| Country: | Brazil |
| Soccer: | no |
| Season: | 1988 |
| Prevseason: | 1987 |
| Nextseason: | 1989 |
| Flagicon: | yes |
The following article presents a summary of the 1988 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 87th season of competitive football in the country.
See main article: 1988 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
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Bahia declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 2-1.
The four worst placed teams in the first stage, which are Bangu, Santa Cruz, Criciúma and América-RJ, were relegated to the following year's second level.
See main article: 1988 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. Internacional-SP declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.
The two best placed teams in the final stage of the competition, which are Internacional-SP and Náutico, were promoted to the following year's first level.
The worst placed team in each one of the four groups in the first stage, which are Treze, Rio Branco-ES, Uberlândia, and Pelotas, were relegated to the following year's third level.
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União São João declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C champions by aggregate score of 3-3 due to better season record.
The champion and the runner-up, which are União São João and Esportivo-MG, were promoted to the following year's first level.
| State | Champion | State | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acre | Rio Branco-AC | Paraíba | Botafogo-PB | ||
| Alagoas | CSA | Paraná | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| Amapá | Amapá | Pernambuco | Sport Recife | ||
| Amazonas | Rio Negro | Piauí | Flamengo-PI | ||
| Bahia | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro | Vasco | ||
| Ceará | Ferroviário | Rio Grande do Norte | América-RN | ||
| Distrito Federal | Tiradentes-DF | Rio Grande do Sul | Grêmio | ||
| Espírito Santo | Ibiraçu | Rondônia | not disputed | ||
| Goiás | Atlético Goianiense | Roraima | Baré | ||
| Maranhão | Sampaio Corrêa | Santa Catarina | Avaí | ||
| Mato Grosso | Mixto | São Paulo | Corinthians | ||
| Mato Grosso do Sul | Operário | Sergipe | Confiança | ||
| Minas Gerais | Atlético Mineiro | Tocantins | - | ||
| Pará | Tuna Luso |
| Competition | Champion | |
|---|---|---|
| Copa São Paulo de Juniores | Nacional-SP | |
| Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores | Atlético Mineiro |
| width= 33% | Team | width= 33% | Copa Libertadores 1988 | width= 33% | Supercopa Sudamericana 1988 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruzeiro | Did not qualify | Runner-up | |||
| Flamengo | Did not qualify | Quarterfinals | |||
| Grêmio | Did not qualify | Quarterfinals | |||
| Guarani | Second round | Did not qualify | |||
| Santos | Did not qualify | Round of 16 | |||
| Sport Recife | Group stage | Did not qualify |
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1988.
| width=12% | Date | width=12% | Opposition | width=1% | Result | width=7% | Score | width=26% | Brazil scorers | width=18% | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 7, 1988 | W | 1-0 | Romário | Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup | |||||||
| July 10, 1988 | D | 0-0 | - | Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup | |||||||
| July 13, 1988 | W | 4-1 | Geovani (2), Jorginho, Edmar | Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup | |||||||
| July 17, 1988 | W | 2-0 | Romário, Müller | Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup | |||||||
| July 28, 1988 | D | 1-1 | Edmar | International Friendly | |||||||
| July 31, 1988 | D | 1-1 | Jorginho | International Friendly | |||||||
| August 3, 1988 | W | 2-0 | Edmar, Andrade | International Friendly | |||||||
| October 12, 1988 | W | 2-1 | Geovani (2) | International Friendly |
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil women's national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1988.
| width=12% | Date | width=12% | Opposition | width=1% | Result | width=7% | Score | width=26% | Brazil scorers | width=18% | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1, 1988 | L | 0–1 | - | ||||||||
| June 3, 1988 | D | 2–1 | unavailable | FIFA Invitational World Cup | |||||||
| June 5, 1988 | W | 9–0 | unavailable | FIFA Invitational World Cup | |||||||
| June 8, 1988 | W | 2–1 | unavailable | FIFA Invitational World Cup | |||||||
| June 10, 1988 | L | 1–2 | unavailable | FIFA Invitational World Cup | |||||||
| June 12, 1988 | D | 0–0 | - | FIFA Invitational World Cup |