1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 42nd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Season1998
ChampionsCorinthians
2nd Campeonato Brasileiro title
2nd Brazilian title
RelegatedAmérica-MG
Goiás
Bragantino
América-RN
Copa LibertadoresCorinthians
Vasco da Gama(title holders)
Palmeiras (Copa do Brasil champions)
Matches played297
Goals scored851 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorerViola (21 goals)
1997
1999

Overview

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

First phase

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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

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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

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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

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First leg

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

Second leg

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Corinthians  1 – 1  Cruzeiro
Marcelinho Carioca   58' Marcelo Ramos   69'
Attendance: 50,187

Replay

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Corinthians  2 – 0  Cruzeiro
Edílson   70'
Marcelinho Carioca   80'
Attendance: 57,230

Final standings

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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[a]
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[b]
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[c]
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:

Top scorers

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Pos. Scorer Club Goals[1]
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

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