The 1997 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 21st edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 18 January to 6 February 1997.
Participants
Team City Ground Nº participations Best resultBotafogo Rio de JaneiroMaracanã18Champions: 1962, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared)Corinthians São PauloPacaembu21Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1966 (shared)Flamengo Rio de JaneiroMaracanã20Champions: 1961 Fluminense Rio de JaneiroMaracanã20Champions: 1957, 1960 Palmeiras São PauloParque Antártica21Champions: 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993Santos SantosVila Belmiro17Champions: 1959, 1963, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared)São Paulo São PauloMorumbi20Runners-up: 1933, 1962Vasco da Gama Rio de JaneiroSão Januário21Champions: 1958, 1966 (shared)
Format
The tournament were disputed entirely in a knockout format.
Tournament
Following is the summary of the 1997 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:
Bracket
Finals
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1RomárioFlamengo72RamonVasco da Gama43AdrianoSão Paulo3AlessandroSantos
References