On January 23, a draw held at the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) determined the groups for the Brazilian Women's Championship Series A1. With a new format, the competition will run from March to August 2017. There will be 16 participants divided into two groups.

Flamengo is in group 2, alongside Sao Jose, Foz Cataratas/Coritiba, Ferroviária, Rio Preto, Santos, Ponte Preta and Vitoria.

The order for the draw was: 2016 Brazilian champion (Flamengo), 2016 Brazilian Cup champion (Audax), Women's Football Ranking (São José, Vitória-PE, São Francisco-BA, Iranduba, Kindermann, Foz Cataratas/Coritiba, Ferroviária and Rio Preto) and clubs from the Brazilian men's Series A (Corinthians, Grêmio, Sport, Santos, Ponte Preta and Vitória).

1 GROUP
Audax
Vitória-PE
San Francisco-BA
Iranuba
Kindermann
Corinthians
Grêmio
Sports

2 GROUP
Flamengo
St. Joseph
Foz Cataratas/Coritiba
Train
Rio Preto
Santos
Ponte Preta
GHT - Vitória