Festival Brasileiro de Futebol

The Festival Brasileiro de Futebol was a friendly football competition organized in the year of 1997, bringing together teams that did not qualify for the final phase of the Brazilian Championship that year. The tournament organized by the Brazilian television network Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT).

Format
The championship was disputed with two groups in a single round-robin format. The two group winners qualified for the final match. All matches in the first stage were played in the Morenão stadium.

First stage

 * Group A


 * Group B

Final match
Coritiba was entitled to hold the final at home due to the better campaign. The attendance revenue were split between the clubs.