
Attendance: 14,454
Referee: Álvaro Augusto de Azevedo Quelhas
August 17 Bahia 3–1 São Paulo Salvador
Edmundo   15', 46'
Guga   43'
Edmílson   38' Stadium: Fonte Nova
Attendance: 28,067
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon
August 20 São Paulo 0–2 Atlético Mineiro São Paulo
Jorginho   77'
Nilo   84'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 4,493
Referee: Jorge dos Santos Travassos
August 23 Atlético Paranaense 1–1 São Paulo Curitiba
Pachequinho   1' Dodô   14' Stadium: Durival de Britto
Attendance: 5,841
Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira
August 31 Corinthians 0–1 São Paulo São Paulo
Dodô   13' Stadium: Pacaembu
Attendance: 15,543
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas
September 7 São Paulo 0–2 Palmeiras São Paulo
Zinho   16'
Oséas   38'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 17,343
Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva
September 11 Portuguesa 2–1 São Paulo São Paulo
César   58'
Leandro   88'
Fabiano   84' Stadium: Canindé
Attendance: 5,068
Referee: Sidrack Marinho dos Santos
September 13 São Paulo 2–2 Botafogo São Paulo
Rogério Ceni   4'
Dodô   40'
Bentinho   34'
Reinaldo   90'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 2,679
Referee: Dalmo Bozzano
September 17 Santos 2–1 São Paulo Santos
Jean   38'
Macedo   55'
Aristizábal   90' Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 19,046
Referee: Ubiraci Damásio de Oliveira
September 20 São Paulo 3–1 Vitória São Paulo
Aristizábal  
França  
Fábio Aurélio  
Ueslei   Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 1,830
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas
September 27 São Paulo 0–0 Juventude São Paulo
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 5,440
Referee: Jorge dos Santos Travassos
October 1 Guarani 0–0 São Paulo Campinas
Stadium: Brinco de Ouro
Attendance: 4,730
Referee: Francisco Dacildo Mourão Albuquerque
October 5 São Paulo 4–2 Sport São Paulo
Marcelinho Paraíba   49', 55'
Aristizábal   64', 86'
Leonardo   20'
Didi   52'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 5,153
Referee: Sidrack Marinho dos Santos
October 11 Flamengo 1–0 São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
Athirson   69' Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 17,228
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça
October 19 São Paulo 0–0 Coritiba São Paulo
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 5,345
Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira
October 26 São Paulo 7–1 União São João São Paulo
Dodô   40', 67', 75', 79', 82'
Marcelinho Paraíba   54', 59'
Herberte   42' Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 1,325
Referee: Dalmo Bozzano
November 2 América-RN 1–3 São Paulo Natal
Richardson   26' Dodô   13', 32', 58' Stadium: Machadão
Attendance: 22,308
Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira
November 9 São Paulo 4–4 Paraná São Paulo
Dodô   56'
Adriano   59'
Rogério Ceni   66'
França   88'
Osmar   1'
Vital   43'
Sidney   45' (o.g.)
Bira   68'
Stadium: Morumbi
Attendance: 1,991
Referee: Giuliano Bozzano

Record edit

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
12th 33 25 8 9 8 41 32 44%

Supercopa Sudamericana edit

August 26 Group stage Flamengo   3–2   São Paulo Rio de Janeiro
Fábio Baiano   51'
Renato Gaúcho   64'
Sávio   75'
Denílson   53'
França   84'
Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 3,805
Referee: Sidrack Marinho
September 4 Group stage São Paulo   5–1   Vélez Sarsfield São Paulo
Marcelinho   24'
Dodô   29', 37', 77'
França   84'
Husaín   85' Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 2,271
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa
September 23 Group stage Olimpia   0–0   São Paulo Asunción
Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Oscar Ruíz
October 14 Group stage São Paulo   1–0   Flamengo São Paulo
Aristizábal   34' Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 3,488
Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva
October 23 Group stage Vélez Sarsfield   3–3   São Paulo Buenos Aires
Martín Posse   37'
Chilavert   58' (pen.)
Husaín   71'
Aristizábal   4'
Pellegrino   26' (o.g.)
Dodô   43'
Stadium: Estadio José Amalfitani
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Jorge Nieves
October 29 Group stage São Paulo   4–1   Olimpia São Paulo
Caballero   13' (o.g.)
Celaya   35' (o.g.)
Edmílson   37'
Aristizábal   41'
González   58' Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 8,547
Referee: Alberto Tejada
November 6 Semi-final São Paulo   3–1   Colo-Colo São Paulo
Fabiano   47'
Aristizábal   55'
Dodô   64'
Basay   87' Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 20,803
Referee: Jorge Nieves
November 27 Semi-final Colo-Colo   0–1   São Paulo Santiago
Dodô   89' Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Byron Moreno
December 4 Final São Paulo   0–0   River Plate São Paulo
Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi
Attendance: 45,589
Referee: Mario Sánchez
December 17 Final River Plate   2–1   São Paulo Buenos Aires
Salas   46', 71' Dodô   57' Stadium: Monumental de Núñez
Attendance: 59,181
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino

Record edit

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
2nd 18 10 5 3 2 20 11 60%

External links edit