1997 CR Vasco da Gama season

Vasco da Gama
1997 season
PresidentAntônio Soares Calçada
Head CoachAntônio Lopes
StadiumSão Januário
Maracanã
Brasileirão Série AFinal phase: Champions
League stage: 1st
Copa do BrasilRound of 16
Campeonato do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRunners-up
Taça Guanabara: Runners-up
Taça Rio de Janeiro: 4th
Terceira Taça: Champions
Supercopa LibertadoresGroup stage
Torneio Rio de Janeiro – São PauloQuarterfinals

The 1997 season was Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama's 99th year in existence, the club's 82nd season in existence of football, and the club's 27th season playing in the Brasileirão Série A, the top flight of Brazilian football.

Players

Pre-season and friendlies

Trofeo Teresa Herrera

Competitions

Times from 1 January to 15 February 1997 and from 6 October to 31 December 1997 are UTC–2, from 16 February 1997 to 5 October 1997 UTC–3.

Brasileirão Série A


League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Vasco da Gama 25 17 3 5 55 32 +23 54 Qualified to Second Phase
2 Internacional 25 15 6 4 52 21 +31 51
3 Atlético Mineiro 25 14 5 6 42 33 +9 47
4 Portuguesa 25 12 9 4 45 28 +17 45
5 Flamengo 25 12 6 7 30 24 +6 42

Matches

11 September 1997 XII Vasco da Gama 6 – 0 União São João Rio de Janeiro
Edmundo Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário)
8 November 1997 XXV Guarani 3 – 2 Vasco da Gama Campinas

Championship phase

Group stage
Finals


 Brasileirão Série A
champion – 1997 
Vasco da Gama

Copa do Brasil

Campeonato do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Taça Guanabara

League stage
2 February 1997 IV Barreira v Vasco da Gama Saquarema
Stadium: Estádio Elcyr Resende de Mendonça (Bacaxá)
Final

Taça Rio de Janeiro

League table
Matches

Terceira Taça

League table
Matches

Championship phase

Supercopa Libertadores

Preliminary round

Group

Group stage

Group C

Torneio Rio de Janeiro – São Paulo

21 January 1997 Quarterfinals: leg I Santos v Vasco da Gama São Paulo
25 January 1997 Quarterfinals: leg II Vasco da Gama v Santos Rio de Janeiro

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 21 December 1997.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Brasileirão Série A league stage Brasileirão Série A final phase Copa do Brasil Campeonato do Estado Rio de Janeiro Other[a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK  BRA Caetano 5 0 3 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK  BRA Carlos Germano 16 0 7 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK  BRA Márcio 17 0 15+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
DF  BRA Alex 24 1 12+4 0 3+3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
DF  BRA Cafezinho 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  BRA César Prates 11 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  BRA Felipe 31 1 19+2 1 6+1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF  BRA Filipe Alvim 12 1 5+5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  BRA Maricá 17 2 12+1 1 3+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  BRA Mauro Galvão 29 3 22 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  BRA Moisés 10 0 1+6 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF  BRA Odvan 22 1 16+1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  BRA Tinho 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
DF  BRA Válber 21 1 10+4 1 4+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF  BRA Alessandro 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF  BRA Joao Luiz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF  BRA Pimentel 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
MF  BRA Fabiano Eller 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  BRA Fabrício Carvalho 15 0 6+7 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  BRA Fabrício Eduardo 8 0 1+3 0 0+1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF  BRA Juninho 21 5 10+1 2 7 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
MF  BRA Luisinho 29 0 21 0 5 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF  BRA Nasa 25 0 14+4 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  BRA Nélson 10 0 1+2 0 2+4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF  BRA Pedrinho 29 6 16+5 4 1+4 1 2+1 1 0 0 0 0
MF  BRA Ramon 31 9 23 6 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
MF  BRA Cristiano 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF  BRA Dias 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
FW  BRA Brener 4 1 1+2 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  BRA Edmundo 29 29 21 24 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW  BRA Espíndola 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  BRA Evair 28 8 21 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  BRA Luiz Cláudio 6 1 1+4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  BRA Mauricinho 20 4 5+10 1 1+1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
FW  BRA Sorato 4 1 1+2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW  BRA Almir 2 1 0 0 0 0 1+1 1 0 0 0 0
FW  BRA George 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
Notes

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