Football Men: Brazil: Primeira Divisão 1997 July 5-December 20: Final Standings: 1. Vasco da Gama * 25-54 (55-32) 2. Internacional * 25-51 (52-21) 3. Atlético Mineoro * 25-47 (42-33) 4. Portuguesa * 25-45 (45-28) 5. Flamengo * 25-42 (30-24) 6. Santos * 25-41 (39-33) 7. Palmeiras * 25-40 (47-24) 8. Juventude * 25-37 (24-20) 9. Vitória 25-36 (44-40) 10. Botafogo 25-34 (32-32) 11. Sport Recife 25-33 (34-32) 12. São Paulo 25-33 (41-32) 13. Paraná 25-32 (30-30) 14. Grêmio 25-31 (34-47) 15. Coritiba 25-30 (31-32) 16. América (RN) 25-30 (31-40) 17. Corinthians 25-29 (23-27) 18. Atlético Paranaense # 25-28 (37-41) 19. Goiás 25-28 (30-40) 20. Cruzeiro 25-28 (30-35) 21. Guarani 25-28 (36-43) 22. Bragantino 25-26 (27-46) 23. Bahia 25-26 (39-49) 24. Criciúma 25-25 (27-35) 25. Fluminense 25-22 (26-41) 26. União São João 25-15 (18-47) # 5 points deducted Group Stage: Final Standings: Group A: 1. Vasco da Gama * 6-14 (14-5) 2. Flamengo 6-8 (7-8) 3. Juventude 6-7 (6-11) 4. Portuguesa 6-4 (5-8) Group B: 1. Palmeiras * 6-16 (10-4) 2. Santos 6-7 (9-10) 3. Internacional 6-6 (8-10) 4. Atlético Mineiro 6-6 (6-9) Finals: Palmeiras - Vasco da Gama # * 0-0 0-0 # champions due to better season record