1997 Copa Norte

The 1997 Copa Norte was the first edition of a football competition held in Brazil, featuring 10 clubs. Acre and Pará have two clubs; 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[]

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:^{[citation needed]}
(A) Advance to a further round

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:^{[citation needed]}
(A) Advance to a further round

April 17, 1997

Rio Branco	0–0	Remo

May 4, 1997

Remo	1–2	Rio Branco

Rio Branco won 2–1 on aggregate.