1997 Copa Norte

Tournament details
Country	Brazil
Dates	23 March – 4 May
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Rio Branco (1st title)
Runner-up	Remo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	48 (2.18 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Edil (5 goals)

The 1997 Copa Norte was the first edition of a football competition held in Brazil, featuring 10 clubs. Acre and Pará have two clubs whilst Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Piauí, Rondônia and Roraima each have one.

In the finals, Rio Branco defeated Remo 2–1 on aggregate to win their first title and earn the right to play in the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL.^[1]

Qualified teams

Association	Team	Qualification method
Acre 2 berths	Rio Branco	1996 Campeonato Acreano runners-up
	Independência	1996 Campeonato Acreano 3rd place
Amapá 1 berth	Ypiranga
Amazonas 1 berth	Nacional	1996 Campeonato Amazonense champions
Maranhão 1 berth	Imperatriz
Pará 2 berths	Remo	1996 Campeonato Paraense champions
	Tuna Luso	1996 Campeonato Paraense runners-up
Piauí 1 berth	4 de Julho
Rondônia 1 berth	Ji-Paraná	1996 Campeonato Rondoniense runners-up
Roraima 1 berth	Baré	1996 Campeonato Roraimense runners-up

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Remo (A)	4	4	0	0	10	1	+9	12	Advance to the Finals
2	Imperatriz	4	2	1	1	8	7	+1	7
3	Ypiranga	4	0	3	1	2	4	−2	3
4	4 de Julho	4	0	2	2	4	8	−4	2
5	Tuna Luso	4	0	2	2	4	8	−4	2

Source:
(A) Advance to a further round

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rio Branco (A)	4	3	1	0	6	1	+5	10	Advance to the Finals
2	Ji-Paraná	4	2	2	0	3	1	+2	8
3	Nacional	4	1	2	1	4	6	−2	5
4	Independência	4	1	0	3	2	4	−2	3
5	Baré	4	0	1	3	2	5	−3	1

Source:
(A) Advance to a further round

Finals

17 April 1997

Rio Branco	0–0	Remo
	Report

Estádio José de Melo, Rio Branco

4 May 1997

16:00 UTC−3

Remo	1–2	Rio Branco
Edil 61'	Report	Venícius 60' Palmiro 75'

Mangueirão, Belém

Attendance: 48,752

Referee: Hands Wellington Oliveira

Rio Branco won 2–1 on aggregate.

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