Rio de Janeiro 1997

Carioca League 1997

First Stage [Taça Guanabara]

Table:

 1.Botafogo       11 11  0  0  29- 8  33
 2.Vasco da Gama  11  8  1  2  21-11  25
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.Flamengo       11  7  3  1  31- 8  24
 4.Madureira      11  6  0  5  14-16  18
 5.Bangu          11  4  4  3  19-19  16
 6.Fluminense     11  4  3  4  13-13  15
 7.Americano      11  4  1  6  10-13  13 
 8.Volta Redonda  11  3  3  5  13-16  12
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 9.America        11  1  6  4   9-13   9
10.Itaperuna      11  2  1  8   9-21   7
11.Olaria         11  1  4  6  12-21   7 
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12.Barreira       11  1  2  8   8-29   5

The eight best teams will play in the second stage.  Barreira
is relegated to the second division.

Round 1 [Jan 11, 12]
America       1-1 Olaria
Vasco         3-0 Bangu
Americano     3-0 Barreira
Fluminense    2-1 Itaperuna           [Feb 7]
Botafogo      1-0 Madureira           [Feb 8]
Flamengo      5-1 Volta Redonda       [Feb 13]

Round 2 [Jan 15]
Madureira     1-2 Vasco
Bangu         2-2 Volta Redonda
Botafogo      2-1 Olaria              [Feb 15?]
Itaperuna     0-1 Flamengo            [Feb 15?]
Barreira      0-1 America             [Feb 15?]
Americano     1-3 Fluminense          [Feb 15?]

Round 3 [Jan 19,22]
Vasco         1-1 Volta Redonda
Olaria        0-1 Madureira
Bangu         3-0 Itaperuna           [Jan 29]
Flamengo      4-1 Americano           [Feb 19]
Botafogo      6-2 Barreira            [Feb 19]
Fluminense    1-1 America             [Feb 19]

Round 4 [Feb 2]
Volta Redonda 3-0 Itaperuna
Americano     1-0 Bangu
Olaria        0-2 Vasco               [Feb 13]
America       0-0 Flamengo            [Feb 23]
Fluminense    1-4 Botafogo            [Feb 23]
Madureira     3-0 Barreira            [Feb 22]

Round 5 [Mar 5]
Barreira      1-3 Vasco               [Feb 2]
Itaperuna     1-0 Americano           [Feb 5]
America       1-1 Volta Redonda
Bangu         0-5 Botafogo
Fluminense    3-1 Olaria
Flamengo      7-0 Madureira           [Mar 6]

Round 6 [Mar 2]
Olaria        2-2 Bangu               [Feb 8]
Madureira     2-0 Volta Redonda       [Mar 1]
America       1-1 Americano
Barreira      0-5 Flamengo
Botafogo      4-2 Itaperuna
Vasco         1-0 Fluminense

Round 7 [Mar 19,20]
Madureira     2-4 Bangu
Vasco         1-0 Americano           [Feb 23]
Fluminense    0-0 Barreira
Itaperuna     2-1 America
Olaria        2-4 Flamengo
Volta Redonda 0-1 Botafogo

Round 8 [Mar 16]
Volta Redonda 3-1 Olaria              [Feb 5]
Americano     0-1 Botafogo
Bangu         5-2 Barreira
Itaperuna     0-2 Madureira
Vasco         3-1 America
Fluminense    1-1 Flamengo

Round 9 [Mar 8,9]
Madureira     1-0 America
Flamengo      1-1 Bangu
Volta Redonda 0-1 Fluminense
Olaria        2-1 Americano
Barreira      1-0 Itaperuna
Vasco         1-2 Botafogo

Round 10 [Mar 23]
America       1-2 Botafogo
Bangu         1-0 Fluminense
Americano     1-0 Madureira
Volta Redonda 2-1 Barreira
Itaperuna     1-1 Olaria
Flamengo      3-1 Vasco

Round 11 [Mar 26]
Itaperuna     2-3 Vasco               [Mar 12]
Barreira      1-1 Olaria
Americano     1-0 Volta Redonda
Madureira     2-1 Fluminense
Bangu         1-1 America
Botafogo      1-0 Flamengo

Table:

 1.Botafogo       11 11  0  0  29- 8  33
 2.Vasco da Gama  11  8  1  2  21-11  25
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.Flamengo       11  7  3  1  31- 8  24
 4.Madureira      11  6  0  5  14-16  18
 5.Bangu          11  4  4  3  19-19  16
 6.Fluminense     11  4  3  4  13-13  15
 7.Americano      11  4  1  6  10-13  13 
 8.Volta Redonda  11  3  3  5  13-16  12
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 9.America        11  1  6  4   9-13   9
10.Itaperuna      11  2  1  8   9-21   7
11.Olaria         11  1  4  6  12-21   7 
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12.Barreira       11  1  2  8   8-29   5

The eight best teams will play in the second stage.  Barreira
is relegated to the second division.

