1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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Football league season

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Season	1998
Champions	Corinthians 2nd Campeonato Brasileiro title 2nd Brazilian title
Relegated	América-MG Goiás Bragantino América-RN
Copa Libertadores	Corinthians Vasco da Gama(title holders) Palmeiras (Copa do Brasil champions)
Matches played	297
Goals scored	851 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorer	Viola (21 goals)
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The 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 42nd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Overview

It was performed by 24 teams, and Corinthians won the championship.

First phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Corinthians	23	14	4	5	46	30	+16	46	Qualified to Quarterfinals
2	Palmeiras	23	14	3	6	46	32	+14	45
3	Coritiba	23	11	9	3	32	26	+6	42
4	Santos	23	11	8	4	46	29	+17	41
5	Sport Recife	23	12	4	7	34	22	+12	40
6	Portuguesa	23	11	7	5	44	34	+10	40
7	Cruzeiro	23	10	7	6	42	28	+14	37
8	Grêmio	23	10	6	7	32	30	+2	36
9	Atlético Mineiro	23	9	9	5	38	33	+5	36
10	Vasco da Gama	23	9	7	7	34	24	+10	34
11	Flamengo	23	9	6	8	37	34	+3	33
12	Internacional	23	9	5	9	25	25	0	32
13	Vitória	23	9	3	11	31	38	−7	30
14	Botafogo	23	7	8	8	35	37	−2	29
15	São Paulo	23	8	3	12	34	35	−1	27
16	Atlético-PR	23	7	6	10	32	32	0	27
17	Ponte Preta	23	7	5	11	25	34	−9	26
18	Juventude	23	6	8	9	24	32	−8	26
19	Guarani	23	6	7	10	34	39	−5	25
20	Paraná	23	7	3	13	25	41	−16	24
21	América-MG	23	6	5	12	26	39	−13	23	Relegated to 1999 Série B
22	Goiás	23	5	7	11	29	37	−8	22
23	Bragantino	23	5	6	12	20	37	−17	21
24	América-RN	23	3	6	14	24	47	−23	15

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Quarterfinals

Teams			Scores
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	Agg.
Cruzeiro	6:3	Palmeiras	2:1	1:2	3:2	6:5
Portuguesa	5:2	Coritiba	3:1	0:0	2:2	5:3
Sport	3:6	Santos	3:1	1:2	0:3	4:6
Grêmio	3:6	Corinthians	0:1	2:0	0:1	2:2

Semifinals

Teams			Scores
Team 1	Points	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	Agg.
Cruzeiro	6:3	Portuguesa	3:1	1:2	1:0	5:3
Santos	4:4	Corinthians	2:1	0:2	1:1	3:4

Finals

First leg

3 December 1998 (1998-12-03)

19:10 (UTC-3)

Cruzeiro	2 – 2	Corinthians
Valdo 2' Müller 43'		Dinei 53' Marcelinho Carioca 56'

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (MG)

Attendance: 87,619

Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

Second leg

20 December 1998 (1998-12-20)

18:10 (UTC-3)

Corinthians	1 – 1	Cruzeiro
Marcelinho Carioca 58'		Marcelo Ramos 69'

Morumbi, São Paulo (SP)

Attendance: 50,187

Referee: Luciano Augusto Almeida

Replay

23 December 1998 (1998-12-23)

21:40 (UTC-3)

Corinthians	2 – 0	Cruzeiro
Edílson 70' Marcelinho Carioca 80'

Morumbi, São Paulo (SP)

Attendance: 57,230

Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Corinthians	32	18	7	7	57	38	+19	61	Qualified to 2000 FIFA Club World Championship
2	Cruzeiro	32	14	9	9	56	41	+15	51
3	Santos	29	14	9	6	55	37	+18	51
4	Portuguesa	29	13	9	7	52	42	+10	48
5	Palmeiras	26	15	3	8	51	38	+13	48	Qualified to 1999 Copa Libertadores
6	Coritiba	26	11	11	4	35	31	+4	44
7	Sport	26	13	4	9	38	28	+10	43
8	Grêmio	26	11	6	9	34	32	+2	39
9	Atlético Mineiro	23	9	9	5	38	33	+5	36
10	Vasco da Gama	23	9	7	7	34	24	+10	34	Qualified to 1999 Copa Libertadores
11	Flamengo	23	9	6	8	37	34	+3	33
12	Internacional	23	9	5	9	25	25	0	32
13	Vitória	23	9	3	11	31	38	−7	30
14	Botafogo	23	7	8	8	35	37	−2	29
15	São Paulo	23	8	3	12	34	35	−1	27
16	Atlético-PR	23	7	6	10	32	32	0	27
17	Ponte Preta	23	7	5	11	25	34	−9	26
18	Juventude	23	6	8	9	24	32	−8	26
19	Guarani	23	6	7	10	34	39	−5	25
20	Paraná	23	7	3	13	25	41	−16	24
21	América-MG	23	6	5	12	26	39	−13	23	Relegated to 1999 Série B
22	Goiás	23	5	7	11	29	37	−8	22
23	Bragantino	23	5	6	12	20	37	−17	21
24	América-RN	23	3	6	14	24	47	−23	15

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. ^ Corinthians also qualified for the group stage of the 1999 Copa Libertadores as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion.
2. ^ Palmeiras qualified for the group stage of the 1999 Copa Libertadores as the 1998 Copa do Brasil champion.
3. ^ Vasco da Gama is qualified for the round of 16 of the 1999 Copa Libertadores as the 1998 Copa Libertadores champion.

Top scorers

Pos.	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Viola	Santos	21
2	Marcelinho Carioca	Corinthians	19
3	Fábio Júnior	Cruzeiro	18
	Valdir	Atlético Mineiro	18
4	Edílson	Corinthians	15
	Leandro Amaral	Portuguesa	15
5	Romário	Flamengo	14
	Dejan Petković	Vitória	14

References

1. ^ "1998 Série A Statistics". globoesporte.com. Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.