1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Explained

Competition:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season:1998
Winners:Corinthians
2nd Campeonato Brasileiro title
2nd Brazilian title
Relegated:América-MG
Goiás
Bragantino
América-RN
Continentalcup1:Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Corinthians
Vasco da Gama(title holders)
Palmeiras (Copa do Brasil champions)
Matches:297
Total Goals:851
League Topscorer:Viola (21 goals)
Prevseason:1997
Nextseason:1999

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

Quarterfinals

TeamsScores
Team 1PointsTeam 21st leg2nd leg3rd leg Agg.
Cruzeiro 6:3 Palmeiras2:11:23:26:5
Portuguesa 5:2 Coritiba3:10:02:25:3
3:6 Santos3:11:20:34:6
3:6 Corinthians0:12:00:12:2

Semifinals

TeamsScores
Team 1PointsTeam 21st leg2nd leg3rd leg Agg.
Cruzeiro 6:3 Portuguesa3:11:21:05:3
4:4 Corinthians2:10:21:13:4

Finals

Replay

Final standings

Top scorers

Pos.ScorerClubGoals[1]
1Santos21
2 Marcelinho CariocaCorinthians19
3 Fábio JúniorCruzeiro18
ValdirAtlético Mineiro18
4 EdílsonCorinthians15
Leandro AmaralPortuguesa15
5 RomárioFlamengo14
Dejan PetkovićVitória14

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1998 Série A Statistics . 17 April 2010 . globoesporte.com . Globo Esporte . 30 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090130063406/http://futpedia.globo.com/campeonatos/campeonato-brasileiro/1998/jogadores/pagina/0/ordem/7 . dead .