| Competition: | Campeonato Gaúcho |
| Season: | 1998 |
| Winners: | Juventude |
| Relegated: | Farroupilha Guarany de Garibaldi |
| Continentalcup1: | Copa do Brasil |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Grêmio Internacional Juventude Caxias |
| Continentalcup2: | Série C |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Brasil de Pelotas Caxias Pelotas São José |
| Continentalcup3: | Copa Sul |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Internacional Grêmio Juventude Caxias |
| League Topscorer: | Badico (Internacional-SM) – 18 goals |
| Biggest Home Win: | Grêmio 6-0 Internacional-SM (April 18, 1998) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Farroupilha 3-6 Internacional-SM (March 1, 1998) Novo Hamburgo 2-5 Grêmio Santanense (April 5, 1998) Lajeadense 2-5 Veranópolis (April 12, 1998) Grêmio Santanense 0-3 Internacional (April 16, 1998) |
| Highest Scoring: | Farroupilha 3-6 Internacional-SM (March 1, 1998) |
| Matches: | 189 |
| Total Goals: | 481 |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Juventude – 12 matches |
| Prevseason: | 1997 |
| Nextseason: | 1999 |
The 78th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on February 1, 1998 and ended on June 7, 1998. Twenty-eight teams participated. Juventude beat Internacional in the finals and won their 1st title, being the first team from outside Porto Alegre to win the title since 1939. That championship also marked the first time since 1954 that neither Grêmio or Internacional won the title.[1] Farroupilha and Guarany de Garibaldi were relegated.[2] [3]
| Club | Home location | Previous season |
|---|---|---|
| Lajeadense | ||
| Veranópolis | ||
The championship would have four stages:
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For the second semester, Two tournaments were held; the Copa Ênio Andrade, disputed by five teams from Division A, and the Copa Abílio dos Reis, disputed by seven teams from Division B and the bottom two from Division A.
In the Copa Ênio Andrade, all teams played each other in a double round-robin system, with the two best teams earning an automatic qualification, and an extra point, to the Second phase of the 1999 championship. The winner also won a berth in the 1999 Copa Sul.
In the Copa Abílio dos Reis, all teams played each other in a double round-robin system, with the four best teams qualifying for the Division A of the 1999 championship.[4]
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