1998_Campeonato_Brasileiro_Série_A

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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1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Football league season

The 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 42nd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

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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

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
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^{[lower-alpha 2]}
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^{[lower-alpha 3]}
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

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

1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A