1997 São Paulo FC season

São Paulo

1997 season
Chairman	Fernando Casal de Rey
Manager	Muricy Ramalho (until April 15) Daryo Pereira
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	12th
Torneio Rio-São Paulo	Semi-finals
Campeonato Paulista	Runners-up (in 1998 Copa do Brasil)
Copa do Brasil	Round of 16
Supercopa Sudamericana	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Dodô (21) All: Dodô (54)
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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.

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

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 Juventus – Campeonato Paulista – 1997.04.27
Worst result	1–3 (H) v Flamengo – Torneio Rio-São Paulo – 1997.02.01 1–3 (A) v Bahia – Campeonato Brasileiro – 1997.08.17 1–3 (H) v Vitória – Friendly match – 1997.11.20
Top scorer	Dodô (54)

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

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

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

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

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

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