Topscorers:

12 Romario (Flamengo)
 8 Ramon (Vasco)
 7 Bentinho, Sorato (both Botafogo)

Final Taça Guanabara [Mar 30]

Botafogo      1-0 Vasco da Gama
  [Gonçalves]



Second Stage

Table:

 1.Botafogo        7  4  3  0   8- 4  15
 2.Flamengo        7  4  2  1  16- 9  14
 3.Fluminense      7  4  2  1  10- 5  14
 4.Vasco da Gama   7  3  1  3   6- 6  10
 5.Americano       7  2  2  3   8-11   8
 6.Bangu           7  1  3  3   6- 8   6
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 7.Madureira       7  0  4  3   7-11   4
 8.Volta Redonda   7  1  1  5   7-14   4

Round 1 [Apr 16]
Botafogo      1-0 Americano           [Apr 2]
Fluminense    1-1 Madureira           [Apr 3]
Vasco         2-1 Volta Redonda
Flamengo      3-1 Bangu               [?]

Round 2 [Apr 6]
Botafogo      2-2 Flamengo
Bangu         0-0 Vasco
Fluminense    2-1 Volta Redonda
Madureira     3-5 Americano

Round 3 [Apr 13]
Bangu         1-1 Americano
Madureira     1-1 Flamengo
Fluminense    0-1 Vasco 
Volta Redonda 1-2 Botafogo

Round 4 [Apr 20]
Americano     1-0 Vasco
Bangu         3-0 Volta Redonda
Flamengo      2-3 Fluminense
Madureira     0-0 Botafogo

Round 5 [Apr 22,23]
Volta Redonda 1-3 Flamengo
Americano     0-2 Fluminense
Botafogo      2-1 Bangu
Vasco         2-1 Madureira

Round 6 [Apr 26,27]
Bangu         0-2 Fluminense
Botafogo      1-0 Vasco
Flamengo      3-0 Americano
Volta Redonda 2-1 Madureira
 
Round 7 [May 3,4]
Fluminense    0-0 Botafogo
Vasco         1-2 Flamengo
Madureira     0-0 Bangu
Americano     1-1 Volta Redonda

Table:
 
 1.Botafogo        7  4  3  0   8- 4  15
 2.Flamengo        7  4  2  1  16- 9  14
 3.Fluminense      7  4  2  1  10- 5  14
 4.Vasco da Gama   7  3  1  3   6- 6  10
 5.Americano       7  2  2  3   8-11   8
 6.Bangu           7  1  3  3   6- 8   6
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 7.Madureira       7  0  4  3   7-11   4
 8.Volta Redonda   7  1  1  5   7-14   4
 
Top six qualify for third stage.  Botafogo winners second stage (Taça
Cidade do Rio de Janeiro).


Third Stage

Table:
 
 1.Vasco da Gama   5  3  2  0  10- 3  11
 2.Fluminense      5  3  2  0   9- 5  11
 3.Americano       5  2  2  1   5- 4   8
 4.Botafogo        5  1  2  2   3- 5   5
 5.Flamengo        5  1  1  3   2- 5   4
 6.Bangu           5  0  1  4   2- 9   1

Round 1 [May 7,11]
Vasco         1-1 Americano
Flamengo      1-1 Botafogo
Fluminense    2-1 Bangu

Round 2 [May 14]
Vasco         2-2 Fluminense
Bangu         0-0 Botafogo
Americano     Awd Flamengo     [awarded 1-0]

Round 3 [May 18]
Flamengo      0-2 Fluminense
Americano     0-1 Botafogo
Vasco         4-0 Bangu

Round 4 [May 25]
Fluminense    1-1 Americano
Bangu         0-1 Flamengo
Botafogo      0-2 Vasco

Round 5 [Jul 2,3]
Flamengo      Awd Vasco        [awarded 0-1]
Fluminense    2-1 Botafogo
Americano     2-1 Bangu        [May 31]

[Due to the postponement of this round, on request of Vasco who
 had 4 players called for international duty, Flamengo has 
 withdrawn from the championship; their remaining two matches
 were awarded 0-1 against them.]

Table:
 
 1.Vasco da Gama   5  3  2  0  10- 3  11
 2.Fluminense      5  3  2  0   9- 5  11
 3.Americano       5  2  2  1   5- 4   8
 4.Botafogo        5  1  2  2   3- 5   5
 5.Flamengo        5  1  1  3   2- 5   4
 6.Bangu           5  0  1  4   2- 9   1

Vasco win third stage and play off for the championship with Botafogo.


Championship Playoff

Botafogo starts with 4 bonus points

First Match [Jul 6]
Vasco         1-0 Botafogo

Second Match [Jul 8]
Botafogo      1-0 Vasco

Table:
 
 1.Botafogo        2  1  0  1   1- 1   7
 2.Vasco da Gama   2  1  0  1   1- 1   3

First team to reach 6 points wins title.

Botafogo Carioca champions 1997.


Topscorers:

18 Romario (Flamengo)
14 Ramon (Vasco)
10 Bentinho (Botafogo)

1996

1997 (2nd level)

1997 (3rd level)

1997 (4th level)

1997 (countryside cup)

1998

list of champions.

list of 2nd level champions.

list of 3rd level champions.

list of 4th level champions.

list of final tables.

list of compositions 2nd level.

cup history.


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Prepared and maintained by Miguel Alvim Gonzalez for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Miguel Alvim Gonzalez (miguelgonzalez@openlink.com.br)
Last updated: 27 Jan 2000

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